Shades of Sorrow is the second studio album by Brazilian all-female death metal band Crypta. It was recorded throughout February 2023 at the Family Mob Studio in São Paulo, Brazil. It was later mixed at 33 Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, mastered at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden, and released in August 2023 through Napalm. This album marks the debut of guitarist Jéssica di Falchi, who replaced Sonia "Anubis" Nusselder. The songs "Lord of Ruins", "Trial of Traitors" and "The Other Side of Anger" were also released as singles.[1]
| Shades of Sorrow | ||||
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| Released | 4 August 2023 | |||
| Recorded | February 2023 | |||
| Studio | Family Mob Studio, São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 51:45 | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
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| Singles from Shades of Sorrow | ||||
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Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Bergamaschi, Dametto, di Falchi and Lira
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Aftermath" | 1:01 |
| 2. | "Dark Clouds" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Poisonous Apathy" | 4:28 |
| 4. | "The Outsider" | 5:29 |
| 5. | "Stronghold" | 6:15 |
| 6. | "The Other Side of Anger" | 4:23 |
| 7. | "The Limbo" | 0:47 |
| 8. | "Trial of Traitors" | 4:54 |
| 9. | "Lullaby for the Forsaken" | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Agents of Chaos" | 4:49 |
| 11. | "Lift the Blindfold" | 4:29 |
| 12. | "Lord of Ruins" | 5:14 |
| 13. | "The Closure" | 0:40 |
Personnel
editBand members
edit- Fernanda Lira – bass guitar, vocals
- Luana Dametto – drums
- Tainá Bergamaschi – rhythm guitar, lead guitar
- Jéssica di Falchi – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Session musician
edit- Pablo Greg – keyboards
Staff
edit- Rafael Augusto Lopes – production, engineering
- Leeo Hanna – production
- Gabriel Bonilha – production
- Otávio Rossato – engineering
- Daniel Bergstrand – mixing
- Jens Bogren – mastering
- Pablo Greg – sound design
- João Duarte – layout
- Luana Dametto – layout
- Estevam Romera – photography
- Raul Campos – cover art
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] | 52 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 23 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] | 43 |
References
edit- ^ "Crypta - Shades of Sorrow - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Crypta – Shades of Sorrow" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Crypta – Shades of Sorrow" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Crypta – Shades of Sorrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External reading
editCrypta – Shades of Sorrow – Encyclopaedia Metallum: the Metal Archives