Hangman's Hymn: Musikalische Exequien is the seventh studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band Sigh . It is their first album for The End Records . Audio samples on The End website suggest Sigh have kept their clean vocals style as shown on their previous album as well as returned to a black metal -styled vocalization.
Their 2007 song "Inked in Blood" from the album Hangman's Hymn was named number 31 on Loudwire 's list of the Top 21st Century Metal Songs.[ 1]
Act I Title 1. "Introitus/Kyrie" 4:30 2. "Inked in Blood" 3:21 3. "Me-Devil" 3:17
Act II Title 4. "Dies Iræ/The Master Malice" 5:45 5. "The Memories as a Sinner" 3:32 6. "Death with Dishonor" 3:04 7. "In Devil's Arms" 4:33
Act III Title 8. "Overture/Rex Tremendæ/I Saw the World's End" 6:06 9. "Salvation in Flame/Confutatis" 5:08 10. "Hangman's Hymn/In Paradisum/Das Ende" 5:11
Mirai Kawasima - Vocal, orchestrations, piano
Satoshi Fujinami - Bass
Shinichi Ishikawa - Guitar
Junichi Harashima - Drums
Rob Urbinati (Sacrifice ) - Guitar solo on #4
Mike "Gunface" McKenzie (The Red Chord ) - Guitar solo on #7
Chuck Keller (Ares Kingdom ) - Guitar solo on #5
Aurielle Gregory (Giant Squid ) - Female vocal on #4
Tim Conroy - Trumpet on #1, #4, #10
Steven Sagala (Enforsaken ) - Requiem choir
Void (Samas ) - Requiem choir
Glendalis Gonzalez - Requiem choir
Claire Joseph - Requiem choir
Zack Bissell - Requiem choir
Grant Taylor - Requiem choir
T. Osada – Audio engineering
James Murphy – Mastering engineer