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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.