Shadows Fall

[MrHigh]

Havent seen a Shadows Fall thread in a while so...

I got the new cd a few months ago and just started listening to it again and the war within and remembered how great they are, since i was mostly listening to stuff like Death, and Iron Maiden.

I was also learning the guitar solo to what drives the weak and i noticed that its not as fast as it may sound, well to me atleast. And i just wanted to say how smooth and great of a player Jon is.

Also Brian has his dreadlocks like down to his knees now!
as seen here at download

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2HT6FHPFiI

[Hbp]

His headbanging at their live show was awesome.

[masscows]

They're a decent thrash metal band with some shredtastic solos.

their most recent one is horribly average, though.

[Hbp]

Oh shush. It isn't that bad.

[MrHigh]

They're a decent thrash metal band with some shredtastic solos.

their most recent one is horribly average, though.

i really liked the latest cd it wasnt as agressive as othe stuff they put out but i still liked it

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Not a fan.

[GenuineImitation]

I havent listened to them in ages. I bought their new cd a few months ago, but havent listened to it yet. I guess I'll give it a spin tonight.

[Shadows Within]

i like them but i can't stand the dred guys vocals, there just really annoying to me.

[Concubine]

i liked their old stuff a bit, havent heard the new one

[FatalEnergy]

They're a decent thrash metal band with some shredtastic solos.

They aren't thrash.

or good for that matter.

[Squirrel]

Terrible band, cant stand them.

[Wish]

I didn't enjoy the songs I've heard by them. Maybe they're just not for me.

[Hbp]

They aren't thrash.

or good for that matter.

Yeah, too bad they kinda are thrash.

[jrowa001]

i kinda stopped listening to these guys a while ago. their older albums were pretty good though. i returned their newest cd for store credit

[Another Emo Kid]

I have never enjoyed these guys on CD but they put on a pretty good live show. Chill guys in person too, very friendly and nice.

[masscows]

Oh shush. It isn't that bad.

yeah it is, the layered yells are gone and Brian Fair's voice on its own is so horrible. Most of the songs are super-duper uninspired and the massive amounts of forced acoustic interludes doesn't help it at all.

[Hbp]

It's a decent album.

[MrHigh]

yeah it is, the layered yells are gone and Brian Fair's voice on its own is so horrible. Most of the songs are super-duper uninspired and the massive amounts of forced acoustic interludes doesn't help it at all.

yes sometimes i also fell some thing are forced on some songs like they are sticking to a formula too much instead of what they actually feel.

[masterchaos]

yes sometimes i also fell some thing are forced on some songs like they are sticking to a formula too much instead of what they actually feel.

well its pretty clear they are sticking to the same formula. They have pretty basic song structures as fas as verse, pre-chorus, chorus , verse, etc. They even recapture the sound of TAoB on their latest effort.
Im not saying its a bad thing at all. Im listening to War Within right now and songs like Stillness, Eternity Within, and Those Who Cant Speak are still pretty badass songs as far as Im concerned....and boy do I wish more of their songs had the same intensity as the last little bit of "Those Who Cant Speak".

[silicon71]

They're good. A lot of their riffs sounds very similiar though

[Nebraskan]

They PWN, they are my favorite band. As far as their genre though, they're a mix of Melodeath, Thrash & a little metalcore.