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| origin          = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S.
| origin          = [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web | title='SHADOWS FALL Day' Declared in Springfield, Massachusetts | date=July 19, 2025 | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-day-declared-in-springfield-massachusetts }}</ref>
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'''Shadows Fall''' is an American [[metalcore]] band from [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], formed in 1996. Although Shadows Fall has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career, Shadows Fall has been composed of guitarists [[Jonathan Donais|Jon Donais]] and [[Matt Bachand]], bassist Paul Romanko, lead vocalist [[Brian Fair]] and drummer [[Jason Bittner]].
'''Shadows Fall''' is an American [[metalcore]] band from [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], [[Massachusetts]], formed in 1996. Although Shadows Fall has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career, Shadows Fall has been composed of guitarists [[Jonathan Donais]] and [[Matt Bachand]], bassist Paul Romanko, lead vocalist [[Brian Fair]] and drummer [[Jason Bittner]].


Shadows Fall has released seven studio albums, three compilation albums and two DVDs. The band's first album featured [[Philip Labonte]] (of [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]]) on lead vocals, but he was soon replaced by Fair. Shadows Fall's first two studio albums featured [[David Germain]] playing drums; however, in 2002, Bittner joined the band full-time. In February 2008, the band was a [[Grammy Award]] nominee in the category [[Best Metal Performance]] for the song "Redemption" from the album ''[[Threads of Life (album)|Threads of Life]]''. Their most recent studio album, ''[[Fire from the Sky]]'', was released on May 15, 2012, and was the first to be produced by [[Adam Dutkiewicz]] since the band's first studio release.
Shadows Fall has released seven studio albums, three compilation albums and two DVDs. The band's first album featured [[Philip Labonte]] (of [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]]) on lead vocals, but he was soon replaced by Fair. Shadows Fall's first two studio albums featured David Germain playing drums; however, in 2002, Bittner joined the band full-time. The band are a two time [[Grammy Award]] nominee in the category [[Best Metal Performance]] for their songs "[[What Drives the Weak|What Drives the Week]]" and "[[Redemption (Shadows Fall song)|Redemption]]". Their most recent studio album ''[[Fire from the Sky]]'' was released on May 15, 2012 and was the first to be produced by [[Adam Dutkiewicz]] since the band's first studio release.


Shadows Fall announced in August 2014 that they were going to go on an indefinite hiatus, and by the following summer, they had wrapped up what was planned to be their farewell tour.<ref name=finaltour>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-to-embark-on-final-european-north-american-tours/ |title=Shadows Fall To Embark on Final European, North American Tours |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=August 25, 2014 |access-date=December 23, 2015}}</ref><ref name=summershow>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/video-shadows-fall-performs-at-rhode-islands-big-kahuna-festival/|title=Video: SHADOWS FALL Performs At Rhode Island's BIG KAHUNA Festival|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 28, 2015|access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref> The band reunited for its first show in six years in December 2021 in their native Massachusetts,<ref name=reunion>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-announces-december-2021-reunion-show/|title=SHADOWS FALL Announces December 2021 Reunion Show|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=June 22, 2021|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> and discussed the possibility of recording new material.<ref name=newmusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/brian-fair-shadows-fall-has-talked-about-working-on-new-music/|title=BRIAN FAIR: SHADOWS FALL Has Talked About Working On New Music|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 3, 2022|access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref>
Shadows Fall announced in August 2014 that they were going to go on an indefinite hiatus, and by the following summer, they had wrapped up what was planned to be their farewell tour.<ref name=finaltour>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-to-embark-on-final-european-north-american-tours/ |title=Shadows Fall To Embark on Final European, North American Tours |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=August 25, 2014 |access-date=December 23, 2015}}</ref><ref name=summershow>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/video-shadows-fall-performs-at-rhode-islands-big-kahuna-festival/|title=Video: SHADOWS FALL Performs At Rhode Island's BIG KAHUNA Festival|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 28, 2015|access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref> The band reunited for its first show in six years in December 2021 in their native Massachusetts,<ref name=reunion>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-announces-december-2021-reunion-show/|title=SHADOWS FALL Announces December 2021 Reunion Show|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=June 22, 2021|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> and discussed the possibility of recording new material.<ref name=newmusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/brian-fair-shadows-fall-has-talked-about-working-on-new-music/|title=BRIAN FAIR: SHADOWS FALL Has Talked About Working On New Music|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 3, 2022|access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref> In 2024, they released new material for the first time in twelve years, with a single titled "In the Grey."<ref name=":7" />


==History==
==History==
===Formation and ''Somber Eyes to the Sky'' (1996–1997)===
===Formation and ''Somber Eyes to the Sky'' (1996–1997)===
Shadows Fall was formed in 1996 by guitarists [[Jonathan Donais]] and [[Matt Bachand]], who were good friends from the local music scene.<ref name="formation">{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2000 |title=Shadows Fall Interview |url=http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewshadows.html |access-date=May 10, 2012 |website=metalupdate.com}}</ref> Bachand had previously been a founding member of a death metal band and Donais a member of the metalcore band [[Aftershock (band)|Aftershock]]. Later on, the band found a complete lineup with the addition of Damien McPherson (vocals), Mark Laliberte (bass), and David Germain (drums). Also in 1996, [[Adam Dutkiewicz]] performed live drums to fill in for Germain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Killswitch Engage: Adam Dutkiewicz |url=http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/membre_groupe/membre_groupe-nom-Adam_Dutkiewicz_-id-15016-l-en.html |access-date=May 10, 2012 |website=Spirit of Metal}}</ref> By late 1996, the band recorded and released a demo titled ''Mourning a Dead World,'' of which only about 200 copies were produced.<ref name="formation"/> It consisted of the songs Lifeless, Suffer the Season, Fleshold, Forever Lost, A Souls Salvation, and Deadworld. McPherson decided to leave the band and was replaced by [[Philip Labonte]] in 1997. Around the same time, bass guitarist Paul Romanko, formally of the hardcore band Pushbutton Warfare, was recruited as a permanent replacement for Laliberte, who had originally joined temporarily.<ref name="formation"/><ref>[http://www.hardtimes.ca/shadowsfall10 "Shadows Fall 'The rebel becomes the next oppressor'"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926131059/http://www.hardtimes.ca/shadowsfall10 |date=September 26, 2010 }}. Hardtimes.ca. Retrieved on May 10, 2012.</ref> Now with a more solid lineup, the band released its first EP, ''To Ashes'', with Dutkiewicz playing as a session drummer. The band's name, according to Bachand, comes from the title of a comic book published in the early 1990s.<ref name="Name interview">{{cite web|author=Epstien, Daniel Robert |url=http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17152 |title=Shadows Fall interview |publisher=Ugo.com |access-date=January 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127184013/http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17152 |archive-date=January 27, 2008 }}</ref>
Shadows Fall was formed in 1996 by guitarists [[Jonathan Donais]] and [[Matt Bachand]], who were good friends from the local music scene.<ref name="formation">{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2000 |title=Shadows Fall Interview |url=http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewshadows.html |access-date=May 10, 2012 |website=metalupdate.com}}</ref> Bachand had previously been a founding member of a death metal band and Donais a member of the metalcore band [[Aftershock (band)|Aftershock]]. Later on, the band found a complete lineup with the addition of Damien McPherson (vocals), Mark Laliberte (bass), and David Germain (drums). Also in 1996, [[Adam Dutkiewicz]] performed live drums to fill in for Germain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Killswitch Engage: Adam Dutkiewicz |url=http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/membre_groupe/membre_groupe-nom-Adam_Dutkiewicz_-id-15016-l-en.html |access-date=May 10, 2012 |website=Spirit of Metal |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223014918/http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/membre_groupe/membre_groupe-nom-Adam_Dutkiewicz_-id-15016-l-en.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> By late 1996, the band recorded and released a demo titled ''Mourning a Dead World,'' of which only about 200 copies were produced.<ref name="formation"/> It consisted of the songs Lifeless, Suffer the Season, Fleshold, Forever Lost, A Souls Salvation, and Deadworld. McPherson decided to leave the band and was replaced by [[Philip Labonte]] in 1997. Around the same time, bass guitarist Paul Romanko, formally of the hardcore band Pushbutton Warfare, was recruited as a permanent replacement for Laliberte, who had originally joined temporarily.<ref name="formation"/><ref>[http://www.hardtimes.ca/shadowsfall10 "Shadows Fall 'The rebel becomes the next oppressor'"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926131059/http://www.hardtimes.ca/shadowsfall10 |date=September 26, 2010 }}. Hardtimes.ca. Retrieved on May 10, 2012.</ref> Now with a more solid lineup, the band released its first EP, ''To Ashes'', with Dutkiewicz playing as a session drummer. The band's name, according to Bachand, comes from the title of a comic book published in the early 1990s.<ref name="Name interview">{{cite web|author=Epstien, Daniel Robert |url=http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17152 |title=Shadows Fall interview |publisher=Ugo.com |access-date=January 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127184013/http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17152 |archive-date=January 27, 2008 }}</ref>


Shadows Fall toured the New England area opening for artists such as [[Fear Factory]] and [[Cannibal Corpse]].<ref name="AMG">{{cite web| author=Huey, Steve |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p373312|pure_url=yes}} |title=Shadows Fall biography – AllMusic |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> On November 30, 1997, the band released its first studio album, ''[[Somber Eyes to the Sky]]'', through Bachand's recording label, Lifeless Records.<ref>
Shadows Fall toured the New England area opening for artists such as [[Fear Factory]] and [[Cannibal Corpse]].<ref name="AMG">{{cite web| author=Huey, Steve |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p373312|pure_url=yes}} |title=Shadows Fall biography – AllMusic |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> On November 30, 1997, the band released its first studio album ''[[Somber Eyes to the Sky]]'' through Bachand's recording label, Lifeless Records.<ref>
*{{Cite web|title=Shadows Fall - Music on Google Play|url=https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/Shadows_Fall?id=A3fjidquqmk22jlngdxnvikjihq&hl=en_US|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=play.google.com|language=en}}
*{{Cite web|title=Shadows Fall - Music on Google Play|url=https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/Shadows_Fall?id=A3fjidquqmk22jlngdxnvikjihq&hl=en_US|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=play.google.com|language=en}}
*{{Citation|title=Shadows Fall - Somber Eyes to the Sky|url=https://www.metalkingdom.net/album/shadows-fall-somber-eyes-to-the-sky-9456|language=en|access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref>
*{{Citation|title=Shadows Fall - Somber Eyes to the Sky|url=https://www.metalkingdom.net/album/shadows-fall-somber-eyes-to-the-sky-9456|language=en|access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref>
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===''Of One Blood'' (1998–2000)===
===''Of One Blood'' (1998–2000)===
[[File:2014-08-30 Turock Shadows Fall 27.jpg|thumb|Brian Fair, 2014|alt=Brian Fair performing with Shadows Fall in 2014|229x229px]]
[[File:2014-08-30 Turock Shadows Fall 27.jpg|thumb|Brian Fair, 2014|alt=Brian Fair performing with Shadows Fall in 2014|229x229px]]
In 1998, Labonte was asked to leave the band due to personal and artistic differences.<ref>[http://thereaper.buzznet.com/user/video/2198541/phil-labonte-all-remains-tells/ "Phil Labonte of All That Remains Tells the Truth: 'Shadows Fall Asked Me to Leave'"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810003400/http://thereaper.buzznet.com/user/video/2198541/phil-labonte-all-remains-tells/ |date=August 10, 2011 }}. Buzznet. Retrieved on May 10, 2012.</ref> He had ideas for a side project while a member of the band and went on to form [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]].<ref>[http://heavymetal.about.com/od/shadowsfall/p/shadowsfall.htm "Shadows Fall Profile"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428021954/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/shadowsfall/p/shadowsfall.htm |date=April 28, 2012 }}. About.com. Retrieved on May 10, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.metalfanatix.com/interviews/allthatremains.html "Phil Labonte - All That Remains, Shadows Fall"]. metalfanatix.com. Retrieved on May 10, 2012.</ref> The band searched for a replacement vocalist and eventually recruited [[Milford, Massachusetts]] native [[Brian Fair]] from [[Overcast (band)|Overcast]].<ref>[http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/07/shadows-fallovercast-vocalist-brian-fair-the-metalsucks-interview/ "Shadows Fall/Overcast Vocalist Brian Fair: The Metalsucks Interview"]. [[MetalSucks]]. Retrieved on May 10, 2012.</ref> The band had been friends with Fair for years.<ref name="formation" /> After a US Summer tour with [[Shai Hulud]], Overcast disbanded—and the band asked Fair to join Shadows Fall.<ref name="AMG" /> While on tour, Shadows Fall was signed to [[Century Media Records]]. The band recorded its second studio album ''[[Of One Blood (album)|Of One Blood]]'' with Fair on vocals in 2000, and the release included re-recorded songs from ''Somber Eyes to the Sky''. In 2001, David Germain decided to leave the band due to alcoholism, and was replaced by former Stigmata and Burning Human drummer [[Jason Bittner]].<ref name="AMG" /><ref>[http://www.jayathecat.com/biogerm.html Jaya the Cat Official Website David Germain bio] "I wasn't happy and started drinking way to much which effected my playing, so eventually we all decided it was time for me to go."</ref>
In 1998, Labonte was asked to leave the band due to personal and artistic differences.<ref>[http://thereaper.buzznet.com/user/video/2198541/phil-labonte-all-remains-tells/ "Phil Labonte of All That Remains Tells the Truth: 'Shadows Fall Asked Me to Leave'"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810003400/http://thereaper.buzznet.com/user/video/2198541/phil-labonte-all-remains-tells/ |date=August 10, 2011 }}. Buzznet. Retrieved on May 10, 2012.</ref> He had ideas for a side project while a member of the band and went on to form [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]].<ref>[http://heavymetal.about.com/od/shadowsfall/p/shadowsfall.htm "Shadows Fall Profile"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428021954/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/shadowsfall/p/shadowsfall.htm |date=April 28, 2012 }}. About.com. Retrieved on May 10, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.metalfanatix.com/interviews/allthatremains.html "Phil Labonte - All That Remains, Shadows Fall"]. metalfanatix.com. Retrieved on May 10, 2012.</ref> The band searched for a replacement vocalist and eventually recruited [[Milford, Massachusetts]] native [[Brian Fair]] from [[Overcast (band)|Overcast]].<ref>[http://www.metalsucks.net/2008/10/07/shadows-fallovercast-vocalist-brian-fair-the-metalsucks-interview/ "Shadows Fall/Overcast Vocalist Brian Fair: The Metalsucks Interview"]. [[MetalSucks]]. Retrieved on May 10, 2012.</ref> The band had been friends with Fair for years.<ref name="formation" /> After a US Summer tour with [[Shai Hulud]], Overcast disbanded—and the band asked Fair to join Shadows Fall.<ref name="AMG" />  
 
In a 2007 interview with [[Blabbermouth.net]] Labonte commented on his departure from the band stating
 
{{blockquote|What happened was Brian [Fair], who is their current singer, the band that he was in broke up. I didn't sound like Brian, and when he became available, they were like, "Look, we want to get another singer. We want to get Brian." I was like, "Okay. Cool." There's no hard feelings or anything like that 'cause I knew it was the dude they had in mind in the first place and also I had already started writing stuff for All That Remains. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/all-that-remains-vocalist-not-worrying-about-shadows-fall |title=All That Remains Vocalist Not Worrying About Shadows Fall |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=February 26, 2007 |accessdate=August 27, 2022}}</ref>}}
 
While on tour, Shadows Fall was signed to [[Century Media Records]]. The band recorded its second studio album ''[[Of One Blood (album)|Of One Blood]]'' with Fair on vocals in 2000, and the release included re-recorded songs from ''Somber Eyes to the Sky''. That same year, the group started to tour heavily for the first time and took part in the “International Extreme Music Festival” tour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shadows Fall Average Setlists of year: 2000 {{!}} setlist.fm |url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/shadows-fall-1bd699d0.html?year=2000 |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=www.setlist.fm}}</ref> In 2001, David Germain decided to leave the band due to alcoholism, and was replaced by former Stigmata and Burning Human drummer [[Jason Bittner]].<ref name="AMG" /><ref>[http://www.jayathecat.com/biogerm.html Jaya the Cat Official Website David Germain bio] "I wasn't happy and started drinking way to much which effected my playing, so eventually we all decided it was time for me to go."</ref>


===''The Art of Balance'' (2001–2003)===
===''The Art of Balance'' (2001–2003)===
Due to repeated comparisons with [[Melodic death metal|Gothenburg melodic death metal]] bands, Shadows Fall decided to change its style.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unchain.com/current/shadowsfall.html |date=June 9, 2001 |access-date=October 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010609010017/http://www.unchain.com/current/shadowsfall.html |archive-date=June 9, 2001 |title=Interview with Shadows Fall - Unchain the Underground }}</ref> Inspired by more [[thrash metal|thrash]], [[hard rock]] and [[power ballad]] influences, the band recorded its third studio album, titled ''[[The Art of Balance]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shadows Fall Biography|publisher=shadowsfall.com|url=http://www.shadowsfall.com/bio.html|access-date=May 14, 2012|first=Amy|last=Sciarretto|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030430094413/http://www.shadowsfall.com/bio.html|archive-date=April 30, 2003}}</ref> Released on September 17, 2002, the album peaked at number 15 on the [[Billboard charts|Billboard]] Top Independent albums chart.<ref name="Albums">{{cite magazine| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=shadows fall|chart=all}} |title=Shadows Fall – Artist Chart history |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> Shadows Fall released three music videos to promote the album; "Thoughts Without Words", "Destroyer of Senses", and "The Idiot Box".<ref name="Videos">{{cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Shadows+Fall&first= |title=Shadows Fall – Artist videography |publisher=Mvdbase.com |access-date=January 5, 2008 |archive-date=February 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214000620/http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Shadows+Fall&first= |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''The Art of Balance'' featured a cover of the [[Pink Floyd]] song "[[Welcome to the Machine]]." Andy Hinds of [[AllMusic]] stated the album is "a modern heavy metal album that is both brutal and highly musical, traditional yet forward-thinking", but criticized the placement of "Welcome to the Machine", stating the song "is stylishly well-executed, but seems a tad out of place nonetheless."<ref>{{cite web| author=Huey, Steve |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r606860|pure_url=yes}} |title=(((The Art of Balance))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> Shadows Fall supported ''The Art of Balance'' by touring on [[Ozzfest]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://ozzfest.com/static_content/view/alumni.html |title=Ozzfest alumni |publisher=Ozzfest.com |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref>
Due to repeated comparisons with [[Melodic death metal|Gothenburg melodic death metal]] bands, Shadows Fall decided to change its style.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unchain.com/current/shadowsfall.html |date=June 9, 2001 |access-date=October 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010609010017/http://www.unchain.com/current/shadowsfall.html |archive-date=June 9, 2001 |title=Interview with Shadows Fall - Unchain the Underground }}</ref> Inspired by more [[thrash metal|thrash]], [[hard rock]] and [[power ballad]] influences, the band recorded its third studio album, titled ''[[The Art of Balance]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shadows Fall Biography|publisher=shadowsfall.com|url=http://www.shadowsfall.com/bio.html|access-date=May 14, 2012|first=Amy|last=Sciarretto|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030430094413/http://www.shadowsfall.com/bio.html|archive-date=April 30, 2003}}</ref> Released on September 17, 2002, the album peaked at number 15 on the [[Billboard charts|Billboard]] Top Independent albums chart.<ref name="Albums">{{cite magazine| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=shadows fall|chart=all}} |title=Shadows Fall – Artist Chart history |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> Shadows Fall released three music videos to promote the album; "Thoughts Without Words", "Destroyer of Senses", and "The Idiot Box".<ref name="Videos">{{cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Shadows+Fall&first= |title=Shadows Fall – Artist videography |publisher=Mvdbase.com |access-date=January 5, 2008 |archive-date=February 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214000620/http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Shadows+Fall&first= |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''The Art of Balance'' featured a cover of the [[Pink Floyd]] song "[[Welcome to the Machine]]." Andy Hinds of [[AllMusic]] stated the album is "a modern heavy metal album that is both brutal and highly musical, traditional yet forward-thinking", but criticized the placement of "Welcome to the Machine", stating the song "is stylishly well-executed, but seems a tad out of place nonetheless."<ref>{{cite web| author=Huey, Steve |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r606860|pure_url=yes}} |title=(((The Art of Balance))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> Shadows Fall supported ''The Art of Balance'' by touring on [[Ozzfest]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://ozzfest.com/static_content/view/alumni.html |title=Ozzfest alumni |publisher=Ozzfest.com |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> Later that same year, they co-headlined the “MTV2 [[Headbangers Ball]]” tour alongside [[Killswitch Engage]] and [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vrazel |first=Jarrod |date=2003-09-23 |title=Headbanger’s Ball Tour |url=https://www.zrock.com/headbangers-ball-tour/ |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=ZRock |language=en-US}}</ref> ''The Art of Balance'' helped gain the band their first bit of notoriety, and during this period the group was named one of Top Five Bands in Metal Today by [[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]], also being voted Best New Talent in a [[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] readers poll beating out both [[Evanescence]] and [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Vrazel |first=Jarrod |date=2003-11-25 |title=Shadows Fall |url=https://www.zrock.com/shadows-fall-v2/ |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=ZRock |language=en-US}}</ref>


===''The War Within'' (2004–2006)===
===''The War Within'' (2004–2006)===
Shadows Fall released its fourth studio album ''[[The War Within (Shadows Fall album)|The War Within]]'' on September 21, 2004. It was the first release to enter the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] for the band at number 20 and peaked at number one on the Top Independent albums chart.<ref name="Albums" /> In promotion for the album, Shadows Fall released four music videos over the course of one year; "The Power of I and I", "What Drives the Weak", "Inspiration on Demand", and "Enlightened By the Cold".<ref name="Videos" /> The song "What Drives the Weak" received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] in 2006, however the award went to [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] for the song "[[Before I Forget (song)|Before I Forget]]".<ref name="1st Grammy">{{cite web| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/grammys.htm |title=48th Grammy Awards – 2006 |publisher=Rockonthenet.com |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> "The Light That Blinds" was featured in the video game ''[[Guitar Hero II]]''. Wade Kergan of AllMusic praised the album stating the band has "grown beyond the confines of the metal-loving hardcore crowd anyway, with more in common now with the classic thrash of [[Metallica]] than the metal-tinged hardcore of [[Coalesce (band)|Coalesce]]".<ref>{{cite web| author=Kergan, Wade |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r707338|pure_url=yes}} |title=(((The War Within))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> In support of the album the band once again performed on Ozzfest, but this time as a mainstage act.<ref name="Ozzfest History">{{cite web| url=http://www.ozzfest.com/history.html |title=Ozzfest History |access-date=May 5, 2008}}</ref>[[File:2014-08-30 Turock Shadows Fall 23.jpg|thumb|Shadows Fall performing live at Turock Open Air in Essen, Germany, 2014|left|237x237px]]Shadows Fall released its first DVD ''[[The Art of Touring]]'' in November 2005. The DVD included a live concert, backstage footage, and six music videos.<ref>{{cite web |author=Chad Bower |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/reviews/gr/rev_sfalldvd.htm |title=Shadows Fall – The Art of Touring DVD |publisher=Heavymetal.about.com |access-date=January 5, 2008 |archive-date=February 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220155302/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/reviews/gr/rev_sfalldvd.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The band released its final CD on Century Media Records, titled ''[[Fallout from the War]]'' on June 13, 2006. Released as a [[compilation album]], it debuted at number 83 on the Billboard 200. ''Fallout from the War'' included tracks recorded for ''The War Within'' that did not make it on to the album, [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]], re-recordings, and [[Cover version|cover songs]].<!-- WP:POPE --> David Jeffries of AllMusic claimed the album is "a great informal introduction to the ferocious and melodic witches' brew Shadows Fall always seems to nail."<ref>{{cite web| author=Jeffries, David |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r831855|pure_url=yes}} |title=(((Fallout from the War))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref>
The band were selected to headline the first Strhess tour in early 2004.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Shadows Fall to headline Strhess Tour 2006 |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/6568/shadows-fall-to-headline-strhess-tour-2006/ |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=lambgoat.com |language=en}}</ref> Shadows Fall then released its fourth studio album ''[[The War Within (Shadows Fall album)|The War Within]]'' on September 21, 2004. It was the first release to enter the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] for the band at number 20 and peaked at number one on the Top Independent albums chart.<ref name="Albums" /> In promotion for the album, Shadows Fall released four music videos over the course of one year; "The Power of I and I", "[[What Drives the Weak]]", "Inspiration on Demand", and "Enlightened By the Cold".<ref name="Videos" /> The song "What Drives the Weak" garnered the band their first [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] in 2006 at the [[48th Annual Grammy Awards]], though the award went to [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] for the song "[[Before I Forget (song)|Before I Forget]]".<ref name="1st Grammy">{{cite web| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/grammys.htm |title=48th Grammy Awards – 2006 |publisher=Rockonthenet.com |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> "The Light That Blinds" was featured in the video game ''[[Guitar Hero II]]''. Wade Kergan of AllMusic praised the album stating the band has "grown beyond the confines of the metal-loving hardcore crowd anyway, with more in common now with the classic thrash of [[Metallica]] than the metal-tinged hardcore of [[Coalesce (band)|Coalesce]]".<ref>{{cite web| author=Kergan, Wade |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r707338|pure_url=yes}} |title=(((The War Within))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> A reviewer for Ultimate Guitar game the album a 10/10 stating “This album in one day changed the way that I personally look at metal. I knew this record had potential to be great and I was right.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shadows Fall: The War Within Review |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/shadows_fall/the_war_within/6415/ |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=www.ultimate-guitar.com |language=es}}</ref> Later that year, they embarked on a tour alongside [[Damageplan]] in support of the ''The War Within.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shadows Fall/Damageplan 2004 tour Metalunderground.com |url=https://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=9483}}</ref> In 2005, the band once again performed on Ozzfest, but this time as a mainstage act.<ref name="Ozzfest History">{{cite web| url=http://www.ozzfest.com/history.html |title=Ozzfest History |access-date=May 5, 2008}}</ref>[[File:2014-08-30 Turock Shadows Fall 23.jpg|thumb|Shadows Fall performing live at Turock Open Air in Essen, Germany, 2014|left|237x237px]]Shadows Fall released its first DVD ''[[The Art of Touring]]'' in November 2005. The DVD included a live concert, backstage footage, and six music videos.<ref>{{cite web |author=Chad Bower |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/reviews/gr/rev_sfalldvd.htm |title=Shadows Fall – The Art of Touring DVD |publisher=Heavymetal.about.com |access-date=January 5, 2008 |archive-date=February 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220155302/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/reviews/gr/rev_sfalldvd.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The band released its final release on Century Media Records, titled ''[[Fallout from the War]]'' on June 13, 2006. Released as a [[compilation album]], it debuted at number 83 on the Billboard 200. ''Fallout from the War'' included tracks recorded for ''The War Within'' that did not make it on to the album, [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]], re-recordings, and [[Cover version|cover songs]].<!-- WP:POPE --> David Jeffries of AllMusic claimed the album is "a great informal introduction to the ferocious and melodic witches' brew Shadows Fall always seems to nail."<ref>{{cite web| author=Jeffries, David |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r831855|pure_url=yes}} |title=(((Fallout from the War))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> They then headlined the Strhess tour once again with [[Poison the Well (band)|Poison The Well]] providing support.<ref name=":6" />
 
During this time Shadows Fall were also invited to [[Titan Towers|WWE headquarters]] to rework entrance theme song of WWE superstar [[Rob Van Dam]], titled Fury of the Storm. Van Dam never used the song however it did appear on the  ''[[WWE Wreckless Intent]]'' album.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Features |first=Anthony Vito Cosentino |date=2024-03-15 |title=From Then to Now With Shadows Fall |url=https://www.theaquarian.com/2024/03/15/from-then-to-now-with-shadows-fall/ |access-date=2025-10-11 |website=The Aquarian |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/reel/1457837515247399/|title=461 reactions · 32 shares &#124; Who remembers when Shadows Fall had the honor of reworking the entrance theme song for @wwe superstar @therealrvd This was such a cool experience for us to head to the WWE headquarters and set up shop in their studio to record this with Jim Johnston. Rob Van Dam has always been one of my favorite wrestlers of all time so it was truly an honor to be associated with him in any way and for Shadows Fall to be a small part of the Attitude Era. #shadowsfall #wwfattitudeera #robvandam #metalcore #thrashmetal &#124; Shadows Fall|via=www.facebook.com}}</ref> They also contributed to the ''[[God of War II#Soundtrack|God of War II Official Soundtrack]]'' with the song  "Blood of Destiny.”


===''Threads of Life'' (2007–2008)===
===''Threads of Life'' (2007–2008)===
Shadows Fall signed a deal with [[Atlantic Records]] to distribute the band's albums in the United States and a deal with [[Roadrunner Records]] for international distribution.<ref name="Name interview" /> The band released its fifth studio album ''[[Threads of Life]]'' on April 3, 2007. "Redemption", the first single from the CD was released on February 20, 2007, through [[iTunes]] with an accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=24411 |title=Hear Shadows Fall's Single, "Redemption," Online |date=February 22, 2007 |publisher=Metal underground.com |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> "Redemption" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal performance; the award ceremony was held on February 10, 2008,<ref name="2nd Grammy">{{cite web| url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=31736 |title=Rock And Metal Featured in 2008 Grammy Nominations |date=December 6, 2007 |publisher=Metalunderground.com |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> but [[Slayer]]'s "Final Six" won the award. Thom Jurek of AllMusic stated Shadows Fall has "lost none of the fire, attack or attitude" on ''Threads of Life''. Jurek also said the album featured "killer guitar breaks, big fat chugging riffs, power-slam skin work, cattle prod bass, and cool little hooks and melodic touches on top of those bludgeoning riffs make ''Threads of Life'' a major label debut of merit, and a metal record worthy of celebrating."<ref>{{cite web| author=Jurek, Thom |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1032208|pure_url=yes}} |title=(((Threads of Life))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> Keith Bergman of [[Blabbermouth.net]] stated "''Threads of Life'' is slick as hell."<ref>{{cite news|author=Bergman, Keith |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1086 |title=CD reviews – Threads of Life |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=January 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214061027/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1086 |archive-date=February 14, 2008 }}</ref>
Shadows Fall signed a deal with [[Atlantic Records]] to distribute the band's albums in the United States and a deal with [[Roadrunner Records]] for international distribution.<ref name="Name interview" /> The band released its fifth studio album ''[[Threads of Life]]'' on April 3, 2007 and debuted at number 46 on the Billboard 200. "[[Redemption (Shadows Fall song)|Redemption]]", the first single from the CD was released on February 20, 2007, through [[iTunes]] with an accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=24411 |title=Hear Shadows Fall's Single, "Redemption," Online |date=February 22, 2007 |publisher=Metal underground.com |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> "Redemption" received the band’s second Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal performance at [[50th Annual Grammy Awards]],<ref name="2nd Grammy">{{cite web| url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=31736 |title=Rock And Metal Featured in 2008 Grammy Nominations |date=December 6, 2007 |publisher=Metalunderground.com |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> but [[Slayer]]'s "Final Six" won the award. The album received positive reviews, with Thom Jurek of AllMusic stating Shadows Fall has "lost none of the fire, attack or attitude" on ''Threads of Life''. Jurek also said the album featured "killer guitar breaks, big fat chugging riffs, power-slam skin work, cattle prod bass, and cool little hooks and melodic touches on top of those bludgeoning riffs make ''Threads of Life'' a major label debut of merit, and a metal record worthy of celebrating."<ref>{{cite web| author=Jurek, Thom |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1032208|pure_url=yes}} |title=(((Threads of Life))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> Keith Bergman of [[Blabbermouth.net]] stated "''Threads of Life'' is slick as hell."<ref>{{cite news|author=Bergman, Keith |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1086 |title=CD reviews – Threads of Life |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=January 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214061027/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1086 |archive-date=February 14, 2008 }}</ref>


Shadows Fall toured in support of ''Threads of Life'', including making appearances at the [[Jägermeister Music Tour|Jägermeister tour]] with [[Stone Sour]] and [[Lacuna Coil]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=23627 |title=Stone Sour to Headline Spring Jagermeister Tour |date=December 7, 2007 |publisher=Metalunderground.com |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> the Operation Annihilation tour with [[Static-X]], [[3 Inches of Blood]], and [[Divine Heresy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.operationannihilationtour.com/ |title=Operation Annihilation tour |publisher=Operationannihilationtour.com |access-date=January 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211143838/http://www.operationannihilationtour.com/ |archive-date=December 11, 2007 }}</ref> and the Black Crusade tour with [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]], [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]], [[DragonForce]], and [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=74867 |title=Shadows Fall Added To 'Black Crusade' European Tour With Machine Head, Trivium |date=June 16, 2007 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=January 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222195712/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=74867 |archive-date=December 22, 2007 }}</ref> The band was a part of the Soundwave tour in Australia and in Asia in February 2008, along with [[Killswitch Engage]], [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]], and [[Bleeding Through]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/tours/67/ |title=Soundwave '08 |publisher=MTV |access-date=January 5, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
Shadows Fall toured in support of ''Threads of Life'', including making appearances at the [[Jägermeister Music Tour|Jägermeister tour]] with [[Stone Sour]] and [[Lacuna Coil]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=23627 |title=Stone Sour to Headline Spring Jagermeister Tour |date=December 7, 2007 |publisher=Metalunderground.com |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> the Operation Annihilation tour with [[Static-X]], [[3 Inches of Blood]], and [[Divine Heresy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.operationannihilationtour.com/ |title=Operation Annihilation tour |publisher=Operationannihilationtour.com |access-date=January 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211143838/http://www.operationannihilationtour.com/ |archive-date=December 11, 2007 }}</ref> and the Black Crusade tour with [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]], [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]], [[DragonForce]], and [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=74867 |title=Shadows Fall Added To 'Black Crusade' European Tour With Machine Head, Trivium |date=June 16, 2007 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=January 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222195712/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=74867 |archive-date=December 22, 2007 }}</ref> The band was a part of the Soundwave tour in Australia and in Asia in February 2008, along with [[Killswitch Engage]], [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]], and [[Bleeding Through]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/tours/67/ |title=Soundwave '08 |publisher=MTV |access-date=January 5, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


===''Retribution'' (2009–2011)===
===''Retribution'' (2009–2011)===
Shadows Fall released their sixth studio album, ''[[Retribution (Shadows Fall album)|Retribution]]'', on September 15, 2009, through the band's own label, Everblack Industries, which was created in conjunction with [[Warner Music Group]]'s ILG, [[Ferret Music]] and ChannelZERO Entertainment. It was released in the UK via [[Spinefarm Records]]. The album was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris. Drummer Jason Bittner stated about the band's new material, "The songs are a little more on the darker, angry side... lots of heaviness, lots of crazy guitar, and LOTS of room for me to have some fun. There is no doubt in my mind that this will be the best performance of my career, so far, and I owe that to my guys for bringing me incredible riffs to write killer drum parts to."{{Citation needed|date=January 2025|reason=Per WP:NFCCEG and WP:V, it is required by policy to have an inline citation following the quote or sentence it is used in.}} As of the fall of 2009 the band was appearing on the 'Shock & Raw' tour of North America with [[2Cents]], [[Otep]] & [[Five Finger Death Punch]]. After a South American tour, Shadows Fall performed on the Jägermeister Stage in the 2010 Rockstar Mayhem Festival in July and August 2010, as well as supporting [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/shadows-fall-begin-recording-new-album/ |title=Shadows Fall Begin Recording New Album |date=February 4, 2009 |work=Metal Hammer |publisher=Future |access-date=March 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331101245/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/shadows-fall-begin-recording-new-album/ |archive-date=March 31, 2009 }}</ref> Shadows Fall released a live CD/DVD, ''[[Madness in Manila: Shadows Fall Live in the Philippines 2009]]'', on October 26.<ref>{{cite web |author=arashinc |url=http://tunelab.com/2010/06/26/shadows-fall-to-release-live-dvd-in-august/ |title=Shadows Fall To Release Live DVD in August |publisher=Tunelab.com |date=June 27, 2010 |access-date=October 6, 2011 |archive-date=June 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603130400/http://tunelab.com/2010/06/26/shadows-fall-to-release-live-dvd-in-august/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:2014-08-30 Turock Shadows Fall 16.jpg|thumb|240x240px|Bass player Paul Romanko in 2016]]
Shadows Fall released their sixth studio album ''[[Retribution (Shadows Fall album)|Retribution]]'' on September 15, 2009, through the band's own label, Everblack Industries, which was created in conjunction with [[Warner Music Group]]'s ILG, [[Ferret Music]] and ChannelZERO Entertainment. It was released in the UK via [[Spinefarm Records]]. The album was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris. Drummer Jason Bittner stated about the band's new material, "The songs are a little more on the darker, angry side... lots of heaviness, lots of crazy guitar, and LOTS of room for me to have some fun. There is no doubt in my mind that this will be the best performance of my career, so far, and I owe that to my guys for bringing me incredible riffs to write killer drum parts to."{{Citation needed|date=January 2025|reason=Per WP:NFCCEG and WP:V, it is required by policy to have an inline citation following the quote or sentence it is used in.}} The album debuted at number 34 on the Billboard 200 and 3 on the Hard Rock Charts. The album was met with positive reception; Greg Parto from AllMusic praised the guitar and stated “Shadows Fall have made quite the roaring return with Retribution.”<ref>{{Citation |title=Retribution - Shadows Fall {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/retribution-mw0000824174 |access-date=2025-10-08 |language=en}}</ref> During the fall of 2009 the band was appearing on the 'Shock & Raw' tour of North America with [[2Cents]], [[Otep]] & [[Five Finger Death Punch]]. After a South American tour, Shadows Fall performed on the Jägermeister Stage in the [[Mayhem Festival 2010|2010 Rockstar Mayhem Festival]] in July and August 2010, as well as supporting [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/shadows-fall-begin-recording-new-album/ |title=Shadows Fall Begin Recording New Album |date=February 4, 2009 |work=Metal Hammer |publisher=Future |access-date=March 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331101245/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/shadows-fall-begin-recording-new-album/ |archive-date=March 31, 2009 }}</ref> Shadows Fall released a live CD/DVD, ''[[Madness in Manila: Shadows Fall Live in the Philippines 2009]]'', on October 26.<ref>{{cite web |author=arashinc |url=http://tunelab.com/2010/06/26/shadows-fall-to-release-live-dvd-in-august/ |title=Shadows Fall To Release Live DVD in August |publisher=Tunelab.com |date=June 27, 2010 |access-date=October 6, 2011 |archive-date=June 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603130400/http://tunelab.com/2010/06/26/shadows-fall-to-release-live-dvd-in-august/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===''Fire from the Sky'', final tours and hiatus (2012–2020)===
===''Fire from the Sky'', final tours and hiatus (2012–2020)===
<!-- Many of the events begin with "In [DATE]", or on [DATE]", see WP:PROSELINE for more info. -->In late 2011, Shadows Fall entered the studio to begin recording their seventh studio album. While in the studio, they held live video streams to discuss the progress of the album and answer questions from fans. It was the first to be produced by [[Adam Dutkiewicz]] since the band's original studio release, ''[[Somber Eyes to the Sky]]''. ''[[Fire from the Sky]]'' was released on May 15, 2012, through [[Razor & Tie]]. In late 2012, the band headlined the ''Party To The Apocalypse 2012'' tour with [[God Forbid]] starring Shadows Fall, [[God Forbid]], [[Thy Will Be Done]] and Trumpet The Harlot.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-god-forbid-thy-will-be-done-announce-u-s-tour/ |title=Shadows Fall, God Forbid, Thy Will Be Done Announce U.S. Tour |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=September 18, 2012 |access-date=December 10, 2013}}</ref> On January 11, 2013, it was announced that guitarist Jonathan Donais would be joining [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] on their upcoming Metal Alliance Tour<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/shadows-falls-jon-donais-to-join-anthrax-on-upcoming-tour-dates.html |title=Shadows Fall's Jon Donais to Join Anthrax on Upcoming Tour Dates - Hard Rock & Heavy Metal News &#124; Music Videos &#124;Golden Gods Awards |website=revolvermag.com |date=January 11, 2013 |access-date=December 23, 2015}}</ref> and on August 13, Donais was confirmed as a full Anthrax member. [[File:2014-08-30 Turock Shadows Fall 15.jpg|thumb|Matt Bachand, 2014]]
<!-- Many of the events begin with "In [DATE]", or on [DATE]", see WP:PROSELINE for more info. -->In late 2011, Shadows Fall entered the studio to begin recording their seventh studio album. While in the studio, they held live video streams to discuss the progress of the album and answer questions from fans. It was the first to be produced by [[Adam Dutkiewicz]] since the band's original studio release ''[[Somber Eyes to the Sky]]''. ''[[Fire from the Sky]]'' was released on May 15, 2012 through [[Razor & Tie]]. Many of the lyrics touched upon the [[apocalypse]], inspired by the end of the [[Maya calendar|Mayan calendar]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-01 |title=Shadows Fall Frontman Brian Fair Talks New Album 'Fire From the Sky' + More |url=https://loudwire.com/shadows-fall-frontman-brian-fair-talks-new-album-fire-from-the-sky-more/ |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref> The album debuted at number 38 on the Billboard 200 and was met with positive reception. J. Andrew, writing for [[Metal Injection]], said “this album probably has the best mix of vocal styles of any Shadows Fall release.”<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-15 |title=Album Review: SHADOWS FALL Fire From the Sky |url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-shadows-fall-fire-from-the-sky |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver Magazine]] added “''Fire From the Sky'' is suitably heavy, grim but not ridiculous, and its best songs will remind listeners of Metallica."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Review: Shadows Fall – Fire From the Sky  - Hard Rock & Heavy Metal News {{!}} Music Videos {{!}}Golden Gods Awards  {{!}} revolvermag.com |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-shadows-fall-fire-from-the-sky.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308013316/http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-shadows-fall-fire-from-the-sky.html |archive-date=2016-03-08 |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=www.revolvermag.com}}</ref> In late 2012, the band headlined the ''Party To The Apocalypse 2012'' tour with [[God Forbid]] starring Shadows Fall, [[God Forbid]], [[Thy Will Be Done]] and Trumpet The Harlot.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-god-forbid-thy-will-be-done-announce-u-s-tour/ |title=Shadows Fall, God Forbid, Thy Will Be Done Announce U.S. Tour |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=September 18, 2012 |access-date=December 10, 2013}}</ref> On January 11, 2013, it was announced that guitarist Jonathan Donais would be joining [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] on their upcoming Metal Alliance Tour<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/shadows-falls-jon-donais-to-join-anthrax-on-upcoming-tour-dates.html |title=Shadows Fall's Jon Donais to Join Anthrax on Upcoming Tour Dates - Hard Rock & Heavy Metal News &#124; Music Videos &#124;Golden Gods Awards |website=revolvermag.com |date=January 11, 2013 |access-date=December 23, 2015}}</ref> and on August 13, Donais was confirmed as a full Anthrax member. [[File:2014-08-30 Turock Shadows Fall 15.jpg|thumb|Matt Bachand, 2014]]
On June 28, 2014, Shadows Fall performed with the bands [[Black Fast (band)|Black Fast]], [[Dead by Wednesday]], Hallow Point, and Gray's Divide in [[St. Louis, Missouri]].<ref>O'Neil, Colleen. "Shadows Fall with Dead by Wednesday and Others at Fubar in St Louis, MO on 28-Jun-2014." National Rock Review. National Rock Review, July 18, 2014. Web. July 19, 2014.</ref> On August 25, the band announced several final tours to take place in Europe and North America so the band could take a hiatus from future extensive touring. This farewell tour lasted into the summer of 2015.<ref name="finaltour" /><ref name="summershow" /> In December 2014, it was announced drummer Jason Bittner would join Arizona thrash metal band [[Flotsam and Jetsam (band)|Flotsam and Jetsam]], and he is currently the drummer for [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]]. Guitarist Matt Bachand left to join [[Act of Defiance]], along with the former members of [[Megadeth]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasbani |first=Robert |date=2015-02-26 |title=Former MEGADETH Members Officially Launch New Band, ACT OF DEFIANCE; Offer First Taste of New Music |url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/former-megadeth-members-officially-launch-new-band-act-of-defiance |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Metal Injection]] |language=en-US |quote=We learned ... that Shadows Fall guitarist Matt Bachand would also be involved. ... Bachand states: "I couldn't be more excited to begin this new adventure with ACT OF DEFIANCE."}}</ref> Matt Bachand is currently in American metal band, Living Wreckage with former Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais.
On June 28, 2014, Shadows Fall performed with the bands [[Black Fast (band)|Black Fast]], [[Dead by Wednesday]], Hallow Point, and Gray's Divide in [[St. Louis, Missouri]].<ref>O'Neil, Colleen. "Shadows Fall with Dead by Wednesday and Others at Fubar in St Louis, MO on 28-Jun-2014." National Rock Review. National Rock Review, July 18, 2014. Web. July 19, 2014.</ref> On August 25, the band announced several final tours to take place in Europe and North America so the band could take a hiatus from future extensive touring. This farewell tour lasted into the summer of 2015.<ref name="finaltour" /><ref name="summershow" /> In December 2014, it was announced drummer Jason Bittner would join Arizona thrash metal band [[Flotsam and Jetsam (band)|Flotsam and Jetsam]], and he is currently the drummer for [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]]. Guitarist Matt Bachand left to join [[Act of Defiance]], along with the former members of [[Megadeth]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasbani |first=Robert |date=2015-02-26 |title=Former MEGADETH Members Officially Launch New Band, ACT OF DEFIANCE; Offer First Taste of New Music |url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/former-megadeth-members-officially-launch-new-band-act-of-defiance |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Metal Injection]] |language=en-US |quote=We learned ... that Shadows Fall guitarist Matt Bachand would also be involved. ... Bachand states: "I couldn't be more excited to begin this new adventure with ACT OF DEFIANCE."}}</ref> During the bands hiatus Matt Bachand played guitar for the American metal band Living Wreckage with former Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais.
 
When asked about the bands hiatus in a 2024 interview Fair stated:<ref name=":2" />
 
{{Blockquote|I think we really stopped touring because we’d just been on such a grind for close to 20 years on the road, and we were road warriors. We were out there all the time and we just got physically and mentally a little bit burnt out. Our guys were getting amazing opportunities, like Jon [Donias] had an opportunity to join Anthraxand Jason [Bittner] was playing with a bunch of other bands and now ended up in Overkill – New Jersey represent. Then we just kind of knew it was time to take a break.}}


===Reunion (2021–present)===
===Reunion (2021–present)===
In a May 2021 interview on the ''Who's Your Band?'' music podcast, drummer [[Jason Bittner]] revealed that Shadows Fall had "tried to get together last year for a reunion", and they were planning to play one of their first shows in over half a decade at the [[Worcester Palladium]]. He also commented on the possibility of new material and further band activity: "We're not gonna say we're still gonna be on hiatus, but we're not gonna say we're active either. We wanna just try to play a show. That's the point of right now — can we play a show first, and then everything else that comes after that, like talk of writing a record or talk of writing an EP… We've already talked about this — we said, if anything, we would write an EP first. We wouldn't write a full-length; we'd probably just four-song increments or something."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-reunion-show-tentatively-scheduled-for-end-of-the-year/|title=SHADOWS FALL Reunion Show Tentatively Scheduled For End Of The Year|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 4, 2021|access-date=May 4, 2021}}</ref>
In a May 2021 interview on the ''Who's Your Band?'' music podcast, drummer [[Jason Bittner]] revealed that Shadows Fall had "tried to get together last year for a reunion", and they were planning to play one of their first shows in over half a decade at the [[Worcester Palladium]]. He also commented on the possibility of new material and further band activity: "We're not gonna say we're still gonna be on hiatus, but we're not gonna say we're active either. We wanna just try to play a show. That's the point of right now [...] We've already talked about this — we said, if anything, we would write an EP first. We wouldn't write a full-length; we'd probably just four-song increments or something."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-reunion-show-tentatively-scheduled-for-end-of-the-year/|title=SHADOWS FALL Reunion Show Tentatively Scheduled For End Of The Year|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 4, 2021|access-date=May 4, 2021}}</ref>
 
On June 22, 2021, Brian Fair confirmed that Shadows Fall were reuniting for their first show in over half a decade at the [[Worcester Palladium]] on December 18. Supporting acts for this show were [[Unearth]], [[Darkest Hour (band)|Darkest Hour]], [[Within the Ruins]], [[Sworn Enemy]] and Carnivora.<ref name=reunion /> In December 2021, when asked by the Podioslave Podcast<ref>{{Cite web |title=Episode 94: A Conversation with Brian Fair of Shadows Fall/Overcast |url=https://www.podioslave.com/episode-94-a-conversation-with-brian-fair-of-shadows-fallovercast/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Podioslave Podcast |language=en}}</ref> if there will be new music from Shadows Fall, Fair said the band had talked about it, but they had not written any new material. They wanted to focus on their reunion show and issues with Fair's neck.<ref name="newmusic" />


On June 22, 2021, Brian Fair confirmed that Shadows Fall were reuniting for their first show in over half a decade at the [[Worcester Palladium]] on December 18. Supporting acts for this show were [[Unearth]], [[Darkest Hour (band)|Darkest Hour]], [[Within the Ruins]], [[Sworn Enemy]] and Carnivora.<ref name=reunion />
In 2023, they played a couple of shows, including a set at the [[New England Metal and Hardcore Festival|New England Metal & Hardcore Festival]] which hadn’t been held the previous 5 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-13 |title=New England Metal + Hardcore Festival Returns for 2023 |url=https://loudwire.com/new-england-metal-hardcore-festival-returns-2023-lineup-revealed/ |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref> That same year Brain Fair stated in an interview with [[Blabbermouth.net]] that the band was working on new material.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2023-12-30 |title=BRIAN FAIR: New SHADOWS FALL Music Is 'Sick' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/brian-fair-new-shadows-fall-music-is-sick |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>


In December 2021, when asked by the Podioslave Podcast<ref>{{Cite web |title=Episode 94: A Conversation with Brian Fair of Shadows Fall/Overcast |url=https://www.podioslave.com/episode-94-a-conversation-with-brian-fair-of-shadows-fallovercast/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Podioslave Podcast |language=en}}</ref> if there will be new music from Shadows Fall, Fair said, "We've talked about writing stuff, and there's a very definitive Shadows Fall approach to writing. So if Matt or Jon or Paul had ideas that really made sense, I'd see us pursuing 'em. But nothing right now. All we wanted to do is get through this show — we wanted to get through it, see if we could pull it off, see how it went. And now we're, like, 'Okay, now we can think about if we wanna do something else.' But nothing planned right now. I know Jon and Matt are riff machines — I'm sure they've got stuff — but they do also have other projects they're working on too… But right now we're just kind of recovering a little bit, trying to make sure I get my neck back in shape."{{Long quote|date=January 2025}}<ref name=newmusic />
On March 16, 2024, the band played the first of special one-off show in New Jersey in celebration of their album ''The War Within'' 20th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-01 |title=SHADOWS FALL To Celebrate 20 Years Of The War Within At One New Jersey Show |url=https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/shadows-fall-to-celebrate-20-years-of-the-war-within-at-one-new-jersey-show |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref> They then played an additional anniversary show at the Worcester Palladium in December.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-16 |title=SHADOWS FALL Announces The War Within Show Feat. UNEARTH, E-TOWN CONCRETE, JASTA & More |url=https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/shadows-fall-announces-the-war-within-show-feat-unearth-e-town-concrete-jasta-more |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref> On December On December 6, 2024, the band released a new single titled "In the Grey."<ref name=":7">{{cite web |website=Blabbermouth.net |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-is-back-with-first-new-single-in-more-than-12-years-in-the-grey |title=SHADOWS FALL Is Back With First New Single In More Than 12 Years, 'In The Grey' |date=December 6, 2024 |access-date=December 6, 2024}}</ref>


On December 6, 2024, the band released a new single titled "In the Grey."<ref>{{cite web |website=Blabbermouth.net |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-is-back-with-first-new-single-in-more-than-12-years-in-the-grey |title=SHADOWS FALL Is Back With First New Single In More Than 12 Years, 'In The Grey' |date=December 6, 2024 |access-date=December 6, 2024}}</ref>
In May of 2025, they released another new single “Souls Devoured” and supported Killswitch Engage on a short tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2025-01-07 |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Announces May 2025 Tour Dates With SHADOWS FALL |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/killswitch-engage-announces-may-2025-tour-dates-with-shadows-fall |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zukowski |first=Zenae |date=2025-05-11 |title=Shadows Fall drop new single “Souls Devoured” |url=https://metalinsider.net/video/shadows-fall-drop-new-single-souls-devoured |access-date=2025-10-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> Later that same year, the band was honored by Springfield [[Domenic Sarno|Mayor Domenic Sarno]], who declared July 18, 2025 "Shadows Fall Day".<ref name=":5">{{cite web |website=Blabbermouth.net |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-day-declared-in-springfield-massachusetts |title='SHADOWS FALL Day' Declared In Springfield, Massachusetts |date=July 19, 2025 |access-date=July 19, 2025}}</ref>  The proclamation ceremony took place before the band’s set at the [[MassMutual Center]], where they opened for [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]]. During their set, Brian Fair held up the proclamation during their show, thanking the community for the recognition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keenan |first=Hesher |date=2025-07-21 |title=Springfield, Massachusetts Officials Honor Shadows Fall with Their Own Day |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2025/07/21/springfield-massachusetts-officials-honor-shadows-fall-with-their-own-day/ |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=MetalSucks |language=en}}</ref> In August of that same year, the band started recording the back end of their new album with drummer Jason Bittner, stating they are hoping to get it done by the end of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2025-08-04 |title=SHADOWS FALL Begins Recording Remaining Five Songs For Long-Awaited New Studio Album |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-begins-recording-remaining-five-songs-for-long-awaited-new-studio-album |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>


==Musical style==
==Musical style==
Shadows Fall has been mainly described as [[metalcore]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-heavy-metal-1756179 |title=History and Styles of Heavy Metal |publisher=[[ThoughtCo]] |last=Bowar |first=Chad |access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/shadows_fall-retribution |title=Shadows Fall Retribution |work=[[Exclaim!]] |last=Carman |first=Keith |date=September 10, 2009 |access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref> [[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, 2002}}</ref> and [[thrash metal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fire-from-the-sky-mw0002339762 |title=Fire from the Sky - Shadows Fall |website=[[AllMusic]] |last=Jurek |first=Thom}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/shadows-falls-brian-fair-talks-crazy-tour-time-and-rastafarian-lyrics-6436035 |title=Shadows Fall's Brian Fair Talks Crazy Tour Time and Rastafarian Lyrics |work=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]] |date=May 6, 2012 |access-date=October 12, 2017 |last=Tracy |first=Liz}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Caroline's Albums To Watch |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=26 |date=August 28, 2004 |volume=116 |number=35 |issn=0006-2510 |publisher=[[Nielsen Holdings|Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WxMEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22shadows+fall%22%2C+%22thrash+metal%22&pg=PA26}}</ref>
Shadows Fall has been described as [[metalcore]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-heavy-metal-1756179 |title=History and Styles of Heavy Metal |publisher=[[ThoughtCo]] |last=Bowar |first=Chad |access-date=October 12, 2017 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184409/https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-heavy-metal-1756179 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/shadows_fall-retribution |title=Shadows Fall Retribution |work=[[Exclaim!]] |last=Carman |first=Keith |date=September 10, 2009 |access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref> [[melodic death metal]]<ref name="Westword" /> and [[thrash metal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fire-from-the-sky-mw0002339762 |title=Fire from the Sky - Shadows Fall |website=[[AllMusic]] |last=Jurek |first=Thom}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/shadows-falls-brian-fair-talks-crazy-tour-time-and-rastafarian-lyrics-6436035 |title=Shadows Fall's Brian Fair Talks Crazy Tour Time and Rastafarian Lyrics |work=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]] |date=May 6, 2012 |access-date=October 12, 2017 |last=Tracy |first=Liz}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Caroline's Albums To Watch |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=26 |date=August 28, 2004 |volume=116 |number=35 |issn=0006-2510 |publisher=[[Nielsen Holdings|Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WxMEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22shadows+fall%22%2C+%22thrash+metal%22&pg=PA26}}</ref> Their songs often alternate between heavier, aggressive passages, and more melodic or slower interludes,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sacomani |first=Dante |title=Shadows Fall attempts to reverse decline of metal |url=https://iowastatedaily.com/195023/uncategorized/shadows-fall-attempts-to-reverse-decline-of-metal/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=Iowa State Daily}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shadows Fall - The Art of Balance (album review ) {{!}} Sputnikmusic |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/44390/Shadows-Fall-The-Art-of-Balance/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=www.sputnikmusic.com}}</ref> using both harsh and clean/melodic vocals.<ref name=":0" />
 
Tom Murphy of ''[[Westword]]'' opines that "Shadows Fall began as a melodic death-metal band with some roots in [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]]", and noted that on the 2002 album ''[[The Art of Balance]],'' the band started to incorporate thrash metal into their sound.<ref name="Westword">{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Tom|date=November 29, 2012|title=Shadows Fall|url=http://www.westword.com/music/shadows-fall-5118801|access-date=October 12, 2017|work=[[Westword]]}}</ref>
 
Some of Shadows Fall's lyrics touch upon internal struggle, spirituality, politics and personal topics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2007-02-28 |title=SHADOWS FALL Frontman: 'We Just Wanted To Write A Full-On Metal Record' |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-frontman-we-just-wanted-to-write-a-full-on-metal-record/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> Lead singer Brian Fair stated his lyrical influence comes from “life experience and a cumulative of acquiring knowledge through different readings and philosophy.”<ref name=":2" /> Fair has also often stated that the music (riffs, tempo, style) sets the vibe that lets lyrics go in a certain direction. For example, on ''[[Fire from the Sky|Fire From the Sky]]'', he mentions the music had an eerie dark vibe, so the lyrics followed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2012-07-04 |title=SHADOWS FALL Frontman: We've Always Stayed True To Our Core Sound |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-frontman-we-ve-always-stayed-true-to-our-core-sound/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> They have cited [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]], seventies-[[Aerosmith]], [[Integrity (band)|Integrity]] and the [[Cro-Mags]] as some of their inspirations.<ref name=":2" /> In a 2024 interview, Fair stated:
 
{{blockquote|The cool thing with Shadows Fall is we would share a lot of influences, but everyone was really eclectic in what they listened to individually, so we’d start from a bedrock of that kind of sound, but everyone was bringing in weird ideas out of nowhere. Like I would know a lyric was fully influenced by The Smiths, but you never would hear it in the song, but I knew where it came from.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-06 |title=Metalcore champions Shadows Fall return with first new song in 12 years, In The Grey |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/metalcore-champions-shadows-fall-return-092620371.html |access-date=2025-10-11 |website=Louder Sound via Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>}}As for individual influences [[Jonathan Donais]] has cited guitarists [[Zakk Wylde]] ([[Black Label Society]]) and [[Dimebag Darrell]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jon Donais Of Shadows Fall: 'I Think Everybody Was Feeling Angry'|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/jon_donais_of_shadows_fall_i_think_everybody_was_feeling_angry.html|website=www.ultimate-guitar.com|access-date=2025-12-02|language=en}}</ref> [[Matt Bachand]] has cited [[death metal]] and [[thrash metal]] influences like [[Metallica]] and [[Slayer]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Matthew Bachand|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/787087-Matthew-Bachand|website=Discogs|access-date=2025-12-02|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Matt Bachand - Shadows Fall Guitarist|url=https://www.coffeehouseguitars.co.uk/pages/guitarist/matt-bachand|website=Coffee House Guitars|access-date=2025-12-02|language=en|first=Coffee House|last=Guitars}}</ref> Drummer [[Jason Bittner]] is also influenced by thrash metal acts like [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[Megadeth]], [[Iron Maiden]], and [[Judas Priest]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=SHADOWS FALL's JASON BITTNER Says He 'Hated' METALLICA And SLAYER When He First Heard Their Music|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-falls-jason-bittner-says-he-hated-metallica-and-slayer-when-he-first-heard-their-music|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|date=2024-12-20|access-date=2025-12-02|language=en|last=Blabbermouth}}</ref>
 
== Legacy ==
Shadows Fall has been credited as a cornerstone/staple of the [[new wave of American heavy metal]], being considered as one of its driving forces along side their contemporaries [[Killswitch Engage]] and [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Millspublished |first=Matt |date=2024-12-06 |title=Metalcore champions Shadows Fall return with first new song in 12 years, In The Grey |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/shadows-fall-return-in-the-grey-single-2024 |access-date=2025-11-27 |website=Louder |language=en}}</ref> The group also played a big part in the [[metalcore]]/[[melodic metalcore]] genres and have been dubbed as one of the genre’s pioneers by publications such as ''[[Loudwire]]'' and [[Revolver (magazine)|''Revolver'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon WiederhornJon |date=2011-11-29 |title=Shadows Fall Wrapping Up New Studio Album |url=https://loudwire.com/shadows-fall-wrapping-up-new-studio-album/ |access-date=2025-11-27 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Revolver |title=See Shadows Fall Play First Show in 6 Years |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-shadows-fall-play-first-show-6-years/ |access-date=2025-11-27 |website=Revolver |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Claire |first=Colette |date=2010-06-02 |title=Shadows Fall - Retribution - |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2010/06/02/reviews/shadows-fall-retribution/ |access-date=2025-11-27 |website=mxdwn Music |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=antiMusic.com: Shadows Fall - Retribution Review |url=https://www.antimusic.com/reviews/09/Shadows_Fall_-_Retribution.shtml |access-date=2025-11-27 |website=www.antimusic.com}}</ref> Their 2004 album [[The War Within (Shadows Fall album)|''The War Within'']] is viewed as a prominent album in the genre and help boost the metalcore in prominence went it reached number 20 on the [[Billboard 200]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=MetalSucks |date=2009-06-09 |title=#20: SHADOWS FALL - THE WAR WITHIN |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2009/06/09/20-shadows-fall-the-war-within/ |access-date=2025-11-27 |website=MetalSucks |language=en}}</ref> Punknews stated “with this album Shadows Fall has bulldozed the door to allow other bands like Killswitch, [[Unearth]], Lamb of God, etc reach new heights.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Punknews.org |date=2004-10-01 |title=Shadows Fall - The War Within |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/3340/shadows-fall-the-war-within |access-date=2025-11-27 |website=www.punknews.org |language=en}}</ref> [[Rise to Remain#Musical style and influences|Rise to Remain]] have cited the band as a influence.{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}}


Tom Murphy of ''[[Westword]]'' opines that "Shadows Fall began as a [[Melodic death metal|melodic death-metal]] band with some roots in [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]]". Murphy notes that on the 2002 album ''[[The Art of Balance]],'' the band started to incorporate thrash metal into their sound.<ref name="Westword">{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Tom|date=November 29, 2012|title=Shadows Fall|url=http://www.westword.com/music/shadows-fall-5118801|access-date=October 12, 2017|work=[[Westword]]}}</ref>
In 2025, Zahra Huselid of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' included the band in the site's list of "10 Best Thrash Metal Bands Who Weren't The Big Four".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huselid |first=Zahra |date=2025-01-13 |title=10 Best Thrash Metal Bands Who Weren't The Big Four |url=https://screenrant.com/best-thrash-metal-bands-not-big-four-list/ |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>


==Band members==
==Band members==
===Current members===
===Current members===
* [[Jonathan Donais|Jon Donais]] – lead guitar, backing vocals <small>(1996–2015, 2021–present)</small>
* [[Jonathan Donais]] – lead guitar, backing vocals <small>(1996–2015, 2021–present)</small>
* [[Matt Bachand]] – rhythm guitar, clean vocals <small>(1996–2015, 2021–present)</small>
* [[Matt Bachand]] – rhythm guitar, clean vocals <small>(1996–2015, 2021–present)</small>
* Paul Romanko – bass <small>(1997–2015, 2021–present)</small>
* Paul Romanko – bass <small>(1997–2015, 2021–present)</small>
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===Former members===
===Former members===
* [[David Germain]] – drums <small>(1996–2000)</small>
* David Germain – drums <small>(1996–2000)</small>
* Mark Laliberte – bass <small>(1996–1997)</small>
* Mark Laliberte – bass <small>(1996–1997)</small>
* Damien McPherson – lead vocals <small>(1996)</small>
* Damien McPherson – lead vocals <small>(1996)</small>
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| 2008 || "Redemption" || Best Metal Performance<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/shadows_fall_garners_grammy_nom_for_best_metal_performance.html|title=Shadows Fall Garners Grammy Nom For 'Best Metal Performance'|website=ultimate-guitar.com|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref> || {{nom}}
| 2008 || "Redemption" || Best Metal Performance<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/shadows_fall_garners_grammy_nom_for_best_metal_performance.html|title=Shadows Fall Garners Grammy Nom For 'Best Metal Performance'|website=ultimate-guitar.com|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref> || {{nom}}
{{end}}
{{end}}
 
'''Metalstorm Awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Nominee / work
!Award
!Result
|-
|2009
|[[Retribution (Shadows Fall album)|''Retribution'']]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metal Storm Awards 2009 |url=https://metalstorm.net/awards/archive.php?year=2009 |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=Metal Storm |language=en}}</ref>
|Best Metalcore Album
|{{Nom}}
|}
'''Boston Music Awards'''
'''Boston Music Awards'''
{{awards table}}
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2004 || Shadows Fall || Hard Rock Band of the year<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/godsmack-aerosmith-shadows-fall-among-nominees-at-boston-music-awards/|title=GODSMACK, AEROSMITH, SHADOWS FALL Among Nominees At BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS|date=August 25, 2004|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref> || {{nom}}
|-
| 2006 || Shadows Fall || Hard Rock Band of the year<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/godsmack-shadows-fall-among-hard-rock-band-nominees-at-boston-music-awards/|title=GODSMACK, SHADOWS FALL Among 'Hard Rock Band' Nominees At BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS|date=September 9, 2006|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref> || {{nom}}
|-
|-
| 2007 || Shadows Fall || Outstanding Metal/Hardcore Band of the Year || {{nom}}
| 2007 || Shadows Fall || Outstanding Metal/Hardcore Band of the Year || {{nom}}
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| 2007 || Threads of Life || Album of the Year (Major) || {{nom}}
| 2007 || Threads of Life || Album of the Year (Major) || {{nom}}
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'''Modern Drummer Awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Nominee / work
!Award
!Result
|-
|2004
|Jason Bitter<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Drummer |first=Modern |date=2007-03-15 |title=Jason Bittner: Man or Machine? |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2007/03/jason-bittner-2/ |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=Modern Drummer Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
|Best Up and Coming Drummer
|{{Won}}
|-
|2005
|Jason Bittner<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2005-06-02 |title=SHADOWS FALL's BITTNER Presented With Two Awards At MODERN DRUMMER FESTIVAL |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-s-bittner-presented-with-two-awards-at-modern-drummer-festival/ |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>
|Best Metal Drummer
|{{Won}}
|-
|2005
|Jason Bittner on The War Within
|Best Recorded Performance
|{{Won}}
|-
|2006
|Jason Bitter<ref name=":3" />
|Best Metal Drummer
|{{Won}}
|}
'''Guitar World Awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Nominee / work
!Award
!Result
|-
|2004
|[[Jonathan Donais|Jon Donais]] & [[Matt Bachand|Matt Backhand]]<ref name=":4" />
|Best New Talent
|{{Won}}
|}
'''Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards'''
'''Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards'''
{{awards table}}
{{awards table}}
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| 2003 || Shadows Fall || Best Underground Act<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=5391|title=Shadows Fall Win Metal Hammer UK Award|website=metalunderground.com|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref> || {{won}}
| 2003 || Shadows Fall || Best Underground Act<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=5391|title=Shadows Fall Win Metal Hammer UK Award|website=metalunderground.com|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref> || {{won}}
{{end}}
{{end}}
'''Revolver Readers poll'''
{| class="wikitable"
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!Year
!Nominee / work
!Award
!Result
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|2003
|Shadows Fall
|Best New Talent<ref name=":4" />
|{{Won}}
|}
'''Other honors'''
* In 2004 [[Jonathan Donais|Jon Donais]] & [[Matt Bachand|Matt Backhand]] were both named to [[Guitar World|Guitar Worlds]] list of the 100 Greatest Guitarist of All Time.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-01-24 |title=Guitar World's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time! |url=https://ultimatemetal.com/threads/guitar-worlds-100-greatest-heavy-metal-guitarists-of-all-time.133435/ |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Ultimate Metal Forum - Heavy Metal Forum and Community |language=en-US}}</ref>
* July 18, 2025 was declared "Shadows Fall Day" in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":5" />


==Discography==
==Discography==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070509193306/https://www.shadowsfall.com/ Official website]
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* [https://omnes.tv/unsigned/episode63/ Shadows Fall bass player Ed Lanouette talks about joining the band and current your tour]
* [https://omnes.tv/unsigned/episode63/ Shadows Fall bass player Ed Lanouette talks about joining the band and current your tour]
* [https://omnes.tv/revelator/episode24/ Brian Fair interview on Revelator talking upcoming 2013 fall tour and new Death Ray Vision Album]
* [https://omnes.tv/revelator/episode24/ Brian Fair interview on Revelator talking upcoming 2013 fall tour and new Death Ray Vision Album]
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Shadows Fall is an American metalcore band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1996. Although Shadows Fall has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career, Shadows Fall has been composed of guitarists Jonathan Donais and Matt Bachand, bassist Paul Romanko, lead vocalist Brian Fair and drummer Jason Bittner.

Shadows Fall has released seven studio albums, three compilation albums and two DVDs. The band's first album featured Philip Labonte (of All That Remains) on lead vocals, but he was soon replaced by Fair. Shadows Fall's first two studio albums featured David Germain playing drums; however, in 2002, Bittner joined the band full-time. The band are a two time Grammy Award nominee in the category Best Metal Performance for their songs "What Drives the Week" and "Redemption". Their most recent studio album Fire from the Sky was released on May 15, 2012 and was the first to be produced by Adam Dutkiewicz since the band's first studio release.

Shadows Fall announced in August 2014 that they were going to go on an indefinite hiatus, and by the following summer, they had wrapped up what was planned to be their farewell tour.[1][2] The band reunited for its first show in six years in December 2021 in their native Massachusetts,[3] and discussed the possibility of recording new material.[4] In 2024, they released new material for the first time in twelve years, with a single titled "In the Grey."[5]

History

Formation and Somber Eyes to the Sky (1996–1997)

Shadows Fall was formed in 1996 by guitarists Jonathan Donais and Matt Bachand, who were good friends from the local music scene.[6] Bachand had previously been a founding member of a death metal band and Donais a member of the metalcore band Aftershock. Later on, the band found a complete lineup with the addition of Damien McPherson (vocals), Mark Laliberte (bass), and David Germain (drums). Also in 1996, Adam Dutkiewicz performed live drums to fill in for Germain.[7] By late 1996, the band recorded and released a demo titled Mourning a Dead World, of which only about 200 copies were produced.[6] It consisted of the songs Lifeless, Suffer the Season, Fleshold, Forever Lost, A Souls Salvation, and Deadworld. McPherson decided to leave the band and was replaced by Philip Labonte in 1997. Around the same time, bass guitarist Paul Romanko, formally of the hardcore band Pushbutton Warfare, was recruited as a permanent replacement for Laliberte, who had originally joined temporarily.[6][8] Now with a more solid lineup, the band released its first EP, To Ashes, with Dutkiewicz playing as a session drummer. The band's name, according to Bachand, comes from the title of a comic book published in the early 1990s.[9]

Shadows Fall toured the New England area opening for artists such as Fear Factory and Cannibal Corpse.[10] On November 30, 1997, the band released its first studio album Somber Eyes to the Sky through Bachand's recording label, Lifeless Records.[11]

Of One Blood (1998–2000)

Brian Fair performing with Shadows Fall in 2014
Brian Fair, 2014

In 1998, Labonte was asked to leave the band due to personal and artistic differences.[12] He had ideas for a side project while a member of the band and went on to form All That Remains.[13][14] The band searched for a replacement vocalist and eventually recruited Milford, Massachusetts native Brian Fair from Overcast.[15] The band had been friends with Fair for years.[6] After a US Summer tour with Shai Hulud, Overcast disbanded—and the band asked Fair to join Shadows Fall.[10]

In a 2007 interview with Blabbermouth.net Labonte commented on his departure from the band stating

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What happened was Brian [Fair], who is their current singer, the band that he was in broke up. I didn't sound like Brian, and when he became available, they were like, "Look, we want to get another singer. We want to get Brian." I was like, "Okay. Cool." There's no hard feelings or anything like that 'cause I knew it was the dude they had in mind in the first place and also I had already started writing stuff for All That Remains. [16]

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While on tour, Shadows Fall was signed to Century Media Records. The band recorded its second studio album Of One Blood with Fair on vocals in 2000, and the release included re-recorded songs from Somber Eyes to the Sky. That same year, the group started to tour heavily for the first time and took part in the “International Extreme Music Festival” tour.[17] In 2001, David Germain decided to leave the band due to alcoholism, and was replaced by former Stigmata and Burning Human drummer Jason Bittner.[10][18]

The Art of Balance (2001–2003)

Due to repeated comparisons with Gothenburg melodic death metal bands, Shadows Fall decided to change its style.[19] Inspired by more thrash, hard rock and power ballad influences, the band recorded its third studio album, titled The Art of Balance.[20] Released on September 17, 2002, the album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Top Independent albums chart.[21] Shadows Fall released three music videos to promote the album; "Thoughts Without Words", "Destroyer of Senses", and "The Idiot Box".[22] The Art of Balance featured a cover of the Pink Floyd song "Welcome to the Machine." Andy Hinds of AllMusic stated the album is "a modern heavy metal album that is both brutal and highly musical, traditional yet forward-thinking", but criticized the placement of "Welcome to the Machine", stating the song "is stylishly well-executed, but seems a tad out of place nonetheless."[23] Shadows Fall supported The Art of Balance by touring on Ozzfest in 2003.[24] Later that same year, they co-headlined the “MTV2 Headbangers Ball” tour alongside Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God.[25] The Art of Balance helped gain the band their first bit of notoriety, and during this period the group was named one of Top Five Bands in Metal Today by Alternative Press, also being voted Best New Talent in a Revolver readers poll beating out both Evanescence and Lamb of God.[26]

The War Within (2004–2006)

The band were selected to headline the first Strhess tour in early 2004.[27] Shadows Fall then released its fourth studio album The War Within on September 21, 2004. It was the first release to enter the Billboard 200 for the band at number 20 and peaked at number one on the Top Independent albums chart.[21] In promotion for the album, Shadows Fall released four music videos over the course of one year; "The Power of I and I", "What Drives the Weak", "Inspiration on Demand", and "Enlightened By the Cold".[22] The song "What Drives the Weak" garnered the band their first Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal Performance in 2006 at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, though the award went to Slipknot for the song "Before I Forget".[28] "The Light That Blinds" was featured in the video game Guitar Hero II. Wade Kergan of AllMusic praised the album stating the band has "grown beyond the confines of the metal-loving hardcore crowd anyway, with more in common now with the classic thrash of Metallica than the metal-tinged hardcore of Coalesce".[29] A reviewer for Ultimate Guitar game the album a 10/10 stating “This album in one day changed the way that I personally look at metal. I knew this record had potential to be great and I was right.”[30] Later that year, they embarked on a tour alongside Damageplan in support of the The War Within.[31] In 2005, the band once again performed on Ozzfest, but this time as a mainstage act.[32]

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Shadows Fall performing live at Turock Open Air in Essen, Germany, 2014

Shadows Fall released its first DVD The Art of Touring in November 2005. The DVD included a live concert, backstage footage, and six music videos.[33] The band released its final release on Century Media Records, titled Fallout from the War on June 13, 2006. Released as a compilation album, it debuted at number 83 on the Billboard 200. Fallout from the War included tracks recorded for The War Within that did not make it on to the album, B-sides, re-recordings, and cover songs. David Jeffries of AllMusic claimed the album is "a great informal introduction to the ferocious and melodic witches' brew Shadows Fall always seems to nail."[34] They then headlined the Strhess tour once again with Poison The Well providing support.[27]

During this time Shadows Fall were also invited to WWE headquarters to rework entrance theme song of WWE superstar Rob Van Dam, titled Fury of the Storm. Van Dam never used the song however it did appear on the WWE Wreckless Intent album.[35][36] They also contributed to the God of War II Official Soundtrack with the song "Blood of Destiny.”

Threads of Life (2007–2008)

Shadows Fall signed a deal with Atlantic Records to distribute the band's albums in the United States and a deal with Roadrunner Records for international distribution.[9] The band released its fifth studio album Threads of Life on April 3, 2007 and debuted at number 46 on the Billboard 200. "Redemption", the first single from the CD was released on February 20, 2007, through iTunes with an accompanying music video.[37] "Redemption" received the band’s second Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal performance at 50th Annual Grammy Awards,[38] but Slayer's "Final Six" won the award. The album received positive reviews, with Thom Jurek of AllMusic stating Shadows Fall has "lost none of the fire, attack or attitude" on Threads of Life. Jurek also said the album featured "killer guitar breaks, big fat chugging riffs, power-slam skin work, cattle prod bass, and cool little hooks and melodic touches on top of those bludgeoning riffs make Threads of Life a major label debut of merit, and a metal record worthy of celebrating."[39] Keith Bergman of Blabbermouth.net stated "Threads of Life is slick as hell."[40]

Shadows Fall toured in support of Threads of Life, including making appearances at the Jägermeister tour with Stone Sour and Lacuna Coil,[41] the Operation Annihilation tour with Static-X, 3 Inches of Blood, and Divine Heresy,[42] and the Black Crusade tour with Trivium, Machine Head, DragonForce, and Arch Enemy.[43] The band was a part of the Soundwave tour in Australia and in Asia in February 2008, along with Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, and Bleeding Through.[44]

Retribution (2009–2011)

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Bass player Paul Romanko in 2016

Shadows Fall released their sixth studio album Retribution on September 15, 2009, through the band's own label, Everblack Industries, which was created in conjunction with Warner Music Group's ILG, Ferret Music and ChannelZERO Entertainment. It was released in the UK via Spinefarm Records. The album was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris. Drummer Jason Bittner stated about the band's new material, "The songs are a little more on the darker, angry side... lots of heaviness, lots of crazy guitar, and LOTS of room for me to have some fun. There is no doubt in my mind that this will be the best performance of my career, so far, and I owe that to my guys for bringing me incredible riffs to write killer drum parts to."Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The album debuted at number 34 on the Billboard 200 and 3 on the Hard Rock Charts. The album was met with positive reception; Greg Parto from AllMusic praised the guitar and stated “Shadows Fall have made quite the roaring return with Retribution.”[45] During the fall of 2009 the band was appearing on the 'Shock & Raw' tour of North America with 2Cents, Otep & Five Finger Death Punch. After a South American tour, Shadows Fall performed on the Jägermeister Stage in the 2010 Rockstar Mayhem Festival in July and August 2010, as well as supporting Lamb of God.[46] Shadows Fall released a live CD/DVD, Madness in Manila: Shadows Fall Live in the Philippines 2009, on October 26.[47]

Fire from the Sky, final tours and hiatus (2012–2020)

In late 2011, Shadows Fall entered the studio to begin recording their seventh studio album. While in the studio, they held live video streams to discuss the progress of the album and answer questions from fans. It was the first to be produced by Adam Dutkiewicz since the band's original studio release Somber Eyes to the Sky. Fire from the Sky was released on May 15, 2012 through Razor & Tie. Many of the lyrics touched upon the apocalypse, inspired by the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012.[48] The album debuted at number 38 on the Billboard 200 and was met with positive reception. J. Andrew, writing for Metal Injection, said “this album probably has the best mix of vocal styles of any Shadows Fall release.”[49] Revolver Magazine added “Fire From the Sky is suitably heavy, grim but not ridiculous, and its best songs will remind listeners of Metallica."[50] In late 2012, the band headlined the Party To The Apocalypse 2012 tour with God Forbid starring Shadows Fall, God Forbid, Thy Will Be Done and Trumpet The Harlot.[51] On January 11, 2013, it was announced that guitarist Jonathan Donais would be joining Anthrax on their upcoming Metal Alliance Tour[52] and on August 13, Donais was confirmed as a full Anthrax member.

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Matt Bachand, 2014

On June 28, 2014, Shadows Fall performed with the bands Black Fast, Dead by Wednesday, Hallow Point, and Gray's Divide in St. Louis, Missouri.[53] On August 25, the band announced several final tours to take place in Europe and North America so the band could take a hiatus from future extensive touring. This farewell tour lasted into the summer of 2015.[1][2] In December 2014, it was announced drummer Jason Bittner would join Arizona thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam, and he is currently the drummer for Overkill. Guitarist Matt Bachand left to join Act of Defiance, along with the former members of Megadeth.[54] During the bands hiatus Matt Bachand played guitar for the American metal band Living Wreckage with former Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais.

When asked about the bands hiatus in a 2024 interview Fair stated:[35]

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I think we really stopped touring because we’d just been on such a grind for close to 20 years on the road, and we were road warriors. We were out there all the time and we just got physically and mentally a little bit burnt out. Our guys were getting amazing opportunities, like Jon [Donias] had an opportunity to join Anthraxand Jason [Bittner] was playing with a bunch of other bands and now ended up in Overkill – New Jersey represent. Then we just kind of knew it was time to take a break.

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Reunion (2021–present)

In a May 2021 interview on the Who's Your Band? music podcast, drummer Jason Bittner revealed that Shadows Fall had "tried to get together last year for a reunion", and they were planning to play one of their first shows in over half a decade at the Worcester Palladium. He also commented on the possibility of new material and further band activity: "We're not gonna say we're still gonna be on hiatus, but we're not gonna say we're active either. We wanna just try to play a show. That's the point of right now [...] We've already talked about this — we said, if anything, we would write an EP first. We wouldn't write a full-length; we'd probably just four-song increments or something."[55]

On June 22, 2021, Brian Fair confirmed that Shadows Fall were reuniting for their first show in over half a decade at the Worcester Palladium on December 18. Supporting acts for this show were Unearth, Darkest Hour, Within the Ruins, Sworn Enemy and Carnivora.[3] In December 2021, when asked by the Podioslave Podcast[56] if there will be new music from Shadows Fall, Fair said the band had talked about it, but they had not written any new material. They wanted to focus on their reunion show and issues with Fair's neck.[4]

In 2023, they played a couple of shows, including a set at the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival which hadn’t been held the previous 5 years.[57] That same year Brain Fair stated in an interview with Blabbermouth.net that the band was working on new material.[58]

On March 16, 2024, the band played the first of special one-off show in New Jersey in celebration of their album The War Within 20th anniversary.[59] They then played an additional anniversary show at the Worcester Palladium in December.[60] On December On December 6, 2024, the band released a new single titled "In the Grey."[5]

In May of 2025, they released another new single “Souls Devoured” and supported Killswitch Engage on a short tour.[61][62] Later that same year, the band was honored by Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, who declared July 18, 2025 "Shadows Fall Day".[63] The proclamation ceremony took place before the band’s set at the MassMutual Center, where they opened for Lamb of God. During their set, Brian Fair held up the proclamation during their show, thanking the community for the recognition.[64] In August of that same year, the band started recording the back end of their new album with drummer Jason Bittner, stating they are hoping to get it done by the end of the year.[65]

Musical style

Shadows Fall has been described as metalcore,[66][67] melodic death metal[68] and thrash metal.[69][70][71] Their songs often alternate between heavier, aggressive passages, and more melodic or slower interludes,[72][73] using both harsh and clean/melodic vocals.[72]

Tom Murphy of Westword opines that "Shadows Fall began as a melodic death-metal band with some roots in hardcore", and noted that on the 2002 album The Art of Balance, the band started to incorporate thrash metal into their sound.[68]

Some of Shadows Fall's lyrics touch upon internal struggle, spirituality, politics and personal topics.[74] Lead singer Brian Fair stated his lyrical influence comes from “life experience and a cumulative of acquiring knowledge through different readings and philosophy.”[35] Fair has also often stated that the music (riffs, tempo, style) sets the vibe that lets lyrics go in a certain direction. For example, on Fire From the Sky, he mentions the music had an eerie dark vibe, so the lyrics followed.[75] They have cited Carcass, Testament, seventies-Aerosmith, Integrity and the Cro-Mags as some of their inspirations.[35] In a 2024 interview, Fair stated:

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The cool thing with Shadows Fall is we would share a lot of influences, but everyone was really eclectic in what they listened to individually, so we’d start from a bedrock of that kind of sound, but everyone was bringing in weird ideas out of nowhere. Like I would know a lyric was fully influenced by The Smiths, but you never would hear it in the song, but I knew where it came from.[76]

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Legacy

Shadows Fall has been credited as a cornerstone/staple of the new wave of American heavy metal, being considered as one of its driving forces along side their contemporaries Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God.[35][81] The group also played a big part in the metalcore/melodic metalcore genres and have been dubbed as one of the genre’s pioneers by publications such as Loudwire and Revolver.[82][83][84][85] Their 2004 album The War Within is viewed as a prominent album in the genre and help boost the metalcore in prominence went it reached number 20 on the Billboard 200.[86] Punknews stated “with this album Shadows Fall has bulldozed the door to allow other bands like Killswitch, Unearth, Lamb of God, etc reach new heights.”[87] Rise to Remain have cited the band as a influence.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In 2025, Zahra Huselid of Screen Rant included the band in the site's list of "10 Best Thrash Metal Bands Who Weren't The Big Four".[88]

Band members

Current members

  • Jonathan Donais – lead guitar, backing vocals (1996–2015, 2021–present)
  • Matt Bachand – rhythm guitar, clean vocals (1996–2015, 2021–present)
  • Paul Romanko – bass (1997–2015, 2021–present)
  • Brian Fair – lead vocals (1999–2015, 2021–present)
  • Jason Bittner – drums (2001–2015, 2021–present)

Former members

  • David Germain – drums (1996–2000)
  • Mark Laliberte – bass (1996–1997)
  • Damien McPherson – lead vocals (1996)
  • Philip Labonte – lead vocals (1997–1999)
  • Derek Kerswill – drums (2000–2001)

Touring members

  • Adam Dutkiewicz – drums (1996)
  • Ed Lanouette – bass (2012)
  • Willis Mathiasen – drums (2012)
  • Mike Turbayne – bass (2013–2014)
  • Felipe Roa – lead guitar (2013–2014)

Timeline

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Awards and nominations

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 "What Drives the Weak" Best Metal Performance[89] Nominated
2008 "Redemption" Best Metal Performance[90] Nominated

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Metalstorm Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Retribution[91] Best Metalcore Album Nominated

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Shadows Fall Hard Rock Band of the year[92] Nominated
2006 Shadows Fall Hard Rock Band of the year[93] Nominated
2007 Shadows Fall Outstanding Metal/Hardcore Band of the Year Nominated
2007 Shadows Fall Act of the Year Nominated
2007 Threads of Life Album of the Year (Major) Nominated

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Modern Drummer Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Jason Bitter[94] Best Up and Coming Drummer Won
2005 Jason Bittner[95] Best Metal Drummer Won
2005 Jason Bittner on The War Within Best Recorded Performance Won
2006 Jason Bitter[94] Best Metal Drummer Won

Guitar World Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Jon Donais & Matt Backhand[26] Best New Talent Won

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2003 Shadows Fall Best Underground Act[96] Won

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Revolver Readers poll

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2003 Shadows Fall Best New Talent[26] Won

Other honors

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[98]
US Indie
[99]
US Hard Rock
[100]
JPN
[101]
UK
[102]
Somber Eyes to the Sky
  • Released: November 30, 1997[103]
  • Label: Lifeless, Genet
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download[104]
Of One Blood
The Art of Balance
  • Released: September 17, 2002
  • Label: Century Media
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, LP, digital download[106]
15
The War Within
  • Released: September 21, 2004
  • Label: Century Media
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, LP, digital download[108]
20 1 205
Threads of Life 46 95 192
Retribution
  • Released: September 15, 2009
  • Label: Everblack Industries
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, LP, digital download[112]
35 4 3 160
Fire from the Sky
  • Released: May 15, 2012
  • Label: Razor & Tie
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, digital download[113]
38 10 4
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Demos

Title Album details
Mourning a Dead World
  • Released: November 1996
  • Label: (Independent)
Eternal / Somber Angel
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: (Independent)

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[98]
US Indie
[99]
Fear Will Drag You Down
  • Released: January 28, 2002
  • Label: Century Media
  • Format: CD, digital download[114]
Fallout from the War
  • Released: June 13, 2006
  • Label: Century Media
  • Format: CD, digital download[115]
83 5
Seeking the Way: The Greatest Hits
  • Released: October 23, 2007
  • Label: Century Media
  • Format: CD, digital download[117]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

Title Album details Sales
The Art of Touring
  • Released: November 15, 2005
  • Label: Century Media
  • Format: DVD
Madness in Manila: Shadows Fall Live in the Philippines 2009
  • Released: October 26, 2010
  • Label: Everblack Industries
  • Format: CD+DVD, digital download[119]

Singles

Year Title US
Main.

[120]
Album
2002 "Stepping Outside the Circle"/"Thoughts Without Words"[121] The Art of Balance
2003 "Destroyer of Senses"[122]
2004 "What Drives the Weak" 38 The War Within
2005 "Inspiration on Demand" 33
"Enlightened by the Cold"
2007 "Redemption" 37 Threads of Life
"Another Hero Lost" 40
2009 "Still I Rise"[123] Retribution
2010 "Bark at the Moon"[124]
2012 "The Unknown" Fire from the Sky
2024 "In the Grey"[125] rowspan="2" Template:Non-album singles
2025 "Souls Devoured"

Music videos

Year Title Director
2002 "Thoughts Without Words"[126]
"Destroyer of Senses"[127]
"The Idiot Box"[128]
2004 "The Power of I and I"[129] Dale Resteghini[130]
"What Drives the Weak"[131] Zach Merck[132]
"Inspiration on Demand"[133]
2005 "Enlightened by the Cold"[134] Zach Merck[135][136][137]
2006 "In Effigy"[138]
2007 "Redemption"[139]
"Burning the Lives"[140]
"Another Hero Lost"[141]
2008 "Forevermore"[142]
2009 "Still I Rise"[143] Zack Merck[144]
2010 "Bark at the Moon"[145] David Brodsky
2012 "The Unknown"
2024 "In the Grey" Chris Klumpp
2025 "Souls Devoured"

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