Shadowland

Shadowland are a British neo-progressive rock band originally formed in the 1990s. The band's music tends towards the pop side of progressive rock, while retaining its melodic and emotional intensity. In fact the band could be classified as "Progressive Pop" as its music is both complex and easy listening at the same time.

Shadowland took a lengthy break from recording and performing between 1996 and 2008. During this time Nolan was writing and performing in Arena, which has a heavier musical style. Nolan has also been Pendragon's regular keyboardist since 1986 and more recently has written and toured a rock opera entitled 'She' in a partnership with Agnieszka Swita under the band name Caamora. http://www.caamora.net/

Late in 2008 Nolan announced that Shadowland would be reforming for a tour in early 2009. The tour promoted a "best of" album called 'A Matter of Perspective', featuring the band's favourite tracks from the three previous albums as well as some new material. This 70 minute album was released in 2009.

During the tour Shadowland filmed a DVD, called "Edge of Night," released by Metal Mind Productions in 2009. At the same time, Metal Mind also released a box set called "Cautionary Tales" containing all the earlier albums with bonus tracks, the "Edge of Night" DVD, and a 2-disk concert recording called "Live in Poland" that is the audio from the DVD.

Mark Westwood (Caamora, Neo) has replaced Ian Salmon on bass in the 2009 incarnation, but the rest of the original '90s line-up is unchanged.

Current members

• Clive Nolan - vocals and piano
• Karl Groom - guitars
• Nick Harradence - drums
• Mark Westwood – bass and acoustic guitars
• Mike Varty - keyboards

Past members

• Ian Salmon - bass and acoustic guitars

Discography

Albums

• Ring of Roses (1992), reissued with 2 extra tracks (1997), remastered with bonus tracks (2009)
• Through the Looking Glass (1994), reissued with 1 extra track (1997), remastered with bonus tracks (2009)
• Mad as a Hatter (1996), remastered with bonus tracks (2009)
• A Matter of Perspective (2009)

DVD

• Edge of Night (2009)

Box Set

• Cautionary Tales (2009)

External links

• Official site
• Shadowland on ProgArchives.com
• Clive Nolan Online