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This was followed by the remaking of their ‘Hangman’s Hymn’ album as part of the band’s 35th anniversary celebrations, in the shape of ‘I Saw The World’s End: Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV’ (2025).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered as somewhat of a natural evolution, yet an even more diverse leap over the already compositionally \u0026amp; dynamically accomplished ‘Shiki’ opus, Sigh returns with ‘Goh-ka’; a new highlight of atmosphere, technical mastery, \u0026amp; meticulously arranged epics of metallic grandeur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMain-man Mirai Kawashima notes this as being as equally personal an album as ‘Shiki’, both musically \u0026amp; lyrically. From a musical perspective, if you were to place the main ingredients of Celtic Frost, Voivod, Black Sabbath, horror movies \u0026amp; Japan into a cauldron \u0026amp; stir it, you will get ‘Goh-ka’. Numerous additional spices such as psychedelic rock, prog rock \u0026amp; classical music are also evident over the album’s close to one-hour duration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe primary theme permeating the album is Kuso-zu; a series of Buddhist paintings or illustrations depicting the nine stages of a human body's decomposition after death, created to encourage meditation on the impermanence of life, the inevitability of death, \u0026amp; the detachment from physical beauty \u0026amp; worldly attachment. It openly shows the harsh reality that no matter how beautiful you are, you’ll be dead \u0026amp; rot sooner or later. And Kuso-shi is a poem based on these paintings. The artworks on the cover \u0026amp; in the booklet of ‘Goh-ka’ are therefore Kuso-zu themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the additional contributors to the album, Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth notably delivers a special guest guitar solo on the track, ‘Unputenpu’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis limited light green and blue combination double vinyl edition of ‘Goh-ka’ is presented in a gatefold sleeve, including different label designs and features an alternative version of ‘Unputenpu’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklist\u003cbr\u003eSide A:\u003cbr\u003e1. Kuso-shi 1, 2, \u0026amp; 3 (09:11)\u003cbr\u003e2. Jigoku-Zoshi 1: Unkamusho (03:55)\u003cbr\u003e3. Anzenshokon (06:24)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide B:\u003cbr\u003e1. Kuso-shi 4, 5, \u0026amp; 6 (07:21)\u003cbr\u003e2. Shoso (00:56)\u003cbr\u003e3. Unputenpu (05:41)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide C:\u003cbr\u003e1. Jinmenjushin (06:14)\u003cbr\u003e2. Jigoku-Zoshi 2: Tokatsujigoku (03:06)\u003cbr\u003e3. Kushukankyo (01:47)\u003cbr\u003e4. Kuso-shi 7 (01:56)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide D:\u003cbr\u003e1.Kuso-shi 8 \u0026amp; 9 \/ Mettaijakujo (11:23)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBonus Track\u003cbr\u003e2. Unputenpu\u003cbr\u003e(Nozomu Guitar Solo Version) (05:43)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"hidden\"\u003eThis item is available for pre-order. It will be available on 09\/04\/2026. \u003cbr\u003eNotice: orders cannot be split into several shipments. 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