A little while ago, I was approached to contribute to what was to become an Aria documentary aimed at a more international audience. Being the great fan I am of the band, I was honored to contribute. The documentary is out now and it is called ‘Behind The Shadow Kingdom’, a clear reference to their fantastic recent live release ‘Gost’ Iz Tsarstva Teney’, which translates to “guest from the shadow kingdom”. I urge everyone who is even remotely interested in heavy metal to check the documentary out, as it is quite an accessible look into the band’s current work.

My own contributions to this documentary are nothing more than a cameo, but that is hardly a problem. For me as a fan, first and foremost, it was fantastic to finally have some subtitled background information straight from the band. I was approached too late to contribute any interview questions, but the questions that were asked give quite a nice look into the preparations and the production of a show as big as the one on ‘Gost’ Iz Tsarstva Teney’.

Don’t let the “fan documentary” tag mislead you; ‘Behind The Shadow Kingdom’ is actually more informative than the average special features on an official DVD by any band.