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Band Name: Shadows Fall
Album Name: Fallout From the War
Rating: 2.5 / 5 User Rating: 4.1 / 5
Label: Century Media
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Tracklist
01. In Effigy
02. Will To Rebuild
03. Haunting Me Endlessly
04. Seize The Calm
05. Carpal Tunnel
06. Going, Going, Gone
07. Deadworld
08. This Is My Own
09. December
10. Mark Of The Squealer
11. Teasn', Pleasn'
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'The Fallout From The War' proves the band to be ready for big label success in the worst way. This is not the Shadows Fall I remember with 'Of One Blood', and as 'The Art of Balance' knocked them down a few notches (despite their numbers of sold copies), they picked themselves back up with 'The War Within' but along comes this reincarnation of 'The Art of Balance' and all seems to be lost. To prove that furthermore the b-side track to 'The Art of Balance', 'This is My Own', makes an appearance on the album and being that this is a companion disc to the last album makes you damn glad they didn't feature these songs on 'The War Within'.
Almost persistent on ballads is what comes of this new 'album'. Shadows Fall once had some serious aggression to go along with their song writing but now it's like they are creating songs that borrow from previous albums only without the awesome power of their intense emotion through ways of anger. While there is still no questioning of the actual playing skills of all the members the songs leave a lot to be desired. There is something off about this release that will keep an old fan sticking with their first two releases 'Somber Eyes To The Sky' and 'Of One Blood' while ignoring anything there after.
As mentioned before the songs are geared more towards the popularity of new comers and ballads a plenty as this album doesn't exactly breathe credibility of this once furious and raging band who exemplified their dynamics in much more tactful ways. You hear about this album selling very well but who is listening to it? Not the Shadows Fall fan you used to know, the new faces will come out of the woodwork without knowing the real caliber this band once possessed.
Review by: Dave Huffy
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