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SHADOWS FALL - Threads Of Life
| Spin | | Massachusetts thrash-metal purists Shadows Fall jumped to a major label around the same time as their peers in Mastodon and Lamb of God, and like those bands, they're doing it without apparent compromise. Whether the culture can revert to the spandex-and-solos era to accommodate them is anyone's guess, but on Threads of Life, they unleash a virtuosic melodic moshfest that's so in line with everything metal fans have been waiting to hear since 1991, it's as if Nirvana and Guns N' Roses never happened....full text |
| | Sputnikmusic.com | | For the most part, I am not so big on today's American metal scene. Sure, I liked Unearth's 2006 album, III: In the Eyes of Fire. I also enjoyed All That Remains' live show when they opened for DragonForce in Toronto last September. And I really enjoyed Killswitch Engage's As Daylight Dies album. But for the most part, the heavy metal sub-genre hasn't really done anything to capture my imagination. But then there's Shadows Fall. Formed in 1996 and hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, the quintet has released six albums, thus far, their latest being 2007's Threads of Life....full text |
| | Bullz-eye | | No words strike greater fear into the hearts of underground metal fans everywhere than “major label debut.” Shadows Fall have been a staple of the underground for years with their thrash metal heroics, monstrous vocals, and I-don’t-give-a-shit-just-give-me-another-beer attitude. Their previous release, 2004’s The War Within (followed up by a collection of B-sides, 2006’s Fallout from the War), won them critical acclaim across the board and set the stage for a, uh, major label debut....full text |
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