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Although their music sometimes bears strong similarities to the technical, progressive brand of death metal centered around Gothenburg, Sweden, and epitomized by bands like In Flames, Shadows Fall actually hails from Massachusetts. Guitarists Jonathan Donais and Matthew Bachand formed the band in 1996, and by the summer of the following year the lineup had solidified with vocalist Phil Lebonte, bassist Paul Romanko, and drummer David Germain. Building their songs around the stop-start tempo and riff changes pioneered by bands like Metallica, Slayer, and Iron Maiden, the band toured New England and eventually snagged opening slots for acts like Fear Factory and Cannibal Corpse. Toward the end of 1997, they recorded a self-financed, self-released album titled Somber Eyes to the Sky, which eventually charted in CMJ's Loud Rock Top Ten and was picked up for overseas distribution. In 1998, Shadows Fall replaced Lebonte with former Overcast vocalist Brian Fair, a more versatile singer capable of handling melody as well as pure aggression. After further touring, the band scored a deal with Century Media in 1999; their first widely distributed domestic album, Of One Blood, was issued in early 2000. Soon after, Germain left the band and was replaced by drummer Jason Bittner. After releasing The Art of Balance in 2002 the band spent the summer of 2003 on the Ozzfest tour, earning a larger fan base thanks to their intense live show. In turn, their 2004 album The War Within debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Top 200 charts. A collection of tracks left off the album appeared in 2006 as Fallout from the War. It was followed by Threads of Life in 2007. ~ Steve Huey, All Music GuideMore

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Shadows Fall
“We just wanted to write a full-on metal record,” says Brian Fair, lead singer of Shadow...
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What Drives The Weak
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Redemption (video)
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Inspiration On Demand
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Enlightened By The Cold
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The Power Of I And I
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Fan Comments

Oct 26th, 8:13pm
this is a truly amazing band, they make metalcore that actually... sounds good? Nice. One of the best metalcore bands out there along with lamb of god.
I suppose its all the thrash influences, and early on some melodic death metal influences.
I REALLY wish they'd make more albums like thier early stuff, thier early work was thier best by far, but their later stuff is still very good
Jun 5th, 9:23am
i love them!
May 1st, 5:15am
The concert was great! You guys are sick!!! I wish you could play in the Philippines REAL soon! See you in the pit! \m/
Oct 14th, 5:38am
STORMWINDS THE BEST!!!
Oct 10th, 1:01am
redemption is my favorite
jonothan is sick
Aug 8th, 11:40am
Thanks again for the featured playlist & overall of it is absolutely great indeed.thank you again Brian & Shadowsfall & keep rockin'...
Aug 4th, 3:28pm
Hey Dude. Great Music.
Aug 4th, 2:02pm
sick shit.