It was released in the UK on 26 June 2006 on their new label Bieler Bros. The band returned in 2006 with their second full-length album Death of a Dead Day. Also in 2004, the band made an appearance at the debut Fuse Leeds festival of cross-disciplinary New Music, at the personal invitation of festival curator Django Bates (they played a support slot to Bates' own jazz ensemble on the closing night of the festival). The band subsequently traveled to Japan in 2004, firstly supporting Anthrax and Killswitch Engage, then playing at the Fuji Rock Festival in August with Lou Reed, PJ Harvey and Primus.
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In support of the album, Sikth performed at Download Festival at Donington Park in 2003. The album has sold approximately 30,000 copies in the UK, Japan and Australia. Two singles were released from the album in "Scent of the Obscene" (October) and "Peep Show" (December). Mixing duties were handled by Colin Richardson. The album was produced by the band themselves, along with Andrew Scarth. SikTh's debut album The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait for Something Wild was released on 18 August 2003 through Gut Records. It went on to win the best video award in The Big Cheese Magazine, as well as reaching number 1 on MTV UK, and being an A-list video on MTV Asia. The song was made into an animated video, which was written, directed and produced by Mikee Goodman. The song "How May I Help You?" contained a story about a person called Rodney. A video for the song "(If You Weren't So) Perfect" was also contained. The band's first release for Gut Records was an EP titled How May I Help You? Released in 2002, it featured three tracks, two of which were on the band's debut album. Released in 2002, it featured three tracks, as well as a limited edition live CD from the BBC Radio 1 recordings of the same songs. Their first official release was an EP titled Let the Transmitting Begin. That line-up consisted of dual vocalists Mikee Goodman and Justin Hill, guitarists Dan Weller and Graham Pinney, bassist James Leach and drummer/percussionist Dan Foord. SikTh formed in late 1999, but consolidated their line-up in March 2001.
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The latter is in full force on the soaring, atmospheric number "In This Light", as well as the hook laden rocker "Where Do We Fall?". The vocals on the CD range from maniacal screams ala Devin Townsend or Jens Kidman from Meshuggah, mixed with some nice melodic clean vocals. Upon further spins though, there's a band that has obviously worked just as hard at crafting catchy harmonies to go along with all the musical mayhem. One listen through all twelve tracks of Death of a Dead Day will leave your jaw hanging on the floor with all the crazy time changes and wacked-out instrumental breaks ("Bland Street Bloom" and "Way Beyond the Fond Old River" being two perfect examples), leaving you to come to the first impression that these guys are all about throwing mind-blowing guitar and drum barrages at the listener and pummeling with their ultra-technical style. However, these guys mesh their over-the-top technical metal/prog stew with heaping amounts of melody and memorable arrangements. Bungle, Frank Zappa, and Allan Holdsworth. On one hand, Sikth wear their influences on their sleeves-listen carefully and you will hear references to bands like Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Dream Theater, System of a Down, Pantera, Korn, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Steve Vai, Faith No More, Mr. It's not everyday you come upon a band like North London's six piece ensemble Sikth.