Sable Hills

Sable Hills
Sable Hills performing in 2023
Sable Hills performing in 2023
Background information
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenreMetalcore
Years active2015–present
LabelArising Empire
Members
  • Takuya
  • Rict
  • Wataru
  • Ueda
  • Keita
Websitesablehills.jp

Sable Hills is a Japanese metalcore band from Tokyo. They won first place in the 2022 Wacken Open Air metal battle competition. As of 2026, they have released three studio albums.

History

Sable Hills was formed in 2015 by the brothers Takuya (vocals) and Rict (guitars). The band is complemented by bassist Ueda, drummer Keita, and second guitarist/vocalist Wataru. They have released three studio albums: Embers (2019), Duality (2022), and Odyssey (2024).

In August 2022, Sable Hills performed at Wacken Open Air, winning first place in the metal battle. The band signed with the German record label Arising Empire at the end of 2023.

Musical style and inspirations

Among Sable Hills' musical influences are such metalcore bands as As I Lay Dying, Parkway Drive, Unearth, Texas in July, and Counterparts. Some sources categorize their musical style as melodic metalcore and hardcore punk.

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

References

  1. ↑ "Interview: Rict Mishima (Sable Hills) – April 2022". Pix666 (in German). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Biography". Sable Hills (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2023.[dead link]
  3. ↑ "Sable Hills to perform at Wacken Open Air for the second time in two years – AVO Magazine – One click closer to Japan". 9 April 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Sable Hills". JaME. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Metal Battle. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. ↑ I, Lisa Santiuste (7 December 2022). "2022 – Sable Hills". Metal Battle. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sable Hills joins Arising Empire family!". Arising Empire. 29 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sable Hills". MetalMusicArchives.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

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