The Japanese metalcore band that became the first from its country to win the Wacken Metal Battle, in 2022, puts out Homura today through Arising Empire, eleven tracks with Fuki guesting on the title song.
Sable Hills are Takuya Mishima on vocals, Wataru Yuasa on guitar and vocals, Rict Mishima on guitar, Takuya Ueda on bass and Keita Kondo on drums. Homura follows Embers (2019) and Duality.
The tracks: "Reignite," "Scars," "Namu," "Godforsaken," "Higanbana," "Labyrinth," "Closure," "Komorebi," "Homura," "Outspoken" and "Rain." "Scars" and "Higanbana" went out ahead with videos.
The band have played Wacken twice, the win included, along with Brutal Assault and Knotfest, and have shared stages with Coldrain, Crystal Lake, Fit for a King and After the Burial. Their own Frontline Festival at Club Citta Kawasaki drew close to a thousand people.