''Scenes from Hell'' is the eighth full-length
studio album
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by the Japanese
extreme metal
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band
Sigh
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. It is the band's first full-length recording to feature Dr. Mikannibal. On October 15, 2009 the band posted the album cover and set January 19, 2010 as the official release date.
A music video was released for the song "Prelude to the Oracle".
Track listing
Personnel
;Sigh
* Mirai Kawashima – vocals, orchestrations, piano, organ, theremin, whistle, sitar, tabla, tampura
* Dr. Mikannibal – vocals, saxophone
* Satoshi Fujinami – bass
* Shinichi Ishikawa – guitar
* Junichi Harashima – drums
;Additional musician
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David Tibet – spoken word ("The Red Funeral")
;Technical personnel
* James Murphy – mastering
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Eliran Kantor
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– artwork
References
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2010 albums
Sigh (band) albums
The End Records albums
Albums with cover art by Eliran Kantor