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Formed in 2000, Finland’s Swallow the Sun have expressed and exposed much of their inner selves over the course of seven albums, the newest of which is the heart-wrenching “When A Shadow is Forced into the Light”. The brainchild of primary songwriter Juha Raivio, Swallow the Sun’s music swings between light and dark, heavy and delicate, reflective and aggressive. Fueled by personal loss, “When A Shadow is Forced into the Light” showcases the group’s ability to maintain its signature sound while expanding upon horizons and diving deeper into the crevasse of doom-death metal.