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Band
Shadowdance
Title
Future Negative Fantasy
Type
LP/EP
Company
Rock It Up
YOR
2014
Style
Power
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3/31/2014 5:42:21 PM - Review by: Greg Watson
American Prog/Power metaller's Shadowdance channel Iced Earth and Nevermore with the release of "Future Negative Fantasy". The album is dark and eerie yet uplifting at times and is incredibly well written. Vocals on the album are a mix of Warrell Dane and Matt Barlow, hence the influences aforementioned. The guitars are sweeping, melodic and technical and have pretty solid riffs. The songwriting is decent and each song sounds a bit different. For a sophomore album, this is a decent offering. Worth checking out for something a bit different.
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