---
title: "Dreadful Shadows"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/dreadful-shadows"
genre: "Gothic Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1993
disbanded: 2000
---

# Dreadful Shadows

**Dreadful Shadows** is a gothic metal band, from Germany, active 1993 to 2000.

Dreadful Shadows is a German rock band formed in 1993 in Berlin. Initially part of the gothic rock and dark wave movement, the band had developed considerably by the time of the release of their debut album, incorporating metal elements and modern electronics, causing the band to be considered part of the gothic metal genre. Dreadful Shadows disbanded in 2000 to work on separate projects.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadful_Shadows

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Dreadful Shadows |
| Genre | Gothic Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Formed | 1993 |
| Disbanded | 2000 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sebastian Oliver Lange](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sebastian-oliver-lange) |  |  | Current |
| [Norman Selbig](https://themetalnet.com/musician/norman-selbig) | Electric guitar |  | Current |
| [André Feller](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andre-feller) | Electric guitar | 1996 to 2014 | Former |
| [Stefan Neubauer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stefan-neubauer) |  |  | Former |
| [Sven Friedrich](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sven-friedrich) |  | 1993 to 2014 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1994 | [Estrangement](https://themetalnet.com/album/f80e6031-33c9-391e-b3eb-a7c99b87b583) | Album |
| 1995 | [Homeless E.P.](https://themetalnet.com/album/bf2b6937-215c-3f7f-b1d1-018e61cc3c56) | EP |
| 1996 | [Buried Again](https://themetalnet.com/album/1e6cc666-6868-3556-b1fa-471a23e02030) | Album |
| 1998 | [Beyond the Maze](https://themetalnet.com/album/80b400f9-47fe-3ac0-b534-d9918257e6ff) | Album |
| 1999 | [The Cycle](https://themetalnet.com/album/c794ed53-562e-3ec3-bcc7-28b7344e7320) | Album |
| 2000 | [Apology](https://themetalnet.com/album/f62d61d5-e5b8-34a7-bd7a-9e2333eca267) | EP |
| 2000 | [Estrangement + Homeless](https://themetalnet.com/album/002cb0fc-cebb-4435-81d1-c65ee1bacf91) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Tiamat](https://themetalnet.com/band/tiamat) (listened together)
- [The 69 Eyes](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-69-eyes) (listened together)
- [Love Like Blood](https://themetalnet.com/band/love-like-blood) (listened together)
- [Lacrimosa](https://themetalnet.com/band/lacrimosa) (listened together)
- [Oomph!](https://themetalnet.com/band/oomph) (listened together)
- [Crematory](https://themetalnet.com/band/crematory) (listened together)
- [Moonspell](https://themetalnet.com/band/moonspell) (listened together)
- [Umbra et Imago](https://themetalnet.com/band/umbra-et-imago) (listened together)
- [Pain](https://themetalnet.com/band/pain) (listened together)
- [Therion](https://themetalnet.com/band/therion) (listened together)
- [HIM](https://themetalnet.com/band/him) (listened together)
- [Type O Negative](https://themetalnet.com/band/type-o-negative) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dreadful_Shadows/21036

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/dreadful-shadows](https://themetalnet.com/band/dreadful-shadows). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt