EPK – Shiverwood Shade – Escaping Darkness (2025)
Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
“Escaping Darkness represents our most personal and ambitious work to date. Over the years, we’ve experienced challenges, growth, setbacks, and victories that shaped not only who we are as individuals but also who we are as a band. This album captures those experiences through a combination of heavy music, cinematic storytelling, and honest emotion. We wanted to create an album that listeners could experience from beginning to end—a journey through darkness, doubt, resilience, and ultimately hope. While the record explores difficult emotions and personal struggles, its message is ultimately one of strength and perseverance. We hope listeners find pieces of their own story within these songs.” – Shiverwood Shade
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“Shiverwood Shade’s song “Pulling Away” begins with melancholy synths before the guitars explode with a powerful mix of punk and nu metal riffs. -Skylight Webzine
“Escaping Darkness: Shiverwood Shade on Chaos, Catharsis, and a Modern Nu‑Metal Pulse” – Wall Mag
“Exploring themes of inner struggle, resilience and transformation, Escaping Darkness balances aggressive riffs with melodic passages and atmospheric synth layers. Tracks such as Crawling Back and Holding On showcase the band’s signature mix of raw intensity and emotional depth”. -Rock Street Journal, India
Band: Shiverwood Shade
Album Title: Escaping Darkness
Release Date: December 26, 2025
Label: From The Depths Entertainment
Distribution: Songdew Network (India)
Genre: Nu Metal/Post hardcore/Alternative Rock
Location of Band: Kolkata, India
Track Listing:
1. Intro – 1:02
2. Pulling Away – 4:14
3. Facing Darkness – 3:53
4. Holding On – 3:37
5. Crawling Back – 3:54
6. Walking In Circles – 4:50
7. Alone – 3:12
8. Lost – 3:50
9. Haunted – 3:39
10. Divided By Hate – 4:06
11. Break Free – 3:21
Album Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Shiverwood Shade
• All songs written by: Shiverwood Shade
• Produced by: Shiverwood Shade
• Mixed by: Shiverwood Shade
• Mastered by: Shiverwood Shade
• Album Artwork by: Shiverwood Shade
Album Band Line-up:
Gaurav Ghosh – Vocal
Anupam Ghosh-Guitar
Saptarshi Basu-Bass
Manav Kundu-Keys
Sayan Pal-Drums
Monish Mallick-Guitar
Live Band Line-up:
Gaurav Ghosh – Vocal
Anirban Bhattacharya-Vocal
Anupam Ghosh-Guitar
Saptarshi Basu-Bass
Manav Kundu-Keys
Sayan Pal-Drums
Monish Mallick-Guitar
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About The Album Artwork:
Lyrically, “Escaping Darkness” explores themes of inner conflict, healing, resilience, self-discovery, and personal growth. Musically, the album combines crushing riffs, atmospheric textures, cinematic layers, soaring melodies, and emotionally charged performances. The album balances heaviness with vulnerability, creating a diverse yet cohesive listening experience.
Track by track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
This track-by-track breakdown explores the musical and lyrical themes of the album, focusing on a journey through emotional struggles and ultimate liberation.
1. Pulling Away (4:14)
Musical/Lyrical: Combines ominous synthwave with heavy nu-metal, with lyrics focusing on the pain of separating from a toxic environment.
2. Facing Darkness (3:53)
Musical/Lyrical: Features industrial, groove-heavy sounds with lyrics about confronting internal demons and trauma.
3. Holding On (3:37)
Musical/Lyrical: Driven by a melodic, bass-heavy sound with lyrics about the exhaustion of fighting internal battles.
4. Crawling Back (3:54)
Musical/Lyrical: A chaotic, high-energy track with lyrics detailing the frustration of personal relapses.
5. Walking In Circles (4:50)
Musical/Lyrical: A progressive,, long-form track featuring lyrics about feeling stuck in mental loops.
6. Alone (3:12)
Musical/Lyrical: A minimalist, intimate song that builds to an explosive finish, with lyrics about the pain and necessity of isolation.
7. Lost (3:50)
Musical/Lyrical: A high-tempo nu-metal track, exploring the feeling of losing one’s identity and direction.
8. Haunted (3:39)
Musical/Lyrical: A dark, industrial track with lyrics focused on being plagued by past memories and regrets.
9. Divided By Hate (4:06)
Musical/Lyrical: The heaviest track on the album, with lyrics examining the destructive nature of internal and external anger.
10. Break Free (3:21)
Musical/Lyrical: An uplifting, anthemic finale that signifies the end of the emotional journey and achieving personal freedom.
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STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS ABOUT THE BAND
1. Shiverwood Shade has been active since 2012 and has performed across India at major college festivals including IIT Kharagpur, IIIT Gwalior, and ITM.
2. The band’s sound combines Nu Metal, Post-Hardcore, and cinematic elements, creating a style they describe as “Cinematic Metal.”
3. The album “Escaping Darkness” was built around the concept of overcoming adversity and finding hope through difficult experiences.
4. Every member contributes creatively to the songwriting process, making each track a true collaborative effort.
5. Shiverwood Shade has been featured by international and national rock and metal platforms including Rock Rage Radio and Rock Street Journal,W.O.A FM99(UK) aired by billboard charting artist “Oliver Sean” who himself has commented on the band and their music.
6. The 1,500-Kilometre Rebirth
Originally founded in Gwalior back in 2013, the band built their early live identity winning foundational college battles like Spring Fest IIT Kharagpur. However, the creative core underwent a massive cross-country evolution, completely reforming 1,500 kilometres away in Kolkata in 2022 with a brand-new lineup. This literal geographical relocation mirrors the sonic transition of Escaping Darkness—leaving behind past science-fiction themes to build a tight, unified underground metal brotherhood from scratch.
7. Sonic Hybridization Over Pure Metal
While the record is clearly anchored in heavy guitar riffs, the band purposefully integrated non-traditional electronic textures into their production. By overlaying standard post-hardcore and nu-metal with industrial elements, EDM, and synthwave, they deliberately broke genre boundaries. The band chose to craft long, complex song arrangements explicitly to take listeners to entirely different musical places, treating electronics as cinematic narrative tools rather than simple background tracking.
8. Despite maintaining deep roots in the Indian independent circuit, the band engineered a massive leap onto the global stage for this specific album rollout. They successfully bridged the gap between Eastern metal composition and Western distribution by signing with US-based label From The Depths Entertainment alongside global backing from MN2S in the UK. This international push earned them a feature on the UK’s Laura Beth Show,W.O.A.FM99,Rock Rage Radio(USA) etc. proving that their intensely personal, therapeutic themes resonate far beyond local borders.
(Top L-R: Shiverwood Shade Line Up | Sayan Pal (Drums) | Saptarshi Basu (Bass) | Manav Kundu(Synth) | Gaurav Ghosh (Lead Vocals) | Monish Mallick (Guitar) | Anupam (Guitar)
Photo Credit – Indranil Chowdhury
Shiverwood Shade is an alternative/groove metal outfit originally formed in Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), India, in late 2013. The band quickly made a name for themselves in the Indian independent circuit, winning high-profile national college music festivals, including Spring Fest at IIT Kharagpur. Their early material was heavily inspired by science fiction, space concepts, and progressive metal arrangements, serving as an outlet for their musical interests at that stage in their lives.
Discography:
2026 – Myself – Single
2025 – Escaping Darkness- Album
2016 – Humanity-EP
SHARED STAGE WITH:
IF HOPE DIES(India), VIRUS (India)
TOURS AND FESTIVALS YOU HAVE PERFORMED ON.
2026 – Chasing Daylight Tour, Ashutosh College-Kolkata, India
2016 – Spring Fest, IIT Kharagpur – Kharagpur, India
2015 – JCI Gwalior Rock Band Fest-Gwalior, India
2014 – Rock Knock, ITM University – Gwalior, India
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M.G.Motors
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