SiM (''Silence iz Mine'') are a Japanese alternative metal band from the

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formed in 2004. The band currently consists of MAH (vocals), SHOW-HATE (guitar), SiN (bass), and GODRi (drums). Their musical style mixes heavy metal,

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with rebellious lyrics and songs with attitude. The band signed with

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in 2022 and released their single "

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", used as the opening theme for the anime '' Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2''. The single managed to enter US ''Billboard'' charts. It charted at 1 on the Hot Hard Rock Songs, 5 on the

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, 2 on the

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, and 13 on the

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History

2004–2006: Formation and earlier days

SiM was founded by MAH in November 2004 in Shonan,

, Japan. 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 it). In 2006, SHOW-HATE joined and picked up guitar. KAH left the band, then BUN joined on bass until 2008.

2007–2009: New Formation and ''Silence iz Mine''

In 2008, the band released their first full album entitled ''Silence iz Mine''. In the same year, they performed for the first time in Kyoto. In 2009, WAY left the band then SiN and GODRi joined the band. SiN played bass, while GODRi took WAY's place on drums.

2010–2012: ''Seeds of Hope''

In 2010, the band released their single "Anthem" under

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label and did their tour. During the tour, SHOW-HATE collapsed with cerebral infarction that caused the sudden tour cancellation. While waiting for recovery, ONO-SHiT followed as a support member on guitar. On October 6, 2010, the band's first mini album ''LIVING IN PAiN'' released. In 2011, their second full album ''

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'' was released. On May 2, 2012, the band released their second mini album ''LiFE and DEATH''. In this year, they performed for the first time at

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2012.

2013–2015: ''Pandora''

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. The band moved to

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and made a major debut with 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

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weekly chart. In 2014, the band held a one-man performance at

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. Their third mini album ''i Against i'' was released. On October 6, 2014, their single "Existence" was used as the opening theme for the anime '' Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis'', and peaked at 20 on ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 while "Crows" reached No. 18 on ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 and stayed for 2 weeks.'' Billboard''
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/ref> On November 4, 2015, SiM performed at Nippon Budokan which was their ''THE TOUR 2015 FiNAL -ONE MAN SHOW at BUDOKAN''. Tickets were sold out.

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

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series ''HEY! HEY! NEO!'' with "MAKE ME DEAD!". 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 and fifth on the Blu-ray chart. On September 25, SiM performed for the first time in the USA as a part of Ozzfest meets Knotfest. On October 16, the final performance of the tour "SiM THE BEAUTiFUL PEOPLE Tour 2016 Grand FiNAL ''Dead Man Walking''" was held at the

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. On February 22, 2017, SiM performed as the opening act on "2017

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'' Ambitions'' Japan Tour" at Wakayama Big Whale. 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 as in the soundtrack for the video game ''

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''.''SiM official website''
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/ref> 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

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2019–''present'': ''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. 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". On January 10, 2022, the song "

" was used as the opening theme for the anime '' Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2''. The band also announced that they had moved to the

record label. On January 24, 2022, it was announced that the full version of "The Rumbling" was released on February 7, 2022. SiM performed in the US at

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on August 6 and their sold-out headlining show on August 9, 2022. The band announced a new EP ''Beware,'' set to be released on September 21, 2022, containing four tracks including "The Rumbling". In 2023, SiM will perform at Download Festival in UK and hold a headline show "The Rumbling in LDN".

Band members

;Current members * MAH (Manabu Taniguti) – vocals , guitars * SHOW-HATE (Shouhei Iida) – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals * SiN (Shinya Shinohara) – bass guitar, backing vocals * GODRi (Yuya Taniguchi) – drums, backing vocals ;Former members * KAH – bass guitar * BUN – bass guitar * WAY – drums ;Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Mini albums

Extended plays

Singles

DVDs

Covers

Collaborations

Songs appearances

Music videos

Official music videos

Awards and nominations

Tours

Japanese tours

* ''Punkspring'' with Various Artists (2009) * ''

'' with Various Artists (2012) * ''Punkspring'' with Various Artists (2013) * ''

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'' with Various Artists (2013) * ''

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(2014) * ''Punkspring'' with Various Artists (2014) * ''

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'' with Various Artists (2014) * '' Knotfest Japan'' with Various Artists (2014) * '' Ozzfest Japan'' with Various Artists ( 2015) * '' Knotfest Japan'' with Various Artists (2016)

World tours

* ''

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'' in USA with Various Artists ( 2016) * ''SiM "Rumble in Los Angeles" '' (2022) * '' Download Festival'' in UK with Various Artists ( 2023) * ''SiM "The Rumbling in LDN"'' (2023)

References

External links

Official website
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