Eden Shadow is an art / progressive rock project by led by young composer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Mark Elliott, hailing from Cardiff in Wales. The new album, “Melodies for Maladies,” has just been released and it can be said that this record is one of the 2016’s hidden gems.

In an interview for Progarchy, Ryan tells us about the album and his future plans with the project.

Alright, first thing is first. Before we dive into all the music stuff, how’s life?

It is great thank you. Very musical, be it creating, performing or teaching music. That’s the way I like it to be!

Speaking of new music, you have an album. What can people expect from “Melodies for Maladies”?

Big dark riffs! It is a very riff driven album and significantly more metal than my previous records. Despite plenty of riffs, there is a lot of contrast with plenty of symphonic moments and space, which is why I suppose you would define it this record as a ‘progressive’ record. I love to write music with plenty of contrast in feel, dynamics and tempo.

Continue reading “Interview: Ryan Mark Elliott of EDEN SHADOW” →

With a name like that, metallers from Tampa, Nomadic, do not strike me as a band that creates what they call a horror take on the blackened death metal genre. The band from the death metal city recently released their debut EP titled Horror, and judging by the music, that is a fitting title.

The EP kicks off with “The Horror,” a short instrumental that is a fitting soundtrack for a survival horror video game. From there all hell breaks loose and we are trapped between cracking sound walls of blasphemy and chaos on “The Count.” This number along with the closing and very inspiring piece “The Further” single out as the best representatives of Horror.

In the meantime “The Undead” and “The Monster” come forward with a cannonade of crushing riffs, ambient passages and trippy solos. Most of the guitar riffs on this album are quite melodic in nature. They also don’t really differentiate themselves from one another and are played in very similar ways. We can also hear a possible influence of the classic Gothenburg bands, most notably At The Gates.

Overall, Horror is a good introductory release for the band that is yet to show their full potential on their next release. There is still space for improvement, but once they realise their weak spots and connect the dots, Nomadic may be a step closer to the leading acts of the extreme metal underground.

Grab a copy of “Horror” from Bandcamp here.

via An important update from your roving reporter… — Grendel HeadQuarters