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“We just wanted to write a full-on metal record,” says Brian Fair, lead singer of Shadows Fall. “We were like, ‘I don’t care what’s going on, nowadays — let’s write some fucking metal!’ I mean, that’s always been our attitude, but this time we went even further into our rock and thrash roots.”
Threads Of Life, the new album by Shadows Fall, is a bracing blast of extreme heavy metal, a heady brew of old-school sensibilities and cutting-edge hard rock delivered with passion, precision and a refreshing lack of pretension. Dubbed “the reigning purveyors of everydude metal” by Revolver magazine, the hard-touring, beer-chugging Massachusetts quintet has handily surpassed the high standards set by their critically feted 2002 release, The Art Of Balance, and its even-more-acclaimed 2004 followup, The War Within — the latter of which had sold over 270,000 copies to date, and received a Grammy nomination for the track “What Drives The Weak”, amazing feats for an independent release. One of the original forces and undisputed leaders behind the New Wave of American Heavy Metal and one of the undisputed leaders of that scene, Shadows Fall are currently on the verge of propelling themselves into the classic metal pantheon with Threads Of Life.
Produced for maximum sonic impact by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Stone Sour, Rush) at Studio 606 in Los Angeles, Threads Of Life is a masterful achievement by a band that continues to push the envelope artistically while remaining true to its core sound and audience. “Nick was able to get performances out of us that we didn’t even expect from ourselves,” Fair enthuses. “Structurally, we had worked out a lot of the stuff before we even got to the studio, but he really brought new life to things sonically — different layering of guitars, vocal harmonies that we wouldn’t have thought of, great ideas like that.”
For those who’ve already been paying attention, the band’s continued musical growth won’t come as much of a surprise — in terms of pure musicianship, Shadows Fall has long been one of the most highly respected bands in the metal community, boasting a lineup that could easily go toe-to-toe with rock’s most legendary players. Guitarists Matt Bachand and Jon Donais are former guest columnists for Guitar World magazine, and the pair recently had the honor of being included in the mag’s “Top 100 Guitarists of All Time” list. Bassist Paul Romanko is a regular contributor to Guitar World’s Bass Guitar magazine, while drummer Jason Bittner pens a column for Modern Drummer, whose readers voted him “Best Metal Drummer” in year-end polls for 2005 and 2006. And with his four-foot-long dreadlocks, powerful vocals and commanding stage presence, Brian Fair — a frequent guest host on MTV’s “Headbanger’s Ball” — is one of the most charismatic and recognizable frontmen in metal.
All five members bring a wide variety of influences to the table, as well. “Jonny’s always been into 80s metal and 70s rock,” Fair explains. “Matt was really into death metal and grindcore back in the day, but he also likes all sorts of singer/songwriter stuff; Jay has a real prog background — he’s a huge fan of Rush and Dream Theater — and Paul’s the old-school punk rock and hardcore dude. I kind of came up through 70s rock, and then found the hardcore scene, but I’d always been listening to a lot of jazz, reggae and spacey stuff.”
But as with all great bands through the ages, when Shadows Fall make music together, the disparate influences and personalities somehow coalesce into a single vision. “There are really no egos in this band,” affirms Fair. “We’re always going to have the technical aspect of our music, because these boys can play. But we want to incorporate all of that into a song framework; it’s all about trying to create the best song, and everyone understanding how they fit into it. “Of course,” he adds, “when it’s time to let it rip, we let it rip!”
“Redemption,” Threads Of Life’s anthemic opening track and lead single, is a veritable crash course in Shadows Fall’s patented mixture of metallic riffage, hardcore aggression, and melodic uplift. “This is the Shadows Fall sound condensed into four minutes,” laughs Fair. “I think it’s a perfect representation of what we do. And I think it really encapsulates the entire album, which is why we opened with it — it has a little bit of everything you’re going to get in the next 45 minutes!”
“Final Call,” the album’s epic seven-minute centerpiece — which includes some spectacular twin-guitar shredding from Donais and Bachand — is a rallying cry for hope and togetherness in a time of cynicism and despair. “So many of the ideals and goals of our government seem to be so far from what I’m trying to accomplish in my life, that I feel like I’ve been exiled to my own little plane of existence,” says Fair. “But at this point, I’m fine with it, because I think there are others who feel the same way, and I think there are more of them out there than people realize.”
Fair’s also not afraid to whip himself into a righteous rage when the situation calls for it. “Failure Of The Devout,” “Burning The Lives” and “Forevermore” all take lethal aim at those responsible for the current precarious state of the world, be it corrupt political systems or organized religion in general.
But the most powerful example of Shadows Fall’s broadened musical, lyrical and emotional scope is “Another Hero Lost,” an achingly heartfelt ballad inspired by the death of Fair’s cousin, a US soldier who was killed last year in Iraq. “We’ve always had those slower moments on our records, with songs like ‘The Art of Balance’ and ‘Inspiration on Demand,’” the singer explains, “but this was the most straightforward, melodic rock ballad we’ve ever done. I didn’t want to take away from the tribute vibe to it by making it this brutal, crazy song; it had to be straight-up from the heart, and really pure and true. “It’s also the most personal song I’ve ever recorded. Lyrically, it’s from my cousin’s perspective, as well as just me sorting through the emotions that my family and I were going through at the time. The song has no political agenda, at all — it’s just me remembering someone I grew up with, who meant a lot to me. I know a lot of people have been going through similar things recently, so I think it’s a song they’ll be able relate to. Hopefully, there won’t have to be many more songs written about something like this.”
Formed over a decade ago in Springfield, Massachusetts, Shadows Fall came up the hard way, playing weekend shows in New England basements, rec centers and even storage spaces for gas money. “We were all friends before we started this band,” Fair recalls. “We all played in other bands that played with each other, and we had a very similar goal and vision in mind for what we wanted to accomplish together. We had that all-for-one, one-for-all attitude from the beginning, which is still how we do business — it’s gotta be a unanimous decision before anything gets done.”
That unity of spirit and vision came in handy, as Shadows Fall struggled to raise its profile beyond the Massachusetts metal scene. “We learned as we grew, just by stumbling through it on our own,” Fair explains. “You learn what it takes to make this all work, which gives you a real respect for it. I think if you end up going from the practice space right onto a huge tour with a tour bus, it’s easy to let the little things bother you, but we’re just psyched for every little success we have; we remember what it was like when it was five stinky dudes living in a van for a month at a time, making fifty bucks a show and eating ramen every night. If you didn’t do that, I don’t think you really appreciate it when you end up with a dressing room full of free beer!”
The band’s big break came in 2003, when they were offered a second stage slot on that summer’s Ozzfest. The surprise hit of the second stage, Shadows Fall won over legions of young fans with the intensity of their musical attack; their ability to make even the biggest gig feel like a keg party free-for-all didn’t hurt, either. “I think it opened a lot of peoples’ eyes to see how many kids were coming out to the second stage just to see this indie band,” says Fair. Two summers later, Shadows Fall made the leap to Ozzfest’s main stage, where their incendiary performances converted even the hardened old-school metal fans who’d come to see Iron Maiden and Ozzy Osbourne. Clearly, here was a band capable of carrying the torch passed to them by the old-school giants of heavy metal.
After an incredible run with independent metal label Century Media, Threads Of Life marks Shadows Fall’s move to Roadrunner Records, ex USA. So with a new label, a tidal deluge of critical plaudits and a rapidly expanding audience, it’s still business as usual for Shadows Fall — make a great record, and then hit the road to rock (and have a beer with) as many people as possible. “The original reason we got into playing this music was because it’s fun,” Fair laughs. “We just decided at one point, ‘We’re gonna get in the van, and we’re gonna tour until we can’t’ — and it’s actually paid off, which is unbelievable. We’re just so psyched to be playing metal for a living.” 27/10/2008 - ROADRUNNER UNITED: THE CONCERT- TEASER CLIP 6 POSTED It's time for the next taster from the upcoming ROADRUNNER UNITED: THE CONCERT DVD.This time, it's 28/02/2008 - SHADOWS FALL LAUNCH UK MERCH STORE Our boys from Massachusetts SHADOWS FALL have recently launched a new UK & Europe online merch store. Which is nice! Always cool to have somewhere ... 18/02/2008 - ROBB FLYNN CHECKS IN RE GRAMMY RESULTS Last Sunday (10th Feb) the50th annual Grammy Awards ceremony took place in the USA and Roadrunner's own MACHINE HEAD and 12/02/2008 - ROADRAGE 2007 - THE RETURN If you cast your maind back to last year, you will remember that we released another in the series of ROADRAGE DVD's, featuring a plethora ... 12/02/2008 - ATREYU & SHADOWS FALL GIVE THEIR TOP 5 RR RELEASES If you head to PLAY.COM, not only can you find some choice bargains but you can also find Brian (from SHADOWS FALL) and Travis (from ... 12/02/2008 - THE BLACK CRUSADE ON MUSFLASH TV ROCK SHOW On the MUSFLASH TV Rock Show this week, you will see footage of The Black Crusade Tour, which featured SHADOWS FALL, DRAGONFORCE, TRIVIUM and the ... 12/02/2008 - KERRANG AND METAL HAMMER YEARLY POLLS RESULTS Kerrang's 'Readers Poll', and Metal Hammer's 'Critics Albums of The Year' results for 2007 were published a couple of weeks ago. Here is a short recap in case ... 12/02/2008 - ROCKWORLD TV TO AIR BLACK CRUSADE SPECIALS Rockworld TV, which is available on Sky channel 368, wil be airing a one hour Black Crusade Tour special which includes interviews and live footage ... 12/02/2008 - MACHINE HEAD NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY Machine Head have been nominated for a Grammy for "Best Metal Performance" for the song "Aesthetics Of Hate" off of their new album "The Blackening"! ... 12/02/2008 - XFM Rockshow interviews The Black Crusade Tune into the Rock Show on XFM Tonight at 11pm as they go backstage at the Black Crusade to interview Machine Head, Shadows Fall, Dragonforce ... 12/02/2008 - DIVINE HERESY: Houston Concert Footage Available Fan-filmed video footage of DIVINE HERESY — the new Los Angeles-based band featuring former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares alongside drummer Tim Yeung (ex-VITAL ... 12/02/2008 - ROBB FLYNN INTERVIEW A video interview with Robb Flynn has been added to the Black Crusade minisite, click here to watch it. Machine Head are on tour in ... 12/02/2008 - THE BLACK CRUSADE MINI-SITE The Black Crusade tour featuring Machine Head, Trivium, Dragonforce, Arch Enemy and Shadows Fall starts today in Glasgow and finishes in Finland on the 14th ... 12/02/2008 - SHADOWS FALL GUITARISTS FEATURED IN VIDEO SERIES SHADOWS FALL guitarists Matthew Bachand and Jonathan Donais are featured in a new video series called "In the Element" on Ultimate-Guitar.tv. Hosted by guitar multi-media ... 12/02/2008 - NEW MACHINE HEAD VIDEO IS ONLINE NOW Machine Head bring you the second video from The Blackening featuring a late 19th Century San Francisco and undertones of "The Phantom of the Opera." ... 12/02/2008 - MACHINE HEAD GRACE THE COVER OF NEW ROCKSOUND Make sure you get this month's edition of Rocksound and check out the feature on Machine Head. Machine Head will be touring the UK in ... 12/02/2008 - SHADOWS FALL NEW VIDEO AVAILABLE The inaugural edition of the White Noise Metal video podcast, featuring an interview with SHADOWS FALL members Brian Fair (vocals), Jonathan Donais (guitar) and Jason ... 12/02/2008 - FIND OUT WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP UP WITH DRAGONFORCE Licklibrary.com are running a story with Dragonforce discussing what it takes to master your instrument. Check it out over here Dragonforce are touring the UK with ... 12/02/2008 - 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ANNOUNCE NOVEMBER DATES Canadian battle metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD are pleased to confirm their return to the UK in November, supporting latest record ‘Fire Up The Blades’. ... 12/02/2008 - DIVINE HERESY PLAY LETTER ASSOCIATION Roadrunner Records Germany recently played the letter-association game with DIVINE HERESY members Dino Cazares (ex-FEAR FACTORY; guitar) and Tommy Cummings (VEXT; vocals). Watch the footage ... 12/02/2008WHEN DREAM THEATER & ROADRUNNER RECORDS UNITE! Roadrunner Records is proud to announce the signing of progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater. A new studio album, Systematic Chaos is due in June. Dream ... 12/02/2008Track listing confirmed for forthcoming Shadows Fall release ‘Threads Of Life’ is the forthcoming release from Shadows Fall, and the guys have been hard at work,Here is the confirmed track listing:1. Redemption2. Burning The ... 12/02/2008FULL-ON METAL Brian Fair, Shadows Fall frontman talks about their album ‘Threads of Life’:"We just wanted to write a full-on metal record, We were like, 'I don't ... 12/02/2008THREADS OF PODCASTS Featured this week on Kerrang!’s audio podcast, Shadows Fall give the lowdown on their upcoming album ‘Threads Of Life’. The podcast can be downloaded here.The ... 12/02/2008Top 10's Over at ShoutWeb they've been polling artist's favourite albums of 2004. Here's the choices from some of our guys, but you can check out the ... 27/10/2008ROADRUNNER UNITED: THE CONCERT- TEASER CLIP 6 POSTED It's time for the next taster from the upcoming ROADRUNNER UNITED: THE CONCERT DVD.This time, it's 12/02/2008Headbanging Tracks With all the tracks now confirmed, the tracklisting for the forthcoming double disc Headbangers Ball volume 2 release is set as follows: Disc 1: 1. ... 12/02/2008Killswitch Engage - Jesse Or No Jesse? 4/7/02: The following quotes are taken from an interview with Mike D'Antonio, and you will be able to read the interview in full here over ... 12/02/2008The Word Of Killswitch Engage - Word is Killswitch is still banging out the recording of their debut Roadrunner release, Alive Or Just Breathing, at Zing Studios in Massachusetts. - ... 12/02/2008Album Of The Year No sooner was Download done, than the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards were upon us! Last night, at the Hackney Ocean in London, the second ... 12/02/2008Welcoming... Caliban Calling all metalcore fans... Finally it's on! With great pleasure we can hereby announce the worldwide signing of one of the best German metalcore bands: ... 12/02/2008THREADS OF WEBSIODES PT.3 In the third of six webisodes that are documenting the making of Shadows Fall’s forthcoming release, ‘Threads of Life’ has been posted online at spin.com. ... 12/02/2008A FALL OF PODCASTS With their album ‘Threads Of Life’ due for release on 2nd April, the Shadows Fall guys have given an interview with Kerrang! For their new ... 12/02/2008SHADOWS MORE Modern Drummer magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with SHADOWS FALL's Jason Bittner. An excerpt from the chat follows:Modern Drummer: The new SHADOWS FALL ... 12/02/2008AURAL PLEASURES Two brand new audio interviews have been uploaded to the site with Within Temptation and Shadows Fall, giving the low down on their respective albums ... 12/02/2008FESTIVALS GALORE WITHIN TEMPTATION and STONE SOUR are the latest in a growing list of RR bands to be confirmed for this year's Download festival, set to take place ... 12/02/2008THREADS OF WEBISODES PT.4 Blabbermouth reports that Shadows Fall has posted the fourth of six webisodes online. The webisodes record the making of the new Shadows Fall album, ‘Threads ... 12/02/2008DREAMS OF DOWNLOAD MEGADETH, BUCKCHERRY, SHADOWS FALL, DREAM THEATER and TURBONEGRO have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, ... 12/02/2008PHOTO REDEMPTION The awesome Shadows Fall have posted online, photos of the guys during the video shoot of their single ‘Redemption’, taken from the forthcoming album ‘Threads ... 12/02/2008THE BLACK CRUSADE ON MUSFLASH TV ROCK SHOW On the MUSFLASH TV Rock Show this week, you will see footage of The Black Crusade Tour, which featured SHADOWS FALL, DRAGONFORCE, TRIVIUM and the ... Threads Of Life Threads Of Life
Threads Of Life, the new album by Shadows Fall, is a bracing blast of extreme heavy metal, a heady brew of old-school sensibilities and cutting-edge hard rock delivered with passion, precision and a refreshing lack of pretension. Dubbed “the reigning purveyors of everydude metal” by Revolver magazine, the hard-touring, beer-chugging Massachusetts quintet has handily surpassed the high standards set by their critically feted 2002 release, The Art Of Balance, and its even-more-acclaimed 2004 followup, The War Within — the latter of which had sold over 270,000 copies to date, and received a Grammy nomination for the track “What Drives The Weak”, amazing feats for an independent release. One of the original forces and undisputed leaders behind the New Wave of American Heavy Metal and one of the undisputed leaders of that scene, Shadows Fall are currently on the verge of propelling themselves into the classic metal pantheon with Threads Of Life.
Produced for maximum sonic impact by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Stone Sour, Rush) at Studio 606 in Los Angeles, Threads Of Life is a masterful achievement by a band that continues to push the envelope artistically while remaining true to its core sound and audience. “Nick was able to get performances out of us that we didn’t even expect from ourselves,” Fair enthuses. “Structurally, we had worked out a lot of the stuff before we even got to the studio, but he really brought new life to things sonically — different layering of guitars, vocal harmonies that we wouldn’t have thought of, great ideas like that.”
For those who’ve already been paying attention, the band’s continued musical growth won’t come as much of a surprise — in terms of pure musicianship, Shadows Fall has long been one of the most highly respected bands in the metal community, boasting a lineup that could easily go toe-to-toe with rock’s most legendary players. Guitarists Matt Bachand and Jon Donais are former guest columnists for Guitar World magazine, and the pair recently had the honor of being included in the mag’s “Top 100 Guitarists of All Time” list. Bassist Paul Romanko is a regular contributor to Guitar World’s Bass Guitar magazine, while drummer Jason Bittner pens a column for Modern Drummer, whose readers voted him “Best Metal Drummer” in year-end polls for 2005 and 2006. And with his four-foot-long dreadlocks, powerful vocals and commanding stage presence, Brian Fair — a frequent guest host on MTV’s “Headbanger’s Ball” — is one of the most charismatic and recognizable frontmen in metal.
All five members bring a wide variety of influences to the table, as well. “Jonny’s always been into 80s metal and 70s rock,” Fair explains. “Matt was really into death metal and grindcore back in the day, but he also likes all sorts of singer/songwriter stuff; Jay has a real prog background — he’s a huge fan of Rush and Dream Theater — and Paul’s the old-school punk rock and hardcore dude. I kind of came up through 70s rock, and then found the hardcore scene, but I’d always been listening to a lot of jazz, reggae and spacey stuff.”
But as with all great bands through the ages, when Shadows Fall make music together, the disparate influences and personalities somehow coalesce into a single vision. “There are really no egos in this band,” affirms Fair. “We’re always going to have the technical aspect of our music, because these boys can play. But we want to incorporate all of that into a song framework; it’s all about trying to create the best song, and everyone understanding how they fit into it. “Of course,” he adds, “when it’s time to let it rip, we let it rip!”
“Redemption,” Threads Of Life’s anthemic opening track and lead single, is a veritable crash course in Shadows Fall’s patented mixture of metallic riffage, hardcore aggression, and melodic uplift. “This is the Shadows Fall sound condensed into four minutes,” laughs Fair. “I think it’s a perfect representation of what we do. And I think it really encapsulates the entire album, which is why we opened with it — it has a little bit of everything you’re going to get in the next 45 minutes!”
“Final Call,” the album’s epic seven-minute centerpiece — which includes some spectacular twin-guitar shredding from Donais and Bachand — is a rallying cry for hope and togetherness in a time of cynicism and despair. “So many of the ideals and goals of our government seem to be so far from what I’m trying to accomplish in my life, that I feel like I’ve been exiled to my own little plane of existence,” says Fair. “But at this point, I’m fine with it, because I think there are others who feel the same way, and I think there are more of them out there than people realize.”
Fair’s also not afraid to whip himself into a righteous rage when the situation calls for it. “Failure Of The Devout,” “Burning The Lives” and “Forevermore” all take lethal aim at those responsible for the current precarious state of the world, be it corrupt political systems or organized religion in general.
But the most powerful example of Shadows Fall’s broadened musical, lyrical and emotional scope is “Another Hero Lost,” an achingly heartfelt ballad inspired by the death of Fair’s cousin, a US soldier who was killed last year in Iraq. “We’ve always had those slower moments on our records, with songs like ‘The Art of Balance’ and ‘Inspiration on Demand,’” the singer explains, “but this was the most straightforward, melodic rock ballad we’ve ever done. I didn’t want to take away from the tribute vibe to it by making it this brutal, crazy song; it had to be straight-up from the heart, and really pure and true. “It’s also the most personal song I’ve ever recorded. Lyrically, it’s from my cousin’s perspective, as well as just me sorting through the emotions that my family and I were going through at the time. The song has no political agenda, at all — it’s just me remembering someone I grew up with, who meant a lot to me. I know a lot of people have been going through similar things recently, so I think it’s a song they’ll be able relate to. Hopefully, there won’t have to be many more songs written about something like this.”
Formed over a decade ago in Springfield, Massachusetts, Shadows Fall came up the hard way, playing weekend shows in New England basements, rec centers and even storage spaces for gas money. “We were all friends before we started this band,” Fair recalls. “We all played in other bands that played with each other, and we had a very similar goal and vision in mind for what we wanted to accomplish together. We had that all-for-one, one-for-all attitude from the beginning, which is still how we do business — it’s gotta be a unanimous decision before anything gets done.”
That unity of spirit and vision came in handy, as Shadows Fall struggled to raise its profile beyond the Massachusetts metal scene. “We learned as we grew, just by stumbling through it on our own,” Fair explains. “You learn what it takes to make this all work, which gives you a real respect for it. I think if you end up going from the practice space right onto a huge tour with a tour bus, it’s easy to let the little things bother you, but we’re just psyched for every little success we have; we remember what it was like when it was five stinky dudes living in a van for a month at a time, making fifty bucks a show and eating ramen every night. If you didn’t do that, I don’t think you really appreciate it when you end up with a dressing room full of free beer!”
The band’s big break came in 2003, when they were offered a second stage slot on that summer’s Ozzfest. The surprise hit of the second stage, Shadows Fall won over legions of young fans with the intensity of their musical attack; their ability to make even the biggest gig feel like a keg party free-for-all didn’t hurt, either. “I think it opened a lot of peoples’ eyes to see how many kids were coming out to the second stage just to see this indie band,” says Fair. Two summers later, Shadows Fall made the leap to Ozzfest’s main stage, where their incendiary performances converted even the hardened old-school metal fans who’d come to see Iron Maiden and Ozzy Osbourne. Clearly, here was a band capable of carrying the torch passed to them by the old-school giants of heavy metal.
After an incredible run with independent metal label Century Media, Threads Of Life marks Shadows Fall’s move to Roadrunner Records, ex USA. So with a new label, a tidal deluge of critical plaudits and a rapidly expanding audience, it’s still business as usual for Shadows Fall — make a great record, and then hit the road to rock (and have a beer with) as many people as possible. “The original reason we got into playing this music was because it’s fun,” Fair laughs. “We just decided at one point, ‘We’re gonna get in the van, and we’re gonna tour until we can’t’ — and it’s actually paid off, which is unbelievable. We’re just so psyched to be playing metal for a living.” 27/10/2008 - ROADRUNNER UNITED: THE CONCERT- TEASER CLIP 6 POSTED It's time for the next taster from the upcoming ROADRUNNER UNITED: THE CONCERT DVD.This time, it's 28/02/2008 - SHADOWS FALL LAUNCH UK MERCH STORE Our boys from Massachusetts SHADOWS FALL have recently launched a new UK & Europe online merch store. Which is nice! Always cool to have somewhere ... 18/02/2008 - ROBB FLYNN CHECKS IN RE GRAMMY RESULTS Last Sunday (10th Feb) the50th annual Grammy Awards ceremony took place in the USA and Roadrunner's own MACHINE HEAD and 12/02/2008 - ROADRAGE 2007 - THE RETURN If you cast your maind back to last year, you will remember that we released another in the series of ROADRAGE DVD's, featuring a plethora ... 12/02/2008 - ATREYU & SHADOWS FALL GIVE THEIR TOP 5 RR RELEASES If you head to PLAY.COM, not only can you find some choice bargains but you can also find Brian (from SHADOWS FALL) and Travis (from ... 12/02/2008 - THE BLACK CRUSADE ON MUSFLASH TV ROCK SHOW On the MUSFLASH TV Rock Show this week, you will see footage of The Black Crusade Tour, which featured SHADOWS FALL, DRAGONFORCE, TRIVIUM and the ... 12/02/2008 - KERRANG AND METAL HAMMER YEARLY POLLS RESULTS Kerrang's 'Readers Poll', and Metal Hammer's 'Critics Albums of The Year' results for 2007 were published a couple of weeks ago. Here is a short recap in case ... 12/02/2008 - ROCKWORLD TV TO AIR BLACK CRUSADE SPECIALS Rockworld TV, which is available on Sky channel 368, wil be airing a one hour Black Crusade Tour special which includes interviews and live footage ... 12/02/2008 - MACHINE HEAD NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY Machine Head have been nominated for a Grammy for "Best Metal Performance" for the song "Aesthetics Of Hate" off of their new album "The Blackening"! ... 12/02/2008 - XFM Rockshow interviews The Black Crusade Tune into the Rock Show on XFM Tonight at 11pm as they go backstage at the Black Crusade to interview Machine Head, Shadows Fall, Dragonforce ... 12/02/2008 - DIVINE HERESY: Houston Concert Footage Available Fan-filmed video footage of DIVINE HERESY — the new Los Angeles-based band featuring former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares alongside drummer Tim Yeung (ex-VITAL ... 12/02/2008 - ROBB FLYNN INTERVIEW A video interview with Robb Flynn has been added to the Black Crusade minisite, click here to watch it. Machine Head are on tour in ... 12/02/2008 - THE BLACK CRUSADE MINI-SITE The Black Crusade tour featuring Machine Head, Trivium, Dragonforce, Arch Enemy and Shadows Fall starts today in Glasgow and finishes in Finland on the 14th ... 12/02/2008 - SHADOWS FALL GUITARISTS FEATURED IN VIDEO SERIES SHADOWS FALL guitarists Matthew Bachand and Jonathan Donais are featured in a new video series called "In the Element" on Ultimate-Guitar.tv. Hosted by guitar multi-media ... 12/02/2008 - NEW MACHINE HEAD VIDEO IS ONLINE NOW Machine Head bring you the second video from The Blackening featuring a late 19th Century San Francisco and undertones of "The Phantom of the Opera." ... 12/02/2008 - MACHINE HEAD GRACE THE COVER OF NEW ROCKSOUND Make sure you get this month's edition of Rocksound and check out the feature on Machine Head. Machine Head will be touring the UK in ... 12/02/2008 - SHADOWS FALL NEW VIDEO AVAILABLE The inaugural edition of the White Noise Metal video podcast, featuring an interview with SHADOWS FALL members Brian Fair (vocals), Jonathan Donais (guitar) and Jason ... 12/02/2008 - FIND OUT WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP UP WITH DRAGONFORCE Licklibrary.com are running a story with Dragonforce discussing what it takes to master your instrument. Check it out over here Dragonforce are touring the UK with ... 12/02/2008 - 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ANNOUNCE NOVEMBER DATES Canadian battle metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD are pleased to confirm their return to the UK in November, supporting latest record ‘Fire Up The Blades’. ... 12/02/2008 - DIVINE HERESY PLAY LETTER ASSOCIATION Roadrunner Records Germany recently played the letter-association game with DIVINE HERESY members Dino Cazares (ex-FEAR FACTORY; guitar) and Tommy Cummings (VEXT; vocals). Watch the footage ... 12/02/2008WHEN DREAM THEATER & ROADRUNNER RECORDS UNITE! Roadrunner Records is proud to announce the signing of progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater. A new studio album, Systematic Chaos is due in June. Dream ... 12/02/2008Track listing confirmed for forthcoming Shadows Fall release ‘Threads Of Life’ is the forthcoming release from Shadows Fall, and the guys have been hard at work,Here is the confirmed track listing:1. Redemption2. Burning The ... 12/02/2008FULL-ON METAL Brian Fair, Shadows Fall frontman talks about their album ‘Threads of Life’:"We just wanted to write a full-on metal record, We were like, 'I don't ... 12/02/2008THREADS OF PODCASTS Featured this week on Kerrang!’s audio podcast, Shadows Fall give the lowdown on their upcoming album ‘Threads Of Life’. The podcast can be downloaded here.The ... 12/02/2008Top 10's Over at ShoutWeb they've been polling artist's favourite albums of 2004. Here's the choices from some of our guys, but you can check out the ... 27/10/2008ROADRUNNER UNITED: THE CONCERT- TEASER CLIP 6 POSTED It's time for the next taster from the upcoming ROADRUNNER UNITED: THE CONCERT DVD.This time, it's 12/02/2008Headbanging Tracks With all the tracks now confirmed, the tracklisting for the forthcoming double disc Headbangers Ball volume 2 release is set as follows: Disc 1: 1. ... 12/02/2008Killswitch Engage - Jesse Or No Jesse? 4/7/02: The following quotes are taken from an interview with Mike D'Antonio, and you will be able to read the interview in full here over ... 12/02/2008The Word Of Killswitch Engage - Word is Killswitch is still banging out the recording of their debut Roadrunner release, Alive Or Just Breathing, at Zing Studios in Massachusetts. - ... 12/02/2008Album Of The Year No sooner was Download done, than the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards were upon us! Last night, at the Hackney Ocean in London, the second ... 12/02/2008Welcoming... Caliban Calling all metalcore fans... Finally it's on! With great pleasure we can hereby announce the worldwide signing of one of the best German metalcore bands: ... 12/02/2008THREADS OF WEBSIODES PT.3 In the third of six webisodes that are documenting the making of Shadows Fall’s forthcoming release, ‘Threads of Life’ has been posted online at spin.com. ... 12/02/2008A FALL OF PODCASTS With their album ‘Threads Of Life’ due for release on 2nd April, the Shadows Fall guys have given an interview with Kerrang! For their new ... 12/02/2008SHADOWS MORE Modern Drummer magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with SHADOWS FALL's Jason Bittner. An excerpt from the chat follows:Modern Drummer: The new SHADOWS FALL ... 12/02/2008AURAL PLEASURES Two brand new audio interviews have been uploaded to the site with Within Temptation and Shadows Fall, giving the low down on their respective albums ... 12/02/2008FESTIVALS GALORE WITHIN TEMPTATION and STONE SOUR are the latest in a growing list of RR bands to be confirmed for this year's Download festival, set to take place ... 12/02/2008THREADS OF WEBISODES PT.4 Blabbermouth reports that Shadows Fall has posted the fourth of six webisodes online. The webisodes record the making of the new Shadows Fall album, ‘Threads ... 12/02/2008DREAMS OF DOWNLOAD MEGADETH, BUCKCHERRY, SHADOWS FALL, DREAM THEATER and TURBONEGRO have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, ... 12/02/2008PHOTO REDEMPTION The awesome Shadows Fall have posted online, photos of the guys during the video shoot of their single ‘Redemption’, taken from the forthcoming album ‘Threads ... 12/02/2008THE BLACK CRUSADE ON MUSFLASH TV ROCK SHOW On the MUSFLASH TV Rock Show this week, you will see footage of The Black Crusade Tour, which featured SHADOWS FALL, DRAGONFORCE, TRIVIUM and the ... Threads Of Life Threads Of Life
