Shape of Despair, a Finnish doom metal band, was founded in 1995 as Raven by Jarno Salomaa, Tomi Ullgrén, and Toni "Otso" Mäensivu. After recording a demo in 1998, the group changed their name to Shape of Despair and released their debut album Shades of... in 2000 under Spikefarm Records. Their second album, Angels of Distress, followed in 2001 with Pasi Koskinen on lead vocals. After a hiatus, they released the EP Written in My Scars and a split EP with Before The Rain in 2010 and 2011 respectively. After moving to Seasons of Mist Records, they released Monotony Fields (2015), Alone in the Mist (2016), and Return to the Void (2022).
