New World Shadows

New World Shadows
Studio album by Omnium Gatherum
Released February 4, 2011
Genre Melodic death metal
Length 51:56
Label Lifeforce
Producer Dan Swanö
Omnium Gatherum chronology

The Redshift
(2008)		 New World Shadows
(2011)		 Beyond
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Alistair Martin Music [1]
Metal Review (8.7/10)[2]

New World Shadows is the fifth full-length studio album of Omnium Gatherum. The album was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on February 4. 2011, Finland, Sweden and Hungary on February 9., the rest of Europe on February 7. and North America on March 1.[3]

The album is the band's first to be released via Lifeforce Records. It was recorded during the period August 2010 - October 2010.[4]

New World Shadows is critically acclaimed, and is considered to be one of the best melodic death metal albums in Finnish metal. It is renowned for the mixture of harmonizing melodies along with typical death/heavy metal guitars and drumming. The vocal styles vary from deep death growls to clean vocals. The sound of the album is epic and progressive.

Track listing

All songs written by Jukka Pelkonen and Markus Vanhala.

No. Title Length
1. "Everfields"   9:17
2. "Ego"   4:07
3. "New World Shadows"   6:00
4. "Soul Journeys"   4:54
5. "Nova Flame"   4:10
6. "An Infinite Mind"   5:43
7. "Watcher of the Skies"   4:17
8. "The Distance"   3:59
9. "Deep Cold"   9:29

References

  1. ↑ "Alistair Martin". Alistairmartinmusic.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Erik. "Review of Omnium Gatherum - New World Shadows". Metal Review. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  3. ↑ ""Album release dates"". Omniumgatherum.org. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  4. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo (2011-03-01). "New World Shadows - Omnium Gatherum". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-03.