Shadow Corps(e)
Yousei Teikoku · 2015
53 min · 11 tracks · gothic rock
Eerie orchestral arrangements intertwine with haunting vocals, creating a darkly immersive soundscape that evokes both beauty and melancholy.
Top tracks — play these first
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Shirogane Bara Kitan — This track highlights the band's signature blend of gothic melodies and symphonic grandeur, featuring lush instrumentation that amplifies its emotional weight.
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Infection — With its driving rhythm and haunting lyrics, this song encapsulates the album's thematic exploration of decay and transformation, illustrating Yousei Teikoku's unique storytelling style.
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ancient moonlit battleground — This track stands out for its cinematic quality, evoking vivid imagery through its rich soundscapes and dynamic shifts between soft passages and powerful climaxes.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady mid-tempo atmospheric journeys
- immersive listening in dark spaces
- emotional intensity with haunting melodies
- engaging narratives through track progression
Maybe skip if you
- prefer upbeat, fast-paced tracks
- seek standalone single experiences
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released on August 5, 2015, Shadow Corps(e) is Yousei Teikoku's sixth studio album, following the commercially successful album Gekka Reijin. At this point in their trajectory, the band had solidified their identity within the gothic rock and dark wave genres, showcasing an evolution in their musical complexity and thematic depth.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Lacuna Coil· Nightwish· Within Temptation
Moments worth listening for
Where the writing does something specific.
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Geki
The moment shifts from introspective verses to a powerful chorus that proclaims defiance against despair.
This structural change energizes the narrative, contrasting vulnerability with strength as it draws listeners into its emotional arc.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Attack!! 4:34
- 2 "D" chronicle 4:58
- 3 anshoku corsage 5:21
- 4 Shirogane Bara Kitan 4:35
- 5 Zan'ya no Kemono 6:15
- 6 calvariae 3:41
- 7 Infection 4:14
- 8 Geki 4:34
- 9 ancient moonlit battleground 6:05
- 10 Shadow Corps 4:44
- 11 Tainaidokei Toshi Orloj 4:04
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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