Reflections of a Shadow
Reflections of a Shadow finds RAGE in a phase that combines racing riffs, layered chorus and narrative melody to paint power metal on a large emotional scale.
Spotify
Track List
- Introduction (A Bit More of Green) [Remastered]
- That's Human Bondage (Remastered)
- True Face in Everyone (Remastered)
- Flowers That Fade in My Hand (Remastered)
- Reflections of a Shadow (Remastered)
- Can't Get Out (Remastered)
- Waiting for the Moon (Remastered)
- Faith (Remastered)
- Saddle the Wind (Remastered)
- Dust (Remastered)
- Nobody Knows (Remastered)
- Wild Seed (Bonus Track - Remastered)
- Introduction (A Bit More of Green)
- That's Human Bondage
- True Face in Everyone
- Flowers That Fade in My Hand
- Reflections of a Shadow
- Can't Get Out (Intro - Original Version)
- Can't Get Out
- Waiting for the Moon
- Faith
- Saddle the Wind
- Dust
- Nobody Knows
- Wild Seed (Bonus Track - Original Version)
Liner Notes
Reflections of a Shadow combines racing riffs, thick choruses and narrative melody to paint power metal’s uplift on a large canvas. Layering sharp speed with introspective melody, it carefully adds delicate shading and structure to the hardness.
Aggressive, driving cuts such as “That’s Human Bondage” and “True Face in Everyone” sit beside the title track “Reflections of a Shadow” and “Waiting for the Moon,” where shadowed melody and dramatic flow come to the fore. Rather than relying on speed alone, the album shines in giving each song its own emotional rise and fall. As one high point reached by early-1980s RAGE, it captures a moment where rawness and refinement stand in balance, and the union of melody and weight in songs like “Faith” and “Dust” is a highlight in itself. It vividly reflects the turning point where the band steps from aggressive speed metal toward richer expression.