After returning this past December with “In The Grey“, their first new single since 2012 , Bostonian metalcore veterans Shadows Fall have begun streaming their second comeback single, “Souls Devoured“. Chris Klumpp took on the directorial duties for this visual offering.
Vocalist Brian Fair said of the track:
“Shadows Fall have always been a band that lets all of our influences and ideas show in our music and have never been afraid to mix and match genres within our sound. ‘Souls Devoured‘ is a great example of that style of songwriting where we let it all hang out. It opens with a huge groove and rock riff before transitioning into a black metal-inspired verse to add a little evil to the party.
Things open up into a half-time chorus that has an almost Pantera-style vibe before we inject some melodic death metal into the bridge and solo section. On paper, that can sound a bit schizophrenic, but we always try to have a cohesiveness and underlying theme that keeps it all unified. It’s a song that captures what I believe is the true essence of Shadows Fall by bringing in elements of our past but with a clear eye towards the future. It has familiar elements but sounds like nothing we have ever written before.
Lyrically, the song is about finding yourself trapped in an apocalyptic event where demons and disasters have begun to consume the world. It’s about fighting for survival as the planet crumbles around you and you realize the only way to survive it is to fight fire with fire. We spend most of our lives trying to quiet the evil voices in our mind or denying they exist but in this scenario tapping into that darkness and letting the personal demons out may be the only way to survive the terror.
Facing pure evil by becoming that evil yourself. You know, heavy metal type shit! I usually write from a personal or philosophical place but ‘Souls Devoured‘ allowed me to step outside of that box and tap into a dark form of storytelling that fit the intensity and foreboding vibe of the instrumental side of it. Bang your head and get into it!”
The band signed with MNRK Records last year and are working their way towards eventually releasing their eighth studio album later this year. That effort finds Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed) assuming the production and mixing duties. For now, you can catch the band out on the road in the near future on the below run.
With Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Fit For A King & Boundaries:
05/10 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre
05/11 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
05/13 New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore New Orleans
05/14 Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company
05/15 Atlanta, GA – 529 (Shadows Fall only)
05/17 Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
05/18 Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome
With Lamb Of God & Hatebreed:
07/18 Springfield, MA – MassMutual Center
