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Sunday, November 26, 2017

Upon Shadows featuring Kimmo Luttinen!



We feel extremely grateful and honored to have the participation
of one of the biggest Finnish black metal legend !

Kimmo Luttinen (ex-Impaled Nazarene ,ex-Isänmaa, ex-Legenda, The Perforators, ex-Beherit, ex-Catamenia, ex-The Black League, ex-Plan E, ex-Terveet Kädet) recorded the drums for our single “Geometry Of Music” at Soundmix Recording Studios, Oulu, Finalnd. Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola.

Lineup :
Tamara Picardo –  guitars, keyboards and vocals.          
Natalia Arocena – bass.
Special participation of Kimmo Luttinen on drums.
All music, lyrics and art design by Tamara Picardo.













Saturday, November 25, 2017

Upon Shadows New Logo !

We have been thinking about changing Upon Shadows logo for quite some time now, and it seems that we finally get to something.




Remember to check out our new single "Fatal Stigma Of The Realist"

Available at Spotify

Digital copies at Bandcamp

Youtube Channel



Saturday, August 19, 2017

Upon Shadows Book of Lyrics



Upon Shadows Book of Lyrics is out now ! 


You can order your copy at:


Amazon


www.lulu.com


Free download





To celebrate our 15 years of music with Upon Shadows, we are releasing a book  that contains all Upon Shadows lyric, albums information, pictures and a complete bio.
The bio was written by our dear friend Kosta Bayss of Goetic Records.


Book details :

Paperback: 74 pages
Publisher: lulu.com 
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1365302598
ISBN-13: 978-1365302596
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches















Saturday, July 22, 2017

Upon Shadows featuring Matti Torro on drums!

We have the pleasure to announce the participation of Matti Torro on drums for Upon Shadows upcoming single " Fatal Stigma Of The Realist ".
Date release: October 18th! /2017







Today, Matti Torro recorded the drums for our upcoming single " Fatal Stigma Of The Realist " at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland.
Thank you very much Matti Torro, is sounding amazing!!!


Sunday, July 16, 2017

UPON SHADOWS New single " Fatal stigma of the realist "



UPON SHADOWS
New single " Fatal stigma of the realist "
Date Release : October 18th./ 2017
Special participation of Matti Torro on drums !
Cover Art : oil painting by Ricardo Arocena !

Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland.

We are very pleased to have the special participation of Matti Torro on drums for the recording of our new single “Fatal stigma of the realist”.
Matti, is an excellent drummer with a wide musical experience, is part of the Finnish band Myon, and has collaborated on countless bands of different styles, what makes his participation in Upon Shadows very interesting from a creative point of view.

Fatal stigma of the realist talks about the inevitability of foreboding.
In an infinite universe, the finitude of our existence becomes present in every moment of our lives, in our projects, in our relationships, in our way of facing life. Talks about the presence of sadness always crouching in our mind, as a result of understanding. Not from a pessimistic point of view but from realism.

About the cover art:
Upon Shadow´s portrait by Ricardo Arocena, (Oil painting, 2017).
The portrait reflects a dark atmosphere, where good and evil complement each other in our faces.
Natalia appears in all her fullness and beauty, while in my face, as in Oscar Wilde's story "The Portrait of Dorian Gray", all the evil remains captive in the portrait.
We believe it is a fascinating interpretation of our essence, that at once embodies the concept of the new simple in a profound and poetic way.


ESPAÑOL  


UPON SHADOWS
Nuevo simple llamado “Fatal stigma of the realist " (Fatal estigma del realista).
Fecha de lanzamiento: 18 de Octubre/ 2017
Con la participación especial de Matti Torro en batería !
Arte de tapa: pintura al óleo de Ricardo Arocena !

Mezclado y masterizado por Mika Pohjola en Soundmix recording studio, en Oulu, Finlandia.

Estamos muy contentas de contar con la participación especial de Matti Torro en la batería para la grabación de nuestro nuevo simple “Fatal stigma of the realist”.
Matti, es un excelente baterísta con una amplia experiencia musical. Es parte de la banda finesa Myon y ha colaborado en infinidad de bandas de diversos estilos, lo que hace su participación en Upon Shadows muy interesante desde un punto de vista creativo.

“Fatal stigma of the realist " habla de lo inevitable del presentimiento.
En un universo infinito, la finitud de nuestra existencia se hace presente en cada momento de nuestras vidas, en nuestros proyectos, en nuestras relaciones, en nuestra forma de encarar la vida. Habla de la presencia de la tristeza siempre agazapada en nuestra mente, como consecuencia del entendimiento. No desde una visión pesimista sino desde el realismo.

Acerca del arte de tapa:
Es el retrato de Upon Shadows por Ricardo Arocena, (pintura al óleo, 2017).
El retrato refleja una atmósfera oscura, dónde lo bueno y lo malo se complementan en nuestros rostros. Natalia aparece en toda su plenitud y belleza, mientras en mi rostro, como en el cuento de ‎Oscar Wilde "El retrato de Dorian Gray", toda la maldad permanece cautiva en el retrato.
Sentimos que es una interpretación fascinante de nuestra escencia, que a la vez plasma el concepto del nuevo simple de forma profunda y poética.



Saturday, March 25, 2017

Upon Shadows 15 years



To celebrate our 15 years with Upon Shadows, we are going to release a new single and a book of lyrics with all the information about our albums and a bio.

The bio was written by our dear friend Kosta Bayss of Goetic Records.

The date: obviously October 18! :)

Thank you very much to all of you, who have been supporting us through all this years !

We deeply appreciate it!




Upon Shadows - stream media


Spotify 

iTunes

Amazon

Bandcamp

YouTube  

Wix 

ReverbNation


- Social Media -


Facebook

Google+

Instagram

Twitter

Fandalism



Monday, March 20, 2017

Upon Shadows Free Download Links !

Albums



CD Digipack HERE !

Upon Shadows "Poetica"
2023
1. Written in Blood. 03:58
2. Song Of Winter. 03:44
3. Cárceles. 04:21
4. Chants of the Serpent. 03:09
5. Monolith. 04:05
6. Terra Avstralis Ignota. 03:56
7. The agony of Eros. 03:31
 8. Ashes. 01:48

    
Physical released by Ground Media Group
(digipack version with 20 pages booklet edition)
Date release : October 18 th. 2023

Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Tamara Picardo.
Mixing and Mastering technical support and advice by Mika Pohjola.
Session drums played by Joonas Alaräihä and recorded by
Mika Pohjola at Soundmix Studio, Oulu, Finland in 2019, edited
by Tamara Picardo in 2023.

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - bass
Tamara Picardo - keyboards, guitars and vocals.

© & ⓟ 2023 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo.
Lyrics and art design by Tamara Picardo.
* Except songs: "Cárceles" and "Ashes" - Lyrics are poems written by Ricardo Arocena.





CD Digipack HERE !

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    Modern Obscurantism
    2019                                               
    Track List: 
    1. Back to the Dark Ages (instrumental)
    2. Vanity's Bonfire
    3. The Archaic Censorship Of Your Eyes
    4. Creators Of Shadows
    5. Dogma: The Infamy Of Fire
    6. Lux et Umbra
    7. Illusion Of Freedom
    8. Handling Cognitive Factor
                                                      
9. Out Of The Blue Comes The New Plague
10. Lucifer

* Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola 
at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland.

Physical released by Ground Media Group
(digipack version with 12 pages booklet edition)
Date release : October 18 th. 2019

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - bass
Tamara Picardo - keyboards, guitars and vocals.
Sessionist drummer: Joonas Alaräihä

© & ⓟ 2019 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo.
Lyrics and art design by Tamara Picardo.
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    Between the Southern Cross & the Northern Star
    2015
    Track List: 
    1. Lethargic Loss Of Ambition.
    2. Streets Of Despair.
    3. Unjust Punishment Of Fate.
    4. The Despair & The Fatidic Arrow.
    5. Poetic Tragedy Of The Instant.
    6. The Music Of All Things. -
    featuring Samuli T. Mäkelä on guitars.
    7. Mirage.
    8. Andromeda.
    9. Vision From The Child.
                                                            featuring Samuli T. Mäkelä on drums.

* Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola 
at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland. 

© & ⓟ 2015 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo.
© Lyrics and art design by Tamara Picardo.

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals, guitars and programming.                                                                                                                      



    7 Stages Of Grief
    2014
    Track List:
    1. Shock
    2. Denial
    3. Anger
    4. Understanding
    5. Guilt
    6. Depression
    7. Acceptance



* Mixed and mastered by Tamara Picardo.

© & ⓟ 2014 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo and Natalia Arocena.
© Art design by Tamara Picardo.

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards                                                                                                                                   



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    7 chapters ( Shadows Of Despair & Other Entities)...
    2012
    Track List:
    1. Cold Steel & Concrete.
    2. Breaking Path To Resignation. 
    3. Our Sadness. 
    4. Spiritual Submission. 
    5. The Way To The Pleiades. 
    6. Alchemy Of Suffering. 
    7. Tragic Prelude.



* Mixed and mastered by Julian `Gobz` Hill at Lovegun Records, UK.

© & ⓟ 2012 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo.
© Lyrics and art design by Tamara Picardo.

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals, guitars and programming                                                                                                                          


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    Dark Ambient Sounds & Textures
    2012

    Instrumental

    







* Mixed and mastered by Tamara Picardo.
© & ⓟ 2012 All music composed, played and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Art design by Tamara Picardo.







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     Melodies In Grey Scale
    2011

    Track List:
    1. Melodies In Grey Scale.
    2. Nihilism Is All That Remains.
    3. Dim Halo Of Dead Hopes.
    4. Air Of The River Plate.
    5. Between Shades Of Gray.
    6. Darkness (listen to my bones). -
    featuring Samuli T. Mäkelä on guitars.
    7. Whispers.
    8. Desolate Cold Of The Flesh.
9. Piece To Rán.
10. Solitude.

* Mixed and mastered by Tamara Picardo.

©© & ⓟ 2011 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo.
© Lyrics and art design by Tamara Picardo.

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals, guitars and programming                                                                                                                               .                                                                              


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    The Huge Circle Of Time
    2009

    Track List:
    1. Cygnus X1.
    2. The Core.
    3. Ondinas.
    4. Cosmic Ramp. (Instrumental)
    5. Urban Synthesis.(Instrumental)
    6. In darkness We Shall Rise.(Instrumental)



* Mixed and mastered by Tamara Picardo.

Line up:
Natalia Arocena - bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals and programming.
Marcelo Aguilar - guitars

* Special participation of Mayra Aguilar on vocals in track 1.

© & ⓟ 2009 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Lyrics and art design by Tamara Picardo.

Compilation 



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    Only Keys And Whispers
    2011

    (Instrumental - Keyboard)

    







* Mixed and mastered by Tamara Picardo.
© & ⓟ 2011 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo.
© Art design by Tamara Picardo.



Singles



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    Light & Shadows
    2022

    Track List: 
    1.Light & Shadows.

     



  


Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals, guitars and drums.

© & ⓟ 2022 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Lyric and art design by Tamara Picardo.
Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland.



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    Virtus Dormitiva
    2021

    Track List: 
    1.Virtus Dormitiva.


    





© & ⓟ 2021 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Lyric and art design by Tamara Picardo.
Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland.

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals, guitars and drums.




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    Encuentro /Kohtaaminen
    2020

    Track List: 
    1. Encuentro.
    2. Kohtaaminen.

    Line up: 
    Natalia Arocena - Bass and 
    Tamara Picardo - Keyboards,vocals and guitars.



* Special participations:
Lucía Sena - Drums.
Angela P. Coldnight - DSBM Vocals.
Gabriel Brikman - Guitar arrangement.

* Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola 
at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland.


© & ⓟ 2020 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Lyric and art design by Tamara Picardo.

Cover art based on the painting “Nymph bathing” by Raymond Monvoisin.

Drums recording at Montevideo Records, Montevideo, Uruguay
Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland.



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     Fatal stigma of the realist 
     2017

    Date Release : October 18th./ 2017
    Cover Art : oil painting by Ricardo Arocena.








* Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola 
at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland. 

© & ⓟ 2017 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Lyric and art design by Tamara Picardo

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals and guitars.
* Special participations: Matti Torro - Drums.




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    Geometry of music
    2016

    Special participation of Kimmo
    "Sir" Luttinen on drums.

   






* Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola 
at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland.

© & ⓟ 2016 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Lyric and art design by Tamara Picardo.

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals and guitars.
* Special participations: Kimmo Luttinen - Drums.




    Andromeda
    2014

    









* Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola 
at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland.

© & ⓟ 2014 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Lyric and art design by Tamara Picardo.

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals, guitars and programming                                                                                



     Vision From The Child  
      2013  

    Featuring Samuli T. Mäkelä on drums.
            







                                                                            
* Mixed and mastered by Mika Pohjola 
at Soundmix recording studio, Oulu, Finland.

 © & ⓟ 2013 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
 © Lyric and art design by Tamara Picardo.

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals and guitars.
* Special participations: Samuli Mäkelä - Drums.



    The Way To The Pleiades
    2012











* Mixed and mastered by Tamara Picardo.
© & ⓟ 2012 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Lyric and art design by Tamara Picardo.
 
Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals, guitars and programming                                                               



    Tragic Prelude
    2011











* Mixed and mastered by Tamara Picardo.
© & ⓟ 2011 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Lyric and art design by Tamara Picardo.

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals, guitars and programming 



Ep´s




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    Hidden Terror Of All Dreams
    2016

    (Instrumental)









* Mixed and mastered by Tamara Picardo.
© & ⓟ 2016 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Art design by Tamara Picardo.





    Melankolia & Upon Shadows:
    "Shadows Echo Melancholy"
    2012










* Mixed and mastered by Mike O'Brien and Tamara Picardo.
 © 2012 All music composed and produced by Mike O'Brien and Tamara Picardo.
© Lyrics by Mike O'Brien. © Art design by Tamara Picardo.






    Tenebre
    2011

    Released by Black Metal Agenda
    (Norway)








* Mixed and mastered by Tamara Picardo.
© & ⓟ 2011 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Lyrics and art design by Tamara Picardo.

Line up: 
Natalia Arocena - Bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals, guitars and programming 

Demo



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    Upon Shadows
    2003

    Track List :
    1. Onyx Palace.
    2. Ondinas. 
    3. Salamandras. 
    4. Gnomes. 
    5. Ethereal Winds.
    6. The Nexus.
    7. Ocean.
    8. Sylphs.
    9. Nocturnal Beings.
10. Legions of Fire.
11. Over the Mountains.
12. All Over my Spirits.
13. Memories.
14. Fairy Dance. (Instrumental).

* Mixed and mastered by Tamara Picardo.

Line up:
Natalia Arocena - bass
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards, vocals and programming.
Marcelo Aguilar - guitars, lead vocals.

© & ⓟ 2003 All music composed and produced by Tamara Picardo
© Lyrics and art design by Tamara Picardo.