SHADOWS FALL's BITTNER To Release Drum Book In January

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner has issued the following update:

"The SHAD have been very busy finishing up our latest album which we are all very, very proud of. At this point we are mastering, looking into shooting the first video, and trying to set a street date. Right now all we can say is spring 2007 followed by a full-on touring cycle which will start sometime between March and April 2007.

"My first-ever drum book, 'Out of the Shadows - The Drumming of Jason Bittner and Shadows Fall', is due out in January of 2007 right in time for the NAMM show. This book will include full transcription charts for the whole 'War Within' record, three songs off 'Art of Balance' ('Thoughts', 'Destroyer', 'Idiot Box'),plus three songs from 'Fallout' ('In Effigy', 'Will to Rebuild' and 'Going, Going, Gone'). Also included will be a play-along CD of the entire 'War Within' album without drum tracks so the listener can play along as well, as well as my three-part 'double-bass crash course' that was printed this year in Modern Drummer, plus interviews, pics, etc.

"My many thanx to Joe Bergamini and his tireless efforts to get this book done.

"As some of you may know, next month's issue of Rhythm magazine in the U.K. will feature Mike Portnoy [DREAM THEATER] as guest editor where he handles all of the interviews for the issue. Also included will be my first-ever interviewer piece where I sit down and interview Mike to bring his issue 'full circle.'

"After the interview wrapped, we headed to Philly to see IRON MAIDEN where I was then lucky enough to sit down and interview Nicko [McBrain] for an upcoming issue of Modern Drummer (due out sometime next year). Talk about an amazing day. So my thanks to both of those great drummers for some great conversation and good times!!!

"Speaking of the new SHADOWS FALL record, Drum! magazine will be featuring a piece on the 'Making of the new record' sometime in early 2007... as well as a new double bass column that I wrote for the February 2007 issue, due out next month. Clinic-wise, I may be doing another master class at the Collective in New York City sometime in February as well as some various East Coast and Chicago clinics as well (if time permits)."

As previously reported, SHADOWS FALL has set "Threads of Life" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in the spring via Atlantic Records. The Grammy-nominated band's follow-up to 2004's critically acclaimed "The War Within", and its companion release, 2006's "Fallout from the War" (both released on Century Media Records) was recorded at Studio 606 in Northridge, CA with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, STONE SOUR, RUSH).