Somber Eyes to the Sky
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Somber Eyes to the Sky is the debut studio album by Shadows Fall, released in 1997[1] on Matt Bachand's own label Lifeless Records. This was the band's only release with lead singer Philip Labonte (All That Remains).
Background
The songs "Lifeless", "Suffer the Season" and "Fleshold" originally appeared on the band's demo Mourning a Dead World, released in 1996.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Shadows Fall with lyrics by Philip Labonte, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Revel in My Loss" | 5:48 | |
| 2. | "Pure" | 6:11 | |
| 3. | "Lead Me Home" (instrumental) | 2:58 | |
| 4. | "To Ashes" | 5:53 | |
| 5. | "Nurture" | 5:16 | |
| 6. | "Fleshold" | lyrics: Matt Bachand, Damien McPherson | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Eternal" | 4:07 | |
| 8. | "Suffer the Season" | lyrics: Bachand, McPherson | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Somber Angel" | 6:36 | |
| 10. | "Lifeless" | lyrics: McPherson | 3:44 |
Personnel
- Shadows Fall
- Philip Labonte – lead vocals
- Jonathan Donais – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Bachand – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Paul Romanko – bass
- David Germain – drums
- Additional performers
- Violins by Carrie Beth Nickerson
- Additional sounds by Jim Fogarty
- Production
- Produced and mixed by Adam Dutkiewicz, Jim Fogarty, and Shadows Fall
- Recorded at Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts
- Mastered at Monkeyhouse Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts
References
- ^ "Interview with Matt Bachand" Archived 2013-01-27 at archive.today. Jen's Metal Page. Retrieved June 20, 2007.
- ^ "Shadows Fall - Mourning a Dead World". Encyclopedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved May 9, 2014.