Sable Hills

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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 active2015–present
MembersTakuya
Rict
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]

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History

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]

Musical style and musical inspirations

Among the band's musical influences are metal 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. [8]

Members

Discography

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