Editing Shadow Gallery (section)

===1991–1998: Debut and ''Carved in Stone''===
After changing their name to Shadow Gallery and recording a short 8 track demo, Mike Varney eventually signed them to Magna Carta records on August 23, 1991 as the label's second contract (the first having been [[Magellan (band)|Magellan]]). The record label's objective had been "..to bring a fresh breath of progressive rock to an audience who was subdued by larger record companies quest for typical commercial music".<ref name="Shadow Gallery - History"/> Impressed with Shadow Gallery's initial demo, Varney suspected the band could help fulfill this objective.

Shadow Gallery's [[Shadow Gallery (album)|eponymous debut]] was released the following year in Japan and [[Europe]]. However, before the arduous commitments of a supporting tour and a new studio album, the band needed to secure a stable lineup. April 1993 saw the recruitment of guitarist/keyboardist [[Gary Wehrkamp]], originally of the band The Boxtops. Another lineup addition followed in April 1994 with drummer Kevin Soffera. With this new solidified lineup, Shadow Gallery released its second studio recording on July 11, 1995, titled ''[[Carved in Stone (Shadow Gallery album)|Carved in Stone]]''. However, time constraints and other commitments precluded the band from touring in support of both albums.