Sigh is celebrating 35 years of being an awesome band with a complete re-recording of their 2007 album Hangman’s Hymn. Sigh was never quite happy with the way the record sounded despite it being pretty damn good, so frontman Mirai Kawashima has taken it upon himself to do justice to the record by re-recording it with the current Sigh sound and delivery, under the title I Saw the World’s End – Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV.
“Hangman’s Hymn, which was released in 2007, is one of my best compositions of my whole career, but it does not necessarily mean that this is my favorite Sigh album,” said Kawashima. “The excessively monotonous drumming must be the biggest issue. The guitars are sloppy. The production is far from the best. And my orchestrations and vocals could have been much better.
“So what if we re-record this with better musicians and today’s production? The idea was always in my head, and finally the time has come to make it happen. I do know that re-recording can be the double-edged sword. Scorn Defeat has some flaws. So does Imaginary Sonicscape. But I will never ever re-record those albums as I am sure that it would lose their magic. But Hangman’s Hymn is an exception. You can easily tell what I mean if you listen to this completely re-recorded version.”
I Saw the World’s End – Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV further features Nozomu Wakai on guitar and the returning Mike Heller on drums. The record was produced by Lasse Lammert and given artwork by Eliran Cantor. I Saw the World’s End – Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV is due out June 13. Pre-orders are available here.
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