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Springfield MA, United States (1996 – present)

Shadows Fall formed in 1996 in Springfield, Massachusetts and rose up as a prominent member of the bustling Massachusetts metal and hardcore scene that has recently produced bands such as Killswitch Engage, All That Remains, and Unearth. Guitar duo Jonathan Donais and Matt Bachand got together in ‘96 and had the original lineup complete within a year. These members were vocalist Philip Labonte, now with All That Remains, bass player Paul Romanko, and drummer David Germain.

Music from Shadows Fall’s early days can be compared to metal legends such as Metallica, Slayer, and Iron Maiden as their songs relied heavily on the start-stop tempo changes made famous by the aforementioned bands. The band also had a lot of death metal influences at the time. They began touring the New England area and eventually were able to obtain open slots for acclaimed metal bands such as Fear Factory and Cannibal Corpse. In 1997, the band released its first full length album, Somber Eyes to the Sky, on Matt Bachand’s own Lifeless Records. This however, would be the only album the band would record with Labonte. He was replaced by current vocalist Brian Fair in 1998.

The band signed with the prominent underground metal record label, Century Media in 1999. Early during the following year, Shadows Fall released Of One Blood. Their sound was a still mixture of thrash, death metal, and hardcore with a little more hard rock influence thrown in due to the entry of the Brian Fair.
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  • rusverm

    http://vk.com/kritikarokpesen?w=wall-51140227_746 Redemption получила очень высокий балл.

    9 May 11:35am Reply

  • C_o_d_y_

    It's no surprise The Light That Blinds is the most listened to track, what with it being on Guitar Hero 2.

    30 Apr 5:35pm Reply

  • Sanity_Theorist

    I moreso meant thrash metal influences...I consider this band a merge of multiple styles, and thrash metal seems to be the best thing I can neatly classy them as.

    21 Apr 5:40pm Reply

  • Mechayoshi

    Thrash metal? Hmm... not sure about that...

    19 Apr 4:21pm Reply

  • Sanity_Theorist

    It'd be cool if they kept the acoustic parts from Fear Will Drag You Down and mixed it with Fire From the Sky.

    11 Apr 10:34pm Reply

  • unimatrix34

    *just gettin some popcorn* :D

    7 Apr 4:50pm Reply

  • Sanity_Theorist

    And if you aren't joking, I just want to say you "true metal" types are the hipsters of metal. Like nu metal or not (I still think that term should only apply to the bands that used rap elements,) it is still metal. As far as core genres go, I don't know what I listen to is core, I don't give a shit about labelling my collection in 50+ genres.

    3 Apr 7:29pm Reply

  • Sanity_Theorist

    I actually have nothing but respect for Celtic Frost, but I've entertained a troll for long enough. have fun trying to piss others off.

    3 Apr 6:51pm Reply

  • Sanity_Theorist

    "True metal." You people make me laugh, thanks for the humor.

    1 Apr 1:29am Reply

  • ikd-sj

    'STILL I RISE' amazing (๑ﾟωﾟ)

    28 Mar 2:35am Reply

  • AusMetal96

    TheAncientGlory is tr00 kvlt metalhead, rapeing virgins, goat bl00d drinking son of odin :DD who listens to tr00 metal [3] I hope one day I can be as trve as you. Can you teach me to be a trve kvlt metalhead and how to not like other genres of music? They just aren't trve enough for a tr00 metalhead. Can you also teach me to say a band isn't metal when they obviously are? I heard that's a big part of being trve as well. Thanks in advance. Stay trve.

    27 Mar 1:59am Reply

  • Sanity_Theorist

    TheAncientGlory is tr00 kvlt metalhead, rapeing virgins, goat bl00d drinking son of odin :DD who listens to tr00 metal [2]

    23 Mar 9:34pm Reply

  • masterZU

    Shadows Fall it is a true Melodic Metalcore.

    23 Mar 12:53pm Reply

  • PP667

    Fire From the Sky

    21 Mar 6:09pm Reply

  • WolfieboyMachi

    V Disingenous condescension deLuxe.

    10 Mar 12:47pm Reply

  • NIGHTW4TCHER

    TheAncientGlory is tr00 kvlt metalhead, rapeing virgins, goat bl00d drinking son of odin :DD who listens to tr00 metal :DDD people like you are just here to make me die out of laughing

    9 Mar 1:45am Reply

  • WolfieboyMachi

    How can one take a band whose singer is a PETA supporter seriously?

    7 Mar 10:49pm Reply

  • arthursrfp

    as i lay dying and shadows fall, only two good bands of ''new melodic death metalcore/melodic thrash metal/melodic metalcore''.

    25 Feb 8:31pm Reply

  • Sanity_Theorist

    Can't compare the two really...both rock. Best thrash metal band ever to me....followed closely by Evile.

    1 Feb 8:27pm Reply

  • ketamineface

    best dreads in metal.

    15 Jan 1:11am Reply
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