{"product_id":"801056735034","title":"Sigh - Hail Horror Hail - Import 2 CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigh\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thisalbumiswaybeyondtheconceivednotionofhowmetal,ormusic,shouldbe,\"statesthewarninglabelonthebackofthis,Sigh'sthirdfull-lengthCD.\"Inessence,\"itcontinues,\"itisafilmwithoutpictures;acelluloidphantasmagoria.\"Thatdescriptionmakessense,givenhowthemusicisconstantlyjumpingfromonescenetothenext.Butjustwhatkindofmoviewouldthisbe?It'shardtosay--maybesomethinginvolvingDavidLynch,anancientFarEastempire,ritualisticcurses,physicaltorture,andan'80sthrashbandonsomesortoftimetravelescapade.Atanyrate,thealbumstartsoutnormallyenoughwith\"HailHorrorHail,\"anup-tempotrackthatsumsupSigh'slessexperimentalaspectsprettywell:raspyblackmetal-typevocalsatopaguitar\/bass\/drumfoundationthatisotherwisemorerootedin'80sthrashmetalandeven'70shardrockthaninmodernblackmetal.Soon,though,thebandstartspilingonallsortsofunexpectedtricks,suchaslushclassicalstrings,femalechoirvocals,oldanaloguesynths,andevenavocoder.Thingsbecomefullysurrealbythethirdtrack,\"12Souls,\"aseven-minutecollagethatwandersfromasymphonicJohnWilliams\/StarWars-typeintrotothesoundoffootstepsandawhimperingdog,thenfromadiscordantclassicalchambermusicsectionintoheavymetalriffing,a'70spornojazzsynthline,moredarkmetal,andwhatsoundslikeaduetbetweenacomputerizedsymphonyorchestraandaspasticdrummachine.Fromthereonout,thecurveballsjustkeepflying--\"InvitationtoDie\"soundsliketheRollingStones'\"MonkeyMan,\"onlywithblackmetalvocals,strings,asoothingorientalfolkinterlude,andliquid-tonedjazzfusionsynthspiledontop.Forallitsexperimentationandwide-rangingsoundsources,HailHorrorHailisstillveryametalrecord,butonlythemorebroadmindedmetallisteners--well,makethatlistenersingeneral--willlikelybecuriousenoughtogivethisstrange,dark,andfascinatingalbumtheattentionitrequires.~WilliamYork\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peaceville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52490363765025,"sku":"801056735034","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/801056735034.jpg?v=1774486429","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/it-it\/products\/801056735034","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}