Debut full-length album “Destination” out October 31, 2025.
Sailing Before The Wind is a Japanese metalcore outfit formed in Tokyo in 2011. Throughout its history, the fully independent band has gone through numerous line-up changes, with bassist and composer Bitoku (known as a touring bassist for Crystal Lake), serving as the only original member. Bitoku writes and engineers every song in the band's repertoire.
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.