Sunholy
Studio album by Shade Empire
Released	15 September 2023
Genre	Extreme metal melodic death metal symphonic black metal[1]
Length	53:43
Label	Candlelight
Shade Empire chronology
Poetry of the Ill-Minded (2017) Sunholy (2023)
Singles from Sunholy
"Sunholy" Released: 9 June 2023[2] "Maroon" Released: 11 August 2023[3] "Torn Asunder" Released: 15 September 2023[4]

Sunholy is the sixth studio album by the Finnish metal band Shade Empire. It was released on 15 September 2023 by Candlelight Records, their first album in six years since Poetry of the Ill-Minded.^[7]

It was mixed by Chris Edrich (Devin Townsend, Leprous, Alcest), mastered by Pierrick Noël, and contains artwork by Andy Reich.^[8] Francesco Ferrini (Fleshgod Apocalypse) handled the orchestrations.^[9]

Several singles were released in advance of the album, including "Maroon", which the band considered "one of the finest compositions of our career so far. This is not just a song but a journey that requires you to hopefully stop by and listen. Maroon proves also that [new vocalist Henry Hämäläinen] is one of the most versatile vocalists in Finland as this track showcases his wide scale."^[10]

1. "In Amongst the Woods" – 5:14
2. "The Apostle" – 5:33
3. "This Coffin an Island" – 5:23
4. "Sunholy" – 6:57
5. "Torn Asunder" – 5:38
6. "Maroon" – 7:54
7. "All-Consuming Flame" – 6:43
8. "Profane Radiance" – 6:34
9. "Rite of Passage" – 3:47

Band members

• Henry Hämäläinen – vocals
• Aapeli Kivimäki – guitars
• Juha Sirkkiä – guitars
• Eero Mantere – bass
• Erno Räsänen – drums