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Shadows & Dust

Kataklysm · 2002

44 min · 10 tracks · death metal

A relentless onslaught of intricate guitar riffs and guttural vocals that evoke a dark, apocalyptic atmosphere.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long immersive listening sessions
  • wave-like pacing experiences
  • dark atmospheric introspection

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2002, 'Shadows & Dust' was Kataklysm's fifth studio album, coming after their breakthrough record 'Serenity in Fire' in 2004. At this point, the band had established themselves as key players in the death metal scene, refining their sound with a focus on thematic depth and musical sophistication.
Stylistic neighbors
Cryptopsy· Dying Fetus· Nile

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 In Shadows & Dust 2:48
  • 2 Beyond Salvation 4:10
  • 3 Illuminati 4:59
  • 4 Chronicles of the Damned 3:14
  • 5 Bound in Chains 3:24
  • 6 Where the Enemy Sleeps... 5:20
  • 7 Centuries (Beneath the Dark Waters) 5:57
  • 8 Face the Face of War 5:10
  • 9 Years of Enlightment/Decades in Darkness 5:15
  • 10 Inside the Material Flesh 3:44

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