Shadows Fall - Fallout from the War

Lead singer/shouter Brian Fair declared Fallout From The War "a companion to The War Within" -- the band's breakout full-length from 2004 -- but it could very well be a way for the Century Media label to get one more taste of the departing band's success as they move on to the Warner-associated Atlantic. Regardless, this is a exciting and pleasingly loose collection of leftovers from the last album, B-sides, and old tracks re-recorded, along with a couple covers including a surprisingly fun take on Dangerous Toys' "Teasn', Pleasn'" with The Toys' own Jason Mcmaster guesting and taking this normally Metallica- or Pantera-sounding outfit into early Van Halen territory. Read More