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Their current line-up is:
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* Mika "Dr. Mikannibal" Kawashima - alto sax, vocals
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Their major releases follow [[Theme Naming]], with the first letter of each one being a letter of the word "Sigh".
* ''Scorn Defeat'' (1993)
* ''Infidel Art'' (1995)
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* ''In Somniphobia'' (2012)
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* [[Brains and Bondage]]: Dr. Mikannibal, who really is a doctor of physics.
* [[Concept Album]]: ''Hangman's Hymn'' for sure, quite possibly ''Scenes from Hell'' also.
* [[Cover Version]]: Sigh have covered [[Venom (
* [[Creator Couple]]: Mirai and Mikannibal, although the latter is a fairly recent addition to the band.
* [[Depraved Bisexual]]: Mikannibal, who is bisexual, seems to cultivate this image on purpose. She has revealed in interviews that she has eaten cockroaches, drinks cow's blood before recording vocals, [[Fetish Fuel|records vocals naked]], and enjoys [[Groin Attack|urethra torture]] (inflicting it, that is).
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* [[Harsh Vocals]]: On every album except ''Gallows Gallery''. Interestingly, Mikannibal's harsh vocals are usually lower-pitched than Mirai's on ''Scenes from Hell''; on ''In Somniphobia'', she employs a larger variety of vocal styles and can be either higher- or lower-pitched than Mirai, depending on which style she is utilising.
* [[Loudness War]]: Most of their albums to some extent, but the two worst offenders: ''Hangman's Hymn'' has a ReplayGain value of -12.53 dB, and ''Scenes from Hell'' has a value of -12.93 dB. Bloody hell. ''In Somniphobia'' appears to be mixed somewhat more quietly, with a value of -9.12 dB (at least on the mp3 version that has leaked; however, this may be due to the large number of lengthy ambient interludes, which probably drag the ReplayGain value up somewhat). Really, everything the band released on CD after 2000 is affected by this trope pretty badly, except, oddly, the original mix of ''Gallows Gallery'' (which is basically the only advantage it has over the remaster, which is much clearer in every other respect). This includes remasters of their earlier albums, such as ''Scorn Defeat''.
* [[Metal Scream]]: Both Mirai and Mika use this as their primary vocal style to the point where their vocals are usually pretty much indistinguishable. An exception to this is ''Gallows Gallery'', which contains entirely sung rather than screamed vocals. However, [[
* [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly]]: Frequent on their albums, but nowhere near so much as on ''Imaginary Sonicscape'', which could also pretty much be described as musical [[Genre Roulette]], what with oddities like disco and dub reggae breaks being thrown into the middle of almost every song. Not to mention the obligatory classical snippet overlaid with what appears to be several hundred samples of giggling babies that closes the album. ''In Somniphobia'' probably doesn't carry this trope out quite as much as ''Imaginary Sonicscape'', but it's probably close.
* [[New Sound Album]]: They have several. Arguably, most entries in their discography count as this.
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* [[Spoken Word in Music]]: Shows up occasionally, the most prominent examples being a couple of songs on ''Scenes from Hell'' feature narration by David Tibet of Current93.
* [[The Something Song]]: "The Tranquilizer Song".
* [[Theme Naming]]: The first letter of the title of each of their major releases is a letter of the word "Sigh"; further, they run in order: "S...", "I...", "G...", "H..." and over again.
* [[Watch It Stoned]]: Recommended by Mirai himself for ''In Somniphobia'': “Be sure to smoke first, then listen to this with headphones. Bad trip guaranteed.”
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