Shadow
The so-called Gothenburg style of melodic death metal is, of course,
dominated by Swedish bands, but there are several bands in other
parts of the world taking their cue from the likes of
In Flames and
Dark Tranquillity.
As proof of this, one need look no further than Japan's
Shadow.
Their self-titled debut features virtually every trademark of the
genre, with the only down point being that really sound too much
like their rivals and not enough like a band attempting to forge
some sort of identity.
There is one semi-novelty here, and that is that the vocalist is
female, though anyone listening to the album without that knowledge
would be very hard-pressed to detect that.
She doesn't simply sing aggressively, she truly sounds like a male
death metal vocalist.
Though they are lacking in originality a bit, they are not lacking
in execution or conviction, as
Shadow is a potent melodic death
metal album, well produced and clearly delivering the goods.
Last Lineup
Tokiko Shimamoto
vocals
Yuichi Sumimoto
guitars
Yoshio Kubo
bass
Mitsuhiro Enomoto
drums
Former Members/Guests
Shinichiro Okada
guitars
Discography
Shadow
2001
Century Media
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- The Arrival At The Last Quarter
- Lunar Eclipse
- Eden
- Weep For The Sin
- Beyond The Drizzly Nights
- The Reunion In The Soul Asylum
- Breath Of Awakening
- Observes From The Satellite
- Towards Obsession
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Tokiko Shimamoto
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Yuichi Sumimoto
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Shinichiro Okada
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Yoshio Kubo
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Mitsuhiro Enomoto
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Forever Chaos
2008
Spinefarm
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- Forever Chaos
- The Existence Of Suffering
- Before True Light
- Within The Winter Silence
- The Orators
- Master Of Impieties
- Wings Of Flame
- My Apologies
- Shudders Hell
- Land Of A Dream
- Black Magic
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Tokiko Shimamoto
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Yuichi Sumimoto
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Yoshio Kubo
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Mitsuhiro Enomoto
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