According to Blabbermouth.net, Massachusetts metallers Shadows Fall have finished recording their seventh album at Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts with longtime friend, producer/engineer and Killswitch Engage/Times Of Grace guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. Adam D., who has previously manned the boards on albums by All That Remains, As I Lay Dying, Unearth, The Devil Wears Prada and Every Time I Die, was also intimately involved in the writing of the new Shadows Fall material. A late spring release via Razor & Tie is expected.
Shadows Fall recently took part in a live chat with fans on Livestream from the recording studio. You can watch the question-and-answer session below.
In other news, Shadows Fall will hit the road this month for a string of intimate headlining warm-up shows in select cities before heading to Australia for this year's Soundwave Festival.
The dates are as follows:
02/16 - Rochester, NY - Montage
02/17 - Syracuse, NY - Station 58
02/18 - Clifton Park, NY - Trickshots
02/19 - Turners Falls, MA - Shea Theatre
Shadows Fall's "Madness In Manila: Shadows Fall Live In The Philippines 2009" concert DVD/CD was released on October 25, 2010 via Everblack Industries/Ferret Music. The set includes over 60 minutes of footage that was shot on April 30, 2009 at the Pulp Summer Slam in Manila, Philippines as well as a live audio CD.
Shadows Fall's latest album, "Retribution", came out on September 15, 2009. The CD sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on The Billboard 200 chart. The effort was made available via Everblack Industries, the label Shadows Fall created in conjunction with Warner Music Group's ILG, Ferret Music and ChannelZERO Entertainment.
