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{{Infobox album
| name = Threads of Life
| type = studio
| artist = [[Shadows Fall]]
| cover = ShadowsFall_threads.jpg
| released = April 3, 2007
| recorded = September 2006
| venue =
| studio = Studio 606 ([[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge]], [[California]])
| genre = [[Metalcore]], [[thrash metal]], [[death metal]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/of-one-blood-mw0000061118|title=Shadows Fall - Of One Blood Album Review|accessdate=September 29, 2022}}</ref>
| length = 49:05
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
| producer = [[Nick Raskulinecz]]
| prev_title = [[Fallout from the War]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[Seeking the Way: The Greatest Hits]]
| next_year = 2007
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Threads of Life
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Redemption (Shadows Fall song)|Redemption]]
| single1date = February 14, 2007
| single2 = [[Another Hero Lost]]
| single2date = October 2007
| single3 = Forevermore
| single3date = July 2008
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = 411mania
|rev1score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="411mania">{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/52630|title=Shadows Fall - ''Threads of Life'' Review|publisher=411mania.com|first=Dan|last=Marsicano|date=April 5, 2007|accessdate=May 13, 2012}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[Dotdash Meredith|About.com]]
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="about.com">{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/gr/shadowsfallthre.htm|title=Shadows Fall - Threads of Life|publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith|About.com]]|first=Chad|last=Bowar|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>
|rev3 = [[AllMusic|Allmusic]]
|rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1032208|pure_url=yes}}|title=Threads of Life - Shadows Fall|website=[[AllMusic|Allmusic]]|first=Thom|last=Jurek|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>
|rev4 = [[AbsolutePunk]]
|rev4score = 76%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=231486|title=Shadows Fall - Threads of Life - Album Review|website=[[AbsolutePunk]]|first=Tom|last=Good|date=April 21, 2007|accessdate=May 12, 2012}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
|rev5score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="altpress">''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''. p.155.</ref>
|rev6 = [[Blabbermouth.net]]
|rev6score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="blabbermouth">{{cite news|url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1086|title=Shadows Fall: Threads of Life (Atlantic)|work= [[Blabbermouth.net]]|first=Keith|last=Bergman|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
|rev7score = {{Rating|5|5}}
|rev8 = [[IGN]]
|rev8score = {{Rating|8|10|score=8.2/10 stars}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/784/784524p1.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714162030/http://music.ign.com/articles/784/784524p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2012|title=Shadows Fall - Threads of Life|website=[[IGN|IGN Entertainment]]|first=Ed|last=Thompson|date=May 1, 2007|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>
|rev9 = ''[[Metal Hammer]]''
|rev9score = {{Rating|8|10}}
|rev10 = [[MetalSucks]]
|rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="metalsucks">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/03/28/shadows-fall-threads-of-life/|title=Shadows Fall: Threads of Life|publisher= [[MetalSucks]]|first=Vince|last=Neilstein|date=March 28, 2007|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>
|rev11 = ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]''
|rev11score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Phoenix">{{cite news|url=http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid39022.aspx|title=Shadows Fall Threads of Life - CD Reviews|newspaper=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]|first=Ben|last=Richardson|date=May 1, 2007|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>
|rev12 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
|rev12score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/shadows-fall-threads-life-atlantic|title=Shadows Fall, 'Threads of Life'|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Aaron|last=Burgess|date=May 24, 2007|accessdate=May 12, 2012}}</ref>
|rev13 = Sputnikmusic
|rev13score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/11596/Shadows-Fall-Threads-of-Life/|title=Shadows Fall Threads of Life|website=Sputnikmusic|first=Mike|last=Stagno|date=April 2, 2007|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>
}}

'''''Threads of Life''''' is the fifth studio album by American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Shadows Fall]]. Released on April 3, 2007, in the U.S. through [[Atlantic Records]], the album debuted at number 46 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="charts">[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=shadows fall|chart=all}} Threads of Life - Shadows Fall]. [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]]. Retrieved May 13, 2012</ref> The first single, "[[Redemption (Shadows Fall song)|Redemption]]", made its premiere on [[Sirius Satellite Radio|Sirius Radio]]'s ''Hard Attack'' station on February 16, 2007 and was released on [[iTunes]] on February 20.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070306125408/http://music.ign.com/articles/764/764162p1.html IGN: Shadows Fall Unravel The Threads of Life] IGN Entertainment. Retrieved May 13, 2012.</ref> "Redemption" received a Grammy Award nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] at the [[50th Annual Grammy Awards|50th Grammy Awards]].<ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/10/shadows_fall_garners_grammy_nom_for_best Shadows Fall Garners Grammy Nom For 'Best Metal Performance']. Starpulse.com. Retrieved May 13, 2012.</ref>

==Background==
Shadows Fall finished their contract on [[Century Media Records|Century Media]] after the release of ''[[Fallout from the War]]'', and signed with [[Atlantic Records]] for this release. The album was released outside of the U.S. through [[Roadrunner Records]]. This is the band's only album with these two record labels. The ballad "Another Hero Lost," was inspired by the death of Brian Fair's cousin, who was stationed in Iraq.<ref name="about.com" />

==Recording==
The band entered the studio during September 2006, to begin recording the album.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=58678|title=Shadows Fall Begins Recording New Album|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=September 18, 2006|accessdate=May 13, 2012}}</ref> It was recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in [[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge]], a community located in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. The band overwrote for this album, and ended up bringing thirteen songs to the studio.<ref name="recording">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/shadows-fall-on-new-album/|title=Shadows Fall on new album|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=November 16, 2006|accessdate=May 13, 2012}}</ref> According to Brian Fair, this was the first time the band had more than enough material for a record. ''Threads of Life'' was the first, and only, Shadows Fall album to be produced by [[Nick Raskulinecz]], known for working with [[Foo Fighters]] and [[Velvet Revolver]]. Raskulinecz grew up listening to thrash metal, according to Fair, and thus fit well with the sound the band was looking to create.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaquarian.com/2007/07/11/shadows-fall-a-personal-perspective/|title=Interview with Shadows Fall: A Personal Perspective|newspaper=[[The Aquarian Weekly]]|first=Jen|last=Kajzer|date=July 11, 2007|accessdate=May 13, 2012}}</ref> The deviation from [[Zeuss]], who has produced most of the band's albums, was explained by bassist Paul Romanko in an interview:
{{blockquote|When Zeuss and I talked and we just kind of came to the conclusion that it was time to pull someone else in. We kind of felt like the idea’s pool had kind of dried up a little bit, we were finishing each other’s sentences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailyrock.com/2007/05/16/shadows-fall-interview/#.T7Ak4J9Ysmx|title=Shadows Fall Interview|publisher=The Daily Rock|date=May 16, 2007|accessdate=May 13, 2012}}</ref>}}
The album was still mixed by Zeuss, allowing for some familiarity, and Romanko notes that it was Zeuss himself who originally suggested the change.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://illinoisentertainer.com/2007/04/shadows-fall-interview/|title=Shadows Fall interview|publisher=Illinois Entertainer|date=Apr 27, 2007|accessdate=May 13, 2012}}</ref>
The label, Atlantic Records, had no influence musically on the album.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/templateid/17198/menuid/3/tempidx/5/catid/4/restemp/N%3B/fPpagesel/1|title=Shadows Fall – Threading the Needle|magazine=[[Blistering (magazine)|Blistering.com]]|first=David|last=Gehlke|accessdate=May 13, 2012}}</ref> The label did not hear the album until after it was mastered. In regards to the overall recording process, Fair commented, "We didn’t write a safe record."<ref name="recording" />

==Reception==
''Threads of Life'' received positive reviews from critics. ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' stated, "''Threads of Life'' is the most unashamedly 'true' metal album any major label's released yet this year — and it's also one of the best."<ref name="altpress" /> [[MetalSucks]] complimented the band's effort stating, "''Threads of Life'' is exactly what you would expect from Shadows Fall — aggressive thrash riffing and Swedish death-metal inspired guitar interplay underneath Brian Fair’s assortment of screams, singing, and something halfway in between the two — only this time the band has refined their songwriting abilities even further and lets their ’80s hair metal influences hang out even more."<ref name="metalsucks" /> ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]'' added to this praise, "''Threads of Life'' is rife with catchy, immaculately produced riffs, and singer Brian Fair has refined the gruff bellow heard on previous albums into a competently tuneful Hetfeldian growl; the call-and-response between Fair and the syrupy, multi-tracked clean singing of guitarist Matt Bachand sounds better than ever."<ref name="Phoenix" />

Several critics addressed the more mainstream sound of the album. [[Blabbermouth.net|Blabbermouth]] provided a good summary, "The band has hit that very elusive line between broadening the appeal of the music and selling out completely – talk about the art of balance!"<ref name="blabbermouth" /> 411Mania added that "the production could {{sic|of}} been a bit more gritty and had more of an edge to it."<ref name="411mania" /> Perhaps the largest critic in this aspect was Vince Neilstein of MetalSucks, who criticized the "overwhelming presence of auto-tune on Brian Fair’s voice during the clean sung parts," concluding that it overly detracted from the listening experience.<ref name="metalsucks" />

"Redemption" received a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] during December 2007. Brian Fair explained, "The song is a celebration of the power of music and the human voice as an agent of change and to have it recognized in such a way is incredible."<ref>[http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86477 Shadows Fall Singer Comments on Second Grammy Nomination]. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 13, 2012.</ref> The [[50th Annual Grammy Awards|50th Grammy Awards]] took place on February 12, 2008, with the award ultimately going to [[Slayer]]. Other nominees in the category were [[King Diamond (band)|King Diamond]], [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]], and [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]].<ref name="Best Metal Performance ">{{cite web|title=Best Metal Performance|publisher=Grammy.com|url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/50th_Show/list.aspx#04|accessdate=May 13, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208155421/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/50th_Show/list.aspx |archivedate=December 8, 2007}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{track listing
| all_writing = [[Shadows Fall]], except where noted
| title1 = [[Redemption (Shadows Fall song)|Redemption]]
| length1 = 4:17
| title2 = Burning the Lives
| length2 = 4:04
| title3 = Storm Winds
| length3 = 4:50
| title4 = Failure of the Devout
| length4 = 5:25
| title5 = Venomous
| length5 = 3:31
| title6 = [[Another Hero Lost]]
| length6 = 4:04
| title7 = Final Call
| length7 = 6:48
| title8 = Dread Uprising
| length8 = 4:14
| title9 = The Great Collapse
| length9 = 1:38
| title10 = Just Another Nightmare
| length10 = 4:55
| title11 = Forevermore
| length11 = 5:21
}}

{{track listing
| headline = [[FYE (retailer)|FYE]] bonus track
| title12 = Stupid Crazy
| length12 = 4:40
}}

{{track listing
| headline = [[Best Buy]] bonus tracks
| title12 = Fade Into Smoke
| length12 = 4:04
| title13 = Dread Uprising
| note13 = Live rehearsal
| length13 = 4:07
}}

{{track listing
| headline = [[iTunes]] bonus tracks
| title12 = [[Redemption (Shadows Fall song)|Redemption]]
| note12 = Live rehearsal
| length12 = 4:20
| title13 = Venomous
| note13 = Live rehearsal
| length13 = 3:30
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Miscellaneous bonus tracks
| title14 = Fury of the Storm
| note14 = from ''[[WWE Wreckless Intent]]''
| length14 = 3:37
| title15 = Blood of Destiny
| note15 = from ''[[God of War II#Soundtrack|God of War II Official Soundtrack]]''
| length15 = 2:44
}}

==Personnel==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Shadows Fall
*[[Brian Fair]] – [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]]
*[[Jonathan Donais|Jon Donais]] – [[lead guitar]], [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
*[[Matt Bachand]] – [[rhythm guitar]], clean vocals
*Paul Romanko – [[Bass guitar|bass]]
*[[Jason Bittner]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
{{col-2}}
;Production
*[[Record producer|Produced]] by [[Nick Raskulinecz]]
*[[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixed]] by [[Zeuss]]
*[[Audio engineer|Engineered]] by Paul Fig
*[[Mastering (audio)|Mastered]] by [[Ted Jensen]]
*A&R by John Rubeli and Anthony Delia
*Second engineering by John Lousteau and additional engineering by Nick Raskulinecz
*"Dread Uprising" live rehearsal mixed and mastered by Chris Athens
{{col-end}}

==Chart positions==
;Album
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Chart
! Peak
|-
|2007
|The [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
| style="text-align:center;"|46<ref name="charts"/>
|-
|2007
|Rock Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|12<ref name="charts"/>
|-
|2007
|Tastemaker Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|7<ref name="charts"/>
|-
|2007
|[[Oricon|Japanese Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/77228/ranking/cd_album/|title=シャドウズ・フォールのCDアルバムランキング、シャドウズ・フォールのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE |publisher=Oricon.co.jp |accessdate=2013-05-02}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|95
|-
|}

;Singles
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Single
! Chart
! Position
|-
|rowspan="2"|2007
|"Redemption"
|rowspan="2"|[[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock Tracks]]
| style="text-align:center;"|37<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=shadows fall|chart=all}} "Redemption - Shadows Fall"]. Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2012.</ref>
|-
|"Another Hero Lost"
| style="text-align:center;"|40<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=shadows fall|chart=all}} "Another Hero Lost - Shadows Fall"]. Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2012.</ref>
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Shadows Fall albums]]
[[Category:2007 albums]]
[[Category:Roadrunner Records albums]]
[[Category:Atlantic Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Nick Raskulinecz]]

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