Illumishade is a Swiss rock and metal band. The band was founded in 2019 by Eluveitie band members Fabienne Erni and Jonas Wolf[1][2] and makes cinematic and fantasy music, combined with rock and metal. They are currently signed to Napalm Records. The band's name is a combination of the English words illumination and shade and refers to the contrast between light and darkness that emerges in the songs, as well as the contrast between quiet and heavy songs.
oh my god John follows Epica, Spiritbox, Lacuna Coil, Delain, Eluveitie, Insomnium, Opeth, & Tarja!!! my favorite wrestler probably listens to my favorite metal bands!!! 🤩😍
as if I couldn't love this man anymore than I do now!!! I'm screaming!!! 😍💖🫶
I did actually tweet @ him before to listen to Epica maybe he listened to me 👀
he followed me a year ago & I just noticed this a while ago! my influence! 🥺🥹 the thought of John being an actual fan of any of these bands just makes so giddy! the fact he even knows about these bands at all! 🤩
I think it's so cute when an ex-singer of a band likes the one that replaced them
All names of people are mentioned from left to right.
LEFT — Eluveitie musicians/singers Anna Murphy and Fabienne Erni. As of this post, Anna is active in projects like Cellar Darling and Lethe, and has worked as sound engineer for Fabienne's other project Illumishade.
RIGHT — Kamelot singers Roy Khan and Tommy Karevik. As of this post, Roy has reunited with his band Conception while Tommy juggles his time between Kamelot and his earlier band Seventh Wonder.
Interview: Fabienne Erni (Vocals/Piano) of Illumishade (Video/Audio)
Swiss modern metal upstarts Illumishade unveiled their sophomore record and Napalm Records debut, Another Side of You, on February 16th, 2024. We spoke to vocalist and pianist Fabienne Erni.
Swiss modern metal upstarts Illumishade unveiled their sophomore record and Napalm Records debut, Another Side of You, on February 16th, 2024. Fronted by vocalist Fabienne Erni and guitarist Jonas Wolf (both of Eluveitie) and completed with orchestration and synths by film composer Mirjam Skal, bass by Yannick Urbanczik, and drums by Marc Friedrich.
About the new album, we said:
A few missteps…
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