Editing Shadows Fall (section)

===''The Art of Balance'' (2001–2003)===
Due to repeated comparisons with [[Melodic death metal|Gothenburg melodic death metal]] bands, Shadows Fall decided to change its style.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unchain.com/current/shadowsfall.html |date=June 9, 2001 |access-date=October 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010609010017/http://www.unchain.com/current/shadowsfall.html |archive-date=June 9, 2001 |title=Interview with Shadows Fall - Unchain the Underground }}</ref> Inspired by more [[thrash metal|thrash]], [[hard rock]] and [[power ballad]] influences, the band recorded its third studio album, titled ''[[The Art of Balance]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shadows Fall Biography|publisher=shadowsfall.com|url=http://www.shadowsfall.com/bio.html|access-date=May 14, 2012|first=Amy|last=Sciarretto|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030430094413/http://www.shadowsfall.com/bio.html|archive-date=April 30, 2003}}</ref> Released on September 17, 2002, the album peaked at number 15 on the [[Billboard charts|Billboard]] Top Independent albums chart.<ref name="Albums">{{cite magazine| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=shadows fall|chart=all}} |title=Shadows Fall – Artist Chart history |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> Shadows Fall released three music videos to promote the album; "Thoughts Without Words", "Destroyer of Senses", and "The Idiot Box".<ref name="Videos">{{cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Shadows+Fall&first= |title=Shadows Fall – Artist videography |publisher=Mvdbase.com |access-date=January 5, 2008 |archive-date=February 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214000620/http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Shadows+Fall&first= |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''The Art of Balance'' featured a cover of the [[Pink Floyd]] song "[[Welcome to the Machine]]." Andy Hinds of [[AllMusic]] stated the album is "a modern heavy metal album that is both brutal and highly musical, traditional yet forward-thinking", but criticized the placement of "Welcome to the Machine", stating the song "is stylishly well-executed, but seems a tad out of place nonetheless."<ref>{{cite web| author=Huey, Steve |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r606860|pure_url=yes}} |title=(((The Art of Balance))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref> Shadows Fall supported ''The Art of Balance'' by touring on [[Ozzfest]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://ozzfest.com/static_content/view/alumni.html |title=Ozzfest alumni |publisher=Ozzfest.com |access-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref>