After the successful release of their debut album “The Vanishing of Our Lore” on October 12th, Venetian prog metalcore quintet Shading have dropped yet another video single for “Convergence”, from their cyberpunk-themed masterpiece.
Inspired by films like Blade Runner, Ghost In The Shell and Akira, “The Vanishing of Our Lore” was mastered by Ermin Hamidovich (Periphery, Animals As Leaders).
Shading vocalist Damiano Affinito explains the lyrical inspiration fuelling their latest single:
“Despite all the social media interactions we have these days, we actually spend most of our time being someone we’re not. We create alter-egos, hoping to appear better versions of ourselves, covering the defects in an attempt to seem flawless in the eyes of another. Part of the beauty of life is that every detail makes us unique, and even an "ungraceful" surface can hide something special beneath. We should appreciate these little corners of ourselves, and I feel like "Convergence" holds some of my thoughts on the matter. Life is definitely more than what we see on the surface”.
Get the album “The Vanishing of Our Lore” on iTunes.
Work surrounding “The Vanishing of Our Lore” began in 2017, with the release of the self-recorded track “Breathless”. Produced and mixed by Giovanni Bottan (owner and producer of Solid Ground Studios) and mastered by Acle Kahney (Tesseract), “Breathless” marks the waking moments of what the band refer to as their first “true” full length release. After two months of recording and mixing, the album was ready to be mastered by Ermin Hamidovich (Architects, Periphery, Bleed From Within) at Systematic Production.
With the human race forcibly exiled from the world’s seats of power: “The Vanishing of Our Lore” imagines a hostile world ruled by high-functioning machines and artificial intelligence. Exploring the dark sense of hopelessness felt by humanity’s final spark, Shading capture the depth of thoughts and emotions of this concept through a broad mix of progressive melodies and dynamic adventure, toying with a delicate soundscape of slick progressive metalcore.
Formed in 2010 by friends Andrea and Mattia at 14 and 15 years old, Shading confess that when the band began they didn’t know how to play their instruments - much less create a prog metalcore album! Learning together (and simultaneously creating a fierce bond of brotherhood and musicianship), a string of live performances further honed the band’s skills, with multiple line-up changes helping to evolve their sound and style.
2016 saw the release of Shading’s independent record “Human Colour Perception”, as the Italian quintet broke onto the scene with full force. With the upcoming release of “The Vanishing of Our Lore”, the band hope to present themselves as a strong source of cyberpunk themed progressive metal. Their focus moving forward will be to present their intricate melodies in live settings, cementing a face-to face bond with both new and existing fans.
Line-up:
Damiano Affinito - Vocals
Alex Aramini - Guitar
Andrea Miotto - Guitar
Luca Ragazzo - Bass
Mattia "Bastia" Bastianello - Drums
Weblinks:
facebook.com/OfficialShading
instagram.com/shadingofficial
Inspired by films like Blade Runner, Ghost In The Shell and Akira, “The Vanishing of Our Lore” was mastered by Ermin Hamidovich (Periphery, Animals As Leaders).
Shading vocalist Damiano Affinito explains the lyrical inspiration fuelling their latest single:
“Despite all the social media interactions we have these days, we actually spend most of our time being someone we’re not. We create alter-egos, hoping to appear better versions of ourselves, covering the defects in an attempt to seem flawless in the eyes of another. Part of the beauty of life is that every detail makes us unique, and even an "ungraceful" surface can hide something special beneath. We should appreciate these little corners of ourselves, and I feel like "Convergence" holds some of my thoughts on the matter. Life is definitely more than what we see on the surface”.
Get the album “The Vanishing of Our Lore” on iTunes.
Work surrounding “The Vanishing of Our Lore” began in 2017, with the release of the self-recorded track “Breathless”. Produced and mixed by Giovanni Bottan (owner and producer of Solid Ground Studios) and mastered by Acle Kahney (Tesseract), “Breathless” marks the waking moments of what the band refer to as their first “true” full length release. After two months of recording and mixing, the album was ready to be mastered by Ermin Hamidovich (Architects, Periphery, Bleed From Within) at Systematic Production.
With the human race forcibly exiled from the world’s seats of power: “The Vanishing of Our Lore” imagines a hostile world ruled by high-functioning machines and artificial intelligence. Exploring the dark sense of hopelessness felt by humanity’s final spark, Shading capture the depth of thoughts and emotions of this concept through a broad mix of progressive melodies and dynamic adventure, toying with a delicate soundscape of slick progressive metalcore.
Formed in 2010 by friends Andrea and Mattia at 14 and 15 years old, Shading confess that when the band began they didn’t know how to play their instruments - much less create a prog metalcore album! Learning together (and simultaneously creating a fierce bond of brotherhood and musicianship), a string of live performances further honed the band’s skills, with multiple line-up changes helping to evolve their sound and style.
2016 saw the release of Shading’s independent record “Human Colour Perception”, as the Italian quintet broke onto the scene with full force. With the upcoming release of “The Vanishing of Our Lore”, the band hope to present themselves as a strong source of cyberpunk themed progressive metal. Their focus moving forward will be to present their intricate melodies in live settings, cementing a face-to face bond with both new and existing fans.
Line-up:
Damiano Affinito - Vocals
Alex Aramini - Guitar
Andrea Miotto - Guitar
Luca Ragazzo - Bass
Mattia "Bastia" Bastianello - Drums
Weblinks:
facebook.com/OfficialShading
instagram.com/shadingofficial