With a title referencing the band’s original underground live release The Eastern Force of Evil released back in 1997, this new performance captured recently in Japan features the line-up of founder and mainman Mirai Kawashima on bass/vocals, Dr. Mikannibal on vocals/saxophone, Nozomu Wakai on guitar, and Takeo Shimoda on drums.
Following swiftly on the back of the release of the highly acclaimed Shiki album and coming in a year which also marks 30 years since Sigh’s highly influential debut, Scorn Defeat, Live: The Eastern Forces of Evil 2022’captures the band in fine form as they perform a wide collection of old and new tracks covering all the way from the aforementioned first album, up until the band’s first Peaceville studio album, Shiki. With flawless musicianship and accompanied by a stellar audio mix, Live: The Eastern Forces of Evil 2022 truly represents the very best of Sigh’s legacy.
Frontman Mirai had the following to say about the new album: “Our new live album was recorded in August 2022 whilst we performed our live stream that we did during the pandemic, which was a cliché in the world under the Pandemic. However, the recording of both video and audio, turned out by far better than we had expected and we thought it’d be a good idea to physically release it rather than just putting it on YouTube or somewhere.”
Mirai continues: “This is a document not only about our blood-drenched stage but also about the new era of Sigh that began with Nozomu on guitar. 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of our debut album “Scorn Defeat”, and “Live: Eastern Forces of Evil 2022” covers our whole career from “Scorn Defeat” to the latest “Shiki” released in 2022. Don’t miss it!”
The album is available to pre-order here https://sighpeaceville.lnk.to/liveeasternforces2022
