FALLOUT FROM THE WAR - SHADOWS FALL
Shadows Fall digs deep into its thrash influences on the follow-up to its 2004 breakout, “The War Within.” “Will to Rebuild” and “Haunting Me Endlessly” are relentless foot-stompers tailor-made for the road, while “Going, Going, Gone” is a bellow of fury, every note being propelled at 100 mph. Elsewhere, a cover of Dangerous Toys’ “Teasin’, Pleasin’,” with Toys frontman Jason McMaster, is a party-time hoot. This is a fine album, but it seems clear that the inclusion of three covers and two reworked tracks (the fantastic “Deadworld” and “This Is My Own”) is related to Shadows Fall fulfilling its Century Media contract — this is the group’s last record with the label. Billboard
