# SiM (band)

SiM (Silence iz Mine) are a Japanese alternative metal band from the Kanagawa Prefecture formed in 2004. The band currently consists of MAH (vocals), SHOW-HATE (guitar), SIN (bass), and GODRi (drums). Their musical style mixes heavy metal, alternative, hip hop, ska, reggae, dub, and punk with rebellious lyrics (mostly in English) and songs with attitude.
The band signed with Pony Canyon in 2022 and released their single "The Rumbling", used as the opening theme for the anime Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2. The single entered the US Billboard charts at No. 1 on the Hot Hard Rock Songs, No. 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, No. 2 on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales, and No. 13 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs.

## History
### 2004–2006: Formation

SiM was founded by MAH in November 2004 in Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture, 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 Tower Records 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 Seeds of Hope 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 Coldrain. The band moved to Universal Music Japan and made a major debut with their single "Evils" on April 3, 2013. On October 23, they released the first album Pandora since their major debut, and peaked at fifth in the Oricon 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 No. 20 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 while "Crows" reached No. 18 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 and stayed for 2 weeks.
On November 4, 2015, SiM performed at Nippon Budokan 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 Fuji TV 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 Yokohama Arena.
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 Yakuza Kiwami 2.
On November 20, 2018, the band released the single "Diamond". On December 12, 2018, the band released the single "Lion's Dens", which was used as the opening song for Japan's Wrestle Kingdom 13.

### 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 "The Rumbling" 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 Pony Canyon record label. SiM performed in the US at Crunchyroll Expo 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 Dance Gavin Dance 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 FACT, MAN WITH A MISSION, and coldrain, as well as instrumentalists from Crossfaith, Crystal Lake, and Paledusk. The group is due to release a digital single on December 6th, 2024, ahead of their participation in the festival's final event, REDLINE ALL THE FINAL, at Chiba's Makuhari Messe.

## Band members
### Current members

* MAH (Manabu Taniguchi) – vocals (2004–present), guitars (2004–2006)
* SHOW-HATE (Shouhei Iida) – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals (2006–present)
* SIN (Shinya Shinohara) – bass guitar, backing vocals (2009–present)
* GODRi (Yuya Taniguchi) – drums, backing vocals (2009–present)

### Former members

* KAH – bass guitar (2004–2006)
* BUN – bass guitar (2006–2008)
* WAY – drums (2004–2009)

### Timeline
## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak position |
| Title | Album details | JPN |
| Silence Iz Mine | Released: June 25, 2008 Label: U-Project Format: CD | — |
| Seeds of Hope | Released: October 12, 2011 Label: Gil Soundworks Formats: CD, digital download | 55 |
| Pandora | Released: October 23, 2013 Label: Nayutawave Records Formats: CD, digital download | 5 |
| The Beautiful People | Released: April 6, 2016 Label: EMI Records Formats: CD, digital download | 6 |
| Thank God, There Are Hundreds of Ways to Kill Enemies | Released: June 17, 2020 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download | 2 |
| Playdead | Released: September 27, 2023 Label: Pony Canyon, UNFD Formats: CD, digital download | 16 |

### Mini albums

| Title | Album details | Peak position |
| Title | Album details | JPN |
| Living in Pain | Released: October 6, 2010 Label: Dead Pop Records Format: CD | 221 |
| Life and Death | Released: May 2, 2012 Label: Gil Soundworks Formats: CD, digital download | 9 |
| I Against I | Released: September 17, 2014 Label: EMI Records Formats: CD, digital download | 7 |

### Extended plays

| Title | EP details | Peak position |
| Title | EP details | JPN |
| Beware | Released: September 21, 2022 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 20 |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak position | Peak position | Peak position | Peak position | Peak position | Peak position | Peak position | Album |
| Title | Year | JPN Oricon | JPN Billboard | US Bub. | US Rock | US Hard Rock | US Digital Rock | UK Rock | Album |
| "Paint Sky Blue" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silence iz Mine |
| "Murderer" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Anthem" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Evils" | 2013 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Existence" | 2014 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | The Beautiful People |
| "Angels and Devils" | 2015 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Crows" | 2015 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | The Beautiful People |
| "Let it End" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank God, There Are Hundreds Of Ways To Kill Enemies |
| "A / The Sound of Breath" | 2017 | 12 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Diamond" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank God, There Are Hundreds Of Ways To Kill Enemies |
| "Sand Castle" (featuring AkkoGorilla) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank God, There Are Hundreds Of Ways To Kill Enemies |
| "Bully" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank God, There Are Hundreds Of Ways To Kill Enemies |
| "Devil in Your Heart" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank God, There Are Hundreds Of Ways To Kill Enemies |
| "Baseball Bat" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank God, There Are Hundreds Of Ways To Kill Enemies |
| "Captain Hook" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank God, There Are Hundreds Of Ways To Kill Enemies |
| "The Rumbling" | 2022 | 28 | 67 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 23 | Beware |
| "Under the Tree" | 2023 | — | — | — | 46 | 10 | 18 | — | Playdead |

### DVDs

| Title | Details | Peak position |
| Title | Details | JPN |
| Dusk and Dawn | Released: November 14, 2012 Label: Gil Soundworks Format: DVD | 3 |
| 10 Years | Released: June 18, 2014 Label: Universal Music Japan Format: DVD | 4 |
| Who Says We Can't | Released: May 11, 2016 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: DVD, Blu-ray | 4 |
| Dead Man Walking -Live at Yokohama Arena- | Released: April 26, 2017 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: DVD, Blu-ray | 14 |
| Kyoto Strategy 2007–2017 10th Anniversary! (京都大作戦2007–2017 10th ANNIVERSARY ! ～心ゆくまでご覧な祭～) | Released: June 27, 2018 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: DVD, Blu-ray | 2 |
| Kyoto Strategy 2017 Live-A festival you can see to the fullest- (京都大作戦2017 LIVE ～心ゆくまでご覧な祭～) | Released: June 27, 2018 Label: Universal Music Japan Format: DVD | 38 |

### Covers

| Year | Title | Original artists | Performed by | Released on | Notes |
| 2008 | "Come Together" | The Beatles | SiM | Silence iz Mine album | |
| 2012 | "Something In The Way" | Nirvana | SiM | Nevermind Tribute album | A tribute album by Japanese music artists (released on April 4, 2012) to celebrates 20th anniversary of Nirvana's masterpiece album Nevermind. |

### Collaborations

| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Notes |
| 2011 | "The Maze" (featuring MAH) | Coldrain | The Enemy Inside | |
| 2014 | "Re-Education" (featuring MAH) | Skindred | Kill the Power (Japanese edition) | |
| 2017 | "Skyfall" (featuring MAH, Masato of coldrain, and Koie of Crossfaith) | One Ok Rock | Non-album single | Co-written by MAH. Sold only at venues of "2017 ONE OK ROCK Ambitions Japan Tour". |
| 2022 | "Catch Me" (featuring MAH) | The Oral Cigarettes | Bullets into the Pipe EP | |
| 2024 | "Chains (The Tower)" | Fame on Fire | The Death Card |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work/nominee | Result |
| 2013 | Billboard Japan Music Awards | Independent Artist of the Year | SiM | Nominated |
| 2013 | CD Shop Awards | Best Live Video | Dusk and Dawn | Won |
| 2014 | Space Shower Music Video Awards | Best Video | "Who's Next" | Nominated |
| 2016 | Space Shower Music Awards | Best Punk / Loud Rock Artist | SiM | Nominated |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Opening Sequence | "The Rumbling" (from Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 anime) | Won |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Anime Song | "The Rumbling" (from Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 anime) | Won |