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After releasing a 6-track EP ("Death and Dreaming") in 2002, ShadowSphere are back with their first full-length, "Darklands". Released in January of 2003, this album has 13 tracks, 3 of which are instrumentals. Their sound can be described as Melodic Death Metal with a Thrash Metal touch, with lots of "swedish melodies", tempo-changes, some cool solos and great vocals. While many Melo-Death bands write lyrics about pain, doom and other negative stuff, Shadowsphere's lyrical themes are more abstract, being the lyrics mostly about dreams, visions and hallucinations, but there are some tracks with legend-based lyrics (like "Damnation (The Desert Sands of Hamunaptra)" and "Nosferatu (Wolf Christendom)"). The production of the album is acceptable, but the sound of the drums is kind of strange.
Recently the band added another guitar player to the line-up, Filipe Sousa, and they are currently working on a new album called "Hellbound Heart". Best Tracks: Forever; Damnation (The Desert Sands of Hamunaptra); New Sky & Into the Lungs of Hell. Pros: Cool riffs; song structures; cool vocals and excellent lyrics. Cons: Production.
| Tracklist |
| 1. New Sky |
| 2. Forever |
| 3. Stir Of Echoes |
| 4. Damnation (The Desert Sands Of Hamunaptra) |
| 5. What Dreams May Come |
| 6. Nosferatu (Wolf Christendom) |
| 7. Into The Lungs Of Hell |
| 8. ...Of Passion And pain |
| 9. At The Graves |
| 10. Carfax In Flames |
| 11. Hunter's Prelude |
| 12. The Everlasting Dream |
| 13. Love Never Dies |
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