Shadow Reichenstein

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Shadow Reichenstein is a Dallas, Tx. based recording artist created by C. E. Malone II- singer/songwriter and creative director of the band. The music of Shadow Reichenstein has attracted fans of many different genres over the years, from Goth, Rockabilly, Garage and Surf to Hard Rock, Punk and more recently Metal. Mr. Malone began recording the first Shadow Reichenstein demos and developing the c oncept of the band back in the mid nineties. During these same formative years he adopted the pseudonym Shadow Reichenstein for himself after being impressed by the surname Reichenstein carved into a tombstone in a nearby cemetery. After years of recording and perfecting the material Shadow recruited close friends Jim Thomas on guitar, Robert Galvan on bass along with a neighbor and local musician Chris Vivion on drums to complete the first band line up. They played their first official show as a band on Halloween of 1999. This show was a near perfect performance however, the original drummer Chris was replaced soon after in favor of Mark Baker a musician with whom Shadow had played with previously in another local band. This initial line up of the band soon became regulars in the Deep Ellum music scene gaining notoriety for their over the top stage shows and endless promotional efforts through flyers and graffiti. The next step for the band was independently recording and releasing the first Shadow Reichenstein CD titled “It’s Monster Rock”. This first CD relying heavily on Horror

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