Apocalyptica
Shadowmaker

In the album, apart from the intro and the bonus track “Hall Of The Mountain King”, there are only three instrumental things: “Reign Of Fear”, “Riot Lights” and “Till Death Do Us Part”. It is known that the album was composed in instrumental form, and already in the process of work, it was decided to add vocal themes. So, if you remove Frankie’s voice, the music will not lose at all. And instrumental things are non-trivial, innovative, even experimental. Of particular note is the epic Till Death Do Us Part, written by Perttu Kivilaakso. In practice, this is the ending of the whole struggle, a result that brings a tragic line. It is very interesting in structure, combination of themes, sound. And the last song with vocals, “Dead Man’s Eyes”, is perceived as an epilogue of a fairy tale with a sad ending. “Shadowmaker” has become a new step in the work of the team. It has a depth of ideas, real imagery, and in the melody of the album there is no desire to please the public. At one time, even Tchaikovsky was criticized for their melody!