by Tom Demalon
Atmospheric death metal band Garden of Shadows was formed from the remaining members of Funeral Opera during 1995. After adding a second guitarist and going through a succession of drummers, the lineup of the Maryland-based band stabilized and, a year later, they took the name Garden of Shadows and commenced to record demos. Selling through a decent run locally, the demos also drew solid reviews from fanzines. In 1998, they signed to X-Rated Records and, after adding a newly recorded track, reissued their original demos. By early the following year, they had moved to Wicked World and toured in the Czech Republic before commencing to recording a new album, Oracle Moon, which was released in the summer of 2000.
Atmospheric death metal band Garden of Shadows was formed from the remaining members of Funeral Opera during 1995. After adding a second guitarist and going through a succession of drummers, the lineup of the Maryland-based band stabilized and, a year later, they took the name Garden of Shadows and commenced to record demos. Selling through a decent run locally, the demos also drew solid reviews from fanzines. In 1998, they signed to X-Rated Records and, after adding a newly recorded track, reissued their original demos. By early the following year, they had moved to Wicked World and toured in the Czech Republic before commencing to recording a new album, Oracle Moon, which was released in the summer of 2000.
