Progressive metallers Shadow Gallery have now launched a first full new promo song off their 6th studio effort “Digital Ghosts”, which will be released on October 23, 2009 in Europe and November 3, 2009 in North America via InsideOutMusic. Please visit www.myspace.com/officialshadowgallery and/or www.progarchives.com to listen to the track ‘Gold Dust’.
Shadow Gallery’s Brendt Allman comments the song as follows: “Gold Dust is one of the 1st songs that I started writing for this new record. I just loved the D/ B flat/ E progression used in the chorus, then I just built the other parts around that. I knew that it could be a strong chorus and it turned out to be one of the best on the record. I particularly love the simplicity of the chord changes in the second half of the song, riding one note on the guitar in machine gun fashion while having pretty chord changes over the top of it. I love the fact that there are 4 lead vocalists on that section as well.”
Next to the regular CD and Digital Download version of Digital Ghosts, which introduces new lead singer Brian Ashland, there will also be a very special limited edition Digipak released in Europe with expanded and slightly modified artwork as well as 4 special bonus tracks*:
Digital Ghosts Limited European Digipak:
1. With Honor
2. Venom
3. Pain
4. Gold Dust
5. Strong
6. Digital Ghost
7. Haunted
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8. Two Shadows*
9. Gold Dust (Demo)*
10. In Your Window*
11. World Of Fantasy (Demo)*
‘Two Shadows’ is a partly upgraded version of the Japan bonus track from the previous album “Room V”, featuring vocals by former vocalist Mike Baker, who tragically passed away in October 2008. ‘Gold Dust (Demo)’ features vocals by Carl-Cadden James, ‘In Your Window’ is an A capella version of vocal harmonies of the album song ‘Digital Ghost’ and ‘World Of Fantasy (Demo)’ is a non-album song, also featuring vocals by Mike Baker.
Shadow Gallery line-up (pictured from left to right): Brendt Allman – Electric & Acoustic guitars, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals / Carl Cadden-James – Bass Guitar and Vocals / Gary Wehrkamp – Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals and Drums / Brian Ashland – Lead Vocals, Guitar / Joe Nevolo – Drums
More details about Digital Ghosts will be available in the coming weeks. Four video teaser clips for “Digital Ghosts” can be viewed on the band’s youtube channel: www.youtube.com/shadowgallerymusic and/or at www.youtube.com/InsideOutMusicTV
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Shadow Gallery announced that they will be the headliner on Saturday, October 2nd at ProgPower Europe 2010. After the successful release of “Digital Ghosts” in November 2009 via InsideOut Records, the band is set to bring their epic progressive rock music to the stage.