Shadows Fall

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...

A year ago, hardly anyone outside a small enclave of Canadians and '80s loyalists knew who Anvil were. Now, thanks to the excellent and heartfelt Sacha Gervasi rockumentary, 'Anvil! The Story of Anvil,' the band members are recognized in restaurants, on the street, even in cabs -- which is perfectly fine with them...

Last week in the metal realm, things were booming! From the 50,000 diehard Juggalos who came out to purchase Insane Clown Posse's latest to the 45,000 fans who snatched up the hard rock melodies fashioned by Chevelle on their latest, 'Sci Fi Crimes,' it's clear that the genre and its fans are continuing to making a profound impact on the charts...

Today's a huge day for heavy metal. There's something like 100 metal records coming out today, which is great. We're just confused as to why the labels didn't space things out a bit better. Dying Fetus, Black Dahlia Murder, Megadeth, Kittie, Skinlab, Every Time I Die ...

We doubt any of you watched the MTV Video Music Awards last night (unless you're girlfriend made you watch, in which case, dump that broad), because we sure as hell didn't. Given there isn't even a metal or hard rock video category, why would we...

Another episode of Noisecreep's ''Creep Show' podcast is in the bag, and we can't wait for you guys to see it. The guys from Anvil stopped by to discuss their album, the movie that helped make them a household name, and what its been like being in one of the most underappreciated metal bands ever...

Attention, Massachusetts metalcore fans: There's a new Shadows Fall album coming out next week -- which explains what their vocalist Brian Fair was doing in the AOL studios for this week's ''Creep Show.' In addition to plugging the record, 'Retribution' -- the first to be issued on Shadows Fall's own Forever Black Industries label (with distribution through Ferret) -- Fair contributed greatly to t

If you're a regular reader of this site, then you probably already know we've been podcasting over here at Noisecreep. Last week, Shadows Fall frontman Brian Fair, fresh from performing on Jimmy Fallon's show, swung by the studios to hang with us during the taping and to talk about the band's new album, 'Retribution,' which hit stores on Tuesday...

While Shadows Fall have been in existence for 14 years, they'd never made a network television appearance until their recent performance on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.' Playing 'Still I Rise,' the first single from their sixth album, 'Retribution,' the Massachusetts band was the first metal band to appear on the show in its relatively short six-month existence...

Three-day weekends? Awesome. Fall coming in early September? Not so awesome. The fact that people are already wearing sweatshirts here in Manhattan is ridiculous. The summer of 2009 came in late July, then left in early September, and we're not happy about this...