Their second, The End of the Century, was released the following year, reached number 5 and sold over 200,000 copies. 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. They released their first album of new material in 23 years in 2022, and are set to continue the reunion and tour into 2023.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.įormed in 1982, Seikima-II released 12 studio albums before disbanding in 1999. Seikima-II was scheduled to perform a 35th anniversary tour in 2020 and then 2021, but both were turned into fan events due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic. They performed a two leg 30th anniversary tour from September 2015 into February 2016. In 2011, an encore of their world tour was held and the band hosted two charity concerts that included several different artists in response to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. One in 2005 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut and another in 2010 celebrating their 25th anniversary, the latter including their first ever world tour. However, Seikima-II has had several limited reunions since their disbandment. In accordance to the fictional prophecy and after completing their 'world conquest', the band disbanded after the third concert at the exact end of the century on Decemat 23:59:59 JST.

This story culminated in 1999 with a series of three consecutive concerts called The Black Mass Final 3 Nights on December 29–31, with the last known as 'The Doomsday'. In their backstory and songs such as 'The End of the Century', Seikima-II prophesied that they would conquer the world for the forces of evil and, after successfully completing the task, would disband at the end of the 20th century. Each member is a demon of a different hierarchical class, with His Excellency Demon Kakka being leader of the Akuma and His Majesty Damian Hamada being the 'Crown Prince of Hell'.

According to their fictional backstory, Seikima-II are a group of Akuma ( 悪魔, 'demons') from the futuristic hyper-evolved dimension Makai ( 魔界, 'demon world') that preach a religion called Akumakyō ( 悪魔教) in order to propagate Satan through the use of heavy metal music. The band members each wear face paint and elaborate stage outfits and have adopted fictional personas for the purpose of theatrics.

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Seikima ii discography