Gallows Gallery
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Gallows Gallery is an album by the band Sigh
. It was released by Candlelight Records
originally in 2005.
This is Sigh's first album as a four-piece rather than a trio and their first album which they made a music video for. It's also noted for being their first album with clean vocals rather than black metal
styled vocalization. Mirai's vocals are heavily processed through Pro Tools
and vocoders, with several vocal tracks layered on top of one another.
The song format also changed drastically from previous releases. The songs are shorter than on previous albums, as Sigh moved towards an Iron Maiden
influenced sound.
The untitled Track 10 was purported to be a recording of sounds researched in sonic warfare, created to psychologically harm the listener. It was also rumored that the inclusion of this track was what caused the band to be dropped from the Century Media label; however, both of these rumors have been refuted by the band. These rumors were created in part to hide the poor mastering of the original release, and in part to hide the real reason why they were dropped from Century Media, which was that the label was disappointed that the band did not go in a more black metal-oriented direction.
In 2007, The End Records released a remastered reissue of the album, with revamped blue-sky artwork and extra tracks. The minute-long intro to "Confession to Be Buried" was removed from the remastered version, bringing the track's length down to 5:25.
2007 Reissue Bonus Tracks
Sigh (band)
is a Japanese extreme metal band from Tokyo, formed in 1990. They are credited as being one of the first Japanese black metal bands, when the majority of black metal in early 1990s came from Scandinavia. They gradually shifted from a more traditional black/thrash metal sound, to a more...
. It was released by Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...
originally in 2005.
This is Sigh's first album as a four-piece rather than a trio and their first album which they made a music video for. It's also noted for being their first album with clean vocals rather than black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
styled vocalization. Mirai's vocals are heavily processed through Pro Tools
Pro Tools
Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation platform for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, developed and manufactured by Avid Technology. It is widely used by professionals throughout the audio industries for recording and editing in music production, film scoring, film, and television...
and vocoders, with several vocal tracks layered on top of one another.
The song format also changed drastically from previous releases. The songs are shorter than on previous albums, as Sigh moved towards an Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
influenced sound.
The untitled Track 10 was purported to be a recording of sounds researched in sonic warfare, created to psychologically harm the listener. It was also rumored that the inclusion of this track was what caused the band to be dropped from the Century Media label; however, both of these rumors have been refuted by the band. These rumors were created in part to hide the poor mastering of the original release, and in part to hide the real reason why they were dropped from Century Media, which was that the label was disappointed that the band did not go in a more black metal-oriented direction.
In 2007, The End Records released a remastered reissue of the album, with revamped blue-sky artwork and extra tracks. The minute-long intro to "Confession to Be Buried" was removed from the remastered version, bringing the track's length down to 5:25.
Track listing
- "Pale Monument" – 3:50
- "In a Drowse" – 3:24
- "The Enlightenment Day" – 3:31
- "Confession to Be Buried" – 5:25
- "The Tranquilizer Song" – 3:18
- "Midnight Sun" – 3:44
- "Silver Universe" - 3:50
- "Gavotte Grim" – 7:25
- "Messiahplan" - 4:47
- "-" – 1:12
- "The Tranquilizer Song" (David Harrow Mix) – 4:03
2007 Reissue Bonus Tracks
- Pale Monument (Harsh Vocal Version) - 3:53
- In a Drowse (Demo 2003) - 3:41
- Messiahplan (Gunface Alternate Guitar Solo Take) - 3:48
- The Tranquilizer Song (David Harrow Remix Outtake) - 4:04
- Jazzy Outtake 1 - 0:32
- Jazzy Outtake 2 - 0:31