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

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]

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

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.[citation needed]

In 2008, the band released their first full album entitled Silence iz Mine, and performed 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.[citation needed]

2010–2012: Seeds of Hope

In 2010, the band released their single "Anthem" under the Tower Records label and toured in Japan.[citation needed] During the tour, SHOW-HATE collapsed from cerebral infarction, due to which the tour was suddenly cancelled.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] In 2011, their second full album Seeds of Hope was released.[citation needed]

On May 2, 2012, the band released their second mini album LiFE and DEATH.[citation needed]

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" was the opening theme for the anime Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2. The single was 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]

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
[31]
Silence Iz Mine
  • Released: June 25, 2008[32]
  • Label: U-Project
  • Format: CD
 —
Seeds of Hope
  • Released: October 12, 2011[33]
  • Label: Gil Soundworks
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 55
Pandora 5
The Beautiful People
  • Released: April 6, 2016[35]
  • 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
Playdead
  • Released: September 27, 2023
  • Label: Pony Canyon, UNFD
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 16

Mini albums

Title Album details Peak position
JPN
[31]
Living in Pain
  • Released: October 6, 2010[36]
  • Label: Dead Pop Records
  • Format: CD
 221
Life and Death
  • Released: May 2, 2012[37]
  • Label: Gil Soundworks
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 9
I Against I
  • Released: September 17, 2014[38]
  • Label: EMI Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 7

Extended plays

Title EP details Peak position
JPN
[31]
Beware
  • Released: September 21, 2022[29]
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 20

Singles

Title Year Peak position Album
JPN
Oricon
[39] 		JPN
Billboard
[15] 		US
Bub.
[40] 		US Rock
[14] 		US Hard Rock
[11] 		US Digital Rock
[13] 		UK Rock
[41]
"Paint Sky Blue" 2007 — — — — — — — Silence iz Mine
"Murderer" 2009 — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Anthem" 2010 — — — — — — —
"Evils" 2013 9 32[42] — — — — —
"Existence" 2014 — 20 — — — — — The Beautiful People
"Angels and Devils" 2015 9 — — — — — — Non-album single
"Crows" 12 18[43] — — — — — The Beautiful People
"Let it End" 2017 — — — — — — — Thank God, There Are Hundreds Of Ways To Kill Enemies
"A / The Sound of Breath" 12 50[44] — — — — — 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[45] 5 13 1 2 23 Beware
"Under the Tree" 2023 — — — 46 10 18 — Playdead

DVDs

Title Details Peak position
JPN
[46]
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".[47]
2022 "Catch Me"
(featuring MAH) 		The Oral Cigarettes Bullets into the Pipe EP

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work/nominee Result Ref.
2013 Billboard Japan Music Awards Independent Artist of the Year SiM Nominated [48]
CD Shop Awards Best Live Video Dusk and Dawn Won [49]
2014 Space Shower Music Video Awards Best Video "Who's Next" Nominated [50]
2016 Space Shower Music Awards Best Punk / Loud Rock Artist SiM Nominated [51]
2023 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards Best Opening Sequence "The Rumbling"
(from Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 anime) 		Won [52]
Best Anime Song Won

See also

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External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SiM_(band)

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