Shades of Sorrow

Shades of Sorrow
Studio album by
Crypta
Released4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
RecordedFebruary 2023
StudioFamily Mob Studio, São Paulo, Brazil
GenreDeath metal
Length51:45
LabelNapalm
Producer
  • Rafael Augusto Lopes
  • Leeo Hanna
  • Gabriel Bonilha
Crypta chronology
Echoes of the Soul
(2021) 		Shades of Sorrow
(2023)
Singles from Shades of Sorrow
  1. "Lord of Ruins"
    Released: 31 May 2023
  2. "Trial of Traitors"
    Released: 27 June 2023
  3. "The Other Side of Anger"
    Released: 1 August 2023

Shades of Sorrow is the second studio album by Brazilian all-female death metal band Crypta. It was recorded throughout February 2023 at the Family Mob Studio in São Paulo, Brazil. It was later mixed at 33 Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, mastered at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden, and released in August 2023 through Napalm. This album marks the debut of guitarist Jéssica di Falchi, who replaced Sonia "Anubis" Nusselder. The songs "Lord of Ruins", "Trial of Traitors" and "The Other Side of Anger" were also released as singles.[1]

It was chosen by the Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte as one of the 50 best Brazilian albums of 2023.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bergamaschi, Dametto, di Falchi and Lira

Shades of Sorrow track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Aftermath"1:01
2."Dark Clouds"4:46
3."Poisonous Apathy"4:28
4."The Outsider"5:29
5."Stronghold"6:15
6."The Other Side of Anger"4:23
7."The Limbo"0:47
8."Trial of Traitors"4:54
9."Lullaby for the Forsaken"4:30
10."Agents of Chaos"4:49
11."Lift the Blindfold"4:29
12."Lord of Ruins"5:14
13."The Closure"0:40

Personnel

Band members

  • Fernanda Lira – bass guitar, vocals
  • Luana Dametto – drums
  • Tainá Bergamaschi – rhythm guitar, lead guitar
  • Jéssica di Falchi – lead guitar, rhythm guitar

Session musician

Staff

  • Rafael Augusto Lopes – production, engineering
  • Leeo Hanna – production
  • Gabriel Bonilha – production
  • Otávio Rossato – engineering
  • Daniel Bergstrand – mixing
  • Jens Bogren – mastering
  • Pablo Greg – sound design
  • João Duarte – layout
  • Luana Dametto – layout
  • Estevam Romera – photography
  • Raul Campos – cover art

Charts

Chart performance for Shades of Sorrow
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 52
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 43

References

  1. ^ "Crypta - Shades of Sorrow - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
  2. ^ Barros, Adriana de (19 January 2024). "APCA divulga os 50 melhores álbuns nacionais de 2023". TV Cultura (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Fundação Padre Anchieta. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Crypta – Shades of Sorrow" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Crypta – Shades of Sorrow" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Crypta – Shades of Sorrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

External reading

Crypta – Shades of Sorrow – Encyclopaedia Metallum: the Metal Archives