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Sable Hills | |
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 Sable Hills at 2023 Wacken Open Air | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Metalcore |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Arising Empire |
| Members | Takuya Rict Wataru Ueda Keita |
| Website | https://www.sablehills.jp/ |
Sable Hills (also known as Sablehills) is a Japanese metalcore band from Tokyo. [1] The band won the 1st place in the 2022 Wacken Open Air metal battle competition. [2] [3]
The band was formed in September 2015 in Japan, initiated by the brothers Takuya (vocals) and Rict (guitars). [4] [5] Along with the brothers, there are two additional band members: Ueda (bass) and Keita (drums). [6] [7] The band released two studio albums: Embers in 2019 and Duality in 2022. [1]
In April 2021, the band won the Japanese competition and received a chance to perform live at Wacken Open Air 2021. [5]
In August 2022, the band performed again at Wacken Open Air. [5] At that festival, the band also won the 1st place in the metal battle. [2] [3]
The band's songs were written by Rict, while the lyrics were written by Rict and Takuya. [7]
Sable Hills signed on with Arising Empire at the end of 2023. [8]
Among the band's musical influences are 2000s metalcore bands: As I Lay Dying, Parkway Drive, Unearth, Texas In July and Counterparts. Some sources categorize their musical style also as melodic metalcore and as hardcore punk. [9]
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