Music knows no boarders. ‘In the Shadow Part I‘, ‘II‘ & ‘III‘, is a symphonic metal trilogy with singers from around the world. Björn Hofer collaborated with 12 different singers from different countries to create 27 songs together, without having met once.

You can hear Björn Hofer’s style, as already heard on his work ‘Battle Of The Wild‘, ‘El Silencio‘ or with B-Rage on ‘Illusions‘, but know doubt, each singer has added their own wonderful influence with their co-song writing, lyrics and vocal tones. And with that, each song tells a story coming from different background and different cultures, making it a unique experience.

Part I of this trilogy has now been released and is available on all streaming platforms. Part II

& III will follow later in 2024. Enjoy…!

Stream ‘In the Shadow Part I‘ here

Tracklist:

01 Introduction to the shadow (Björn Hofer)

02 Contagious (Björn Hofer / Anna Glesst)

03 Army untamed (Björn Hofer / Eleonora Damiano)

04 Enemy (Björn Hofer / B-Rage)

05 Fear the sun (Björn Hofer / Kelsey)

06 House of oblivion (Björn Hofer / Anna Glesst)

07 Angels of war (Björn Hofer / Eleonora Damiano)

08 Hellfire (Björn Hofer / B-Rage)

09 Flying high (Björn hofer / Anna Glesst)

About the artists:

Anna Glesst is a vocalist and songwriter who has shared over 50 Metal and Rock covers on YouTube. Her style ranges from soft to powerful melodic and even growls. Music has always been a huge part of her life. Anna also makes drawings of musicians who have inspired here along the way. You can find her drawings on Instagram. Anna is a true artist.

Eleonora Damiano is an Italian power-symphonic metal singer and vocal coach, with background in classical and modern music. Her range spans from ancient repertoire to rock and metal. Her recent collaborations are Requiem’s Embrace, a new band founded with Alex Mele (Kaledon), Vivaldi Metal Project as live member; Epinikion as singer for the album ‘Inquisition‘. You can also hear her backing vocals on Alterium’s ‘Of War And Flames‘.

Kelsey Dower is an American singer who specializes in growling, clean vocals, and whistle notes. Along with being an accomplished songwriter, composer, pianist, guitarist, she is also a music producer. Her main music goals are to always become musically better than before and to continue writing songs that inspire, and make people feel something.

Rahel “Rage” Gut has an incredible and very touching voice. She is from Switzerland and known as the singer of Deuce and more currently through B-Rage, with whom she released their debut album ‘Illusions‘ in 2023. The album got great response and 5 out of the 9 songs have received radio airplay. The follow up album is already in the making.

Björn Hofer is the mastermind behind this trilogy. He initiated and co-ordinated the collaboration, co-wrote each song with the singers, played and recorded all instruments, arranged and produced the album. This is his 19th Album release, either as a solo artist or with B-Rage, Perfect Bridge and Lö Schanal.

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