Shadows Fall has to be one of the most underrated bands in metal. These guys actually wrote great SONGS, not just piecing riffs together like most. Damn, they were so talented. ARE so talented.
This band... specifically this song changed the course of my musical journey forever. They played a big rock festival here back in I think it was 2004. I was a hick in HS and then got into rap/EDM. I saw these guys live and they opened with this song and it was that moment on a hot Saturday afternoon that I became the metalhead that I am today.
The Art of Balance was a true master piece of an album for Shadows Fall. Just mind blowing from beginning to end even now when I go back and listen to it.
can’t believe Jon went from Guitarist of one of the best metalcore bands to guitarist of one of the best metal bands of all time. Absolute living legend.
It’s now 2023, may hair is going gray, my knees hurt all the time for no reason, I’m divorced, BUT… I’m glad there are some things that never change, like how Shadows Fall kick total fucking arse.
I was the same. Until I cut out sugar and bad carbs, meaning rice potatoes and bread. Basically eat carnivore now. With a few carrots, broccoli, bananas. Carbs like that. And I mean instantly, all joint pain left, and energy levels rose to high school levels. No more taking naps. But it's great.
I was there when these guys were born in the attic of the Domain. When Dave was on drums. 1992 Original pit crew what!!! You can thank us for showing up at every early show and helping put them on the map!
Man i miss listening to these guys. This is modern metal in its simple and rawest form. The riff structure is simple and catchy and the lyrics are beyond inspired. Shadows Fall did it right. Much love from the bay.
Can't stop watching this video!! This is seriously one of the best tunes I've heard in a while, fucking awesome guitar, those fills are outstanding and I fucking LOVE that riff at 1.52!! Just ordered the art of balance, can't wait to get it, I'm gonna get the war within as well.
Totally hardcore man. John is my alltime idol. Excellent guitar player man. Wow dude. Incredible. The skill. He also seems to be a very modest person about the whole baddest shredder around thing.
These guys got me into metal. I will forever be grateful for their presence in my life 🙏 ❤ they are all so underrated for their talents. His vocal range is so fitting for the ever changing guitar and drum styles. And honestly their guitarist is one of the best metal musicians in my opinion. Dude has some really incredible skills.
Shadows Fall are the best thrash metal band around at the moment. amazing drummer and insane guitarist, they're also such a hard touring band. Love them!
One of the greatest bands of the 2000s. This is the sound that gave me hope for the future of metal at a time when nu metal was in the process of killing it.
Not a lot of bands in shadows fall category do guitar leads but they have some of the best I have ever heard they have matured unbelievably through the years
Been listening to metal almost all my life and never came across these guys until now, this is amazing and the sound is heavy 🤙 Also someone said that they are one of the founders of metalcore
We need them to make another album. Shadows fall is one of the bands that got me into metal 🤘🏻 this is actually the first song I ever heard from them when it first came out I've been a fan ever since. I even have most of their albums. So boys please for the love of metal come back together and shred again
You must not be looking for bands and waiting for the bands to come to you. There's always good metal I am finding. You need to stop relying on the mainstream of metal and dig deeper. Your comment was 6 years ago and good stuff was around back then and is still today.
one of the most talented bands!!! I'm very happy and grateful i grew up in the metalcore era. Before smartphones, shows were so much more lively because everyone was more involved and crazy. I still jam to them
3 out of the first 10 comments are from within a week of today, in 2020. Shad's fan-base could have, and by all means should have, been bigger; but who they *did* have are all clearly very genuine long term fans. I hope one day they are able to do another reunion tour. Of course though, most of the members are busy with seprate projects now, and I am happy for them that they continue to make music. How could I be anything but proud that Jon is now playing with Anthrax!? I would love to see them together again one day though however. Much love and thanks to all of you, the fans, the members of Shadows Fall, and all who have been involved in the touring and recording endeavours of the band. Without every single one of you none of this would have been possible.
Having awareness but no true sense of self You find yourself enslaved in chains of earthly wealth The unending chatter that plagues the mind Confusion will be all that you find Chaos reigns in an untamed mind Still question all I know advancing forward This fallacy I have disowned You must quench the yearning and false desire Only balance will elevate us higher You must train the body and the mind to serve Envisioning thoughts without words Chaos reigns in an untamed mind Still question all I know advancing forward This fallacy I have disowned Encaged in a world that fear creates You must release yourself and liberate I am seeking the way...
Great song from arguably my favorite metal album of all-time. Bought the album the day it came out, great stuff. Not digging their newer stuff too much, but they made 2 classics that I will always love...The Art of Balance and The War Within.
Man, one of the first live shows I ever went to was Shadows Fall, As I Lay Dying.. and some other bands I don't remember. This was all the way back in 2003. But they killed it.
I’ll never forget meeting Jason and Brian fair at guitar center in Matthews nc 2013 both great nice guys one of my all time favorite bands and Frontman like ever
Shadows Fall has to be one of the most underrated bands in metal. These guys actually wrote great SONGS, not just piecing riffs together like most. Damn, they were so talented. ARE so talented.
the art of balance is especially good. it's probably my third favorite behind rust in peace and master of puppets
and they fucking kill it live! awesome band
Agreed Metal Brother!!! Cheerz Ya !!! 🤘🥃🤘
Agreed Metal Brother!!! Cheerz Ya !!! 🤘🥃🤘!!!
theonlyegg right on
This is still one of the most wicked intense guitar solos I have ever heard and I have heard it all. I love this whole album.
I love that it goes up a notch just when you think it's ended!
Shoutout the beast Jonathan Donais
This band... specifically this song changed the course of my musical journey forever. They played a big rock festival here back in I think it was 2004. I was a hick in HS and then got into rap/EDM. I saw these guys live and they opened with this song and it was that moment on a hot Saturday afternoon that I became the metalhead that I am today.
Right on!! That’s why festivals rule!!
Good for you my dude....hicks....idk man they're so narrow minded, you didn't miss out on nothing when you quit being a hick.
@@That_dude87 pretty narrow minded comment against hicks man
@@theophany1770 nor at all
First time I listen to them it was The Power of I and I... Dude, that song blew my mind
Shadows Fall,Killswitch Engage, God Forbid, Darkest Hour and Heaven Shall Burn are exactly what metalcore should sound like. Miss these dudes
Daniel Wray replace god forbid and Darkest hour with Neaera and Caliban early stuff and I will agree
+BoyTitan meh Darkest Hour has better riffs
+BoyTitan They're not even half as good as Darkest Hour lol
yes dude! thank you!
Trivium?
The Art of Balance was an amazing album!
The Art of Balance was a true master piece of an album for Shadows Fall. Just mind blowing from beginning to end even now when I go back and listen to it.
can’t believe Jon went from Guitarist of one of the best metalcore bands to guitarist of one of the best metal bands of all time. Absolute living legend.
Anthrax best of all time.....hell no.
This song is just as badass now as it was when the album first came out.
Still badass in 2023
It’s now 2023, may hair is going gray, my knees hurt all the time for no reason, I’m divorced, BUT… I’m glad there are some things that never change, like how Shadows Fall kick total fucking arse.
I was the same. Until I cut out sugar and bad carbs, meaning rice potatoes and bread. Basically eat carnivore now. With a few carrots, broccoli, bananas. Carbs like that. And I mean instantly, all joint pain left, and energy levels rose to high school levels. No more taking naps. But it's great.
They are thrash, death, power, melodic,... all metal in one single band, thats why they are amazing!!
I've been listening to this song since 2003 and JUST realized it's about Meditation
I was there when these guys were born in the attic of the Domain. When Dave was on drums. 1992 Original pit crew what!!! You can thank us for showing up at every early show and helping put them on the map!
Love these Lads!!🤘🤘🤘
One of my all time favourite bands, really miss them!
We need more of this. Sooooo badasssssss
Brian Fair, one of the best metal vocalist ever.
This album is sounding fresh as hell 22 years later
AWESOME VOCALIST.
awesome lead guitarist
2021 and still BLASTING Shadows Fall in my Challenger R/T at full blast!!!!
SF is one of the reasons I opened my mind to Metal - great band!
This is Awesome. Dual Guitars. Dual Kick Drums. Fucking off the charts.
Definitely one of my favs. from SF! #Thoughts Without Words ...shadows fall
Man i miss listening to these guys. This is modern metal in its simple and rawest form. The riff structure is simple and catchy and the lyrics are beyond inspired. Shadows Fall did it right. Much love from the bay.
why is this video not in the millions!!!!
Can't stop watching this video!! This is seriously one of the best tunes I've heard in a while, fucking awesome guitar, those fills are outstanding and I fucking LOVE that riff at 1.52!!
Just ordered the art of balance, can't wait to get it, I'm gonna get the war within as well.
Totally hardcore man. John is my alltime idol. Excellent guitar player man. Wow dude. Incredible. The skill. He also seems to be a very modest person about the whole baddest shredder around thing.
Miss this band so much. So glad I got to see them live a few times in Australia.
These guys got me into metal. I will forever be grateful for their presence in my life 🙏 ❤ they are all so underrated for their talents. His vocal range is so fitting for the ever changing guitar and drum styles. And honestly their guitarist is one of the best metal musicians in my opinion. Dude has some really incredible skills.
this is thee band , riffs, drums, bass, vocals, perfection.
it's spelt *the*, not thee
Shadows Fall are the best thrash metal band around at the moment. amazing drummer and insane guitarist, they're also such a hard touring band. Love them!
baggy pants and black t shirts those were the days!!! i miss shadows fall!!!
One of the greatest bands of the 2000s. This is the sound that gave me hope for the future of metal at a time when nu metal was in the process of killing it.
Just started listening to shadows fall, I regret nothing.
🤘🏾Yeah kick-it oldskool 🤘🏾 glad that they are back
This band is brilliant. Distinguishable songs are the best. I also love his dreadlocks. I can't stop staring at them
Not a lot of bands in shadows fall category do guitar leads but they have some of the best I have ever heard they have matured unbelievably through the years
they are back!
I love this song ❤
awesome sound, voice and quality
Old but sweeeeeet🤘🏾 hopefully they come with new album 🤘🏾
This album is so riffy, what a classic!
Still listening to Shadows Fall in 2020?!?!
Ofc hahahaha
On Point Cast absafuckinlutely!!! Wish they would get back together!!! Awesome band!! And great live!!!
Hell YES I AM!
🤘
If we can listen to Metallica in 2020, we sure the fuck can listen to Shadows Fall!!!!
Been listening to metal almost all my life and never came across these guys until now, this is amazing and the sound is heavy 🤙
Also someone said that they are one of the founders of metalcore
Those drums + concert bass = pure awesome
Bittner is a god man! That bass is killer!
Beyond classic and perfection
We need them to make another album. Shadows fall is one of the bands that got me into metal 🤘🏻 this is actually the first song I ever heard from them when it first came out I've been a fan ever since. I even have most of their albums. So boys please for the love of metal come back together and shred again
I think they are making an album in 2022! They mentioned it on social media 🙌🏽
Bitner is such a mechanical giant! The dude's a machine. Love It!
This is a band for the future of metal!
This needs justice, someone clean this mix, amazing tune like this needs it 👊🤘👍
I know eh, the first song I ever hears of these guys, and I like their music so much, one of my favourite band ever.
These guys need to get back together , Fucking love this , and they were fucking great live !!!
They are now, have played a few shows and just started working on new music
This band needs to be again. NEEDS to be again. Such muck of awful metal right now, makes me sad. Love you shadows fall, come back to us someday.
Dafuq were you listening to back then? There were loads of bands in 2016 that made good albums... Did you ever find metal salvation?
Dean A They've said a tour could happen. Sadly between menders busy and there last shows bombed attendance wise
There’s a ton of good metal out there today. You’re not looking enough.
They're doing a show, in Boston later this year
You must not be looking for bands and waiting for the bands to come to you. There's always good metal I am finding. You need to stop relying on the mainstream of metal and dig deeper.
Your comment was 6 years ago and good stuff was around back then and is still today.
the underground will NEVER DIE!!!
Miss these guys
Miss y’all one of my all time #1 band
2019 random thoughts brought me back here.
Holy shit. I miss it.
In 2020 me too!!!
honestly have no idea why i like them so much but they sound so divine! timeless and epic and ive listened to metal my whole life
Great Band! Love these dudes! 🤘
one of the most talented bands!!! I'm very happy and grateful i grew up in the metalcore era. Before smartphones, shows were so much more lively because everyone was more involved and crazy.
I still jam to them
How should astroworld have looked? 8 people died, but that wasn't involved or crazy?
Glad they’re getting back together
3 out of the first 10 comments are from within a week of today, in 2020.
Shad's fan-base could have, and by all means should have, been bigger; but who they *did* have are all clearly very genuine long term fans. I hope one day they are able to do another reunion tour. Of course though, most of the members are busy with seprate projects now, and I am happy for them that they continue to make music. How could I be anything but proud that Jon is now playing with Anthrax!? I would love to see them together again one day though however. Much love and thanks to all of you, the fans, the members of Shadows Fall, and all who have been involved in the touring and recording endeavours of the band. Without every single one of you none of this would have been possible.
Century Media.....GET THIS BAND BACK TOGETHER!
badass video with a badass band, how can i not thumbs up.
DAMN! THAT SOLO KICKS MAJOR ASS! best metal! metal for life! never stop headbanging!
one of my favorites! we are majorly influences by these guys!
Absolute Killer Album !
greatest song by shadows fall ever. ever.
Big fan miss you guys always !!!
Still great to this day new bands can't touch this greatness.
Still listening in 2023. With the new music coming out soon, we'll ALL be listening!!!
One of the best metalcore songs ever...
We need you now more than ever shadows fall. Come back to us.
I'm so pysched that I'm finally gonna see these guys live at their comeback show this December.
Essa banda NUNCA deveria ter acabado :(
Voltaram! Não sei se são os mesmos integrantes.
Having awareness but no true sense of self
You find yourself enslaved in chains of earthly wealth
The unending chatter that plagues the mind
Confusion will be all that you find
Chaos reigns in an untamed mind
Still question all I know advancing forward
This fallacy I have disowned
You must quench the yearning and false desire
Only balance will elevate us higher
You must train the body and the mind to serve
Envisioning thoughts without words
Chaos reigns in an untamed mind
Still question all I know advancing forward
This fallacy I have disowned
Encaged in a world that fear creates
You must release yourself and liberate
I am seeking the way...
Great song from arguably my favorite metal album of all-time. Bought the album the day it came out, great stuff. Not digging their newer stuff too much, but they made 2 classics that I will always love...The Art of Balance and The War Within.
This song is in my alarm clock every morning... and so it's no wonder I'm always so cheerful
SF's music can rip through a metal plate!
Hell Yeah I love this song 🤘💯🔥
Always loved these dudes
this is one of my new favorite bands. i love the buddhism-inspired lyrics combined with the hardcore metal
one of my favorite tracks by this band!!! they blend the old school thrash with some of the new elements of todays metal
Thrash riffs with hardcore breakdowns.
They were so cool and I was obsessed with this song back in ‘05
i love their guitar tone and this looks like a badass place to jam
Man, one of the first live shows I ever went to was Shadows Fall, As I Lay Dying.. and some other bands I don't remember. This was all the way back in 2003. But they killed it.
Great band. Great song.
I miss shadows fall....
I’ll never forget meeting Jason and Brian fair at guitar center in Matthews nc 2013 both great nice guys one of my all time favorite bands and Frontman like ever
If Killswitch Engage and Howard can reunite, everything is possible. So SF please make a comeback!
btw AILD cameback a year ago
Yes.
I totally agree!!! Love me some Howard Jones!!!
They are doing a reunion show in December!!
Yup, Jonathan is gonna leave a successful band, like Anthrax, to rejoin this never was band 🤣🤣🤣
I miss these guys
I LOVE Shadows Fall!!! Every cd so far has been AMAZING!! Keep up the good work!
I had a dream that I made a mix video of Shadows Fall for my grandmother.
She'd be proud of you
Fuck yeah...
drummer is sick man straight up sick
Legendary album.
I love the double bass sound
Definitely some Pantera influence, good shit.
2002 was an important year for metalcore. You had Shadows Fall, Killswitch, and Atreyu all put out nasty and raw material \m/
And don't forget All that remains & bleeding through as well!
This was the good days of metal