Phantom Stranger

Phantom Stranger | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: December 1, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Night Shade Music
• ASIN: B00006HCBD
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,527 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Dave, heavymetalresource.com, July 2002

It really is amazing how they have grasped a sound that some may think was long lost.

Product Description

Phantom Stranger's self-titled release is the debut album from Phantom Stranger and the flagship album for Night Shade Music.

This album contains 10 original songs by Phantom Stranger. The songs for this album were selected to represent Phantom Stranger's evolution over 11 years of writing music and performing live. Some of the songs date back from the band's formation in 1989, two others were written just prior to the band entering the studio. Some "milestone" songs have also been included. For example, Out of Time was the first Phantom Stranger song written by Joe Valente and Rob Wiley, Masks was bass player Dan Allen's first contribution to the band, and Ender's Game was a partnership between John Salabounis and Ray Underwood written shortly after joining the band in tribute to the novel by Orson Scott Card.

The album was released in the winter of 2000 to critical acclaim. In the time since it's release the album has won praise from critics from all over the United States and Europe. The band's song writing ability and the production quality of the album are topics that are mentioned time and again in reviews.

The members of Phantom Stranger are proud to offer up this album as the first release of the music that they have loved playing live for their fans for over a decade.

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Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy Metal Lives on!, August 7, 2002

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Chris Padar (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phantom Stranger (Audio CD)

Is there anyone out there who wishes they could return to the days of the REAL heavy metal bands? Real bands like Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath? Well, your wish has been granted. Phantom Stranger, hailing out of Lake County Illinois, brings back memories of the days when all you needed was a couple guitars, a bass, a drum-set and some really upset scary guy screaming out lyrics. But these guys aren't just a throwback, copycat of the good old days. They bring a new perspective to their music with fantastic musicianship and thought provoking lyrics. Take the opening track, Trembling, for example. It tells the cautionary tale of a young man whose life takes a dramatic turn when he contracts AIDS. The song Enders Game is a brilliant tribute to O. S. Cards novel of the same name. These boys have done their homework and managed to capture the intensity and soul of what heavy metal was intended to be. So if you long for the days before Ozzy sold out to MTV and Metallica became rich and lazy, give this disk a spin. You wont be disappointed.