Shadows Fall - The Art of Balance
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Artist: Shadows FallEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2002-09-17
Music Label: Century Media
Soundtracks:
- Idle Hands
- Thoughts Without Words
- Destroyer Of Senses
- Casting Shade
- Stepping Outside The Circle
- The Art Of Balance
- Mystery Of One Spirit
- The Idiot Box
- Prelude To Disaster
- A Fire In Babylon
- Welcome To The Machine
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Free Music Review: One of Modern Day Metal's Finest
Hit: 5 Stars
My friend had been telling me about these guys for awhile, but I never really listened to them or looked 'em up. Man was I missing out. If you want pure, American, no bull, heavy/speed/thrash metal, look no further. These guys can shred like no other. They are leading the forefront of NWOAM for a reason. They ROCK! They're complex and intricate arrangements should leave any metalhead in satisfaction and wanting more. I sure did after hearing this. This album greatly mixes melody with brutality and aggression. They show off their acoustic skills on the two instrumentals- Casting Shade and Prelude To Disaster. The later sounds like there is a crackling fire in the background (quite soothing).
There are also clean vocals on many of the choruses which sound excellent. Most notably would be on Thought Without Words and Stepping Outside The Circle with Matt Bachand screaming and Brian Fair cleanly singing. It makes for an excellent mix. The title track is mostly acousticly oriented, but gets heavier as it goes on. Favorites would include Thoughts Without Words, Mystery Of One Spirit, and A Fire In Babylon, which is the only epic on here and a great one. I love every song on here, but if I had to choose least favs. I would say The Idiot Box and the Pink Floyd cover- Welcome To The Machine. I think A Fire In Babylon would have been a much better way to end the album off on. All things considered, I see this as being a modern day classic, along with the likes of Lamb of God's Ashes of the Wake.
Shadows Fall are one of this day and ages bands that keep true metal alive. If you want some good modern day thrash esque speed metal, go with The Art of Balance.
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2002 album, band toured with Unearth Scissorfight, Lamb Of God and Darkest Hour as part of The White Trash Thrash Metal Comeback Tour.Pop Music CDs
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