Comments on: Shadows Fall: Reclaiming the Throne http://www.metalmaniacs.com/2009/shadows-fall-reclaiming-the-throne/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:23:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Isiamon http://www.metalmaniacs.com/2009/shadows-fall-reclaiming-the-throne/#comment-177 Isiamon Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:56:24 +0000 http://www.metalmaniacs.com/?p=595#comment-177 Honestly, reclaiming the throne?? The throne was never theirs to reclaim.... Kreator reconquered the the throne, and as kings of German thrash who wavered for a time in the 90's that made sense...But Shadows Fall? Give me a break... Honestly, reclaiming the throne?? The throne was never theirs to reclaim…. Kreator reconquered the the throne, and as kings of German thrash who wavered for a time in the 90’s that made sense…But Shadows Fall? Give me a break…

]]> By: Colm O'Doyle http://www.metalmaniacs.com/2009/shadows-fall-reclaiming-the-throne/#comment-169 Colm O'Doyle Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://www.metalmaniacs.com/?p=595#comment-169 The new album really is great. Just good metal. This really should have been the follow-up to The War Within. Hopefully enough people will regain faith and buy it. Its about time a Megadeth or Metallica take them on tour. The new album really is great. Just good metal. This really should have been the follow-up to The War Within. Hopefully enough people will regain faith and buy it. Its about time a Megadeth or Metallica take them on tour.

]]> By: kios http://www.metalmaniacs.com/2009/shadows-fall-reclaiming-the-throne/#comment-164 kios Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:34:00 +0000 http://www.metalmaniacs.com/?p=595#comment-164 Signing to a major is a waste of time for metal bands that have come from the 'underground/independent' scene. They are almost never as successful. And Shadow's Fall are certainly no exception. He is right that albums sales are not what they used to be, but at the same time, the relatively low sales of bands like Shadow's Fall and Lamb Of God proves that the genre was never really going to be the next 'nu-metal'. It's reminiscent of when majors signed death metal bands expecting the genre to be the next thrash. Signing to a major is a waste of time for metal bands that have come from the ‘underground/independent’ scene. They are almost never as successful. And Shadow’s Fall are certainly no exception.

He is right that albums sales are not what they used to be, but at the same time, the relatively low sales of bands like Shadow’s Fall and Lamb Of God proves that the genre was never really going to be the next ‘nu-metal’.

It’s reminiscent of when majors signed death metal bands expecting the genre to be the next thrash.

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