Sailing Before The Wind

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New single 'Picture Perfect' out now April 16, 2025!

Sailing Before The Wind is a Japanese metalcore outfit formed in Tokyo in 2011. The band gained a growing underground fan base from their 2012 EP Judgement and followed by 2016 EP Sanctuary. Their 2019 EP, Revised Standards, ranked #2 in Japanese Apple Music Metal chart and featured guest vocals from Thomas Pirozzi of Sienna Skies, Al & Nick Boltz of A Scent Like Wolves. After releasing 7 EPs and many tours, the band highly recognized in Japanese metalcore scene in recent years.

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04	Break the Silence (Rerecorded)	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial			04:20
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - kneeya / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Sail Away (Rerecorded)	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial			04:22
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - kneeya / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	Drift Apart	Sailing Before The Wind	Sanctuary			04:25
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - Ryoichi Suemori / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto - Ryoichi Suemori
01	Rain or Shine (feat. Milad Parsa)	Sailing Before The Wind	Rain or Shine (feat. Milad Parsa)			04:02
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
01	Resistance	Sailing Before The Wind	Resistance			01:14
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
01	Decaders	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial			01:45
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Eclipse	Sailing Before The Wind	Sanctuary			03:26
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	Cross the Ocean (Rerecorded)	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial			03:44
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - kneeya / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

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Albums

: 20-11-2024

Revised Seasons

01	Promise of Spring (feat. Valoria & Joey Rodriguez)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Seasons			03:32
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Catch the Sunlight (feat. Life Right Now & Justin DiMarco)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Seasons			03:42
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	Monochrome Autumn (feat. Leons Massacre & Alex Rivers)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Seasons			03:28
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	Through the Snowstorm (feat. Right Here Right Now & Drake Shirley)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Seasons			03:12
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

: 28-06-2024

Revised Elements

01	Inferno (feat. CØRTES & Zoume) [New Mix]	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Elements			03:40
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Breath of Air (feat. Matt Sosa) [New Mix]	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Elements			04:11
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	Aquashadow (feat. Gabriele Sampieri & The Avalanche Diaries)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Elements			03:14
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	End of the Road (feat. Kyle Richards & GraveBound)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Elements			03:56
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

: 29-11-2023

A Dream of Sailing (Live at GARRET)

01	One Step Over (Live at GARRET, Tokyo, 2023) [Intro]	Sailing Before The Wind	A Dream of Sailing (Live at GARRET)			00:56
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	One Step Over (Live at GARRET, Tokyo, 2023)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Dream of Sailing (Live at GARRET)			03:56
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	Drift Apart (Live at GARRET, Tokyo, 2023)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Dream of Sailing (Live at GARRET)			04:14
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - Ryoichi Suemori / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto - Ryoichi Suemori
04	Resistance (Live at GARRET, Tokyo, 2023)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Dream of Sailing (Live at GARRET)			01:30
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
05	Inferno (Live at GARRET, Tokyo, 2023)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Dream of Sailing (Live at GARRET)			03:51
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
06	Stargazer (Live at GARRET, Tokyo, 2023)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Dream of Sailing (Live at GARRET)			04:29
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - kneeya / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
07	Rain or Shine (Live at GARRET, Tokyo, 2023)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Dream of Sailing (Live at GARRET)			04:19
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

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: 10-03-2023

A Decade of Sailors (Live at CYCLONE)

01	Decaders (Live at CYCLONE, Tokyo, 2022)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Decade of Sailors (Live at CYCLONE)			01:50
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Drift Apart (Live at CYCLONE, Tokyo, 2022)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Decade of Sailors (Live at CYCLONE)			04:13
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - Ryoichi Suemori / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto - Ryoichi Suemori
03	One Step Over (Live at CYCLONE, Tokyo, 2022)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Decade of Sailors (Live at CYCLONE)			03:51
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	Resistance (Live at CYCLONE, Tokyo, 2022)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Decade of Sailors (Live at CYCLONE)			01:12
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
05	Eastern Dividers (Live at CYCLONE, Tokyo, 2022)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Decade of Sailors (Live at CYCLONE)			04:35
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
06	Western Survivors (Live at CYCLONE, Tokyo, 2022)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Decade of Sailors (Live at CYCLONE)			05:06
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
07	Four Rivers Interlude (Live at CYCLONE, Tokyo, 2022)	Sailing Before The Wind	A Decade of Sailors (Live at CYCLONE)			00:35
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

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EPs

: 09-05-2024

Revised Elements (Instrumental)

01	Inferno (feat. CØRTES) [Instrumental]	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Elements (Instrumental)			03:40
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Breath of Air (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Elements (Instrumental)			04:11
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	Aquashadow (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Elements (Instrumental)			03:14
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	End of the Road (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Elements (Instrumental)			03:56
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

℗ 2024 Sailing Before The Wind: 17-04-2024

Breath of Air (Remixes)

01	Breath of Air (Creggles Remix)	Sailing Before The Wind	Breath of Air (Remixes)			02:13
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Breath of Air (feat. Matt Sosa) (EYEWIRE Remix)	Sailing Before The Wind	Breath of Air (Remixes)			03:50
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	Breath of Air (BD LCK Remix)	Sailing Before The Wind	Breath of Air (Remixes)			04:00
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	Breath of Air (feat. Matt Sosa) (Gloomchild Remix)	Sailing Before The Wind	Breath of Air (Remixes)			04:14
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

Sailing Before The Wind: 13-07-2023

One Step Over (Remixes)

01	One Step Over (DEADSOULXIII Remix)	Sailing Before The Wind	One Step Over (Remixes)			03:58
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	One Step Over (feat. An Honest Mistake) (DVR3N Remix)	Sailing Before The Wind	One Step Over (Remixes)			03:48
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	One Step Over (RyokuSatori Remix)	Sailing Before The Wind	One Step Over (Remixes)			03:17
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	One Step Over (Monomythic Remix)	Sailing Before The Wind	One Step Over (Remixes)			04:36
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

℗ 2024 Sailing Before The Wind: 27-09-2021

Immemorial (Instrumental)

01	Decaders (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial (Instrumental)			01:45
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Sail Away (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial (Instrumental)			04:22
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	Cross the Ocean (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial (Instrumental)			03:44
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	Break the Silence (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial (Instrumental)			04:20
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
05	Misguided Sunrise (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial (Instrumental)			05:53
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

: 20-08-2021

Immemorial

01	Decaders	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial			01:45
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Sail Away (Rerecorded)	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial			04:22
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - kneeya / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	Cross the Ocean (Rerecorded)	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial			03:44
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - kneeya / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	Break the Silence (Rerecorded)	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial			04:20
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - kneeya / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
05	Misguided Sunrise (feat. Lucas Spencer)	Sailing Before The Wind	Immemorial			05:53
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - kneeya / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

℗ 2024 Sailing Before The Wind: 18-10-2019

Revised Standards (Instrumental)

01	Eastern Dividers (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Standards (Instrumental)			04:33
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Western Survivors (feat. Clinton Tustin) (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Standards (Instrumental)			05:09
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	Southern Cross (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Standards (Instrumental)			03:47
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	Northern Wings (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Standards (Instrumental)			04:10
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

: 02-06-2019

Revised Standards II

01	Eastern Dividers	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Standards II			04:33
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Western Survivors (feat. Clinton Tustin)	Sailing Before The Wind	Revised Standards II			05:09
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

℗ 2024 Sailing Before The Wind: 26-05-2016

Sanctuary (Instrumental)

01	Maverick (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Sanctuary (Instrumental)			04:30
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Eclipse (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Sanctuary (Instrumental)			03:26
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	Four Rivers (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Sanctuary (Instrumental)			03:53
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	Drift Apart (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Sanctuary (Instrumental)			04:25
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
05	Iolite (Instrumental)	Sailing Before The Wind	Sanctuary (Instrumental)			04:27
	Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

: 25-05-2016

Sanctuary

01	Maverick	Sailing Before The Wind	Sanctuary			04:30
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - Ryoichi Suemori / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Eclipse	Sailing Before The Wind	Sanctuary			03:26
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	Four Rivers	Sailing Before The Wind	Sanctuary			03:53
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - Ryoichi Suemori / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	Drift Apart	Sailing Before The Wind	Sanctuary			04:25
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - Ryoichi Suemori / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto - Ryoichi Suemori
05	Iolite	Sailing Before The Wind	Sanctuary			04:27
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

: 29-09-2012

Judgement

01	Lawbreaker	Sailing Before The Wind	Judgement			01:10
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
02	Stargazer	Sailing Before The Wind	Judgement			04:44
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - kneeya / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
03	Aureola	Sailing Before The Wind	Judgement			04:46
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - kneeya / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
04	Distance	Sailing Before The Wind	Judgement			05:04
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - kneeya / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto
05	Futurist	Sailing Before The Wind	Judgement			05:28
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto - kneeya / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto

Singles

: 16-04-2025

Picture Perfect

01	Picture Perfect	Sailing Before The Wind	Picture Perfect			03:26
	Writer: Bitoku Sakamoto / Composers: Bitoku Sakamoto