ShadowsFall

Orange County, Calif. stompers Throwdown contributed their rendition of the chunky anthem 'Becoming' to the Dimebag Darrell/Pantera tribute record cobbled together by Metal Hammer, the legendary U.K. metal rag. The mag is releasing a compilation of 13 Pantera covers in conjunction with their 200th issue and in honor of the anniversary of Dimebag Darrell's tragic death...

"I have a couple different phones and a lot of emails," Hatebreed cherub-cheeked singer Jamey Jasta told Noisecreep about how he manages to be a singer in two bands (Kingdom of Sorrow is his other jaunt, in case you didn't know), juggle a myriad of guest appearances on other band's albums, father to a 10-year-old, serve as label owner and operate as a clothing entrepreneur of sorts... R

The ever multi-tasking Derek Kerswill of Unearth (and formerly of Shadows Fall) has always kept his hands in a lot of musical pies, so to speak. The talented drummer is currently immersed in a non-metal side project, dubbed Tangents. "It's literally myself and one other dude ...

For all the damage it has done on the music business, the internet has had a great effect on heavy metal. Besides the mountains of information and new avenues of music discovery, one of the most important things the internet has accomplished is giving every fan the ability to have a voice...

When bands like Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and As I Lay Dying were blowing up in the metal scene around 2002 and 2003, Atreyu were always right there with them. But for some reason, they remained on the fringe, which was not of their own doing...

Even if movie sequels get progressively lamer the higher up the numbers go, the accompanying soundtracks sometimes get better and better. We're not sure how good the movie 'Saw VI' is, but the soundtrack is pretty rad, featuring new recordings by Suicide Silence, Lacuna Coil, Mushroomhead, Chimaira, Shadows Fall, Outbreak and Nitzer Ebb, as well as previously released music ranging from hard rock

Who would win in a fight: Shadows Fall frontman Brian Fair or All That Remains frontman Phil Labonte? We only ask because, over the weekend in Baltimore, the two New England metallers nearly threw down ... nearly. Instead, they aired their dirty laundry on Twitter, for all to see...

Massachusetts' Shadows Fall are having something of a Twitter 'yard sale.' During the current tour supporting their new album, 'Retribution,' the band's daily Tweets give faithful fans the opportunity to grab freebies at the band's shows. Usually, around 2 to 3 PM ET, singer Brian Fair whips out his Blackberry and posts a code word or phrase on the band's Twitter page...

This past week, metal releases came out of the woodwork. And with it came eye-popping first week numbers and even a top 10 debut. Reported by the folks at Metal Insider, this past week drew in a #35 debut for the good guys in Shadows Fall with their latest album 'Retribution,' Porucipine Tree came in with 17,500 albums sold in its first week, and the MVP of metal of course goes to long time thrash

Western Massachusetts' Shadows Fall are scene veterans now, having been involved in metal as a band for almost 15 years now. Their sixth album, 'Retribution,' is being released on their own label. They summoned the workhorses at Sons of Nero to deliver the visual goods, and they jumped at the opportunity...