Melancholy is a delicate matter. This haunting emotion can in one moment sting unbearably painful yet at other times even deliver a bittersweet pleasure to the afflicted. Yet there can be no doubt that this feeling permeates all of the songs on DE ARMA's sophomore full-length "Strayed in Shadows" in one way or the other. Guest performance of Maria Oja on two tracks a constellation inviting comparison with acts such as ANATHEMA and ANTIMATTER.