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Beyond Shadows
12+ albums
death metalMelodic Death Metal
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Beyond Shadows is an American blackened death metal/melodic death metal band, with strong NWOBHM influences. Originally formed in 2000, the band combined the harsh sounds of death and black metal with the melody and technical ability of classic bands such as Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, thus creating a unique sound. They recently released a full length album titled Descent to Damnation. They are a part of the NYC Underground, which includes bands such as Mortician and Demized among others. The lineup is Khalid Ilahi (vocals and guitars), Elysa Fein (bass), Frank Vaturina (drums) and Paul Rod (guitars). All members past and present are from New York. The band released multiple demos through out the years, their first in 2000. After the release of this first demo the band essentially locked themselves into the studio and began working on their musicianship. At first, before the steady lineup, there was a period of time where musicians would enter and leave the band at a hysterically idiotic pace. One drummer wanted to play for the band, but he soon decided to pursue guitar. Another guitarist had quite exceptional skills, chose to follow his religion, which apparently "told him" not to play in the band anymore. A demo was released in 2002, and the first - "classic" - lineup would soon fall apart. Paul succumbed to his illness of leukemia, and died in December that year. The rest of the band was quite distraught and upset, and the thought of stopping the band altogether was
