SIGH — In Somniphobia (review)

SIGH — In Somniphobia album cover Album · 2012 · Avant-garde Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Warthur
Sigh's crazed In Somniphobia seems to be the result of someone in the band saying "Hey, gang, let's see how many different genres of music we can transform into sounding like black metal as we possibly can on one album", and the rest of the group pulling out all the stops in response to the challenge. How many can you count? I hear classical flourishes (though no orchestra - Sigh are their own orchestra), upbeat J-rock, and a plethora of other musical styles buried deep within the buzzing guitars and eccentric vocals of the band. Cementing their claim to be black metal's answer to Mr. Bungle, Sigh are the sort of band where you just want to step back and let them do their thing, because they're so unpredictable you could lose a finger if you get too close to the machinery.
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UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Yeah these Guys are amazing. There is an almost complete disregard of convention that´s charming like hell...I like some of their older albums a Little better, but this one is great too.
bartosso wrote:
more than 2 years ago
The last sentence made me laugh, good one :)

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