Razia's Shadow: A Musical

Razia's Shadow: A Musical
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 2008
RecordedOctober 2007 – July 2008
Genre
Length64:03
LabelFueled by Ramen
Producer
  • Casey Bates
  • Kay Richardson
  • Patton Thomas
Forgive Durden chronology
Wonderland
(2006)
Razia's Shadow: A Musical
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk86%
Highbeam Review9/10

Razia's Shadow: A Musical is an album by American band Forgive Durden, released through Fueled by Ramen on October 28, 2008. It is a musical featuring members of popular bands such as Saves the Day, Panic! at the Disco, Say Anything, The Matches, mewithoutYou, Portugal. The Man, The Hush Sound, An Angle, The Dear Hunter, and Gatsbys American Dream among others.

The album was conceived by Thomas Dutton and co-written by his brother Paul Dutton. The album also features Rudy Gajadhar of Gatsbys American Dream on drums.

The full album was released for streaming on the band's website on October 24, 2008, and was subsequently leaked via torrents that same day.

On November 29, 2012, a new version of the musical was debuted as a live performance at Joe's Pub, with significant changes to the characters, songs, and storyline featured on the original album. Two new characters named Rivka and the Mysterious Man were introduced while all of the original characters were removed except Adakias, Nidria, The Oracle, and the King.