Shape of Despair (album)

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Shape of Despair
Shape of Despair cover
Compilation album by Shape of Despair
Released 2005
Genre Funeral doom metal
Length 63:42
Label Spikefarm Records
Shape of Despair chronology
Illusion's Play
(2004)		 Shape of Despair
(2005)

Shape of Despair is funeral doom metal band Shape of Despair's self-titled album. It was released in the year marking 10 years of Shape of Despair however was not released in honour of the occasion. The album features songs previously unreleased also demos of older songs and the song "Sleeping Murder" that has a "guess the lyrics" competition.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Sleeping Murder" – 6:09
  2. "Night's Dew" – 4:16
  3. "Sylvan-Night" – 10:23
  4. "Quiet These Paintings Are/Outro" – 12:02
  5. "To Adorn" – 8:52
  6. "Shadowed Dreams" – 9:41
  7. "In the Mist" – 9:52

[edit] Track information

Sleeping Murder

  • The band have a competition to guess the lyrics for this song.

Night's Dew

Sylvan-Night

  • This is the unfinished version of the original on the Shades of... album.

Quiet These Paintings Are/Outro

  • This is the Promo tape version, including the outro.

To Adorn

  • This is off the "Alone in the Mist" recording while still under the name "Raven".

Shadowed Dreams

  • This is off the "Alone in the Mist" recording while still under the name "Raven".

In the Mist

  • Recorded during a rehearsal in 1995.

[edit] Additional information

The unreleased demo entitled Alone in the Mist (recorded under the name "Raven") was recorded from January to February 1998 at Arikki studios.

[edit] Line-up

  • Pasi Koskinen – Vocals on track 1.
  • Natalie Koskinen – Vocals on tracks 1/3/4.
  • Jarno Salomaa – Guitars/synth on all tracks.
  • Tomi Ullgren – Guitars on tracks 1/2/3 & bass on tracks 4/5/6/7.
  • Sami Uusitalo – Bass on track 1.
  • Samu Ruotsalainen – Drums on tracks 1/2.
  • Toni Maensivu – Vocals on tracks 3/5/6 & drums on tracks 3/5/6/7.
  • Azhemin – Vocals on track 4.