Scenes from Hell

Scenes from Hell
Studio album by Sigh
Released	19 January 2010
Recorded	April 2009
Genre	Black metal, avant-garde metal
Length	43:06
Label	The End
Sigh chronology
Hangman's Hymn (2007) Scenes from Hell (2010) In Somniphobia (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Metal Hammer
Exclaim!	mixed [1]
Thrash Hits	1.5/6 link

Scenes from Hell is the eighth full-length studio album by the Japanese extreme metal band Sigh. It is the band's first full-length recording to feature Dr. Mikannibal. On October 15, 2009 the band posted the album cover and set January 19, 2010 as the official release date. ^[2]

A music video was released for the song "Prelude to the Oracle". ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mirai Kawashima

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prelude to the Oracle"	4:10
2.	"L’art de Mourir"	4:55
3.	"The Soul Grave"	3:59
4.	"The Red Funeral"	6:54
5.	"The Summer Funeral"	7:06
6.	"Musica in Tempora Belli"	5:59
7.	"Vanitas"	6:24
8.	"Scenes from Hell"	3:35
Total length:		43:06

Personnel

Sigh

• Mirai Kawashima – vocals, orchestrations, piano, organ, theremin, whistle, sitar, tabla, tampura
• Dr. Mikannibal – vocals, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Satoshi Fujinami – bass, rambourine, vibraslap, percussion
• Shinichi Ishikawa – guitar
• Junichi Harashima – drums

Additional musician

• David Tibet – spoken word ("The Red Funeral", "Musica In Tempora Belli")
• Kam Lee – additional vocals ("L'art de Mourir")
• Koichi Koike – cello
• Adam Matlock – clarinet, bass clarinet, accordion
• Catherine Williams – flute, piccolo flute
• Ashlee Pahmiyer – French horn
• Erin McGowan-Slee – oboe
• Greg Cossar, Hideto Nagai, Zoltán Pál – trombone
• Jonathan Fisher – trumpet
• Kazuki Ookubo – tuba, euphonium
• Kyosuke Matsumoto – viola
• Tatsuaki Takayama, Takatoshi Yanase – violin

Technical personnel

• Naoaki Kose – engineering
• James Murphy – mastering
• Eliran Kantor – artwork

References

1. Wiebe Taylor, Laura (January 2010). "Scenes from Hell review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
2. "Exclusive: Sigh Reveal Cover Art For Scenes From Hell, Announce Release Date!!!". MetalSucks. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
3. "Sigh - Prelude to the Oracle (Ripped From Reverbnation)". YouTube. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2012-03-08.^{[ dead YouTube link ]}