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Osaka, Japan
1993-

the band
Tokiko Shimamoto: vocals
Yuichi Sumimoto: guitar
Yoshio "Cain" Kubo: bass
Shinichiro Okada: guitar
Mitsuhiro Enomoto: drums

partial discography
Shadow full-length (Spikefarm/Century Media 2001)

further reading
http://members.tripod.de/VFTD/review-s.htm#SHADOW
Shadow's official webpage is reportedly under construction. In the meantime, here's a review of their album.

capsule review upon hearing about 45 seconds of their record
Wot the promo people all call "melodic death metal" but I tend to think of as modern thrash - you know, like In Flames, At the Gates, lots of other bands that live in Göteborg. Occasional Judas Priest-ish bits, too. Killer.

a review of their self-titled record
Jeb writes in Crass Menagerie #97:
"Absolutely essential! SHADOW are definitely one of Century Media's top additions of late. Hailing from Japan this band has enough brutish death metal force to crush your soul yet enough melodic overtones to give their music the versatility and depth it needs to reach a wider audience. So many bands who try and infuse rich melodies into death metal forget that the final result still needs to have enough kinetic energy to cause friction burns in the eardrums of any who dare listen - SHADOW does not make that mistake. Indeed with the ultra-sick vocal delivery of Tokiko Shimamoto this CD is going to be popular listening even amongst those diehard death metal minions who usually don't appreciate a smoother approach. The fact Tokiko is female will only make it that much remarkable. Hell, I had listened to this CD twice before I even noticed that she was a she - one can only wish that even half the male death growlers sounded this disfigured. A winner any way you look at it."