are a Japanese

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trio, formed in 2002 in

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. The band's style resembles

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and

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, often incorporating rapid changes of tempo and mood framed in complex guitar melodies and technical drumming. They utilize both male and female vocals ranging from soft singing to loud wails and screams.

Biography

Ling tosite Sigure was formed in 2002 in Saitama, Japan. TK (

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) and 345 (vocals, bass) started first with NodaMEN (

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) then Pierre Nakano (drums) joined shortly, replacing Noda. The band released several demos before starting their own label, Nakano Records, and releasing their debut album '' #4''. Their second album '' Inspiration is DEAD'' was released on August 22, 2007 following an EP ''

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'' the previous year, giving the band increased popularity and exposure throughout Japan. They appeared in the Countdown music festival in 2007 and continued to tour on a regular basis. On April 23, 2008, the band released their first single " Telecastic fake show", which charted in the

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Top 20. In July they participated in the

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and in August the

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. In December 2008, Ling tosite Sigure released the single "moment A rhythm", after signing to major label

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. The single included an art book consisting of Kitajima's photography. Their third album, '' Just a Moment'', was released on May 15, 2009, from which "JPOP Xfile" was featured on

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. In August they performed at the

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and toured throughout Japan. In 2010, the band performed a massive nationwide tour, "I Was Music", culminating at the high-profile

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venue in the band's home city. In May, they traveled to England and played their first international shows in

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and

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before returning to the studio to record new material. The band released their fourth album '' Still a Sigure Virgin?'' on September 22, 2010. They went on their "Virgin Killer" tour from late October to early December. The first music video from the album, "I Was Music", aired on September 14. In 2011, the band continued to tour as TK released a film and photo book and Nakano released an instructional drum DVD. On November 14, 2012, they released single titled "Abnormalize". The title song was used for the opening of the anime series ''

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''. The song was performed on ''

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''. The band's 5th studio album '' I'mperfect'' was released on April 10, 2013. The band signed to specialized European record label

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in June 2013 and released ''I'mperfect'' all across Europe. The band released the single "Enigmatic Feeling" on November 5, 2014. The title song was used for the opening of the anime series ''

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''. On January 14, 2015, the band released another single, "Who What Who What", and their first compilation album ''Best of Tornado''. Unlike their other singles, "Who What Who What" only contained one song, which was used for the anime movie '' Psycho-Pass: The Movie''. The song was performed on ''Music Station''. ''Best of Tornado'' featured remixed and remastered editions of their previous songs. There were 3 different releases of the album: the regular version, featuring one disc; the ''Tornado Edition'', which contained 2 discs, the second having 11 music videos, and the ''Hyper Tornado Edition'' which contained 3 discs, the third being several demo tapes and audio of their live performances. An EP titled ''Es or S'' was released on September 2, 2015. The limited edition featured a 7-inch LP,

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playing "SOSOS" and the

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being "Mirror Frustration". On August 23, 2017, the band released the single "DIE meets HARD". The single featured a song made in collaboration with

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("DIE meets HARD Koji Nakamura Remix"). The Limited Edition came with 2 discs; one containing 3 songs and the other containing their "DIE meets HARD" music video and a 15-minute podcast between the 3 members (titled ''DIE HARD radio'' on the disk). A 1-minute edit of the song was used as the opening for the drama series ''Shimokitazawa DIE HARD''. On November 17, 2017, the band's 6th studio album '' Number 5 (Ling Tosite Sigure album), #5'' was announced with a February 14, 2018 release date. This was the band's first album release in roughly 5 years. The limited-edition came with a DVD containing music videos for "Chocolate Passion" and "#5", as well as a second installment of ''DIE HARD radio'', which once again featured a podcast between the three members. In addition, a nationwide tour (''Rin to Shinku Tour 2018 "Five For You"'') was announced to accompany the album, starting March 3 at Kanazawa EIGHT HALL, and lasting 12 total performances. On April 18, 2019, the band released their new song "laser beamer" digitally. The song was written for the first ever stage adaptation of the anime series ''

'' entitled '' Psycho-Pass: Virtue and Vice.'' On July 3, 2019, the band digitally released the single titled "Neighbormind / laser beamer" from which "Neighbormind" was later used as the main theme for the Japanese dub of the film '' Spider-Man: Far From Home.'' Almost exactly 15 years after the release of ''#4'' the band decided to release a remastered version on November 11, 2020 titled ''#4 -Retornado-'' (or ''#4 -Retornade-''). The band released a new single '' Perfake Perfect'' on January 20, 2021. The title's song was used as theme song of the second stage adaptation '' Psycho-Pass: Virtue and Vice 2'' from the ''

'' anime series. Few days before, on January 18, 2021 the ''Perfake Perfect Tour'' took its first place in KT Zepp Yokohama. On May 11, 2022, the band released the new digital single "Tatsumaite senno ()" to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

Band members

;Current members * Tōru "TK" Kitajima ( ''born December 23, 1982'') —

* Miyoko "345" Nakamura ( ''born April 1, 1983'') —

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, vocals * Masatoshi "Pierre" Nakano ( ''born July 18, 1980'') —

;Former member * Noda MEN (野田MEN) — drums

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation album

Extended plays

Singles

Digital singles

Music videos

Tours and concerts

Japan

* ''Sadistic Summer Tour'' (2004) * ''Give Me Your Turbo Tour'' (2005) * ''P_Rhythm Autumn Tour'' (2006) * ''Dynamite Sexy Summer Oneman Tour'' (2007) * ''Last A Moment Tour'' (2008) * ''

'' with Various Artists (2008) * ''

'' with Various Artists (2008) * ''Tornado Z Tour'' (2009) * ''

'' with Various Artists (2009) * ''I was music Tour'' (2010) * ''

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Extra Show'' with Ling tosite Sigure and 9mm Parabellum Bullet as supporting acts (2010) * ''Virgin Killer Tour'' (2011) * ''Alpha Beta+1 Tour'' (2011) * ''Dear Perfect Tour'' (2013) * ''Hyper Tornado Tour'' (2015) * ''S.O.S Tour'' (2015) * ''Five for you Tour'' (2018) * ''Five for you – Vacuum the Hall Edition'' (2018) *''Perfake Perfect Tour'' (2021)

Overseas

* ''

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'' in UK with Various Artists (2010) * ''Japan Night'' in UK with Various Artists (2015) *''Five for You – Beijing'' (2018)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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