Seikima-II discography
The discography of the Japanese heavy metal band Seikima-II consists of 13 studio albums, 11 live albums, 29 singles and numerous compilations, many of which feature re-recordings.
Formed in 1982, Seikima-II released 12 studio albums before disbanding in 1999. Their first, Seikima-II - Akuma ga Kitarite Heavy Metal, was released in 1985, reached number 48 on the Oricon chart and marked the first time a Japanese metal band sold over 100,000 copies.[1][2] Their second, The End of the Century, was released the following year, reached number 5 and sold over 200,000 copies.[2] The 1989 compilation of re-recordings, Worst, was the first Japanese metal album to reach number one on the chart.[3] In total, the group has sold over 10 million records in Japan alone.[4]
Seikima-II have had several limited-time reunions since 2005. Although live albums were typically recorded and released from these reunions, re-recordings such as the Akuma Nativity "Songs of the Sword" (2009) and Akuma Relativity (2010) albums and all new double A-side singles "Kōryōtaru Shin Sekai / Planet/The Hell" and "Noroi no Shananana / Goblin's Scale" (both 2016) have also been released. In 2022 the band released Bloodiest, their first album of new material in 23 years.
Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Release date | Label | Oricon[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seikima II - Akuma ga Kitarite Heavy Metal (聖飢魔II〜悪魔が来たりてヘヴィメタる) |
September 21, 1985 | Fitzbeat (CBS Sony) | 48 |
| The End of the Century | April 2, 1986 | 5 | |
| From Hell with Love (地獄より愛をこめて) |
November 21, 1986 | 8 | |
| Big Time Changes | November 21, 1987 | 9 | |
| The Outer Mission | December 9, 1988 | 7 | |
| Yūgai (有害) |
September 9, 1990 | 5 | |
| Kyōfu no Restaurant (恐怖のレストラン) |
October 21, 1992 | 8 | |
| Ponk!! | July 1, 1994 | 11 | |
| Mephistopheles no Shōzō (メフィストフェレスの肖像) |
September 21, 1996 | Ariola (BMG Japan) | 19 |
| News | July 2, 1997 | 45 | |
| Move | July 23, 1998 | 30 | |
| Living Legend | October 21, 1999 | 14 | |
| Bloodiest | September 21, 2022 | Ariola (Sony Music Direct) | 4 |
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Release date | Label | Oricon[5] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worst | September 21, 1989 | Fitzbeat (CBS Sony) | 1 | Re-recordings and remixes |
| Ai to Gyakusatsu no Hibi [Rekidaiko Kyōten Taizen] (愛と虐殺の日々 [歴代小教典大全]) |
December 13, 1991 | Fitzbeat (Sony) | 16 | Collects singles released between 1986 and 1991 |
| 1999 Black List | May 21, 1999 | Ariola (BMG Japan) | 14 | Mainly re-recordings |
| 1999 Blood List | July 1, 1999 | Fitzbeat (Ki/oon) | 18 | |
| Seikima-II Ko-Akuma Katsudō Dai Denbatsu (聖飢魔II 個悪魔活動大選抜) |
November 3, 1999 | Fitzbeat | — | Compiles songs by the members' musical projects outside of Seikima-II |
| Devil Bless You! ~Seikima-II Final Works~ (DEVIL BLESS YOU! 〜聖飢魔II FINAL WORKS〜) |
November 22, 2000 | Ariola (BMG Japan) | — | |
| Seikima-II Nyūmon Kyōten The Best of the Worst (聖飢魔II 入門教典 THE BEST OF THE WORST) |
July 6, 2003 | — | ||
| Akuma Nativity "Songs of the Sword" | September 16, 2009 | Avex Trax | 15 | English re-recordings |
| Akuma Relativity | July 28, 2010 | 17 | English re-recordings and 4 new Japanese songs | |
| A Quarter Century of Rebellion -Sekaiteki Gokuaku Shūtaiseiban- (A QUARTER CENTURY OF REBELLION -世界的極悪集大成盤-) |
July 28, 2010 | 38 | Compiles songs from Akuma Nativity "Songs of the Sword" and Akuma Relativity plus 1 new re-recording | |
| Ai to Gyakusatsu no Hibi ~Rekidaiko Kyōten Sony Jidai Kanzenban~ (愛と虐殺の日々〜歴代小教典 ソニー時代完全盤〜) |
November 27, 2013 | Sony Music Direct | 102 | Compiles 1991's Ai to Gyakusatsu no Hibi and the singles released since |
| XXX -The Ultimate Worst- | August 25, 2016 | 15 |
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Release date | Label | Oricon[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live! Black Mass in London | March 13, 1992 | Fitzbeat (Sony) | 18 |
| The Black Mass Final 3 Nights | March 8, 2000 | Ariola (BMG Japan) | — |
| The Live Black Mass B.D.3 Mephistopheles no Inbō (THE LIVE BLACK MASS B.D.3 メフィストフェレスの陰謀) |
July 6, 2005 | Ariola (BMG Funhouse) | — |
| All Standing Shokei The Live Black Mass D.C.7 (オールスタンディング処刑 THE LIVE BLACK MASS D.C.7) |
March 29, 2006 | Ariola (BMG Japan) | 45 |
| Kyōfu no Fukkatsu-sai The Black Mass D.C.7 Selection +α (恐怖の復活祭 THE LIVE BLACK MASS D.C.7 SELECTION +α) |
May 24, 2006 | 35 | |
| ICBM Osaka -Yōen! + Shinkan! + Bakushō! = Kyūkyoku Enjō!!- (ICBM OSAKA -妖艶!+震撼!+爆笑!=究極炎上!!-) |
March 2, 2011 | Avex Trax | 30 |
| Tribute to Japan - The Benefit Black Mass 2 Days, D.C.13 - | June 20, 2012 | 52 | |
| 121212 -Saishūketsu Dai Kuro Misa- (121212 -再集結大黒ミサ-) |
December 12, 2012 | 91 | |
| Zenseki Shikei -Live Black Mass Tokyo- (全席死刑 -LIVE BLACK MASS 東京-) |
April 13, 2016 | Ariola | 13 |
| Zoku Zenseki Shikei -Live Black Mass Osaka- (続・全席死刑 -LIVE BLACK MASS 大阪-) |
July 27, 2016 | 23 | |
| Jigoku no Saishin Seikyū -Live Black Mass Budōkan- (地獄の再審請求 -LIVE BLACK MASS武道館-) |
October 23, 2016 | 24 |
Singles
[edit]| Title | Release date | Oricon[6] |
|---|---|---|
| "Rōningyō no Yakata" (蠟人形の館) |
April 2, 1986 | 17 |
| "Adam no Ringo" (アダムの林檎) |
November 1, 1986 | 29 |
| "El・Do・Ra・Do" | March 21, 1987 | 39 |
| "1999 Secret Object" | November 21, 1987 | 33 |
| "Stainless Night" | May 21, 1988 | 17 |
| "Big Time Surrender" | July 21, 1988 | 84 |
| "Winner!" | October 21, 1988 | 11 |
| "Shiroi Kiseki" (白い奇蹟) |
August 2, 1989 | 12 |
| "Bad Again ~Utsukushiki Hangyaku~" (BAD AGAIN 〜美しき反逆〜) |
February 1, 1990 | 5 |
| "Yūgai Rock" (有害ロック) |
July 21, 1990 | 14 |
| "Pharaoh no Yōni" (ファラオのように) |
October 21, 1990 | 19 |
| "Akaitama no Densetsu" (赤い玉の伝説) |
January 21, 1991 | 12 |
| "Natsuyasumi" (夏休み) |
July 25, 1991 | 12 |
| "Seigi no Tame ni" (正義のために) |
July 1, 1992 | 26 |
| "Mangetsu no Yoru" (満月の夜) |
September 21, 1992 | 19 |
| "Sekaiichi no Kuchizuke o" (世界一のくちづけを) |
October 21, 1993 | 21 |
| "Teenage Dream" | June 6, 1994 | 35 |
| "Tatakau Nihonjin" (闘う日本人) |
June 6, 1994 | 33 |
| "Akaitama no Densetsu (Remastered Version)" (赤い玉の伝説（リマスター・ヴァージョン）) |
July 21, 1990 | — |
| "Yajū" (野獣) |
May 22, 1996 | 56 |
| "Akuma no Merry Christmas (Seishun-hen)" (悪魔のメリークリスマス（青春編）) |
December 13, 1996 | 39 |
| "Brand New Song" | April 23, 1997 | 36 |
| "Mahiru no Tsuki ~Moon at Mid Day~" (真昼の月〜MOON AT MID DAY〜) |
June 21, 1997 | 57 |
| "Sora no Shizuku" (空の雫) |
April 22, 1998 | 45 |
| "Masquerade" | July 3, 1998 | 52 |
| "Rōningyō no Yakata '99" (蠟人形の館 '99) |
April 21, 1999 | 28 |
| "20 Seiki Kyōshikyoku" (20世紀狂詩曲) |
September 22, 1999 | 26 |
| "Kōryōtaru Shin Sekai / Planet/The Hell" (荒涼たる新世界/PLANET / THE HELL) |
April 13, 2016 | 12 |
| "Noroi no Shananana / Goblin's Scale" (呪いのシャ・ナ・ナ・ナ/GOBLIN'S SCALE) |
June 15, 2016 | 11 |
References
[edit]- ^ "聖飢魔II～悪魔が来たりてヘヴィメタる : 聖飢魔II". HMV Group (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ a b "聖飢魔II、ヘヴィメタルをお茶の間に 布教させた初期の傑作『THE END OF THE CENTURY』". OK Music (in Japanese). 2016-02-17. Archived from the original on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "日本人のへヴィメタル蔑視を解消させた"歌謡メタル"が激動の1989年に残した爪あと". Nikkan Spa! (in Japanese). 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "Japan's SEIKIMA-II To Release 'Akuma Nativity - Songs of the Sword' Compilation". Blabbermouth.net. 2009-07-16. Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ a b c "聖飢魔IIのアルバム売上ランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ "聖飢魔IIのシングル売上ランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-03-12.