SiM (''Silence iz Mine'') are a Japanese metalcore 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

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with rebellious lyrics (mostly in English) 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 entered the US ''Billboard'' charts at 1 on the

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, 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

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

2010–2012: ''Seeds of Hope''

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

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label and toured in Japan. During the tour, SHOW-HATE collapsed from cerebral infarction, due to which the tour was suddenly cancelled. 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. 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''.

2013–2015: ''Pandora''

In 2013, they joined '' Monster Energy Outburn Tour 2013'' with

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. The band moved to

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and made a major debut with their single "Evils" on April 3, 2013. On October 23, they released the first album ''

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'' 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 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 20 on ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 while "Crows" reached No. 18 on ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 and stayed for 2 weeks.''

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SiM – Chart History
On November 4, 2015, SiM performed at

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in ''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 One Ok Rock '' 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 in the soundtrack for the video game ''

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SiM – News
On November 20, 2018, the band released the single "Diamond". On December 12, 2018, the band released the single "Lion's Den", which was used as the opening song for Japan's

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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. 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 "

" was the opening theme for the anime '' Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2''. The single was released on February 7, 2022, coming just after the band moved to the

record label. SiM performed in the US at

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on August 6 and their sold-out headlining show on August 9, 2022. On September 21, the band released their new EP ''Beware'', containing four tracks including "The Rumbling". 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''. In August 2023, SiM joined

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for the Jackpot Juicer US Tour 2023, during which SiM released their sixth studio album, ''Playdead''. In November 2024, SiM frontman MAH led the formation of the REDLINE DREAM BAND, a 29-member supergroup created to commemorate the conclusion of the REDLINE festival's 14-year run. The band features prominent members from Japan's rock scene, including vocalists from

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, as well as instrumentalists from

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Band members

;Current members * MAH (Manabu Taniguchi) – 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

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
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