Ghastly Funeral Theatre
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Ghastly Funeral Theatre (Japanese 葬式劇場, Sōshiki gekijō) is an EP by the band Sigh
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...

. Ghastly Funeral Theatre marked the beginning of Sigh's progressive and avant-garde experimentation, a short time before they had on Hail Horror Hail
Hail Horror Hail
Hail Horror Hail is an album by the band Sigh. It was released by Cacophonous Records originally in 1997.This is the first full-length album of Sigh's to explore their more well known avant-garde/experimental sound...

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The album was reissued on vinyl on January 26, 2010 by The Crypt, and included the Tragedies demo from 1990. It was limited to 500 copies: 250 of which were in black, the other 250 were in green.

Track listing

  1. "Intro: Soushiki" ("葬式") – 1:18
  2. "Shingontachikawa" ("真言立川") – 5:26
  3. "Doman Seman" ("ドーマン・セーマン") – 5:32
  4. "Imiuta" ("忌み歌") - 3:14
  5. "Shikigami" ("式神") – 6:21
  6. "Outro: Higeki" ("悲劇") – 1:31

Personnel

  • Mirai: Vocals, bass guitar
    Bass guitar
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    , piano
    Piano
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    , keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
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  • Shinichi: Acoustic
    Acoustic guitar
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     & electric guitar
    Electric guitar
    An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

  • Satoshi: Drums, percussion
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