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I Am The Shadows

by Red Hook

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Christian Hasslbauer What a great, lucky find this album, and this band is. Melodic, soulful, dark metal the likes of which I haven't heard since the best of Cirith Ungol's albums. The sound is still a bit on the side of a demo recording, but the artfulness and the raw power is already indicative of great things to come. I'd like to hear more of your sharp, driven riffs. A Lovecraftian theme would complement this sound nicely. Favorite track: This Broken City.
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1.
The Alley 04:02
Far from home Trapped in my mind No escape No place to hide Endless alley I always walk Cannot warn them Cannot talk Try to shout No one can hear Together their heartbeats disappear Into the night the coward ran As I stare at my bloodstained hands Try as I might to hold back the tears Only a child, paralyzed by fear Legs shaking, I fall to my knees Lifeless bodies ignoring my pleas They never wake up
2.
The scum and filth gather like rust There is no justice here Streets filled with sickening bloodlust Feeding on violence and fear Gaze upon the alley where it started Screams of a child still echo here Wade through a sea of human rubble Selling cruelty and spreading fear Hate. Fear. Lies. Hate. Fear. Greed. Injustice clouds my mind The anger burns inside Fear coursing through my veins Adrenaline hits the same Drawn back to the streets Disgusted by those I meet Blinded by rage This city is our cage What should have been Was taken from me My eyes are open This city is broken Back for good Let it be understood I will rid this city of fear The day of redemption is drawing near
3.
I gaze upon this lost city Withered and decayed Self destructing before my eyes Soon the icy fist of corruption will come hammering down Straight from the skies Relinquishing humanity to promises of ascension Those left freeze into nothing Cast as a pariah and buried with disdain With the weight of virtue crushing itself to dust The midnight skies chill me to the bone Another night wondering what will wait at home Nothing to go back to Nothing to look forward to Try as I might, this could be my last night Coldness reaches out Calling from the darkness Stalking prey from winding walls built tall Whispering spells of jealousy and greed From the precinct a tired man stands tall
4.
The pain terrifies me Shot by those I try to save Blinded by delusion They'll put me in my grave Suddenly it comes Shrieking in the dark A face I've seen before Tormentor from the past Suddenly it comes Hunting in the dark It haunted me in my dreams Now it perfects my art I saw them as a child Why won't they let me be? A thousand demon wings Surging around me I fight the urge to run As everything goes grey I know I've found a way To make them all afraid I am the shadows I am the night I am the darkness Time to take flight
5.
First Flight 06:15
Out of nowhere it hit us so fast Breaking my men down to their last Chasing us down, we were hunted like dogs Bullets and blades, it can't be stopped Down by the docks there's no place to run No place to hide, no safety in sight I fell to my knees to accept my fate Remember the voice, remember the face It can't be human Remember my voice Remember my face From this moment on None of you are safe I saw him, the one they all talk about Down by the docks, only hours ago We were alerted to a disturbance Our weapons drawn as we moved further Out of the shadows he came into view Shrouded in darkness and eyes burning bright They didn't see before it was too late Remember the voice, remember the face Remember my voice Remember my face From this moment on None of you are safe

about

'I Am The Shadows' is the debut 5 track demo EP from London based metal band Red Hook.

Incorporating a wide range of styles from thrash and punk to sludge and doom to form a dark but heavy sound, 'I Am The Shadows' was recorded and mixed at our own home studio, resulting in a raw and aggressive sound.

Inspired by the evolution of Bruce Wayne into Batman.

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released May 1, 2015

Jimmy Five - Guitar/ Vocals
Frank Sexman - Guitar/ Vocals
Professor XL - Bass
Steve From Accounting - Drums

All songs written by Red Hook
Lyrics by Jimmy Five and Steve From Accounting

Mixing by Raymond Avalanche with special thanks to Tim Bird

Artwork by Paul Birchmore

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Metal from London 2015-2022.
Now in Sid & Citizen Sunshine.

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