Retribution

SHADOWS FALL. 2003 eigentlich die Adresse wenn es um die New Wave Of American Heavy Metal ging zusammen mit KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, CHIMAIRA, LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING und UNEARTH. Wo die anderen Bands aber (bis auf CHIMAIRA) immer wieder neue sehr gute Alben abliefern sackten SHADOWS FALL mit ihrem letzten Album/Majordebut ab. Zu altbacken, zu wenig Biss, Stilkorrektur. Die Band um Brian Fair ist jetzt wieder auf einem kleineren Label und zeigt wieder mehr seine Zähne. Schon das Intro klingt zi...

Were you one of those people that wrote off SHADOWS FALL after the release of their major-label debut, "Threads of Life"? Were you certain that said album marked the band's death knell for metallic relevance? I must admit that I was one of those people. Well, maybe not "written off," but I certainly ceased holding them in high regard or for that matter paying any attention to them. Or maybe I just didn't give "Threads of Life" enough attentive spins (I never ended up reviewing it). Whatever t...