At least 6 different artists: 1.) Shadow is a melodic death metal band from Osaka, Japan, which was founded in 1993 by Yoshio "Cain" Kudo. In 1997, Shadow recorded their first demos with the following members:- Yoshio Kudo (bass) - Yuichi Sumimoto (guitar) - Shinichiro Okada (guitar) - Mitsuhiro Emomoto (drums). Without a vocalist of their own, Shadow hired a session singer to record their first demos. After distributing the demos worldwide, Shadow released their first album Shadow, under Spikefarm Records.