After virtually 20 years away, Japan’s experimental excessive steel pioneers Sigh are returning to the U.S. for a week-long tour, beginning with the Fireplace within the Mountains competition (July 23-26, 2026) and lengthening to stops in Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Berkeley, and Los Angeles. Sharing the stage with them can be progressive steel outfit Dreadnought from Denver, CO.
Frontman Mirai Kawashima expressed his pleasure in regards to the tour: “I’m actually excited that Sigh are lastly touring the US once more. We performed at some US festivals, however the final ‘tour’ was in 2008, so that is going to be the primary US tour in practically 2 many years!
“I’m 100% certain that now we’ve got the strongest line-up ever throughout our 36-year profession. Undoubtedly you might have by no means seen a stage like ours earlier than. Do not miss this chance to expertise the Asian horror theater.”
For Dreadnought, the chance is equally momentous. Kelly Schilling shared: “We’re honored to affix the legends Sigh on tour following our Fireplace within the Mountains look! We can be performing new music in anticipation of one thing new to return…”
7/23 Blackfeet Nation MT Fireplace within the Mountains
7/26 Seattle WA El Corazon
7/28 Portland OR Star Theater
7/29 Sacramento CA Cafe Colonial
7/30 Berkeley CA Cornerstone
7/31 Los Angeles CA 1720
Set in opposition to the distant wilderness close to Glacier Nationwide Park in Montana – a area the Blackfeet Nation name “The Spine of the World” – Fireplace within the Mountains continues to ascertain itself as North America’s most immersive heavy music expertise.
Combining music, artwork, training, meals, and social accountability, the competition is designed to reconnect attendees with nature whereas delivering unforgettable performances below open skies.
Different competition highlights embrace 16 Horsepower, Enslaved, Baroness, Borknagar, Yob, The Ruins of Beverast, SubRosa, Stuffed with Hell, Gallowbraid, Wayfarer, Outdated Man Gloom, Raven Chacon & Iggor Cavalera, Midwife, Phobophilic, Tarantella, Yaotl Mictlan, Savage Oath, Galvanist, Nocturne, and El Welk.
From atmospheric black steel to doom, people, and experimental soundscapes, the invoice as soon as once more displays the competition’s dedication to music that feels elemental — finest skilled beneath open skies and mountain horizons. Get your tickets right here.
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