Ling tosite Sigure


Ling tosite Sigure are a Japanese rock trio, formed in 2002 in Saitama Prefecture. The band's style resembles post-hardcore and progressive rock, often incorporating rapid changes of tempo and mood framed in complex guitar melodies and technical drumming. They utilize both male and female vocals ranging from soft singing to loud wails and screams.

Biography

Ling tosite Sigure was formed in 2002 in Saitama, Japan. TK and 345 started first with NodaMEN then Pierre Nakano joined shortly, replacing Noda. The band released several demos before starting their own label, Nakano Records, and releasing their debut album #4. Their second album Inspiration is DEAD was released in 2007 following an EP Feeling Your UFO the previous year, giving the band increased popularity and exposure throughout Japan. They appeared in the Countdown music festival in 2007 and continued to tour on a regular basis.
In April 2008, the band released their first single "Telecastic fake show", which charted in the Oricon Top 20. In July they participated in the Fuji Rock Festival and in August the Rising Sun Rock Festival. In December 2008, Ling tosite Sigure released the single "moment A rhythm", after signing to major label Sony Music. The single included an art book consisting of Kitajima's photography.
Their third album, Just a Moment, was released on May 15, 2009, from which "JPOP Xfile" was featured on Space Shower TV. In August they performed at the Summer Sonic Festival and toured throughout Japan. In 2010, the band performed a massive nationwide tour, "I Was Music", culminating at the high-profile Saitama Super Arena venue in the band's home city. In May, they traveled to England and played their first international shows in London and Brighton before returning to the studio to record new material.
The band released their fourth album Still a Sigure Virgin? on September 22, 2010. They went on their "Virgin Killer" tour from late October to early December. The first music video from the album, "I Was Music", aired on September 14. In 2011, the band continued to tour as TK released a film and photo book and Nakano released an instructional drum DVD.
On November 14, 2012, they released single titled "Abnormalize". The title song was used for the opening of the anime series Psycho-Pass. The song was performed on Music Station.
The band's 5th studio album I'mperfect was released on April 10, 2013. The band signed to specialized European record label JPU Records in June 2013 and released I'mperfect all across Europe.
The band released the single "Enigmatic Feeling" on November 5th 2014. The title song was used for the opening of the anime series Psycho-Pass 2.
One month later, the band released another single, "Who What Who What", which, unlike their other singles, only contained one song. The title song was used for the anime movie . The song was performed on Music Station.
On 14 January 2015, the band released their first compilation album, entitled Best of Tornado, which featured remixed and remastered editions of their previous songs. There were 3 different releases of the album: the regular version, featuring one disc, the Tornado Edition which contains 2 discs; the second having 11 music videos, and the Hyper Tornado Edition which contains 3 discs, the third being several demo tapes and audio of their live performances.
An EP titled Es or S was released on September 2, 2015. The limited edition featured a 7-inch LP, A-side playing "SOSOS" and the B-side being "Mirror Frustration".
On 23 August 2017, the band released the single "DIE meets HARD". The single featured a song made in collaboration with Koji Nakamura. The Limited Edition came with 2 discs; one containing 3 songs and the other containing their "DIE meets HARD" music video and a 15-minute podcast between the 3 members. A 1-minute edit of the song was used as the opening for the drama series Shimokitazawa DIE HARD.
On 17 November 2017, the band's 6th studio album #5 was announced with a 14 February 2018 release date. This was the band's first album release in roughly 5 years. The limited-edition came with a DVD containing music videos for "Chocolate Passion" and "#5", as well as a second installment of DIE HARD radio, which once again featured a podcast between the three members. In addition, a nationwide tour was announced to accompany the album, starting March 3rd at Kanazawa EIGHT HALL, and lasting 12 total performances.
On April 18 2019 the band released their new song "laser beamer" digitally. The song was written for the first ever stage adaptation of the anime series Psycho-Pass entitled .
On July 03 2019 the band digitally released the single titled "Neighbormind / laser beamer" from which "Neighbormind" was later used as the main theme for the Japanese dub of the film .

Band members

;Current members
;Former member

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation album

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

YearSongDirector
2005"Sadistic Summer"
2006"想像のSecurity"
Hideaki Fukui
2007"DISCO FLIGHT"UNLUCKY YOUNGMEN
2008"Telecastic fake show"
2009"secret cm"Yusuke Kurita
2009"JPOP Xfile"Jika
2010"I was music"Daisuke Shimada
2010"illusion is mine"Yasunori Kakegawa
2012"abnormalize"Masakazu Fukatsu
2013"Beautiful Circus "Masakazu Fukatsu
2013"Metamorphose"Masakazu Fukatsu
2014"Enigmatic Feeling"Masakazu Fukatsu
2015"Who What Who What"rowspan="2"
2015"SOSOS"-
2017"DIE meets HARD"Ikuma Ara
2018"Chocolate Passion"maxilla
2018"#5"
2019"Laser Beamer"Shuichi Banba
2019"Neighbormind"Masakazu Fukatsu

Tours and concerts

Japan