Shadows Fall

For some reason, autumn seems to bring out the grim hordes like no other season. Read More

Before the so-called "New Wave of American Heavy Metal" was even a ripple, Shadows Fall were there. Read More

Shadows Fall and Five Finger Death Punch will be playing the Orpheum here in Madison Friday night at 7:30 PM in support of their new albums, Retribution and War Is The Answer , respectively. Read More

Out This WeekThis past week, metal releases came out of the woodwork. Read More

It'd be a stretch to call anything Shadows Fall does "selling out," but the band did make the leap to a major label with 2007's Threads of Life , an album that featured a slightly more accessible version of the Massachusetts quartet's patented metalcore attack, and certainly some of the most radio-friendly music the group had ever recorded. Read More

After considerable hype and an amazing performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , the Massachusetts quintet's sixth album is finally out. Read More

S hadows Fall watched this summer as their Bay State comrades Killswitch Engage and All That Remains launched monstrous records that burst onto the Billboard charts. Read More

Shadows Fall, "Retribution" (Everblack Industries) 3.5 stars. Read More

As with their previous five albums, the formula for Massachusetts-based Shadows Fall's sixth LP, Retribution, is simple: faster and louder, with as much growling as the human larynx can possibly take. Read More

The last few years have been something of a roller coaster for metalcore pioneers Shadows Fall. After spending a decade building a fan base, the band left independent label Century Media for the major Atlantic. Read More