Rising Shadows is a

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band formed in

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by composer Fredrik Klingwall in 1996.

Biography

Rising Shadows was originally started by Fredrik Klingwall as a one-man project under the name 'Shadow of the Concealed'. The project released one demo and then changed the name into Rising Shadows in 1997. From 1999 the project was more or less on hold until vocalist Linda-li joined in 2004. In 2006 their debut album ''Falling Deep Within'' was released by Argentinian label Twilight Records.Side-line.co
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and Nordic folk influences. They also appeared on two compilation issued by fantasy label

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. For the recordings of the second album ''Found In The Cold'' they were joined by former

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bassist Guillaume Le Huche. ''Found In The Cold'' was released by Twilight Records in late 2008. Guillaume subsequently left the band during the recordings of the third album ''Finis Gloriae Mundi''.

Members

Current

* Linda-li Dahlin -

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(2004-) * Fredrik Klingwall -

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(1996-)

Former members

* Guillaume Le Huche -

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(2008–2010)

Session

Mattias Olsson Mattias Olsson (born 9 January 1975) started his career as a classical percussionist playing in orchestras and big bands on Ekerö outside of Stockholm. As a sideline to recording and producing bands Mattias Olsson writes articles (music-relate ...

- Percussion on Finis Gloriae Mundi (2010) * KG Westman - Sitar on Finis Gloriae Mundi (2010) * Daniel Cannerfelt - Electric guitar on Finis Gloriae Mundi (2010) * Stefan Granberg - Bouzouki on Finis Gloriae Mundi (2010)

Discography

Albums

* ''Falling Deep Within'' (2006) * ''Found in the Cold'' (2008) * ''Finis Gloriae Mundi'' (2010)

Contributions

* ''A Tribute To Uglakh'' (Waerloga, "Vacui") (2005) * ''Radio Rivendell'' (Waerloga, "Dead Cold") (2006) * ''In The Dark Room Vol.1'' (Darkroom Magazine, "Falling Deep Within (different mix)") (2008)

Notes and references

External links

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