The Shadow Inside

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The Shadow Inside
Sadus - The Shadow Inside.png
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 17, 2023
Recorded2017-2023
StudioTrident Studios
Genre Thrash metal, death metal, extreme metal, [1] brutal death metal [2]
Length47:05
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Juan Urteaga
Sadus chronology
Out for Blood
(2006)
The Shadow Inside
(2023)
Singles from The Shadow Inside
  1. "It's the Sickness"
    Released: November 18, 2022 [3]
  2. "Ride the Knife"
    Released: September 1, 2023 [4]
  3. "Scorched and Burnt"
    Released: October 13, 2023 [5]
  4. "Anarchy"
    Released: November 17, 2023 [6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 9/10 [1]
Metal.de 6/10 [2]

The Shadow Inside is the sixth album by the American thrash metal band Sadus, and their first in 17 years, released on November 17, 2023, via Nuclear Blast. [7] Production of the album can be traced back to August 20, 2017, when Darren Travis confirmed that Sadus would be releasing new material. In October of that year, Travis posted two videos from the studio teasing new music from the band. Former bassist Steve Di Giorgio was not part of the reunion. The album was recorded in Trident Studios. [8]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "First Blood" – 6:51
  2. "Scorched and Burnt" – 4:29
  3. "It's the Sickness" – 4:29
  4. "Ride the Knife" – 5:27
  5. "Anarchy" – 2:47
  6. "The Devil in Me" – 6:07
  7. "Pain" – 4:15
  8. "No Peace" – 5:08
  9. "New Beginnings" – 2:10
  10. "The Shadow Inside" – 5:22

Personnel

Sadus

Production

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