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The Shadow Side is the debut solo album by Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Black. It was released on May 6, 2016, on Lava and Republic Records.
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Released | May 6, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
Studio | Foxy Studios (Woodland Hills, California) | |||
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Length | 49:26 | |||
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The album was produced by John Feldmann and marked a departure of Black's hard rock musical style as the frontman of Black Veil Brides in exchange for more pop influences. It features guest performances from Quinn Allman, Rian Dawson, Ashton Irwin, Juliet Simms, Matt Skiba, and Gerard and Mikey Way.
Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack debuted his solo pseudonym project under the name Andy Black with the song "They Don't Need to Understand" releasing in May 2014.[6] Black began to record the album in August 2015 alongside producer John Feldmann.[7] Throughout the recording process, Black often teased the upcoming album on social media with images of Black alongside well known rock musicians including Patrick Stump and Gerard Way.[7][8]
In an interview with Kerrang!, Black commented on the musical style of the album.
"I think my intention for this was to go as far in the other direction as possible. Sonically, the goal was to really play with music and a lot of different stuff, to have a lot of odd instrumentation and to have a lot of programmed stuff, keyboards and more classic, almost pop-rock guitar."[9]
While Black was recording the album, he also intended to record the next Black Veil Brides album, later resulting in writing about 45 songs for the solo project.[7]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 83/100[10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Alternative Press | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Kerrang! | 4/5[11] |
Paste | 7.9/10[5] |
Rock Sound | 8/10[12] |
The Shadow Side has received highly favorable reviews from music critics. It holds an average score of 83/100 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[10] Rock Sound described the album as being "full of bombastic alt-pop". Alternative Press writer Ryan Downey commented that Black "chases his dark muse against a cinematic backdrop of impressive pop 'n' roll on The Shadow Side", also writing that Black sounded "confidently in charge" despite the large number of collaborations with known rock artists on the album.[1] At the 2017 Alternative Press Music Awards, The Shadow Side was nominated for "Album of the Year", and lead single "We Don't Have to Dance" was awarded "Song of the Year".[13]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Homecoming King" |
| 4:56 |
2. | "We Don't Have to Dance" |
| 3:14 |
3. | "Ribcage" |
| 3:51 |
4. | "Stay Alive" (featuring Matt Skiba) |
| 4:08 |
5. | "Love Was Made to Break" |
| 3:25 |
6. | "Beautiful Pain" |
| 3:33 |
7. | "Put the Gun Down" |
| 3:46 |
8. | "Drown Me Out" |
| 2:52 |
9. | "Paint It Black" |
| 4:13 |
10. | "Break Your Halo" |
| 3:31 |
11. | "Louder Than Your Love" |
| 3:31 |
12. | "Broken Pieces" |
| 3:36 |
13. | "The Void" |
| 4:50 |
Total length: | 49:26 |
Adapted from album booklet notes[14]
Musicians
Production
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] | 23 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] | 62 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] | 85 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] | 182 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] | 33 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] | 99 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] | 33 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] | 66 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 75 |
UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 16 |
US Billboard 200[25] | 22 |
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