SHADOWS FALL Frontman: New Album Is 'As Complete A Metal Record As Possible'

December 12, 2006

SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair has issued the following update:

"We are back in [Massachusetts]. Just in time for the snow and cold weather! Perfect timing.

"After six weeks on the West Coast recording the new album 'Threads of Life' with Nick Raskulinecz [FOO FIGHTERS, STONE SOUR, RUSH] at Studio 606, we have moved the base of operations to Planet Z in western Massachusetts with Zeuss [STAIND, HATEBREED, UNEARTH] to finish mixing. I am incredibly excited about the way this record is coming along.

"Nick helped us to push our performances to new heights and experiment a lot more with vocal harmonies and guitar layers that have really added new dimensions to these songs. Zeuss is really bringing out the energy and nuances of the recording and really bringing our sound to a new level.

"As a producer and mixer, Nick and Zeuss have formed like Voltron to create a friggin monster! We are going to be mastering soon and hopefully have this record near completion by the holidays. Sonically, 'Threads of Life' is a true culmination of all of our common influences as a band and is the most complete picture of the SHADOWS FALL sound to date.

"We looked at this record as a full album that has a real ebb and flow throughout, covering a vide variety of emotions and levels of intensity. There are the full on thrash tunes, just balls-out and metal, some technical shred tunes that Jon [Donais, guitar] and Jason [Bittner, drums] really pushed their playing on and some acoustic melodic moments that offer a nice contrast to the more brutal moments.

"We tried to make 'Threads of Life' as complete a metal record as possible. The album will hopefully be out early spring of 2007 and we plan on touring the world for awhile after its release. We are really looking forward to getting back on the road and hitting all the spots that we have not been able to reach on the last few tours.

"With all of this time off from performing live, we will be hitting the stage hard will full strength and a lot of pent up energy!! We hope to see you all out on the road when SHADOWS FALL comes to town with new tunes to rock and partying on our mind."

Check out pictures from the studio at the Roadrunner Records U.K. web site.

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