{"id":126,"date":"2026-08-06T01:25:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackmark.net\/blackmark\/cemetary-an-evil-shade-of-grey\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T01:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:25:54","slug":"cemetary-an-evil-shade-of-grey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackmark.net\/blackmark\/cemetary-an-evil-shade-of-grey\/","title":{"rendered":"Cemetary &#8211; An Evil Shade of Grey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cemetary &#8211; An Evil Shade of Grey<\/h1>\n<p><strong>An Evil Shade of Grey<\/strong> is an important early Cemetary release and a useful entry point for listeners exploring the band&#8217;s death metal roots before its deeper move into gothic metal atmosphere.<\/p>\n<h2>Album Overview<\/h2>\n<p>The album captures Cemetary at a formative point: heavy, dark, and rooted in Swedish extreme metal, while already showing the mood-driven writing that would become more pronounced later.<\/p>\n<h2>Sound and Style<\/h2>\n<p>The sound is heavier and more death metal focused than later Cemetary releases. It gives context to the band&#8217;s later transition toward records such as <a href=\"\/blackmark\/album-guides\/cemetary-black-vanity\/\">Black Vanity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Why It Matters<\/h2>\n<p>An Evil Shade of Grey matters because it shows the foundation of Cemetary before the band became more clearly associated with gothic death and doom-influenced metal.<\/p>\n<h2>Related Pages<\/h2>\n<p>Continue with <a href=\"\/blackmark\/cemetary\/\">Cemetary band profile<\/a>, <a href=\"\/blackmark\/album-guides\/cemetary-black-vanity\/\">Black Vanity<\/a>, and the <a href=\"\/blackmark\/releases\/\">Black Mark releases catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>An Evil Shade of Grey FAQ<\/h2>\n<h3>Who released An Evil Shade of Grey?<\/h3>\n<p>The album is associated with Cemetary and the band&#8217;s early Swedish metal period.<\/p>\n<h3>What style is An Evil Shade of Grey?<\/h3>\n<p>It is rooted in death metal, with the darker atmosphere that later became important to Cemetary&#8217;s gothic metal direction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cemetary &#8211; An Evil Shade of Grey An Evil Shade of Grey is an important early Cemetary release and a useful entry point for listeners exploring the band&#8217;s death metal roots before its deeper move into gothic metal atmosphere. 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