SHADOWS FALL Frontman Reveals Track Listing For Upcoming Album

SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair has issued the following update:

"First off, I would like to apologize for my extended absence from my weekly updates. I have been spending all of my time at Planet Z lately finishing up the vocals for our upcoming release on Century Media called 'Fallout From the War'. I get into further details about this release below. We are super stoked on how well this came out and can't wait for you guys to be able to check it out. It will hopefully be out in May of this year. Our new full-length LP for Atlantic Records will not be coming out 'till sometime in 2007 so this EP will fill the gap with six new tunes, some revamped versions of a few rare tunes and some killer covers.

"Again, I know it has been awhile so I have to take a minute to thank everyone that came down to Pearl Street in Northhampton, MA for our pre-New Year's throwdown!! This show absolutely killed. It was a marathon of metal lasting near two hours with everyone in the crowd killing it from beginning to end!!! A big thank you to the openers HARVEY GONE ROTTEN, HOTBLACK and THE ACACIA STRAIN. The amazing Nick Bowcott, formerly of metal legends GRIM REAPER, busted out his guitar for an unreal tribute to Dimebag that had to be seen to be believed. The Idol's presence was definitely felt that night!! Can't wait to do it all again soon!!

"Speaking of shows, we will be doing a brief tour with AGNOSTIC FRONT, STILL REMAINS and BYZANTINE!! There are only five shows total, all on the East Coast so try your best to come on down and rock it. After the tour we will most likely heading into the practice space to begin writing and demoing material for the new album.

"All of us in SHADOWS FALL are very excited to announce the release of 'Fallout From the War' on Century Media. This album is sort of a companion piece to 'The War Within'. It is a combination of six originals songs written during the sessions for 'The War Within' album, newly re-recorded versions of all the B-sides that were previously unavailable in the U.S. as well as a few cover songs for good measure.

"The six original tunes are all riffs and ideas that came about during the writing sessions for 'The War Within' that were either never finished or never recorded due to time constraints and touring obligations. Once we had a chance to sift through the ideas and demos, we realized that these songs deserved to be re-worked or finished up so they could see the light of day. We returned home from an amazing summer on Ozzfest and decided to get together to record these songs as a perfect way to close out the album cycle for 'The War Within' and give our fans a chance to hear some killer new tunes. The recording sessions went incredibly well. We were able to realize the full potential of these songs and with the help of Zeuss we were able craft an amazing EP with a wide variety of styles and emotions. These songs cover everything you have come to expect from SHADOWS FALL. It was also a chance to re-record a few songs that had previously only been available as bonus tracks in Japan. We recorded new versions of 'Deadworld', a song that is one of the first ever SHAD tunes dating back almost 10 years!! This version is the first one featuring Jason on drums allowing him to add his signature sound to the track. We also re-worked 'This Is My Own' with some new vocal harmonies and a few twists and turns.

"For the cover songs, we decided to dip back into our own history and shine some light on some bands that were huge influences on us, but never seemed to get the attention they deserved. ONLY LIVING WITNESS was an amazing and underrated rock band from the Boston area. We covered their tune 'December' and had a blast doing it. These riffs are thicker than your grand mama's gravy. Next we banged out a version of NYHC legends LEEWAY's 'Mark Of The Squealer'. To me, LEEWAY were the ultimate metal / hardcore crossover band with sick thrash riffs and hard as nails lyrics. This is a tribute to a band that paved the way for bands like SHADOWS FALL. Finally we included an updated version of DANGEROUS TOYS' party anthem 'Teasin' Pleasin''. This features original D. TOYS vocalist Jason McMaster singing along with myself. We went through a few thirty packs to make sure we got this one right!! Good times."

"Fallout From the War" (in no particular order)

01. In Effigy
02. Will To Rebuild
03. Haunting Me Endlessly
04. Seize The Calm
05. Carpal Tunnel
06. Going, Going, Gone
07. This Is My Own
08. Deadworld
09. Mark Of The Squealer (LEEWAY cover)
10. December (ONLY LIVING WITNESS cover)
11. Teasin' Pleasin' (DANGEROUS TOYS cover)