Today in 2004 Shadows fall released the album The War Within Springfield, Massachusetts Melodic Death Metal (early), Metalcore (later) Status:Active Years active: 1995-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 Falls 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 Bachands 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. Shadows Fall released their critically acclaimed album The Art Of Balance in the year 2002 after going through another lineup change, this time replacing drummer David Germain with present drummer Jason Bittner. The band really broke through when it acquired a slot on Ozzfests second stage in 2003. The bands fanbase grew largely while touring the famed metal festival. As a result of the enlarged fanbase, their next effort, The War Within, released in 2004 broke in at #20 on the Billboard Top 200 and went on to sell over 300,000 copies. The band released a collection on B-sides, covers, and reworked tracks entitled Fallout From The War in 2006. Shadows Fall, now more than a decade old as a band, signed to Atlantic Records and released their major label debut, Threads Of Life, in 2007. The album, an all-out thrasher with beautiful acoustic passages littered here and there, erased any doubts that this band would fall by the way side under major label pressure. Shadows Fall continue to tour and grow as a band, its best days are yet to beg Century Media Records Brian Fair – vocals Jonathan Donais – lead guitar, vocals Matt Bachand – guitar, vocals Paul Romanko – bass Jason Bittner – drums 1. The Light That Blinds (4:58) 2. Enlightened by the Cold (3:01) 3. Act of Contrition (3:40) 4. What Drives the Weak (4:43) 5. Stillness (4:52) 6. Inspiration on Demand (3:52) 7. The Power of I and I (3:34) 8. Ghosts of Past Failures (4:12) 9. Eternity Is Within (4:07) 10. Those Who Cannot Speak (5:17) Total Time: 42:21 There exists a limited Ammo Box set only available to US and Canada through Century Media Distro mail-order. Limited to 1,000 copies all individually numbered. Ammo box features digipak version of album, exclusive Shadows Fall T-Shirt (only available in this box set), sticker, poster, Shadows Fall Dog Tag (numbered to correspond to number on the box and exclusive to this box set), guitar pick (exclusive to this box set.) Limited Edition Version CDs comes with a bonus DVD featuring live performances, as well as guitar and drum lessons from the band. Also includes limited digipacks comes a Century Media sampler of bands on their roaster, like The Haunted, Diecast, God Forbid, Heavenshallburn and Stampin Ground. Japanese Edition contains the bonus track ``Teasn Pleasn`` (3:14), a cover song by the band Dangerous Toys. Music videos were made for ``The Power Of I And I,`` ,``What Drives The Weak.`` and ``Inspiration On Demand`` This is the best selling record on Century Media thusfar according to SoundScan, selling over 200,000 copies. The War Within is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Shadows Fall. The album has sold over 300,000 copies worldwide.[6] The War Within is the bands best selling album, and in 2005 made sales history on Century Media Records when it became the labels best selling album of all time.[7] To date, the album retains this status. The album was also issued as a limited edition digipak with an exclusive bonus DVD that featured bootleg concert footage along with drum and guitar lessons from members of the band. The album debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 during its release youtube/watch?v=4_s7PUeTsM0
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