review by: ~Eternus~

This French band completely surprised me. Having never been a major fan of the French black metal scene in general, save for a few quality bands, I didn’t expect much. Their first album, Light of a Dead Star with its simplistic, fuzzy sounding riffs of earlier Darkthrone, and slightly surreal atmosphere akin to Manes and had more than enough variation to keep me interested.

Now this follow up album has all of these elements yet I can`t help but feel it lacks something. When I play the first album over again it just seems to work better. However, Shadows from the Past is still a quality raw black metal release, there are still some great riffs, gravel-throated vocals and that eerie atmosphere that I think will definitely appeal to the fans of the likes of Armagedda, Mutiilation, Gorgoroth, Craft, and of course worshippers of Under a Funeral Moon-era Darkthrone. If you get this and appreciate it I highly recommend you track down Light of a Dead Star and compare the two for yourself. (7/10)