The Shadow Side
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| Studio album by Andy Black | ||
| Released | May 6, 2016 | |
| Recorded | 2015–2016 | |
| Studio | Foxy Studios (Woodland Hills, California) |
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| Length | 49:26 | |
| Label | Lava, Republic | |
| Producer | John Feldmann, Ricky Reed (track 2) | |
| Singles from The Shadow Side | ||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press |   |
| Kerrang! | 4/5 |
| Paste | 7.9/10 |
| Rock Sound | 8/10 |
The Shadow Side is the debut studio album by American singer Andy Black. It was released on May 6, 2016, on Lava and Republic Records.
The album was produced by John Feldmann and marks the departure of Black's hard rock musical style as the frontman of Black Veil Brides in exchange for more pop influences. It features guest performances from Quinn Allman, Rian Dawson, Ashton Irwin, Juliet Simms, Matt Skiba, and Gerard and Mikey Way.
Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack debuted his solo pseudonym project under the name Andy Black with the song "They Don't Need to Understand" releasing in May 2014. Black began to record the album in August 2015 alongside producer John Feldmann. Throughout the recording process, Black often teased the upcoming album on social media with images of Black alongside well known rock musicians including Patrick Stump and Gerard Way.
In an interview with Kerrang!, Black commented on the musical style of the album.
"I think my intention for this was to go as far in the other direction as possible. Sonically, the goal was to really play with music and a lot of different stuff, to have a lot of odd instrumentation and to have a lot of programmed stuff, keyboards and more classic, almost pop-rock guitar."
While Black was recording the album, he also intended to record the next Black Veil Brides album, later resulting in writing about 45 songs for the solo project.
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