Ling Tosite Sigure was formed in 2002 in Saitama, Japan.
TK (
vocals,
guitar) and 345 (vocals,
bass) started first with NodaMEN (
drums) then Pierre Nakano (drums) joined shortly, replacing Noda. The band released several demos before starting their own label, Nakano Records, and releasing their debut album
#4. Their second album,
Inspiration is DEAD, was released on August 22, 2007, following an EP
Feeling Your UFO the previous year, giving the band increased popularity and exposure throughout Japan. They appeared in the Countdown music festival in 2007 and continued to tour on a regular basis. In July they participated in the
Fuji Rock Festival and in August the
Rising Sun Rock Festival. In December 2008, Ling Tosite Sigure released the single "moment A rhythm", after signing to major label
Sony Music. The single included an art book consisting of Kitajima's photography. Their third album,
Just a Moment, was released on May 15, 2009, from which "JPOP Xfile" was featured on
Space Shower TV. The band released their fourth album
Still a Sigure Virgin? on September 22, 2010. They went on their "Virgin Killer" tour from late October to early December. The first music video from the album, "I Was Music", aired on September 14. In 2011, the band continued to tour as TK released a film and photo book and Nakano released an instructional drum DVD. On November 14, 2012, they released single titled "Abnormalize". The title song was used for the opening of the anime series
Psycho-Pass. The song was performed on
Music Station. The band's 5th studio album ''
I'mperfect was released on April 10, 2013. The band signed to specialized European record label JPU Records in June 2013 and released I'mperfect'' all across Europe. The band released the single "Enigmatic Feeling" on November 5, 2014. The title song was used for the opening of the anime series
Psycho-Pass 2. On January 14, 2015, the band released another single, "Who What Who What", and their first
compilation album Best of Tornado. Unlike their other singles, "Who What Who What" only contained one song, which was used for the anime movie
Psycho-Pass: The Movie. The song was performed on
Music Station.
Best of Tornado featured remixed and remastered editions of their previous songs. There were 3 different releases of the album: the regular version, featuring one disc; the
Tornado Edition, which contained 2 discs, the second having 11 music videos, and the
Hyper Tornado Edition which contained 3 discs, the third being several demo tapes and audio of their live performances. An EP titled
Es or S was released on September 2, 2015. The limited edition featured a
7-inch LP,
A-side playing "SOSOS" and the
B-side being "Mirror Frustration". On August 23, 2017, the band released the single "DIE meets HARD". The single featured a song made in collaboration with
Koji Nakamura ("DIE meets HARD Koji Nakamura Remix"). The Limited Edition came with 2 discs; one containing 3 songs and the other containing their "DIE meets HARD" music video and a 15-minute podcast between the 3 members (titled
DIE HARD radio on the disk). A 1-minute edit of the song was used as the opening for the drama series
Shimokitazawa DIE HARD. On November 17, 2017, the band's 6th studio album
#5 was announced with a February 14, 2018, release date. This was the band's first album release in roughly 5 years. The limited-edition came with a DVD containing music videos for "Chocolate Passion" and "#5", as well as a second installment of
DIE HARD radio, which once again featured a podcast between the three members. In addition, a nationwide tour (
Rin to Shinku Tour 2018 "Five For You") was announced to accompany the album, starting March 3 at Kanazawa EIGHT HALL, and lasting 12 total performances. On April 18, 2019, the band released their new song "laser beamer" digitally. The song was written for the first ever stage adaptation of the anime series
Psycho-Pass entitled
Psycho-Pass: Virtue and Vice. On July 3, 2019, the band digitally released the single titled "Neighbormind / laser beamer" from which "Neighbormind" was later used as the main theme for the Japanese dub of the film
Spider-Man: Far From Home. Almost exactly 15 years after the release of
#4 the band decided to release a remastered version on November 11, 2020, titled
#4 -Retornado- (or
#4 -Retornade-). The band released a new single
Perfake Perfect on January 20, 2021. The title's song was used as theme song of the second stage adaptation
Psycho-Pass: Virtue and Vice 2 from the
Psycho-Pass anime series. Few days before, on January 18, 2021, the
Perfake Perfect Tour took its first place in KT Zepp Yokohama. On May 11, 2022, the band released the new digital single "Tatsumaite senno ()" to celebrate their 20th anniversary. On Sep 21st, "Marvelous Persona" was chosen as the opening theme for
Line News Vision drama series, Joge Kankei. On Nov 11, Sigure announced their work-in-progress seventh studio album,
Last Aurorally, along with a promotional tour titled
Aurora Is Mine. The album released on April 12, 2023. On July 1, 2023, The band announced the concert of
Tornado Anniversary 2023 〜15m12cm〜 to celebrate 15th year of their major debut single,
moment A rhythm on December 8, 2023. On April 24, 2024, the band made an announcement in celebration of Pierre Nakano joining Ling Tosite Sigure in 2004. They have decided to hold four concert tours, starting at Zepp Osaka Bayside, followed by Haneda and DiverCity, and ending at Zepp Nagoya. The band will play at the Zepp Haneda inTokyo in March 2026. == Band member ==