SiM (band)

SiM (Silence iz Mine) are a Japanese alternative metal band from the Kanagawa Prefecture formed in 2004.[7][8] 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 and songs with attitude.[9][10]

SiM (Silence iz Mine)
OriginShonan, Japan
Genres
Years active2004–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.sxixm.com
MembersMAH (Vocals)
SHOW-HATE (Guitar)
SiN (Bass)
GODRi (Drums)
Past membersKAH (Bass)
BUN (Bass)
WAY (Drums)

History

2004–2006: Formation and earlier days

SiM was founded by MAH in November 2004 in Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[5][8] 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 as "Silence iz Mine" (the current band's name is an abbreviation for it).

In 2006, SHOW-HATE joined and picking 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 the band then SiN and GODRi joined the band. SiN picking up bass while GODRi took way's place on drums.

2010–2012: Seeds of Hope

In 2010, the band released their single "Anthem" under Tower Records label and did their tour. During the tour, SHOW-HATE collapsed with cerebral infarction that caused the sudden tour cancellation. While waiting for recovery, ONO-SHiT followed as a support member on guitar. On October 6, 2010, the band's first mini album LIVING IN PAiN 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 this year, they performed for the first time at Summer Sonic Festival 2012.

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 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.

Their single "EXiSTENCE" peaked at #20 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 while "CROWS" reached #18 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 and stayed for 2 weeks.[11]

On November 4, 2015, SiM performed at Nippon Budokan which was their THE TOUR 2015 FiNAL -ONE MAN SHOW at BUDOKAN. Tickets were sold out.[12]

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!".[13] 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[14] and fifth on the Blu-ray chart.[15]

On September 25, SiM performed for the first time in the USA as a part of Ozzfest meets Knotfest.[16][17] 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.[18]

On February 22, 2017, SiM performed as the opening act on "2017 ONE OK ROCK Ambitions Japan Tour" at Wakayama Big Whale.[19] 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 as in the soundtrack for the video game Yakuza Kiwami 2.[20]

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-present: 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.[21] 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".

Band members
Current members
  • MAH (Manabu Taniguchi) – 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
[22]
Silence iz Mine
  • Released: June 25, 2008[23]
  • Label: U-Project
  • Format: CD
 —
Seeds of Hope 55
Pandora 5
The Beautiful People
  • Released: April 6, 2016[26]
  • Label: EMI Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 6
“Thank God, There are Hundreds of Ways to Kill Enemies”
  • Released: June 17, 2020
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2

Mini albums
Title Album details Peak position
JPN
[22]
Living in Pain
  • Released: October 6, 2010[27]
  • Label: Dead Pop Records
  • Format: CD
 221
Life and Death 9
I Against I
  • Released: September 17, 2014[29]
  • Label: EMI Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 7

Singles
Title Year Peak position Album
JPN
Oricon
[30]		 JPN
Billboard
[11]
"Paint Sky Blue" 2007 — — Silence iz Mine
"Murderer" 2009 — — Non-album singles
"Anthem" 2010 — —
"Evils" 2013 9 32[31]
"Existence" 2014 — 20 The Beautiful People
"Angels and Devils" 2015 9 — Non-album single
"Crows" 12 18[32] The Beautiful People
"Let it End" 2017 — — Thank God, There Are Hundreds Of Ways To Kill Enemies
"A / The Sound of Breath" 12 50[33] 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" — —

DVDs
Title Details Peak position
JPN
[34]
Dusk and Dawn
  • Released: November 14, 2012
  • Label: Gil Soundworks
  • Format: DVD
 3
10 Years 4
Who Says We Can't
  • Released: May 11, 2016
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 4
Dead Man Walking -Live at Yokohama Arena-
  • Released: April 26, 2017
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 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～)
  • Released: June 27, 2018
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 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～)
  • Released: June 27, 2018
  • Label: Universal Music Japan
  • Format: DVD
 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
  • Co-written by MAH.
  • Sold only at venues of "2017 ONE OK ROCK Ambitions Japan Tour".[35]

Songs appearances
Year Song Appearance
2015 "Existence" Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis anime theme song.[36]
"Crows" Crows: Burning Edge PS4/PSVita game song
2016 "No Future" Arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs Maxi Boost ON opening
2017 "Let It End" Shingeki no Bahamut: Virgin Soul anime opening theme song.[37]
"A / The Sound of Breath" PS4 game Ryū ga Gotoku: Kiwami 2 theme song.[20][38]

Music videos

Official 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 Dens"
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

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work/Nominee Result
2013 Billboard Japan Music Awards Independent Artist of the Year SiM Nominated[39]
CD Shop Awards Best Live Video Dusk and Dawn Won[40]
2014 Space Shower Music Video Awards Best Video "Who's Next" Nominated[41]
2016 Space Shower Music Awards Best Punk / Loud Rock Artist SiM Nominated[42]

Tours

Japanese tours

World tours

See also

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