The Breathing Shadow

The Breathing Shadow is the debut album from Nightingale. It was recorded and mixed within the span of a week by Dan Swanö alone at his Unisound studio. In this album, Nightingale did not yet consist of a band, and was simply a solo project by Dan Swanö. This is the only album of Nightingale to feature a drum machine (the other albums either feature Swanö on drums or someone else on drums). Unlike the hard rock/AOR-orientated direction of later albums, this album showcases the style of goth rock similar to The Sisters of Mercy. The songs "Nightfall Overture" and "The Dreamreader" were re-recorded on the 2004 compilation album Nightfall Overture.