SiM (band)
SiM (Silence iz Mine) are a Japanese alternative metal band from the Kanagawa Prefecture formed in 2004.[6][7] The band currently consists of MAH (vocals), SHOW-HATE (guitar), SIN (bass), and GODRi (drums). Their musical style mixes heavy metal, alternative, hip hop, ska, reggae, dub and punk with rebellious lyrics (mostly in English) and songs with attitude.[8][9]
SiM (Silence iz Mine) | |
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| Origin | Shonan, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels |
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| Members | MAH (Vocals) SHOW-HATE (Guitar) SIN (Bass) GODRi (Drums) |
| Past members | KAH (Bass) BUN (Bass) WAY (Drums) |
| Website | www |
The band signed with Pony Canyon in 2022 and released their single "The Rumbling", used as the opening theme for the anime Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2. The single managed to enter US Billboard charts.[10] It charted at No. 1 on the Hot Hard Rock Songs,[11] No. 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles,[12] No. 2 on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales,[13] and No. 13 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs.[14]
History
2004–2006: Formation and early days
SiM was founded by MAH in November 2004 in Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[4][7] The band consisted of MAH on vocals and guitar, KAH on bass guitar, and WAY on drums. At the beginning of the formation, they called the three piece band "Silence iz Mine” (the current band's name is an abbreviation of this).
In 2006, SHOW-HATE joined and picked up guitar; KAH left the band, then BUN joined on bass until 2008.
2007–2009: New formation and Silence iz Mine
In 2008, the band released their first full album entitled Silence iz Mine. In the same year, they performed for the first time in Kyoto.
In 2009, WAY left SiM, while SIN and GODRi joined the band. SIN played bass, and GODRi took WAY's place on drums.
2010–2012: Seeds of Hope
In 2010, the band released their single "Anthem" under the Tower Records label and toured in Japan. During the tour, SHOW-HATE collapsed from cerebral infarction, due to which the tour was suddenly cancelled. While waiting for SHOW-HATE’s recovery, ONO-SHiT followed as a support member on guitar. On October 6, 2010, the band's first mini album LIVING IN PAiN was released.
In 2011, their second full album Seeds of Hope was released.
On May 2, 2012, the band released their second mini album LiFE and DEATH. In August, they performed for the first time at Summer Sonic Festival 2012 in Chiba, Japan.
2013–2015: Pandora
In 2013, they joined Monster Energy Outburn Tour 2013 with Coldrain. The band moved to Universal Music Japan and made a major debut with their single "Evils" on April 3, 2013. On October 23, they released the first album Pandora since their major debut, and peaked at fifth in the Oricon weekly chart.
In 2014, the band held a one-man performance at Shinkiba Studio Coast. Their third mini album i Against i was released in September.
On October 6, 2014, their single "Existence" was used as the opening theme for the anime Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis, and peaked at No. 20 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 while "Crows" reached No. 18 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 and stayed for 2 weeks.[15]
On November 4, 2015, SiM performed at Nippon Budokan in THE TOUR 2015 FiNAL -ONE MAN SHOW at BUDOKAN. Tickets were sold out.[16]
2016–2018: The Beautiful People
On April 6, 2016, the band's fourth album The Beautiful People was released. On May 6, 2016, they appeared on Fuji TV series HEY! HEY! NEO! with "MAKE ME DEAD!".[17] On May 11, 2016, SiM released the live DVD WHO SAYS WE CAN NOT of their performance at "The Tour 2015 FiNAL -One Man Show at Budokan”, ranking fourth on the Oricon weekly DVD chart[18] and fifth on the Blu-ray chart.[19]
On September 25, SiM performed for the first time in the USA as a part of Ozzfest meets Knotfest.[20][21] On October 16, the final performance of the tour "SiM THE BEAUTiFUL PEOPLE Tour 2016 Grand FiNAL Dead Man Walking" was held at the Yokohama Arena.[22]
On February 22, 2017, SiM performed as the opening act on "2017 One Ok Rock Ambitions Japan Tour" at Wakayama Big Whale.[23] On April 7, 2017, the song "Let It End" was used as the opening theme for the anime Shingeki no Bahamut: Virgin Soul. On December 6, 2017, SiM released their seventh single "A / The Sound Of Breath", which was used in the soundtrack for the video game Yakuza Kiwami 2.[24]
On November 20, 2018, the band released the single "Diamond". On December 12, 2018, the band released the single "Lion's Dens", which was used as the opening song for Japan's Wrestle Kingdom 13.
2019–2021: Thank God, There Are Hundreds of Ways to Kill Enemies
On November 3, 2019, the band released the single "Sand Castle" with Akkogorilla.
On January 30, 2020, the band announced their new album Thank God, There Are Hundreds of Ways to Kill Enemies would be released on April 15, 2020.[25] On February 11, 2020, the band released the single "BULLY". On March 17, the band released the single "Devil in Your Heart". On March 31, the single "BASEBALL BAT" was released. In April 2020, the band announced that the album's release date had been postponed to June 17, 2020. On May 11, the band released the single "CAPTAiN HOOK".
2022–present: Playdead
In January 2022, SiM's song "The Rumbling" debuted as the opening theme for the anime Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2. The single was officially released on February 7, 2022,[26] coming just after the band moved to the Pony Canyon record label.[27] SiM performed in the US at Crunchyroll Expo on August 6 and their sold-out headlining show on August 9, 2022.[28] On September 21, the band released their new EP Beware, containing four tracks including "The Rumbling".[29]
In March 2023, SiM's single "Under the Tree" was used as the ending theme song for the part 3 of the anime Attack on Titan: The Final Season.[30] It was also announced by Pony Canyon that a new studio album by the band would be released in the summer.[31] SiM was confirmed to perform at Download Festival in the UK on June 8–11,[32] followed by a headline show "The Rumbling in LDN", in London, on June 13.[33] From August to October, the band will return to the US as the support act for Dance Gavin Dance's "The Jackpot Juicer US Tour" alongside Rain City Drive and Slovenian band Within Destruction.[34] They will also perform at Louder Than Life on September 22, 2023.[35] SiM announced that their album Playdead would be released on September 27, 2023, containing 13 tracks including the orchestra version of "The Rumbling" and the full version of "Under the Tree".[36] The single from the album, "Red", will be featured as the opening theme song for the second season anime of Kengan Ashura.[37]
Band members
- Current members
- MAH (Manabu Taniguti) – vocals (2004–present), guitars (2004–2006)
- SHOW-HATE (Shouhei Iida) – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals (2006–present)
- SIN (Shinya Shinohara) – bass guitar, backing vocals (2009–present)
- GODRi (Yuya Taniguchi) – drums, backing vocals (2009–present)
- Former members
- KAH – bass guitar (2004–2006)
- BUN – bass guitar (2006–2008)
- WAY – drums (2004–2009)
- Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [38] | ||
| Silence Iz Mine |
|
— |
| Seeds of Hope |
|
55 |
| Pandora |
|
5 |
| The Beautiful People |
|
6 |
| Thank God, There Are Hundreds of Ways to Kill Enemies |
|
2 |
| Playdead |
|
16 |
Mini albums
| Title | Album details | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [38] | ||
| Living in Pain |
|
221 |
| Life and Death |
|
9 |
| I Against I |
|
7 |
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [38] | ||
| Beware |
|
20 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak position | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [46] |
JPN Billboard [15] |
US Bub. [47] |
US Rock [14] |
US Hard Rock [11] |
US Digital Rock [13] |
UK Rock [48] | |||
| "Paint Sky Blue" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silence iz Mine |
| "Murderer" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Anthem" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Evils" | 2013 | 9 | 32[49] | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Existence" | 2014 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | The Beautiful People |
| "Angels and Devils" | 2015 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Crows" | 12 | 18[50] | — | — | — | — | — | The Beautiful People | |
| "Let it End" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank God, There Are Hundreds Of Ways To Kill Enemies |
| "A / The Sound of Breath" | 12 | 50[51] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Diamond" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank God, There Are Hundreds Of Ways To Kill Enemies |
| "Sand Castle" (featuring AkkoGorilla) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Bully" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Devil in Your Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Baseball Bat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Captain Hook" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Rumbling" | 2022 | 28 | 67[52] | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 23 | Beware |
| "Under the Tree" | 2023 | — | — | — | 46 | 10 | 18 | — | Playdead |
DVDs
| Title | Details | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [53] | ||
| Dusk and Dawn |
|
3 |
| 10 Years |
|
4 |
| Who Says We Can't |
|
4 |
| Dead Man Walking -Live at Yokohama Arena- |
|
14 |
| Kyoto Strategy 2007–2017 10th Anniversary! (京都大作戦2007–2017 10th ANNIVERSARY ! ～心ゆくまでご覧な祭～) |
|
2 |
| Kyoto Strategy 2017 Live-A festival you can see to the fullest- (京都大作戦2017 LIVE ～心ゆくまでご覧な祭～) |
|
38 |
Covers
| Year | Title | Original artists | Performed by | Released on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Come Together" | The Beatles | SiM | Silence iz Mine album | |
| 2012 | "Something In The Way" | Nirvana | SiM | Nevermind Tribute album | A tribute album by Japanese music artists (released on April 4, 2012) to celebrates 20th anniversary of Nirvana's masterpiece album Nevermind. |
Collaborations
| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "The Maze" (featuring MAH) |
Coldrain | The Enemy Inside | |
| 2014 | "Re-Education" (featuring MAH) |
Skindred | Kill the Power (Japanese edition) | |
| 2017 | "Skyfall" (featuring MAH, Masato of coldrain, and Koie of Crossfaith) |
One Ok Rock | Non-album single | |
| 2022 | "Catch Me" (featuring MAH) |
The Oral Cigarettes | Bullets into the Pipe EP |
Song appearances
| Title | Year | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| "EXiSTENCE" | 2015 | Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis anime theme song.[55] |
| "Crows" | Crows: Burning Edge PS4/PSVita game theme song. | |
| "No Future" | 2016 | Arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs Maxi Boost ON opening theme song. |
| "LET iT END" | 2017 | Shingeki no Bahamut: Virgin Soul anime opening theme song.[56] |
| "A / The Sound of Breath" | PS4 game Ryū ga Gotoku: Kiwami 2 theme song.[24][57] | |
| "The Rumbling" | 2022 | Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 anime opening theme song.[27] |
| "Under the Tree" | 2023 | Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 3 anime ending theme song.[58] |
| "Red" | Kengan Ashura Season 2 anime opening theme song.[37] |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Anthem" | Ugichin |
| "Jack.B" | ||
| 2011 | "Killing Me" | Maxilla |
| 2012 | "Amy" | |
| 2013 | "Blah Blah Blah" | Inni Vision |
| "Same Sky" | Kei Ikeda | |
| "Pandora" | Inni Vision | |
| "Who's Next" | ||
| "Rosso & Dry" | Kei Ikeda | |
| 2014 | "Gunshots" | Inni Vision |
| "Fallen Idols" | ||
| "Riot" | ||
| 2015 | "Existence" | Jiei Mogi |
| "Crows" | Suzuki Daishin | |
| 2016 | "Make Me Dead!" | Inni Vision |
| "Life is Beautiful" | Kei Ikeda | |
| "Dance in the Dark" | Inni Vision | |
| 2017 | "A" | |
| "The Sound of Breath" | Kei Ikeda | |
| 2018 | "Diamond" | Inni Vision |
| "Lion's Den" | ||
| 2019 | "Sand Castle" (featuring AkkoGorilla) | |
| 2020 | "Bully" | Yoshiharu Seri |
| "Devil in Your Heart" | Zumi | |
| "Captain Hook" | Koh Yamada | |
| "Baseball Bat" | Inni Vision | |
| "Fathers" | Koh Yamada | |
| 2022 | "The Rumbling" | Taiyo Yamamoto |
| "Light It Up" | Inni Vision | |
| "FXXKFXXKFXXK" | Ugichin |
Tours
Japanese tours
- Punkspring with Various Artists (2009)[59][60]
- Summer Sonic Festival with Various Artists (2012)[61][62]
- Punkspring with Various Artists (2013)[63]
- Rising Sun Rock Festival with Various Artists (2013)[64]
- Skindred "Kill The Power" Japan Tour with SiM and Air Swell (2014)[65][66]
- Punkspring with Various Artists (2014)[67]
- Fuji Rock Festival with Various Artists (2014)[68]
- Knotfest Japan with Various Artists (2014)
- Ozzfest Japan with Various Artists (2015)
- Knotfest Japan with Various Artists (2016)
World tours
- Knotfest in USA with Various Artists (2016)
- SiM "Rumble in Los Angeles" (2022)[69]
- Download Festival in UK with Various Artists (2023)[32]
- SiM "The Rumbling in LDN" (2023)[33]
- Louder Than Life in the US with Various Artists (2023)[35]
- Dance Gavin Dance "The Jackpot Juicer US Tour" with SiM, Rain City Drive, and Within Destruction (2023)[34]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work/nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Billboard Japan Music Awards | Independent Artist of the Year | SiM | Nominated | [70] |
| CD Shop Awards | Best Live Video | Dusk and Dawn | Won | [71] | |
| 2014 | Space Shower Music Video Awards | Best Video | "Who's Next" | Nominated | [72] |
| 2016 | Space Shower Music Awards | Best Punk / Loud Rock Artist | SiM | Nominated | [73] |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Opening Sequence | "The Rumbling" (from Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 anime) |
Won | [74] |
| Best Anime Song | Won |
See also
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External links
- Official website (in Japanese)