Sigh are pros. Ambitious and unrestained, they’re a band that can always be counted on to make an interesteing record.

Their latest, ‘In Somniphobia’ is a towering edifice of metal, jazz, noise and prog.

As ever, the challenge for Mirai Kawashima and his merry band of mad musicians is to craft it all into something that’s listenable.

At this stage though, we know we’re in good hands. Paul Condon peers deep into this latest effort.

It’s an insidious little fucker, this new Christian Mistress album. Expecting to be grabbed by the throat in the way their early 7″  and ‘Agony & Opium’ had done, I was eager to get stuck into “Possession” as soon as it showed up in the review box. I was very keen to see if their move [...]