Shadows of Paragon is an
Unblack metal
Unblack metal (also known as Christian black metal) is a religious philosophy and subgenre within black metal, inheriting several characteristics of it, such as the melody, the lyrics and the aesthetics ( corpse paint), whose artists either dire ...
band that originated in
Sweden in 2001 under the moniker, Allsherjar. The band has played in the
Netherlands
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and
Belgium
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.
Background
Shadows of Paragon formed in 2001 under the name Allsherjar. The band changed the name in 2003, and have been active since. The band released a demo in 2004 before having Keyboardist Jocke Bergkvist depart from the band. Before recording further, Drummer Joel Oredsson quit being replaced by
Inevitable End
Inevitable End are a Swedish death metal band from Jönköping, who are signed to Relapse Records.
History
Inevitable End started out in 2003 as a group that was highly influenced by thrash metal and has evolved over time to be securely rooted ...
drummer Christoffer Johansson. The band released an EP in 2008 and a Studio album in 2009. 2014 saw the departure of both Vocalist Karg and Johansson. The band is currently recording their sophomore album, with their new drummer, Arvid.
The band announced in 2021 that their sophomore album, ''Amendment'', would be able to be released, after 12 years of long work. The album would be produced by Zharlie Sambeko and Fredrik Bergman out of Svartkog Productions.
The new album would feature newer members David Rönnlund on vocals and Arvid Borg on drums.
Members
;Current
*David Rönnlund - Vocals (2019–present)
*Fredrik "Jörundr" Bergman - Bass (2001–present)
*Linus Bergman - Guitar (2001–present)
*Zharlie Sambeko - Guitar (2001–present)
*Arvid Borg - Drums (2016–present)
;Former
*Kristoffer "Karg" Petersson - Vocals (2001-2014)
*Christoffer Johansson - Drums (2007-2014)
*Joel Oredsson - Drums (2001-2007)
*Jocke Bergkvist - Keyboards (2001-2004)
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Discography
;EPs
*''Shadows of Paragon'' (2004)
*''Fear of Being Forever Lost'' (2008)
;Studio albums
*''Through the Valley Within'' (2009)
*''Amendment'' (2021)
References
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External links
Retrieved on October 6, 2016.
Christian metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 2001