About Shadow

At least 6 different artists: 1.) Shadow is a melodic death metal band from Osaka, Japan, which was founded in 1993 by Yoshio "Cain" Kudo. Official Website: http://www.shadow666.net/ In 1997, Shadow recorded their first demos with the following members: - Yoshio Kudo (bass) - Yuichi Sumimoto (guitar) - Shinichiro Okada (guitar) - Mitsuhiro Emomoto (drums) Without a vocalist of their own, Shadow hired a session singer to record their first demos. After distributing the demos worldwide, Shadow released their first album, Shadow, under Spikefarm Records. At that point, female vocalist Tokiko Shimamoto (who is known as one of the hardest female singers) joined Shadow. Century Media was responsible for the release in Europe and America. Their second full length album, Forever Chaos, is due for release on November 5th, 2008. 2.) Shadow, or 'The Mighty Shadow' is a Trinidadian Calypsonian. Winston Anthony Bailey HBM (born 4 October 1941), better known by his stage name "The Mighty Shadow" or "Shadow", is a calypsonian from Trinidad and Tobago. Bailey was born in Belmont, a suburb of Port of Spain in Trinidad, but grew up in Les Coteaux, Tobago, with his grandparents. He began to sing at a very early age and he wanted to be a singer although his grandfather told him that he should pursue law. He won the Calypso Road March in 1974 and 2001 with "Bassman" and "Stranger" respectively. He won the Calypso Monarch in 2000 with "What's Wrong With Me" and "Scratch Meh Back". Shadow is also known for his unique dance in which he jumped to the tempo of his music in "skip-rope style" with both feet in the air at the same time. He won the Trinidad & Tobago Humming Bird Medal (Silver) in 2003. He was the second to win both the International Soca Monarch and the Trinidad Road March competitions simultaneously, a feat he accomplished in 2001 with his song "Stranger". Shadow's popular calypsoes include: 1974 - "Bassman"; "I Come Out to Play" 1975 - "King From Hell" 1976 - "Jump Judges Jump"; "Children Ting"; "Carnival Scenery"; "Do Good"; "Beat Dem Drums"; "Ladder of Success"; "Don't"; "Without Love"; "Everybody Is Somebody"; "Treat Me Nice"; "Constant Jammin"; "Shift Your Carkass" 1988 - "Tension"; "Crazy Computer"; "The Garden Want Water" 1989 - "Feeling the Feeling" 1994 - "Dingolay"; "Pay De Devil"' "Poverty Is Hell" "Snake in the Balisier" 2000 - "Scratch Meh Back"; "What's Wrong With Me"; "Stranger"; "Yuh Looking for Horn"; "HIV"; "Domestic Violence" Discography: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Shadow+(11) 3.) Shadow is also a Brazilian heavy metal band, which was founded in 1997. They have released one album, "Pena de Morte" in 2003. 4.) Shadow is also the name of a video game music remixer, Brodie Rao. 5.) Shadow is also a funk/soul band formed by three ex-members of The Ohio Players, Billy Beck, Clarence Willis, James Williams. 6.) Shadow is also a rapper from Indianapolis, Indiana. They released 3 albums for Elektra: Love Lite - 1979 Shadow - 1980 Shadow In The Streets 1981