| | Shadows Fall Art Of Balance CD Shadows Fall Discography of CDs
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Initial pressings of THE ART OF BALANCE will contain a bonus CD-ROM.
In The Art of Balance, Shadows Fall has created a modern heavy metal album that is both brutal and highly musical, traditional yet forward-thinking. Songs like the complex "Stepping Outside the Circle" demonstrate not only crushing heaviness, but an impressive grasp on dynamics, melody, and arrangement. Brian Fair's vocals oscillate from articulate melodicism to sheer, throat-tearing menace, while Jonathan Donais' guitar work combines pounding, metallic crunch with careful virtuosity. Amidst the full-throttle rockers that make up the bulk of the album are a couple of short instrumentals ("Casting Shade," "Prelude to Disaster") that offer a few well-placed moments of quiet atmosphere. The cover of Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine," placed at the end of the disc, is stylishly well-executed, but seems a tad out of place nonetheless. ~ Andy Hinds
2002 album, band toured with Unearth Scissorfight, Lamb Of God and Darkest Hour as part of The White Trash Thrash Metal Comeback Tour.
Shadows Fall: Brian Fair (vocals); Jonathan Donais, Matthew Bachand (guitar, background vocals); Paul Romanko (bass); Jason Bittner (drums).CMJ (9/30/02) - "...BALANCE is a celebration of 1980s thrash, a la Metallica and Testament, with lead guitarist Jon Donais showing off his virtuoso skills..." Shadows Fall Art Of Balance Songs Art Of Balance Music Review Purchase Art Of Balance CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Shadows Fall Of One Blood CD (2000)
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| | In Flames Reroute To Remain CD (2002)
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Could this actually be European death metal's bid for a pop culture coup? In Flames already has a reputation as one of the best, most melodic death metal bands to come to power in the Euro-metal regime that has swept through countries like Sweden and Norway since the early to mid-'90s. However, with Reroute to Remain, Strömblad and the gang have now unexpectedly announced that they are also undoubtedly the most experimental of their brethren, and furthermore, that they have set their sights not just on broader horizons, but perhaps even complete world domination as well. Maybe that sounds like a huge exaggeration, but even one spin of the 14 songs here will prove that it very possibly may not be. It's obvious that the band ...
| | Lamb Of God As The Palaces Burn CD (2003)
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Lamb of God 's New American Gospel debut featured a caustic yet lucid version of post-Pantera death metal, surprisingly effective songwriting, massive amounts of confidence for a brand new band, and, to be honest, a really annoying drum sound (rather like tightly skinned tin cans). Even though the latter point is certainly subject to opinion, at least the other two positive attributes can be partly explained by the group having already cut an earlier album while still going by the rather unsavory name of Burn the Priest. Which about catches everyone up to discuss the band's second effort ...
| | Dream Theater Train Of Thought CD (2003)
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TRAIN OF THOUGHT continues the legacy of the progressive metal legends, with all the requisite superhuman metallic musicianship that their fans have come to expect. This outing continues in the heavier mode that began with 2002's SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE, reaching even further into darker, personal lyrical themes.
Guitars are the dominant expressive voice here, with keyboards scaled considerably back from the signature Dream Theater sound. Band members Mike Portnoy (drums) and John Petrucci (guitar) continue their do-it-yourself production ...
| | Shadows Fall War Within CD (2004) Bonus DVD; Limited Edition; Enhanced CD
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Like the heavy-rock giant Metallica, Shadows Fall climbed the ladder of success by proving its mettle in a live setting, out-performing and out-selling all comers on the second stage at the 2003 Ozzfest. The two groups share sonic similarities as well, and fans of pre-Bob ...
| | Def Leppard Slang CD (1996)
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Recorded in Spain and Fine Bow Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland.
With '80s hard rock all but dead and gone by the mid-'90s, Def Leppard rethought their approach and resurfaced with 1996's SLANG. The indulgences ...
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