Shade Empire

Shade Empire is a Finnish symphonic black metal band, formed in 1999 in the city of Kuopio. The predominant lyrical subjects of Shade Empire are death, destruction, hatred, anti-religion and pain. The music of their first three official albums, Sinthetic, Intoxicate O.S. and Zero Nexus, carries a kind of melodic black metal, using both electronic and symphonic elements. Their lyrics are mainly in English, with the exception of one song whose lyrics are in Finnish, "...Ja Pimeys Laskeutui", the title of which can be translated as "...And Darkness Descended" (the last word "Laskeutui" can also be translated as "Fell", "Came" or "Landed").