Japanese metallers Sigh previously shared the first track from their new album, Heir To Despair, dubbed ‘Homo Homini Lupus’. The track features guest vocals from Philip Anselmo. Now watch the crazy animated video for the track created by legendary metal artist Costing Chioreanu.

Vocalist Mirai Kawashima comments,

“This truly disturbing video was done by Costing Chioreanu, who did the artwork for our previous album “Graveward”. I just told Costin what the song was about, and he interpreted it in his own way. He has made a few videos for Sigh before, so I was 100% sure that he would know what kind of feel I wanted for “Homo Homini Lupus”, but this one exceeds my expectation so much. This is so disturbing that whenever I see it, it makes me feel VERY uneasy…

“Homo Homini Lupus” is one of the fastest and the simplest tracks on “Heir to Despair”. Don’t expect other songs to sound like this. “Homo Homini Lupus” means “Man is wolf to man” in Latin. Thomas Hobbes referred to this verb to describe how men would act in the state of nature before we were civilized. The world shown in “The Walking Dead” series should be the best example of what we truly are. Men become wolves, or should I say men are wolves in their real nature. Look what our ancestors did during the wartime! Look what our ancestors did during famine! We have own wolves inside.”

“Heir to Despair” is available to pre-order now – https://sigh.lnk.to/HeirToDespair

Sigh are:

Mirai Kawashima: Vocals, Flute, Piccolo, Keyboards, Guitar, Taishogoto, etc

Dr. Mikannibal: Vocals, Alto Saxophone

You Oshima: Guitar

Satoshi Fujinami: Bass

Junichi Harashima: Drums

Heir to Despair

1. Aletheia

2. Homo Homini Lupus

3. Hunters Not Horned

4. In Memories Delusional

Heresy Trilogy

5. Heresy I: Oblivium

6. Heresy II: Acosmism

7. Heresy III: Sub Specie Aeternitatis

8. Hands of the String-puller

9. Heir to Despair.

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