TRAPPED IN THE SHADOWS

Swedish heavy/power metallers MANIMAL had a great start in 2009, when they released their debut album 'The Darkest Room'. Right away it hit the album charts in their home country Sweden on #36 and received worldwide critical acclaim. The intelligent mixture of powerful melodic metal and a few progressive elements made MANIMAL one of the genre's most promising new acts. Since a few years already, the Gothenburg-based band has now worked on the follow-up. And it definitely was worth the wait! 'Trapped In The Shadows' is a splendid album, delivering energetic, melodic metal which impressively blends 'Painkiller'-Judas Priest with the best of Queensryche: the perfect symbiosis of power and finesse! Also, please welcome legendary vocalist Udo Dirkschneider (U.D.O., ex-Accept) who has a guest appearance on the track 'The Journey'. Mixed and mastering of 'Trapped In The Shadows' was handled by Achim Koehler (Primal Fear, Brainstorm, Sinner).