Shade Empire's prevalent lyrical subjects are death, destruction, hatred, anti-religion and pain.

and Zero Nexus, bears a melodic sort of black metal, featuring the usage of both electronic and symphonic elements.

The third demo CD of the band, Essence of Pain, raised the interest of the Italian label Avantgarde Music.

[1] After releasing the album, Shade Empire continued playing at several events such as Jörisrock and Qstock, mainly beside other Finnish artists.

The same year, Shade Empire played their first official concert outside of Finland, in the encompassment of the Popkomm trade show in Berlin at the Kulturbrauerei (Culture Brewery).