Renowned Polish multi-talented metal musician Paul Jaroszewicz (Vader, Decapitated, Hate, Antigama, Obscure Sphinx) alongside experienced musicians on the Polish metal scene: Adrian Meissner, Rafał Tarlachan, Błażej Kasprzak and Jakub Śliwowski will inaugurate their newest project – SHADOHM.
Prepare yourselves for the latest offering of pure, unadulterated darkness of black metal, energy of groove metal, climate and heavy melodies of doom metal and absurdly low-tuned notes.
“Through Darkness Towards Enlightenment” is a modern combination of styles such bands as Architects, Lorna Shore, Meshuggah, Gojira and Katatonia shocking to the listener from start to finish.
Five tracks of melodic trance with amazing vocals that will take you to another dimension of modern metal. The band is a conglamerate of experienced professionals focused on one common goal – bringing our vision to the masses.
Music for debut album was recorded:
- drums at Santa Studio by Mikołaj Kiciak, Filip Hałucha, Sebastian Has;
- guitars & bass at Heinrich House Studio by Filip Hałucha;
- vocals at Santa Studio by Sebastian Has.
All was mixed and mastered by Sebastian Has at Santa Studio (Behemoth, Obscure Sphinx). Cover art was done by vocalist Adrian Meissner & Michal “Xaay” Loranc (God Dethroned, Kamelot, Nile). Band photo by Aleksandra „Kosa” Majak.
Pavulon comments: “Through Darkness Towards Enlightenment is a commentary on how I perceive the surrounding reality and is inspired by everything that I encountered throughout the years. It is a form of releasing the pressure and frustration growing within for many years, a form of catharsis, a sort of therapy – coming to terms with my demons and finding the strength to pursue my goals against all odds.“
Debut album will be released March 8, 2023 digitally and on CD by Polish well known label Selfmadegod Records. Pre-order will be launched at the beginning of February in label’s webstore.
On the day of the album’s release, the Shadohm will go on Czarna Pascha 2024 tour with the Batushka as a direct support: Dates as follows:
08.03.2024 – Zabrze, CK Wiatrak (fb event)
09.03.2024 – Gostynin, Strefa Chaosu (fb event)
10.03.2024 – Gdańsk, Drizzly Grizzly (fb event)
15.03.2024 – Wrocław, Zaklęte Rewiry (fb event)
16.03.2024 – Szczecin, D.K. Słowianin (fb event)
17.03.2024 – Poznań, U Bazyla (fb event)
22.03.2024 – Skarżysko-Kamienna, Semafor (fb event)
23.03.2024 – Krosno, Rock Klub Iron (fb event)
24.03.2024 – Bielsko-Biała, Rudeboy (fb event)
Album preview could be watch below ⤵
Tracklist:
1. Through Darkness
2. Blurred
3. Fair Weather Friend
4. Ripped Apart
5. Towards Enlightenment
Line-up:
Adrian “Klama” Meissner (Batushka, It Follows) – vocal
Paweł “Pavulon” Jaroszewicz (Batushka, Antigama) – drums
Rafał “Tarlachan” Łyszczarz (Batushka, Hore) – guitars, vocal
Błażej Kasprzak (Batushka) – bass
Jakub “Szatan” Śliwowski (Batushka, Hore) – guitars
One of the distinguishing features of Shadohm is undeniably our custom guitars, built to order by our friend Kriz Ramirez from Mexico, at his company – K. Ramirez Guitars. Due to our preference for tuning low (even very low), we knew that Kriz would be the right person to make them, considering his years of experience as a luthier and as a musician.
We opted for a shape that is a variation of the Iceman model produced by Ibanez. All three guitars are 9-string “Spitfire” models, equipped with custom-made Fishman Fluence pickups. The bridge was built from scratch specifically for us by Kriz’s team based on the Hipshot bridge because they don’t manufacture bridges for nine-string multiscale guitars as a standard. The scale is 30” for the lowest string and 28” for the highest, making them an ideal combination for comfort (it makes catching various peculiar chords a bit easier) and also allowing all tones, even the lowest ones, to resonate without detuning. We chose this setup because we tune down to F# on the thickest string (an octave lower than the classical F# on an eight-string guitar), and the conventional solutions available on the market were insufficient.
As for the wood selection, following Kriz’s advice, we settled on flamed maple, while the fretboard itself is made of exotic Granadillo wood, which performs excellently in low tunings.
We aimed for an original look. All three guitars are in a beige shade, we swapped the classic potentiometers for knobs, and the logo on the 12th fret and the lumin laye shimmer in blue under UV light – associations with Dune are entirely accurate. You can see the details in the photos, and already in March, during the upcoming “Black Pasha” tour, you will be able to hear and see live how these instruments present themselves in all their splendor.
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