Shadows (In the Midst of Lions album)

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Shadows
Shadows by In the Midst of Lions.png
Studio album by In the Midst of Lions
Released November 22, 2011 (2011-11-22)
Genre Christian metal, deathcore
Length30:46
Label Facedown
In the Midst of Lions chronology
The Heart of Man
(2010)		Shadows
(2011)

Shadows is the third and final studio album from In the Midst of Lions. Facedown Records released the album on November 22, 2011.

In the Midst of Lions was a Christian deathcore band from St. Louis, Missouri. They have three full-length album releases: Out Of Darkness, The Heart of Man and Shadows. The name of the band pertains to a biblical scripture in Psalms 57:4.

Facedown Records Christian record label based in Fallbrook, California, United States

Facedown Records is a Christian rock record label based in Fallbrook, California that is devoted to hardcore punk and metalcore bands with a few death metal acts such as Immortal Souls and Indwelling. Founded by No Innocent Victim drummer Jason Dunn, the label started small with a number of 7" record releases by Overcome, Dodgin Bullets, and Born Blind. As the label grew, it was able to sign artists for full album deals. xDISCIPLEx and the Deal, who were both popular in the Christian and secular scenes, released material on Facedown, as well as Figure Four, One-21, and Point of Recognition. The label also signs straight edge groups such as xDEATHSTARx and xLooking Forwardx.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Christian Music Review BlogStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Cross Rhythms U+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgSolid white borderedS.svgSolid white borderedS.svgSolid white borderedS.svg [2]
HM Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Indie Vision MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mind Equals Blown5.5/10 [7]
The New ReviewStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Awarding the album three stars for HM Magazine , David Stagg states, "So, while the production value of the quintet's Shadows is great, there isn't enough consistency in this piece to make heads turn." [3] Andy Shaw, rating the album a seven out of ten at Cross Rhythms, says, he "enjoyed the (just over) half hour of power provided on this album." [2] Giving the album three stars from Jesus Freak Hideout, Michael Weaver writes, "it comes at the price of redundancy in sound." [5] Steven Powless, awarding the album three and a half stars by Jesus Freak Hideout, describes, "In The Midst Of Lions could take a few more steps out of their comfort zone and incorporate some more innovation into their signature sound, they'd have a incredibly promising future and a much longer shelf life." [6]

<i>HM</i> (magazine)

HM Magazine is a monthly, digital and print on demand publication focusing on hard music and alternative culture of interest to Christians. The magazine states that its goal is to "honestly and accurately cover the current state of hard music and alternative culture from a faith-based perspective." It is known for being one of the first magazines dedicated to covering Christian metal. The magazine's content includes features; news; album, live show and book reviews, culture coverage and columns. HM's occasional "So and So Says" feature is known for getting into artists' deeper thoughts on Jesus Christ, spirituality, politics and other controversial topics.

Cross Rhythms is a Christian media organisation based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It operates an FM and online radio station, produces radio shows sent internationally, and its website has resources on contemporary Christian music.

Brody Barbour, giving the album four stars from Indie Vision Music, writes, "'Shadows' is leaps and bounds ahead of 'The Heart of Man'". [4] Rating the album a 5.5 out of ten for Mind Equal Blown, Austin Gordon describes, "this is your run-of-the-mill generic deathcore album; full of guttural vocals, breakdowns to the brink and chugs. So many chugs." [7] Luke Amos, awarding the album four stars by The New Review, states, "The music is, unsurprisingly, heavy. The drums sadly do little to distinguish themselves but perform adequately." [8] Giving the album four and a half stars at The Christian Music Review Blog, Jonathan Kemp says, "ITMOL created a masterpiece with Shadows". [1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Colter Janssen, Matt Janssen, In the Midst of Lions [9] .

No.TitleLength
1."False Idols"3:09
2."The Call"3:05
3."Take Your Place"2:42
4."Overcome"3:06
5."Call of the Oppressed"3:15
6."New Beginnings"3:15
7."An Offering"2:40
8."Hardened Hearts"3:11
9."Prepare the Way"2:27
10."One for All"3:56
Total length:30:46 [9]

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [10] 12

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References

  1. 1 2 Kemp, Jonathan. "In the Midst of Lions: Shadows". The Christian Music Review Blog. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Shaw, Andy. "Review: Shadows - In the Midst of Lions". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Stagg, David. "In the Midst of Lions - Shadows". HM Magazine . pp. 49–50. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Barbour, Brody. "Review : In The Midst of Lions – Shadows". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Weaver, Michael. "In the Midst of Lions, "Shadows" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Powless, Steven. "In the Midst of Lions, "Shadows" Review - Second Staff Opinion". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Gordon, Austin. "In the Midst of Lions: Shadows". Mind Equal Blown. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Amos, Luke. "In the Midst of Lions - Shadows". The New Review. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  9. 1 2 AllMusic Tracks
  10. ↑ "In the Midst of Lions Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
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