Editing Shadows Fall (section)

==Musical style==
Shadows Fall has been mainly described as [[metalcore]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-heavy-metal-1756179 |title=History and Styles of Heavy Metal |publisher=[[ThoughtCo]] |last=Bowar |first=Chad |access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/shadows_fall-retribution |title=Shadows Fall Retribution |work=[[Exclaim!]] |last=Carman |first=Keith |date=September 10, 2009 |access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref> [[death metal]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/of-one-blood-mw0000061118|title=Shadows Fall - Of One Blood Album Review|accessdate=September 29, 2002}}</ref> and [[thrash metal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fire-from-the-sky-mw0002339762 |title=Fire from the Sky - Shadows Fall |website=[[AllMusic]] |last=Jurek |first=Thom}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/shadows-falls-brian-fair-talks-crazy-tour-time-and-rastafarian-lyrics-6436035 |title=Shadows Fall's Brian Fair Talks Crazy Tour Time and Rastafarian Lyrics |work=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]] |date=May 6, 2012 |access-date=October 12, 2017 |last=Tracy |first=Liz}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Caroline's Albums To Watch |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=26 |date=August 28, 2004 |volume=116 |number=35 |issn=0006-2510 |publisher=[[Nielsen Holdings|Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WxMEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22shadows+fall%22%2C+%22thrash+metal%22&pg=PA26}}</ref>

Tom Murphy of ''[[Westword]]'' opines that "Shadows Fall began as a [[Melodic death metal|melodic death-metal]] band with some roots in [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]]". Murphy notes that on the 2002 album ''[[The Art of Balance]],'' the band started to incorporate thrash metal into their sound.<ref name="Westword">{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Tom|date=November 29, 2012|title=Shadows Fall|url=http://www.westword.com/music/shadows-fall-5118801|access-date=October 12, 2017|work=[[Westword]]}}</ref>