SHIKI

Although they have a long history (12 albums in 29 years) and are respected in the underground scene (especially as an Avant-Garde band), it is the first time that I have the pleasure of listening to Sigh, and therefore I do not know how important or innovative is "Shiki" in the band's discography. I don't know if it means a new approach or a progress in his style, I only know that it is a quite original and traditional work at the same time, where extreme genres such as Death, Thrash and Black Metal (in its most symphonic variant) easily coexist along with sounds close to oriental folk and eighties synthesizers.

In addition to never reaching abstraction or the 'post-rock' approach (where the sound is more important than the forms) that 'Avant-garde' bands are accustomed to; "Shiki" -in its austere forty-six minutes- offers us groovy riffs, epic choruses and dynamic sections that musicians like Mikael Akerfeldt would surely like.