Lunar Shadow
The Smokeless Fires
Epic classic metal goes head-to-head with blazing Scandinavian black metal on Lunar Shadows firebrand sophomore effort, The Smokeless Fires. From the explorative mind of Max Birbaum comes The Smokeless Fires, the second full-length from Lunar Shadow, a band pushing the boundaries of classic metal with an album that explores themes of passion and the human condition. The period after the release of Lunar Shadows 2017 Far from Light studio album was turbulent for the young German quintet. The band changed vocalists, but more intrinsically, band leader, guitarist and main songwriter Max Birbaum was going through a series of personal problems that made him question his own mortality: Why do humans get up after they fall? What are the things that keep us going in a world filled with greed and deceit? Above all else, what keeps his own fire burning when circumstances suggest otherwise? Birbaum eventually zeroed-in on the word "passion" and made it the lyrical foundation for the bands second full-length, The Smokeless Fires.