Year : 2021
Style : Heavy Metal , Female vocals
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 118 mb
Bio:
Heavy Metal band with female vocals from New York, US founded in 2018.Traditional Heavy Metal from New York City, in the vein of early Iron Maiden, Riot, Saxon, Judas Priest and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal!Forged in New York City, 2018 Anno Satanas, SHADOWLAND journeys beyond the chaos portal, sailing through the seas of time to conjure the spirits of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal ancients. Thus far, the quintet has crafted a quad of heavy metal hexes: “Demo” (cassette 2018), “The Watcher” EP (cassette, 2019), “Lost City” (7”, 2020), and the “Lamia” music video (2020). Now, in the dying days of summer 2021, SHADOWLAND are delighted to announce their debut LP in league with No Remorse Records. Entitled “The Necromancer’s Castle”, expect eight weird and fantastical tales set to sounds of old school heavy metal thunder.
Album:
While some bands strive to innovate and come up with new sounds and styles, others try to recreate classic sounds from another era in music history. New York City’s Shadowland have opted for the latter on their debut full-length LP The Necromancer’s Castle released on No Remorse Records. Shadowland is fronted by Tanya Finder with the dual guitars of Jeff Filmer and Al Bulmer, bass guitar by Cedric Obando with Dave Hawk on the drums.The band proclaims they are Traditional Heavy Metal in the vein of early Iron Maiden, Riot, Saxon, Judas Priest and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and in some respects the comparison is appropriate. The band does have a 2 guitar lineup with bass, drums and vocals like many NWOBHM artists, as well as the proper lyrical theme to fit right in. The Necromancer’s Castle has 8 songs coming in at just over 38 minutes, with some good energy metal that does make the listener feel like they are back in the early days of the 1980s. The main issue for this reviewer is the production quality of the album, from the monotonous one sound reverb chamber that the vocals are trapped in to the drums buried every time there is a guitar solo.For a debut full-length album by an up and coming band, more is expected than to still sound like a basement demo. Shadowland has the talent to do better, and a producer could help to give them the edge they need to not be “just another metal band”. Layered, or harmony vocals would go a long way in upping the game to the next level, as well as dynamic changes from loud to soft (or vice versa) as opposed to everything on full, all the time. While the band does show good promise on this record, they still seem to have a long way to go in getting to the next level. If you like low-fi garage band sounds for your Heavy Metal artists, this may be right up your alley.Tanya’s vocals echo both the gothic wails of Coven or Wooden Stake and the snarl of Di’Anno-era Maiden, while the moments of chugging riffage and thundering drums show off the band’s appreciation for gritty punk and hardcore. That, coupled with Tanya’s Stygian album art, makes Shadowland more than your average vest-metal act.
Line-Up:
Tanya Finder - Vocals
Jeff Saint Filmer - Guitars - See also: Tower, ex-Vermefüg
Al Bulmer - Guitars (2021-present) - See also: ex-Acral Necrosis
Cedric - Bass
Dave - Drums
Additional Sound Effects - Sasha Stroud
Artwork by Tanya Finder
Recorded at Artifact Audio, NYC by Sasha Stroud
Tracklist:
01. Ligeia
02. The Necromancer’s Castle
03. Walking in Shadows
04. Rising Tide
05. Warhound
06. Remains
07. Easy Livin’
08. Pretty Faces
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