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Genre :: Black Metal Source :: WEB/MP3 . :: :: Label :: Iron Bonehead Productions R.date :: 2023-01-09 :: _::__ Size :: 80.36 MB S.date :: 2017-12-01 __::_ ::// \\:: ::/---------------------------------------------------------------------\:: :: :: /: :\ ..: Bitrate :: CBR 320kbps :.. . Quality :: 44.1 kHz/Full Stereo . . . http://deezer.com/album/64412322 __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ tracklist /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: :: :: :: :: 1. Shadows from the Great Beyond 2:27 :: :: 2. Eternal Wheels of Life 6:51 :: :: 3. Mystic Schizophrenia 5:10 :: :: 4. Condemned to Death 4:11 :: :: 5. What Waits in the End 5:15 :: :: 6. Before the New Dawn Comes 5:03 :: :: 7. Through the Chaos of Voices 4:30 :: :: :: :: :: :: ------- :: .. >> 33:27 .. __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ release notes /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: :: :: The shadow is a passion-filled release of utter blasphemy and :: :: occult mysticism. It has a raw but listenable production and is :: :: crammed with haunting melodies. Lilita Arndt, has managed to :: :: capture the very essence of hatred and lust, blend them :: :: together and place the juices in a capsule of mysterious :: :: magnificence. Her vocals are the most passionate I have ever :: :: heard, from a new black metal band/project. She strips the veil :: :: from the face of compassion for satanic arts and dispels upon :: :: the listener, a bare-bones lyrical and vocal sexuality I have :: :: only heard of scarcely. The Shadow is a combination of untamed :: :: passion, dedication, aggression, and submission, all channeled :: :: towards anything within its path. :: :: :: :: On "Mystic Schizophrenia" Lilita Arndt ups the atmosphere and :: :: accelerates the drumming; this song rams the listener in the :: :: face. She is like a seamstress the way in which every burst of :: :: anger is conveyed as if it had been stitched into her vocal :: :: chords at birth. I don't even know If I can refer to the sounds :: :: emitted from her mouth as vocals; they sound more like :: :: malevolent cries (not in a DSBM way) begging for the deities to :: :: grant her enlightenment. Some of her sung passages sound very :: :: heavy/doom metal like; they paint a scenery of a practitioner :: :: of adept leveled witchcraft, going through many spiritual :: :: phases and states in the quest to attain that which is sought :: :: out. What is most striking about the album are the vocals; they :: :: sound very sexually driven. She answers Iron Maiden's question :: :: clearly; "Can I play with madness?" with a resounding screech :: :: and a scrotum snatching snare. On the song "What Waits in The :: :: End", Lilita Arndt's vocals are the equivalent of a female Ravn :: :: of 1349, on the track "I am Abomination". Every line is :: :: pronounced with such fury that one would begin to feel as :: :: though she sincerely would like to carry out ill will. Lilita :: :: Arndt utters "face to face, eye to eye" in such a seductive :: :: fashion that images of passionate tantric sex vividly presented :: :: themselves before me. I swear the music on The Shadow induces :: :: the kind of sex that empties the testicles of all semen upon :: :: ejaculation. :: :: :: :: The guitars throughout the album are nothing special in :: :: particular; and don't need to be. They perfectly play along as :: :: Lilita proficiently guides her wand and spits her envenomed :: :: scriptures, causing the listener to salivate as the ritual :: :: climbs to its climax. The track "Condemned to Death" is a bit :: :: depressive in its overall sound; although I hate dsbm I am :: :: going to be forgiving of this, due to the majority of the album :: :: being aggressive. :: :: :: :: This crepuscular ceremony she plays out surely will captivate :: :: and include the listener as a willing participant of unholy :: :: astral penetration. This album is going to turn you on, :: :: especially if it has been a while since you have pelted forth :: :: any water. I am in utter shock at this release; I had no idea :: :: such a masterpiece existed. The Shadow by Ieschure is so :: :: demanding and aggressive yet comforting and humble. I struggle :: :: to find words to describe this exquisite extravaganza; this :: :: bewildering bouquet of benevolence and boner breaking :: :: brutality. The Shadow is a short but timeless raw occult black :: :: metal album. Each song is unique in its own way; the melodies, :: :: vocals and lyrics will remain in your head for many days once :: :: you have listened to the album thoroughly at least once. The :: :: Shadow is a gem that has been lost amongst the vast mediocrity :: :: of black metal bands that want to wear corpse paint and appear :: :: "trve" to the genre, whilst riding on the notoriety of :: :: Darkthrone note for note. Ieschure's "The Shadow" effortlessly :: :: shits on many of the "trve" black metal bands. I hope to see :: :: this masterpiece garner more attention and praise as it is :: :: worth every bit. :: :: :: :: . _ _ . :: \: :. \\ ___________ . ___________ // .: :/ __\____ :: ____ ___\ _ / BERC : 2023 \ _ /___ ____ :: ____/__ \\\f3! :: \\\ __ _/_________i_________\ /___/ /// :: cRO/// \ :: :\-\___________\_ ___ / _ _/___________/-/: :: / :: | . . _ _ _/ __/ . \_ _ _ . . | :: : :::::::: | | \\\\\/ _______\____|\ \///// | | :::::::: : :: | | -\-\/____/-------------\____\/-/- | | :: :: | | \ :|: / | | :: : : | . ` ::: ' . | : : . . | : ::: : | . . | :::....:::....::: | : ::::::::::::::::: : . :::''``:::''``::: . : ::: : . ::: . .:. :