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Fallout from the War
Fallout from the War
Compilation album by Shadows Fall
Released	June 13, 2006
Recorded	2006 at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, Massachusetts
Genre	Metalcore, thrash metal, death metal
Length	41:55
Label	Century Media
Producer	Chris "Zeuss" Harris, Shadows Fall
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Allmusic	^[3]
Alternative Press	^[4]
Blabbermouth.net	^[5]

Fallout from the War is a compilation album by heavy metal band Shadows Fall, released on June 13, 2006. It contains a selection of songs written during the sessions for The War Within and The Art of Balance, as well as some covers by bands that have inspired Shadows Fall over the years. Fallout from the War is billed as a "companion" to The War Within. It was their final release for Century Media before moving to Atlantic Records.

Background

Fallout from the War is meant to be a companion piece to the band's previous release, The War Within.^[6] It contains six original songs that were written during the sessions for The War Within.^[7] It also contains two re-recorded tracks that had previously only been available as bonus tracks in Japan and Europe.

"Deadworld," a track that originally appeared on the Mourning A Dead World" (Demo), and "Deadworld EP, only released in Japan, and Fear Will Drag You Down (Europe and Australia). The version on this album is the first to feature Bittner on drums.
"This Is My Own," a track originally from The Art of Balance sessions. The version on this album contains some new vocal harmonies.

The album contains three covers from bands that were large influences to Shadows Fall.^[6] In reference to the Only Living Witness cover, Fair says the band "was an amazing and highly underrated rock band from the Boston area." The Boston Phoenix adds that Shadows Fall, and Killswitch Engage, credit the band with "having sparked Massachusetts' now-burgeoning metalcore economy."^[8] In reference to the Leeway cover, Fair states, "Leeway was the ultimate metal/hardcore crossover band with sick thrash riffs and hard-as-nails lyrics."^[6] The last cover track, "Teasn', Pleasn'" by Dangerous Toys, originally appeared as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of The War Within, and was also re-recorded for this release.

Reception

Fallout from the War received mixed to positive reviews. According to Alternative Press, "Fair's vocals are as melodic as the lashing post-thrash-metal riffs that back him."^[4] On a more general note, David Jeffries of Allmusic calls the album an "exciting and pleasingly loose collection of leftovers from the last album."^[3] However, he also notes the causal flow of the album, stating that it seems like an odds-and-ends release. Keith Bergman of Blabbermouth compliments the band stating, "Shadows Fall are getting more melodic and accessible, yes, but that they're doing it in an organic fashion — there's still a lot of thrash oozing out of the pores of these metalheads, and their organic, old-school-informed take on metalcore has so far managed to avoid most of that cloying buzzword's limitations."^[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Brian Fair, except where noted; all music is composed by Shadows Fall, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In Effigy"		3:24
2.	"Will to Rebuild"		3:06
3.	"Haunting Me Endlessly"		3:43
4.	"Seize the Calm"		2:54
5.	"Carpal Tunnel"		3:53
6.	"Going, Going, Gone"		3:08
7.	"Deadworld" (re-recorded version)	Damien McPherson, Jonathan Donais, Matt Bachand, Paul Romanko, David Germain	4:52
8.	"This Is My Own" (The Art of Balance b-side)		4:47
9.	"December" (Only Living Witness cover)	Jonah Jenkins, Kevin Stevenson, Craig Silverman, Roy Costa, Eric Stevenson	5:07
10.	"Mark of the Squealer" (Leeway cover)	Eddie Sutton	3:39
11.	"Teasn', Pleasn'" (Dangerous Toys cover; featuring Jason McMaster)	Jason McMaster, Tim Trembley	3:16

Personnel

Shadows Fall

Brian Fair – vocals
Jonathan Donais – lead guitar, vocals
Matt Bachand – guitar, vocals
Paul Romanko – bass
Jason Bittner – drums

Additional performer

Jason McMaster – guest vocals on "Teasn', Pleasn'"

Production

Produced, engineered, and mixed by Zeuss and Shadows Fall
Digital editing by Rob Gil
Mastered by Alan Douches
Cover art, art direction, design, and layout by Tom Bejgrowicz
Photography and digital manipulation by Justin Borucki
Band photograph by Bryan Helm
"SF" logo by Don Naylor
Themes and concepts by Brian Fair and Tom Bejgrowicz

References

^ "Shadows Fall - Of One Blood Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2002.
^ Bowar, Chad. "Shadows Fall - Fallout From The War". About.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Jeffries, David. "Fallout from the War - Shadows Fall". Allmusic. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Alternative Press. p.210.
^ ^a ^b Bergman, Keith. "Shadows Fall - Fallout from the War (Century Media)". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 11, 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "Shadows Fall Unveil Fallout from the War Cover Art, Release Date and Track Listing". Century Media. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
^ "Shadows Fall in June". antiMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
^ "Mp3 exclusives: Only Living Witness and Shadows Fall". The Phoenix. Retrieved May 12, 2012.

[1] "Shadows Fall - Of One Blood Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2002.

[2] Bowar, Chad. "Shadows Fall - Fallout From The War". About.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[allmusic-3] Jeffries, David. "Fallout from the War - Shadows Fall". Allmusic. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[altpress-4] Alternative Press. p.210.

[blabbermouth-5] Bergman, Keith. "Shadows Fall - Fallout from the War (Century Media)". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 11, 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[cm-6] "Shadows Fall Unveil Fallout from the War Cover Art, Release Date and Track Listing". Century Media. Retrieved May 12, 2012.

[7] "Shadows Fall in June". antiMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2012.

[8] "Mp3 exclusives: Only Living Witness and Shadows Fall". The Phoenix. Retrieved May 12, 2012.

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-'''''Fallout from the War''''' is a [[compilation album]] by [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Shadows Fall]], released on June 13, 2006. It contains a selection of songs written during the sessions for ''[[The War Within (album)|The War Within]]'' and ''[[The Art of Balance]]'', as well as some covers by bands that have inspired Shadows Fall over the years.  ''Fallout from the War'' is billed as a "companion" to ''The War Within''. It was their final release for [[Century Media]] before moving to [[Atlantic Records]].
+'''''Fallout from the War''''' is a [[compilation album]] by [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Shadows Fall]], released on June 13, 2006. It contains a selection of songs written during the sessions for ''[[The War Within (Shadows Fall album)|The War Within]]'' and ''[[The Art of Balance]]'', as well as some covers by bands that have inspired Shadows Fall over the years.  ''Fallout from the War'' is billed as a "companion" to ''The War Within''. It was their final release for [[Century Media]] before moving to [[Atlantic Records]].
+==Background==
+''Fallout from the War'' is meant to be a companion piece to the band's previous release, ''The War Within''.<ref name="cm">[http://www.centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=7408&IdCompany=2 "Shadows Fall Unveil Fallout from the War Cover Art, Release Date and Track Listing"]. [[Century Media Records|Century Media]]. Retrieved May 12, 2012.</ref> It contains six original songs that were written during the sessions for ''The War Within''.<ref>[http://www.antimusic.com/news/06/april/2706.shtml "Shadows Fall in June"]. antiMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2012.</ref> It also contains two re-recorded tracks that had previously only been available as bonus tracks in Japan and Europe.
+*"Deadworld," a track that originally appeared on the ''Mourning A Dead World" (Demo), and "[[Deadworld (EP)|Deadworld]]'' EP, only released in Japan, and [[Fear Will Drag You Down]] (Europe and Australia). The version on this album is the first to feature Bittner on drums.
+*"This Is My Own," a track originally from ''The Art of Balance'' sessions. The version on this album contains some new vocal harmonies.
+The album contains three covers from bands that were large influences to Shadows Fall.<ref name="cm" /> In reference to the [[Only Living Witness]] cover, Fair says the band "was an amazing and highly underrated rock band from the Boston area." ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Boston Phoenix]]'' adds that Shadows Fall, and [[Killswitch Engage]], credit the band with "having sparked Massachusetts' now-burgeoning metalcore economy."<ref>[http://blog.thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2006/07/07/Mp3-exclusives-Only-Living-Witness-and-Shadows-Fall.aspx "Mp3 exclusives: Only Living Witness and Shadows Fall"]. ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]''. Retrieved May 12, 2012.</ref> In reference to the [[Leeway (band)|Leeway]] cover, Fair states, "Leeway was the ultimate metal/hardcore crossover band with sick thrash riffs and hard-as-nails lyrics."<ref name="cm" /> The last cover track, "Teasn', Pleasn'" by [[Dangerous Toys]], originally appeared as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of ''The War Within,'' and was also re-recorded for this release.
+==Reception==
+''Fallout from the War'' received mixed to positive reviews. According to ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'', "Fair's vocals are as melodic as the lashing post-thrash-metal riffs that back him."<ref name="altpress" /> On a more general note, David Jeffries of [[Allmusic]] calls the album an "exciting and pleasingly loose collection of leftovers from the last album."<ref name="allmusic" /> However, he also notes the causal flow of the album, stating that it seems like an odds-and-ends release. Keith Bergman of [[Blabbermouth.net|Blabbermouth]] compliments the band stating, "Shadows Fall are getting more melodic and accessible, yes, but that they're doing it in an organic fashion — there's still a lot of thrash oozing out of the pores of these metalheads, and their organic, old-school-informed take on metalcore has so far managed to avoid most of that cloying buzzword's limitations."<ref name="blabbermouth" />
 ==Track listing==
 {{tracklist
-| all_lyrics     = [[Brian Fair]], except where noted
+| all_lyrics      = [[Brian Fair]], except where noted
-| all_music      = [[Shadows Fall]], except where noted
+| all_music       = [[Shadows Fall]], except where noted
-| title1        = In Effigy
+| title1          = In Effigy
-| length1       = 3:24
+| length1         = 3:24
-| title2        = Will to Rebuild
+| title2          = Will to Rebuild
-| length2       = 3:06
+| length2         = 3:06
-| title3        = Haunting Me Endlessly
+| title3          = Haunting Me Endlessly
-| length3       = 3:43
+| length3         = 3:43
-| title4        = Seize the Calm
+| title4          = Seize the Calm
-| length4       = 2:54
+| length4         = 2:54
-| title5        = Carpal Tunnel
+| title5          = Carpal Tunnel
-| length5       = 3:53
+| length5         = 3:53
-| title6        = Going, Going, Gone
+| title6          = Going, Going, Gone
-| length6       = 3:08
+| length6         = 3:08
-| title7        = Deadworld
+| title7          = Deadworld
-| length7       = 4:52
+| note7           = re-recorded version
+| writer7         = Damien McPherson, Jonathan Donais, Matt Bachand, Paul Romanko, [[David Germain]]
-| title8        = This Is My Own
-| length8       = 4:47
+| length7         = 4:52
-| title9        = December
+| title8          = This Is My Own
-| length9       = 5:07
+| note8           = ''[[The Art of Balance]]'' b-side
-| note9         = [[Only Living Witness]] cover
+| length8         = 4:47
-| title10       = Mark of the Squealer
+| title9          = December
-| length10      = 3:39
+| length9         = 5:07
-| note10        = [[Leeway (band)|Leeway]] cover
+| note9           = [[Only Living Witness]] cover
+| writer9         = [[Jonah Jenkins]], Kevin Stevenson, Craig Silverman, Roy Costa, Eric Stevenson
-| title11       = Teasn', Pleasn'
-| length11      = 3:16
+| title10         = Mark of the Squealer
-| note11        = [[Dangerous Toys]] cover
+| writer10        = Eddie Sutton
+| length10        = 3:39
+| note10          = [[Leeway (band)|Leeway]] cover
+| title11         = Teasn', Pleasn{{'-}}
+| writer11        = Jason McMaster, Tim Trembley
+| length11        = 3:16
+| note11          = [[Dangerous Toys]] cover; featuring Jason McMaster
 }}
 ==Personnel==
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-2}}
 ;Shadows Fall
 *[[Brian Fair]] – [[Singing|vocals]]
-*Jonathan Donais – [[lead guitar]], vocals
+*[[Jonathan Donais]] – [[lead guitar]], vocals
 *[[Matt Bachand]] – [[guitar]], vocals
 *Paul Romanko – [[Bass guitar|bass]]
 *[[Jason Bittner]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
 ;Additional performer
 *Jason McMaster – guest vocals on "Teasn', Pleasn'"
+{{col-2}}
 ;Production
 *[[record producer|Produced]], [[audio engineering|engineered]], and [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by [[Zeuss]] and Shadows Fall
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 *"SF" logo by Don Naylor
 *Themes and concepts by Brian Fair and Tom Bejgrowicz
+{{col-end}}
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+{{Authority control}}
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 [[Category:2006 compilation albums]]
 [[Category:Century Media Records compilation albums]]
+[[Category:Melodic death metal compilation albums]]
+[[Category:Thrash metal compilation albums]]
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v t e Shadows Fall
Jon Donais Matt Bachand Paul Romanko Brian Fair Jason Bittner David Germain Damien McPherson Mark Laliberte Philip Labonte
Studio albums	Somber Eyes to the Sky (1997) Of One Blood (2000) The Art of Balance (2002) The War Within (2004) Threads of Life (2007) Retribution (2009) Fire from the Sky (2012)
Extended plays	Deadworld
Compilation albums	Fear Will Drag You Down Fallout from the War Seeking the Way: The Greatest Hits
Video albums	The Art of Touring Madness in Manila
Singles	"What Drives the Weak" "Inspiration on Demand" "The Light That Blinds" "Redemption" "Another Hero Lost"
Associated acts	All That Remains Anthrax Killswitch Engage Overcast Overkill