- doom metal
- 53 min
- 8 tracks
- Urubuz Records
When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light is the seventh studio album by Finnish death-doom band Swallow the Sun. It was released on January 25, 2019, by Century Media. The album deals directly with the death of Juha Raivio's partner, the singer Aleah Stanbridge. It is their shortest studio album release to date, and also the first to have a much more prominent emphasis on clean vocals.
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Character
Grave, contemplative, classical in form and character-led.
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Laut.de4/5 ★
- Metal.de8/10
- Metal Hammer4.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light7:28
- 2The Crimson Crown7:57
- 3Firelights5:41
- 4Upon the Water6:16
- 5Stone Wings6:55
- 6Clouds on Your Side4:46
- 7Here on the Black Earth5:39
- 8Never Left7:49
8 tracks, 53 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Swallow the Sun
- Label
- Urubuz Records
- Released
- 2019
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- BR
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