Artist page · 03/07/2026
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Over 12 vinyl releases including limited editions and test pressings, prices range from €25 to €210 with rare pressings sought by collectors.
Originating from Tokyo, Sigh has built a discography that melds black metal with classical and experimental influences. The band has released significant LPs such as 'Scorn Defeat' (1993), 'Infidel Art' (1995), and 'Heir To Despair' (2018). Their approach features complex arrangements and varied instrumentation, including saxophone and synths, reflecting an avant-garde ethos. Vinyl collectors can find pressings from labels like Peaceville and Candlelight Records, with some editions being limited or test pressings.
Their vinyl catalog includes elaborate releases spanning three decades, offering a cross-section of underground metal evolution from Japan, with fluctuating market prices tracked in real time for the audiophile community.
Discography
Studio albums, EPs and notable live records, from newest to oldest. Drag the timeline to browse.
Peaceville · 2025
Chaos Reigns · 2023
Peaceville · 2022
Candlelight Records · 2018
Candlelight Records · 2015
Candlelight Records · 2012
The End Records · 2010
The End Records · 2007
Baphomet Records · 2005
Century Media · 2001
Cacophonous Records · 1999
Cacophonous Records · 1997
Order Of Death · 1997
Cacophonous Records · 1995
Deathlike Silence Productions · 1993Playlist
The tracks that sum up Sigh's career.
The essentials
Our pick, validated by the editorial team.
This album marks a mature blend of black metal and avant-garde with 10 tracks featuring complex, theatrical compositions.
A landmark avant-garde black metal record featuring 9 tracks of experimental and symphonic extremes, reflecting the band's early evolution.
Known for its intricate arrangements and avant-garde black metal style, this reissue on vinyl is prized among collectors and audiophiles.
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Collectors
The hidden side of the catalogue: rare pressings, sought-after matrices, Discogs values.
For each reference edition, these cards summarise the state of the global Discogs market. Market position places the average price of a copy between the observed min and max prices. Average price is the price seen for a mint-condition copy. Copies available counts listings currently for sale. Collectors who want it is the number of Discogs users who added it to their wantlist without owning it — a good signal of upcoming demand.
Face B
Studio secrets, touring anecdotes and B-sides worth the whole album.
"I can't compose black metal without integrating symphonic, psychedelic, and electro elements," says Mirai Kawashima, Sigh's founder and vocalist.— Mirai Kawashima
Sigh released their first full-length album 'Scorn Defeat' in 1993 on Deathlike Silence Productions, establishing their presence in the Japanese black metal scene.
Multiple limited edition vinyl pressings of 'Hail Horror Hail' were released in the US by The Crypt label in 2011, some reaching prices as high as €170.
'In Somniphobia' has original test pressing vinyl editions released in 2012 by Back On Black in the UK, valued up to €139 on the collector market.
'Heir To Despair' features 10 tracks including a three-part 'Heresy Trilogy' with songs like 'Aletheia' (7:23) and the title track lasting over 10 minutes, showcasing elaborate compositions.
FAQ
The most common questions about pressings, reissues and limited editions.
Sigh was formed in May 1990 in Tokyo, Japan.
Sigh blends black metal with avant-garde, symphonic, psychedelic, and experimental elements.
Vinyles.com offers several Sigh vinyl records including 'Heir To Despair', 'Hail Horror Hail', and 'Infidel Art'.
Sigh's vinyl releases include standard LPs, limited editions, test pressings, and numbered reissues.
Original 'Hail Horror Hail' LP pressings were issued in the US by The Crypt label in 2011.
Yes, the album 'In Somniphobia' has limited edition vinyl pressings released by Back On Black in the UK in 2012.
'Heir To Despair' LP contains 10 tracks including a three-part suite named 'Heresy Trilogy'.
Prices vary from about €25 for common editions up to over €210 for rare limited or numbered pressings.
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