From Upcoming New Album ‘PLAYDEAD’ Out September 27 (via UNFD)
Prepare for a sonic adventure as Japanese genre-blending powerhouse SiM has dropped their new single and music video, “KiSS OF DEATH“, which premiered on Crunchyroll earlier today. Seamlessly blending hard rock, reggae, and pop-punk, “KiSS OF DEATH“ is taken from the band’s upcoming new album ‘PLAYDEAD‘ (out on September 27 (via UNFD). Speaking on the inspiration for the track, SiM vocalist Mah commented:
“Those of you who’ve read the Japanese translation may be sharp enough to have noticed but the hook. “Play back, play back” is a parody of Momoe Yamaguchi’s “Playback Part 2”, a masterpiece from Japanese pop music.
Speaking of the title “KiSS OF DEATH”, the famous story is of Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus Christ. He becomes the “symbol of betrayal” in the episode where he kisses him and identifies him as Jesus Christ, sending a sign to the enemy soldiers.
But my version of the “KiSS OF DEATH” is… Rougela’s “Devil’s Kiss” (Akuma’s Kiss) from Pokemon (LOL). (In the overseas version, Rougela’s known as Jynx / Lovely Kiss is its power. Feels strange…)The lyrics describe a scenario where you are walking and suddenly a female vampire appears and gives you a “Devil’s Kiss”, causing you to fall asleep while she drinks your blood.“
SiM has previously released “RED“ (theme song for the latest season of Netflix anime series ‘Kengan Ashura’), “DO THE DANCE“, “HiDE and SEEK“ and most recently, “Sad Song“ which altogether have clocked up over 1.3 million streams and counting on Spotify alone. Watch the music video for “KiSS OF DEATH“ in the thumbnail below, stream the track here, and pre-save ‘PLAYDEAD‘ here.
SiM won the Best Anime Song and Best Opening Sequence awards in two categories at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2023 held in March 2023. The song “The Rumbling,” which served as the opening theme for the TV anime “Attack on Titan” The Final Season Part 2, garnered worldwide acclaim.
The new album “PLAYDEAD” includes a collection of 13 powerful songs that showcase SiM’s signature style and innovative approach, along with the highly anticipated tie-in tracks from the popular anime series such as “Attack on Titan” and “Kengan Ashura,” both of which have been generating tremendous excitement both domestically and internationally.
PLAYDEAD
SiM
Tracklisting:
1. PLAYDEAD
2. RED
4. SWEET DREAMS
5. Die Alone
6. TOO LATE
8. Sad Song
9. BBT
10. DO THE DANCE
11. Not So Weak
12. UNDER THE TREE (Full Length Ver.)
13. The Rumbling (Orchestra Ver.)
Fans can still catch SiM‘s inimitable high-energy live show on the road with Dance Gavin Dance, Rain City Drive, and Within Destruction. For ticket information please click here,
Jackpot Juicer North American Tour Dates
September 23 || Milwaukee, WI || The Rave II
September 25 || Cleveland, OH || Agora Theatre
September 27 || Boston, MA || MGM Music Hall at Fenway
September 29 || New York, NY || The Rooftop at Pier 17 (LOW TICKETS)
September 30 || Asbury Park, NJ || Stone Pony Summer Stage
SWANFEST 2023
October 1 || Philadelphia, PA || Mann Center (LOW TICKETS)
◆Japan Tour Information
‘PLAYDEAD’ WORLD TOUR SEASON 1
▷Tour Dates
[2023]
10/24 (Tue) Ebisu, Tokyo@LIQUIDROOM
10/27 (Fri) Obihiro, Hokkaido@MEGA STONE
10/29 (Sun) Asahikawa, Hokkaigo@CASINO DRIVE
10/31 (Tue) Kitami, Hokkaido@Onion Holl
11/2 (Thu) Otaru, Hokkaido@GOLD STONE
11/5 (Sun) Aomori, Aomori@Quarter
11/6 (Mon) Morioka, Iwate@CLUB CHANGE WAVE
11/8 (Wed) Akita, Akita@club SWINDLE
11/10 (Fri) Yamagata, Yamagata@Music Showa Session
11/11 (Sat) Koriyama, Fukushima@HIP SHOT JAPAN
11/13 (Mon) Nagano, Nagano@CLUB JUNK BOX
11/15 (Wed) Kanazawa, Ishikawa@EIGHT HALL
11/17 (Fri) Fukui, Fukui@CHOP
11/18 (Sat) Toyama, Toyama@SOUL POWER
11/26 (Sun) Okayama, Okayama@CRAZY MAMA KINGDOM
11/28 (Tue) Shunan, Yamaguchi@RISING HALL
11/29 (Wed) Saga, Saga@GEILS
12/1 (Fri) Kumamoto, Kumamoto@DRUM B.9 V1
12/5 (Tue) Oita, Oita@DRUM Be-0
12/7 (Thu) Kouchi, Kouchi@CARAVAN SARY
12/11 (Mon) Kobe, Hyogo@Taiyo to Tora
12/12 (Tue) Kyoto, Kyoto@KYOTO MUSE
12/14 (Thu) Nara, Nara@EVANS CASTLE HALL
12/19 (Tue) Matsuzaka, Mie@M’AXA
12/20 (Wed) Gifu, Gifu@CLUB-G
12/22 (Fri) Hamamatsu, Shizuoka@Madowaku
[2024]
3/1 (Fri) Fukuoka, Fukuoka@DRUM LOGOS
3/3 (Sun) Takamatsu, Kagawa@festhalle
3/4 (Mon) Hiroshima, Hiroshima@Hiroshima CLUB QUATTRO
3/8 (Fri) Sendai, Miyagi@Rensa
3/11 (Mon) Sapporo, Hokkaido@PENNY LANE24
3/15 (Fri) Niigata, Niigata@LOTS
3/19 (Tue) Matsuyama, Ehime@WstudioRED
3/21 (Thu) Aichi@Zepp Nagoya
3/23 (Sat) Osaka@Zepp Osaka Bayside
3/27 (Wed) Tokyo@Zepp DiverCity Tokyo
※Ticket Pre-sale information: August 7, 2023 (Mon) 17:00 – August 20, 2023 (Sun.) 23:59 (JPT)
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NAME: SiM (Silence iz Mine)
MEMBER: MAH (Vo) / SHOW-HATE (G) / SIN (B) / GODRi (Dr)
FORMED: Shonan, Kanagawa, Japan on 11/03/2004
STYLE: REGGAE PUNK (HARDCORE PUNK / NU-METAL meets SKA / REGGAE)
LABEL: PONY CANYON (ASIA) / UNFD (INTERNATIONAL)
SiM – A four-member (or last time we used four-piece) reggae punk band from Shonan, Kanagawa, Japan.
“We’re a band that was born in a live house, grew up in a live house, and we’ll die in a live house.” With sold-out significant solo performances at the Nippon Budokan and Yokohama Arena as well as organized the outdoor festival “DEAD POP FESTiVAL” for 20,000 people, SiM has risen to the top of the rock scene by “breaking convention from the inside” both in name and action, headlining at large outdoor rock festivals across the country.
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