 | Sigh Hangman's Hymn
3.8
excellent
| Ranking: #62 for 2007 | |
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| 4.5 superb | Tyler EMERITUS | May 26th 07 |
Aggressive without coming off unbearably opprobrious, all the while remaining enticingly harmonious, "Hangman's Hymn" is both the bands fastest and most insistent all the while being perhaps their most fun to listen to. It manages to blend complex ideas and themes in such a way that they can be taken, and understood, on endless levels. Sigh's interpretive use of the Requiem lends itself to analysis, yet all the same, can be glossed over in hopes of just enjoying the music. The music holds its own, with its effective blend of symphonics, black and thrash metal. Toss in the band's affinity for progression and the avant-garde and you're in for, if all else fails, an intriguing listen.
But all else doesn't fail. This is an album to beat in 2007 in any genre.
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| 4.5 superb | Jared Floryan | March 12th 15 |
(11/22/18): Bombastic as it was infernal in many places, Hangman's Hymn made for an incredibly tight and awesome listening experience at 44 minutes in duration. Sigh for this record maintained an unquestionably black metal sound while also stringing that together with symphonic and trash elements. Sure, it didn't give off the same genre-busting/roulette feel that's prevalent on -- say, Imaginary Sonicscape or In Somniphobia -- but the album was totally fine without Mirai Kawashima and his cohorts resorting to their usual spins; hell, it could be argued that Hangman's Hymn turned out much better being this cohesive from start to finish. Plus an assload of the material was *dowsed* in catchiness, so that factor's accounted for. Light 4.5
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| 5.0 classic | Winter | March 21st 12 |
Changed my rating after second listening  Unconventional and weird experience - in a good way.
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| 4.5 superb | InFiction | July 19th 10 |
An absolutely breathtaking album. Shit, this might even be a 5.
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| 2.5 average | badtaste | August 22nd 08 |
Nintendo Metal ftl. Those strings are absolutely horrible, brings me back to the days of messing with MIDI.
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| 4.0 excellent | nbats | June 17th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elynna | October 13th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | EvoHavok | September 17th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | September 9th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | JoneHK | August 27th 22 |
| 2.0 poor | tekth | November 8th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Vlexis | March 28th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | yayafa | January 29th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | wingkon | September 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ikarugax | December 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | jfish226 | November 25th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Blurbs | October 2nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | gk1979 | April 25th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Aranox | November 29th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | November 20th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | November 16th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | chayka | June 30th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Flave | February 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fear | December 11th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | ICDD | March 14th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | chanson | February 11th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Seiketsu | November 28th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Leymon | October 31st 16 |
| 4.5 superb | GxTxK | October 23rd 16 |
| 3.0 good | Takato | October 3rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aeternal | February 15th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | fll | January 6th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Pegana | December 1st 15 |
| 4.5 superb | mEyck97 | November 4th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | jseijo | June 14th 15 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | February 17th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Pherin | September 1st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Giansk | July 25th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Fujay | April 20th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Kralle | February 17th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thibs | January 17th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Hati | July 18th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Ulshad | July 3rd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Aladin | April 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | HeMont | October 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mrend55 | October 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | pumi | April 20th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | deadoku | October 14th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | YUJOS | March 27th 11 |
| 3.5 great | xcrari | January 15th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oceans | November 2nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | MicF | October 12th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | kount | September 10th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cerbyrus | September 5th 10 |
| 3.5 great | M60 | August 29th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Niels | May 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | CutMan | May 11th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hoenir | February 14th 10 |
| 3.5 great | ikarus | February 10th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Poet | January 8th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | drewkar | December 28th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | avestin | October 6th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Set | September 12th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | ereh | September 4th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | REC | August 27th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Skyler | August 16th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | chaos17 | August 13th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Poshul | July 7th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zip | June 23rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | zuzek | April 29th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Asaura | March 18th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Ionzorg | February 11th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phantom | January 15th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | December 13th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | McP3000 | November 30th 08 |
| 4.7 superb | Ryan P STAFF | March 11th 08 |
| 3.5 great | beans | February 14th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tillius | February 10th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | goozink | January 31st 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Essence | January 15th 08 |
| 2.0 poor | Wizard | December 26th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zoo | December 24th 07 |
| 3.0 good | tuff | October 30th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Crimson | September 22nd 07 |
| 3.5 great | Jmaj14 | September 14th 07 |
| 3.5 great | Pizza | August 22nd 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Iai EMERITUS |
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