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Followed the Reaper
Kissing the Shadows seems to be one that's more appreciated by musicians. I didn't like it that much until I decided to learn to play it and now it's my favorite song on Follow the Reaper.
I heard that it was written and recorded in a day because they were in the studio and needed one more song for the album... I'm not sure how true that is though.
Yeah they figured they didn't have enough material so they mashed together some unused riffs and formed this song. So to speak. I wish they could go back and change the chorus.
I think with experience you learn to detect the depth in a song. This is why for example In Your Face is so catchy to metal-beginners and for example Kissing the Shadows or Downfall are not quite so.