Shadows Fall Shadows Fall
a Death Metal, Metalcore band from Massachusetts, USA   flag 

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Last Update: January 30, 2010

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In the space of a few short years, Shadows Fall has risen from humble beginnings to being one of the most talked-about and respected metal bands on the scene. Formed by the guitarist pair of Jonathan Donais and Matthew Bachand, the band released a self-financed Somber Eye To The Sky that managed to get the name out, but it was the signing to Century Media and 2000's Of One Blood that really got the band going, and they followed it up two years later with the even better The Art Of Balance. Shadows Fall's influences are many, and they are seemlessly interwoven together to form a potent, original sound. There's a clear Gothenburg (Swedish melodic death) element (much more prevalent on Blood, but still noticeable on Balance), metalcore vocals from Brian Fair as well as the two guitarists (indeed, the vocals from the trio range from hardcore shouts to death growls to a mid-range clean style), a healthy traditional metal influence due to plenty of harmonized guitar leads, all held together by tight musicianship and ample aggression. The future appears very bright indeed for Shadows Fall.

members
current lineup:

Brian Fair
   vocals
Matthew Bachand
   guitars/vocals
Jonathan Donais
   lead guitar/vocals
Paul Romanko
   bass
Jason Bittner
   drums
former members:

Philip Labonte
   vocals (All That Remains)
David Germain
   drums
Derek Kerswill
   drums (Kingdom Of Sorrow, Unearth)
discography
Somber Eye To The Sky
1997 Lifeless

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. Revel In My Loss
  2. Pure
  3. Lead Me Home
  4. To Ashes
  5. Nurture
  6. Fleshold
  7. Eternal
  8. Suffer The Season
  9. Somber Angel
  10. Lifeless
  • Philip Labonte
  • Matthew Bachand
  • Jonathan Donais
  • Paul Romanko
  • David Germain



Of One Blood
2000 Century Media

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. Pain Glass Vision
  2. Crushing Belial
  3. Of One Blood
  4. The First Noble Truth
  5. Fleshold
  6. Root Bound Apollo
  7. Revel In My Loss
  8. Montauk
  9. To Ashes
  10. Serenity
  • Brian Fair
  • Matthew Bachand
  • Jonathan Donais
  • Paul Romanko
  • David Germain



(EP) Deadworld
2001 Century Media

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. Deadworld
  2. Stepping Outside The Circle
  3. Crushing Belial (Live)
  4. First Noble Truth (Live)
  5. Fleshold (Live)
  • Brian Fair
  • Matthew Bachand
  • Jonathan Donais
  • Paul Romanko
  • Derek Kerswill



Fear Will Drag You Down
2002 Century Media

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. Deadworld
  2. Stepping Outside The Circle
  3. Crushing Belial
  4. Of One Blood
  5. The First Noble Truth
  6. Fleshold
  7. Root Bound Apollo
  8. Revel In My Loss
  9. Montauk
  10. To Ashes
  11. Serenity
  12. Pain Glass Vision
  13. Crushing Belial (Live)
  14. First Noble Truth (Live)
  15. Fleshold (Live)
  • Brian Fair
  • Matthew Bachand
  • Jonathan Donais
  • Paul Romanko
  • David Germain



The Art Of Balance
2002 Century Media

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. Idle Hands
  2. Thoughts Without Words
  3. Destroyer Of Senses
  4. Casting Shade
  5. Stepping Outside The Circle
  6. The Art Of Balance
  7. Mystery Of One Spirit
  8. The Idiot Box
  9. Prelude To Disaster
  10. A Fire In Babylon
  11. Welcome To The Machine
  • Brian Fair
  • Matthew Bachand
  • Jonathan Donais
  • Paul Romanko
  • Jason Bittner



The War Within
2004 Century Media

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. The Light That Blinds
  2. Enlightened By The Cold
  3. Act Of Contrition
  4. What Drives The Weak
  5. Stillness
  6. Inspiration On Demand
  7. The Power Of I and I
  8. Ghosts Of Past Failure
  9. Eternity Is Within
  10. Those Who Can Not Speak
  • Brian Fair
  • Matthew Bachand
  • Jonathan Donais
  • Paul Romanko
  • Jason Bittner



Fallout From The War
2006 Century Media

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. In Effigy
  2. Will To Rebuild
  3. Haunting Me Endlessly
  4. Seize The Calm
  5. Carpal Tunnel
  6. Going, Going, Gone
  7. This Is My Own
  8. Deadworld
  9. Mark Of The Squealer
  10. December
  11. Teasin' Pleasin'
  • Brian Fair
  • Matthew Bachand
  • Jonathan Donais
  • Paul Romanko
  • Jason Bittner



Threads Of Life
2007 Atlantic

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. Redemption
  2. Burning The Live
  3. Stormwinds
  4. Failure Of The Devout
  5. Venomous
  6. Another Lost Hero
  7. Final Call
  8. Dread Uprising
  9. The Great Collapse
  10. Just Another Nightmare
  11. Forevermore
  • Brian Fair
  • Matthew Bachand
  • Jonathan Donais
  • Paul Romanko
  • Jason Bittner



Retribution
2009 

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  • Brian Fair
  • Matthew Bachand
  • Jonathan Donais
  • Paul Romanko
  • Jason Bittner



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