Comprised of thirteen wildly imaginative compositions, Samtar‘s new album stands out as an artistic, genre-blurring journey through the multiverse.

Shadow of the King’s Charade was written, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Samtar. Additional bass tracks on the tracks Wild Boys and You Bleed was performed by Jamie Giesen. Album artwork was executed by Colin Bolger.

Samtar, music-obsessed virtuoso, plies his craft with an unrepentant vigour and passion. Navigating the forests of genre, Samtar follows a path to sounds unknown by combining style and influence from all sources. Sam chose to eschew chasing promotions and focus instead on loving his life through creating music, exploring the outdoors, and translating the ethereal into song. The music Sam creates is human and close, it has a momentum of its own and entreats the listener to be a traveler along the journey to their own peace.

Samtar grew up on the likes of System of a Down, The Black Dahlia Murder, Opeth, Sonata Arctica, Muse, Jimi Hendrix, Sublime, and Nirvana. Now he unites these divergent influences with driving bass lines, hook-heavy guitar melodies, powerful vocals, and a healthy dose of synthesizers. He notes some of his biggest vocal influences being from artists like Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle/Faith No More), and Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica). He also takes inspiration from sci-fi/fantasy films and literature.

Tracklisting:
The Shadow From My Dreams
Cool to Me
Echoes From Across The Sea
The Horror Within
The Man
The Fool
You Bleed
She Will Have Her Revenge
River Spirit
Wild Boys
Lost Vision
Her Shadow
Town of Forgotten Souls