Editing Shadows Fall (section)

{{Short description|American metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Shadows Fall
| image            = ShadowsFallLive.jpg
| caption          = Shadows Fall performing in 2007. From left to right: Matt Bachand, Paul Romanko, Jason Bittner, Brian Fair, and Jonathan Donais.
| image_upright    = 1.2
| background       = group_or_band
| genre            = {{flatlist|
* [[Metalcore]]
* [[thrash metal]]
* {{nowrap|[[melodic death metal]] (early)}}
}}
| origin           = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S.
| years_active     = {{flatlist|
* 1996–2014
* 2021–present
}}
| spinoffs         = [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]]
| label            = {{flatlist|
* Lifeless
* Genet
* [[Century Media Records|Century Media]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
* [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
* Everblack
* [[Ferret Music|Ferret]]
* [[Spinefarm Records|Spinefarm]]
* [[Razor & Tie]]
* [[MNRK Music Group|MNRK Heavy]]
}}
| current_members  = * [[Jonathan Donais]]
* [[Matt Bachand]]
* Paul Romanko
* [[Brian Fair]]
* [[Jason Bittner]]
| past_members     = * [[David Germain]]
* Damien McPherson
* Mark Laliberte
* [[Philip Labonte]]
}}

'''Shadows Fall''' is an American [[metalcore]] band from [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], formed in 1996. Although Shadows Fall has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career, Shadows Fall has been composed of guitarists [[Jonathan Donais|Jon Donais]] and [[Matt Bachand]], bassist Paul Romanko, lead vocalist [[Brian Fair]] and drummer [[Jason Bittner]].

Shadows Fall has released seven studio albums, three compilation albums, and two DVDs. The band's first album featured [[Philip Labonte]] (of [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]]) on lead vocals, but he was soon replaced by Fair. Shadows Fall's first two studio albums featured [[David Germain]] playing drums; however, in 2002, Bittner joined the band full-time. In February 2008, the band was a [[Grammy Award]] nominee in the category [[Best Metal Performance]] for the song "Redemption" from the album ''[[Threads of Life (album)|Threads of Life]]''. Their most recent studio album, ''[[Fire from the Sky]]'', was released on May 15, 2012, and was the first to be produced by [[Adam Dutkiewicz]] since the band's first studio release.

Shadows Fall announced in August 2014 that they were going to go on an indefinite hiatus, and by the following summer, they had wrapped up what was planned to be their farewell tour.<ref name=finaltour>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-to-embark-on-final-european-north-american-tours/ |title=Shadows Fall To Embark on Final European, North American Tours |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=August 25, 2014 |access-date=December 23, 2015}}</ref><ref name=summershow>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/video-shadows-fall-performs-at-rhode-islands-big-kahuna-festival/|title=Video: SHADOWS FALL Performs At Rhode Island's BIG KAHUNA Festival|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 28, 2015|access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref> The band reunited for its first show in six years in December 2021 in their native Massachusetts,<ref name=reunion>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-announces-december-2021-reunion-show/|title=SHADOWS FALL Announces December 2021 Reunion Show|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=June 22, 2021|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> and discussed the possibility of recording new material.<ref name=newmusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/brian-fair-shadows-fall-has-talked-about-working-on-new-music/|title=BRIAN FAIR: SHADOWS FALL Has Talked About Working On New Music|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 3, 2022|access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref>