shadows fall - crushing belial

[nikeelitesquad123]

Fuck genres, its all music to me

[reveries724]

Lmao at this gay shit, especially at the part where it tries to be beautiful.

[kyle17428]

2:30- drumstick throw FAIL

[MURCIMOTO]

The guitar player with a Aerosmith T-Shirt ^^ WTF!

[crl77re]

muy bueno! grax jere x pasarme el link

[david12345678901dave]

@j0gan673

Belial is just a demon for the old testament

So I repeat my question, why would you want to crush him?

[j0gan673]

@david12345678901dave Why would you want to crush a demon? So it doesn't fuck you up, perhaps?

[nslipknot]

When im in a bad mood i listen to Shadows Fall!

[cjf799]

They are so fucking awesome and so fucking underated

[Fuzzhead314]

How the hell can Matt have such brutal growls and amazing clean vocals? Thats just not fair

[david12345678901dave]

Why would you want yo crush Belial? I don't get it.

[themadinfluence]

@david12345678901dave I believe this is a mockery of the crusades or they are mocking Christians trying to "kill the devil" or Belial.. this is my opinion. I DO think that SF have some Rastafari roots..maybe it has something to do with Jah or whatever

[j0gan673]

@david12345678901dave Belial is hebrew for the devil or something

[shakesaber]

i've found the cure for bieber fever

[bonnertom032]

the three best metal bands to come out of the last ten years are, without question, Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, and Killswitch Engage

[CrownLazerz]

@bonnertom032 You mean Metalcore bands sir.

[bonnertom032]

@CrownLazerz Killswtich, maybe. It is completely probable to say that Killswtich Engage was one of the first mainstream metalcore bands. But as for Lamb of God and Shad, NO. Those two are not metalcore bands. They are strictly heavy metal bands. I could see how someone might construe Shad as a metalcore band, Brian Fair has a nice brutal scream, sometimes complimented by the actual singing of Matt Bachand.

[bonnertom032]

@CrownLazerz Shad's musical style is more closely related to thrash metal and (more so with Somber Eyes to the Sky and Of One Blood) melodic death metal. And Lamb of God? I mean, c'mon! Of course there is melody there, Mark Morton and Willie Adler are excellent guitarists, but LoG is really just a pure modern heavy metal band. No metalcore influence whatsoever. None.

[CrownLazerz]

@bonnertom032 Shadows Fall's first two albums were Melo-Death for sure. but Lamb of God is Metalcore/ Groove Metal. Pure metal bands. No.

[metallicatilldeathhh]

@CrownLazerz Lamb of god is for sure groove metal but is not metalcore by any means whatsoever lol......

[LambertTheShpshLion]

Phil has more depth than Brian, but c'mon thanks to the switch we now have a dominating Shadows Fall and ATR.

[FeedThemCake]

Matt is actually using his old Ibanez S-Classic here, whch I think were discontinued around 2002.

[DeadMeatFan666]

this song still brings the hairs on the back on my neck up... one of the metalcore greats

[Teamsleeper]

belial must be crushed and killed... curse him and all his followers

[diamondofblood]

sounds like the guitars went out of tune in that clean section...or at least one of them did..it's great that they blow right though mistakes like that as if its nothing..good for them!

[FeedThemCake]

What guitar is matt using here

[Benny555666]

Not his usual MBM1. Maybe a RG

[nfslpu]

this is an old vid ... he didn't have an MBM back in '06

[bobbyfrailer]

this was 2003 it is a ibanez SA model i think

[pivotshabz]

Of one blood

[cjf799]

ahh some classic Shadows gotta love it .. I saw them the other night the Bassist Paul lost alot of weight and cut his hair ..He looks just like Rex from Pantera lol

[PsYcHoSoCiAl4SuRe]

this is one of there best songs! and at 4:08 just makes anyone wanna headbang there fuckin brains out!

[dullyart]

The part that kicks in at 4:10, soooo glad Bittner breaks into half time, i yearn for it every time i hear the of one blood recording

[jacobs87]

shadows fall and lamb of god are the best out of the genre. shadows fall stands out way more because they try different things than any other band. and they have better solos!

[KeVideo22]

Where can someone purchase this whole show? or is it from a cpmp? What comp?

[7bullsofhavik]

i fucking love this song, speeding down the highway blaring the part at 37 seconds is amazing, this song it self embodies old school shadows fall

[thefallofideals11]

This song is BAD ASS, and fuckin' HEAVY!!!!!! but the heaviest i've heard is Root Bound Apollo, though.

[blakzab]

It is chromatically boring music. What can I say. Dull to the palette.

It's like drinking non alcoholic beer.

[cyconaut1]

what band do you listen to if shadows falls is "chromatically boring music "?

[Maninthebox900]

Actually, compared to bands in the same genre such as As I Lay Dying, Divine Heresy, Demon Hunter, Unearth, etc. I'd Shadows Fall is the least boring.

[Benny555666]

i totally agree with you dude, \m/

[MuleMan14]

@Maninthebox900 Divine Heresy fucking rule man, but As I lay Dying and those shit metalcore bands can fuck off

[Zombiewalker33]

So... what's non alcoholic beer taste like? Would you compare it to penis..?

[blakzab]

...says the guy drinking a wine cooler.

Metalcore is pretty boring and pretty weak compared to the music you could be listening to. It's halfway there guys, why not go all the way?

Black, Death, and Grind are waiting for you, why do you prefer watered down metal?

To be open minded I admit any band from any genre can be good, it just so happens Shadows Fall is dull.

zzzzz

[EscapeArtists17]

Shadows Fall are legends. Not all metalheads listen to straight up black/death metal....some of us like melodic thrash and good time rock 'n roll that you can party and mosh to.

[Stupidsquire]

because when it comes down to replay of my music over and over for years i'd rather listen to creativity over heaviness

[roachmedia]

I love black, death and other forms of extreme metal... but "chromatically boring"? Does that mean they play boring chromatic scales? Or are they somehow boring in sequence? wtf

[FeedThemCake]

This is my favourite type of metal

Oldschool Shadows Fall

[SuperCallofdutyfreak]

fast drum beat

[EscapeArtists17]

i like how the slow the tempo down....it gets a nice groove goin.

those guitars got so outta tune though haha

[ecuadormexico]

jason bittner is a fucking sick ass drummer!!!!!

[j0gan673]

i know. shadows fall would be so totally fucked if he left lol :P i hope he doesn't...

[ecuadormexico]

not just jason also brian, actually all of the members have great chemistry! theyll never die, not if hardcore fans like us keep supporting them!SF FOR LIFE!

[Benny555666]

I think they would easily replace him because they are such a huge band and have a massive fan base

[ecuadormexico]

ur fucking stupid that guy is a tool!

[jonanator2]

so you think shadows fall is better but you like shitty ass slipknot more? that makes sence, and SF isnt close to death metal

[j0gan673]

yeah but they're not death metal or black metal anyway. they're heavy modern thrash. of one blood (the album this is on) is a little darker in a sense than they're other stuff, but it's not death metal.

[FeedThemCake]

Because this isn't mindless metal...this is very well written stuff. By talented musicians who write unique music.

[j0gan673]

matt's growls are so fucking brutal i love it!

[metallicatilldeathhh]

@j0gan673 yeah its hard to find bands with that kind of shredding vocalwork, only other one ive found like that is lamb of god.

[xCrushingBelialx]

best intro ever!

(not really)

but pretty fuckin close

[Nukersau01]

how can ppl talk about slipknot here...slipknot is useless dumbass music in my opinion ~.~

[creepingXdeath95]

They sound soooo out of tune.

[iizanthonybuck]

Look at that brutal Aerosmith shirt Matt has on!

[Necrobliterator]

and people say slipknot is good? ROFL

[21TH21]

personally, i like slipknot more, but I definitely think Shadows Fall is MUCH better musically and instrumentally

[rockinwithrockband]

Excatly

[jblazenixmaggot1234]

NAH. 'Cause Joey Jordison played for a Death Metal band. And Joey is a VERY, VERY good drum player. He has been playing since he was five. And Mick Thompson played for a Death Metal band, too. So, you have to be pretty skilled to for a Death Metal band. But I really don't know anything about Shadows Fall, so, yeah.

[xCrushingBelialx]

I cant believe I just to dislike his vocals

Brian is fucking amazing

and his dreads

XD

the band and the song are sick as hell

[ILLRICARDO]

i had mixed feelings about his vocals, cause there is something missing is his voice...not that its bad or any thing, i just feel something is missing... still an amazing band!!!!! their best song is for those who cannot speak!!!!!

[metalfreekz13]

good song, but my personal favorite is The Mystery of One Spirit. That song is just fucking amazing and contains every single Shadows Fall element in one song =)

[ILLRICARDO]

for those who cannot speak, is another amazing shadowsfall song....it has all the shadowsfall elements...

[metalfreekz13]

haha that one was the one mentioned. "Good song" was reffering to that one lol but yea it is a good song, no doubt. I love all of their songs! I have every single album. But my personal favorite is The Mystery of One Spirit. Other songs that are AMAZING include Pure, Somber Angel, Lifeless, Crushing Belial, Of One Blood, Root Bound Apollo, Idle Hands, Stepping Outside The CIrcle, Act of Contrition, Failure of the Devout, Dread Uprising, King of Nothing and A Public Execution. Haha thats alot lol

[FeedThemCake]

Hmm...yeah i agree except you missed out 'A fire in Babylon'. That song is just...fucking EPIC.

[pivotshabz]

Dude What about "The power of i and i"?? That song Blew my fucking brains on the wall lol

[WolfpackUnleashed]

man his mic here is fucking muted! he has to scream like hell just to get over the guitars... but either way I fucking love this song

[ElratonMiguelito11]

que arrecho este grupo me encanta

[ShadowsFallMetalGods]

I may be reaching deep here but is it just me or does this song have a religious message to it?

[blackcatcooker]

I agree with blacksheep 774,and i also believe true metal bands don't wanna be labeled ,true geniouses don't have labels...

[civgeek]

Holy shit all that gear but no tuner.

[LifeOfAPirate13]

This song is amazing

[99847211]

くっそヤバイな。

awsome

[ShadowsFallMetalGods]

Most music catagoreys are divided by sub catagoreys. Its stupid to me metal is metal and rap is crap see there are no sub catagoreys.

[BlackSheep774]

yeah man who cares what genre your music is, just listen to it and enjoy it, i listen to all kinds of metal..no idea what genre each band is i just listen to the music

[espltdm251playa]

same here my metal brother \m/

[jutsin928]

theres really only 2 genres.. music u like and music u dont like :D

[espltdm251playa]

lol yea thats true man

[ibzrg120]

i like that

[espltdm251playa]

there metal to me thats all i know, fuck the rest of the terms they use \m/ i want that hair man

[thepolishpunk07]

one of the most metal songs by shadows fall

AWESOME!!!

[predatordes]

Also I think Jon Donais did a great job compensating for his out of tune guitar. lol Great band reguardless.

[solitaire360]

.....shit

[wallyrabbit]

Shaft930 says shadows fall and metal music in general sucks! he says "metal music dont ur even play it!" LOL hes an asshole!

[cobain190]

There The Best band Since Maiden

[cjf799]

@cobain190 Yes they are Lauren

[lala799]

GREAT ! I LIKE !

[ShadowsFallMetalGods]

This is an awesome song. Also stop fighting about what fucking genre it is. Shadows Fall kicks ass regardless.

[chumbulum666]

fucking bad ass. fucking enjoy the music and shut the fuck up.

[bobina311]

as long as its hardcore im all set!!!

[jimbo6766]

wow, it seems we have a lot music geniuses here, hahaha

Who gives a fuck about the genre??

As some one else just said here, it us pure fucking metal... so , who gives a fuck...

[elvalle89]

i LOVE shadows fall, but i gotta ask. does the melodic part sound a little of to anybody???? it does to me. what does everybody think

[crwenk]

listen to the album version... it hurts ;)

[satanisti6]

ya, it really sounds like other song, and not so good.

[DarkWhiteVision]

Just goes to show you what alcohol and out of tune guitars sound like. LOL

SF is fucking awesome, in all honesty I played out for years and playing this kind of metal is hard on any guitar, period. Keeping them in tune is rather difficult after throwing out nasty pinches and crazy bends all night. I always made it a habit to tune my axe in between each song but sometimes you just don't have the time, it kills the flow between songs...ya know? Kudos to SF, they are the best metal band alive!!!

[elvalle89]

sounds about dead on! cool so it wasn't just me then ahahhaha. but hey gotta love SF! get the remastered Of One Blood! peace!

[mjw5000]

Does anyone really know the difference between the millions of genres there are? i don't think so so who gives a fuck this band is good and so is the song.

[noley4160]

who gives a fuck about the genre...its pure fucking metal at its best!!! fuckin sick song!

[TheSixStringKing]

They Kick Ass! that's all you need to know. They are metal.

[Ledmetacdc]

What the fuck are you talking about? Um, if metalcore and thrash aren't anything alike, then why did thrash inspire metalcore? Coincidence? Nope. Very similar genres. The only difference is that thrash uses a different articulation in the riffs. As in, the patterns are diferent.

[Shad0wsFall666]

ahahahahahahhahahahaha fucking stupid

metalcore is metal an hardcore thrash didnt inspire metalcore

stupid thrash is bands like metallica

metalcore is bands like caliban

and shaows fall is industrial metal anyways

[heavymetalroka]

shadows is melodic death metal (though they dont talk about death much)

[predatordes]

Do you know what death metal is? Most death metal is anti-christian. Go look it up on wiki or forum boards if you want. Also, Shadows Fall is metalcore. Metal guitar with hardcore vocals.

[Kreschtaker]

wtf

you mean death metal is anti-christian !? omg

black-metal is a-c, death-metal songs are the "horror-movies" in music

[amicius666]

wiki is shit its a place where assholes post stuff about something they know nothing about

[gwoodheadbanger09]

death metal's characterized by deep vocals and tons of blast beats and break downs... black metal is not all antichristian bc there are christian black and death metal bands.. shadows fall is part of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal bands. They're style is more along the line of metalcore mixed with thrash and a little bit of hardcore.

[phatman0011]

I say they follow the path of trash mix with death metal. But to tell the truth, there is way to many types of metal to even count.

[Darkfollower666]

u mean thrash not trash god im sick of people calling thrash metal trash metal

[ShadowsFall6969]

and that, is why you suck.

its a simple spelling mistake, don't get all worked up about it. XD

[Ledmetacdc]

Oh come on guys. Shadows fall is BLACK METAL. Can't you hear how out of scale they are? J/K, but seriously, they are Metalcore/Thrash, whuch are basically the same fucking thing. The only difference between the two is some slight influence changes: Thrash is influenced by Motorhead, Diamondhead and Venom, or Metallica and Slayer, but those ones took that influence IN the 80s. Now, Metalcore is when the result of 80s and 90s Cross pollinating. IE, influences include Pantera and Machine Head.

[thetoastman]

Actually, this song is from the second album, back when they were melodic death-metal. Nowadays, they're progressive metal. Brian Fair said so himself in an interview.

But if you want to era-classify them, they're the new-wave of American Metal.

[Shad0wsFall666]

they were never melodic death metal

DAMN you people dont know anything about music

[Baadaaduki]

yes they were nigger.

[Shad0wsFall666]

they are not metalcore....

thrash and metalcore are nothing alike you dont know shit....

[shadowsfallrules]

who gives a fuck they are metal and awesome and thats all that matters

[smokeweeds88]

Hello there Im oprah nice meeting you all!!!!!!! always watch my show

[Grom000]

Great song.

[autumnweed]

why do all you pathetic fucks have to come on here and argue go listen to rap you stupid cunts!  "HORNS"

[MaggotKingLife]

One of the best old songs!!!!!!

[ciaran2904]

i seen them live at black crusade damn the mosh pits we started

they rock beond comprihention oh and thanks to the tall guy that pulled me up n thank u to the other guy who helped me crowd surf the hole croud man thank u

[sportnice1]

yeeeup guitars are out of tune.

[pjcufc]

ive been listening to shadows fall with my dad since phillip labonte from all that remains *another fuckin sweet band* was with them...i never get tired of them YEEEEA!!! SHADOWS FALL STILL FUCKIN ROCKS!!!

[AdamRobichaud]

NOOO out of tune guitars :(

[alexeshadow]

What rocks the most about this video is that one of the guitarists is using a Blind Guardian tee! Metalcore rocks, but you kids should listen to the old school stuff, that's where they drink from.

[JoeyEntourage]

Like which bands??

[alexeshadow]

Blind Guardian, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Judas Priest, Metallica (duh), Anthraxx, Exodus, Megadeth, Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Iced Earth, and so many others

[JoeyEntourage]

yea, i listen to all of them. In Flames, Megadeth, and Metallica are the best, but people say Shadows Fall sucks because Brian Fair sounds exactly like Hetfield

[thenewgamesource]

How is Shadows Fall Metalcore? Outside of their vocalist hardcore style singing, they sound more like Trash Metal than anything else.

[alexeshadow]

It's not metalcore, but they are part of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal, so they're thrown in the same bin as other bands from the NWOAHM such as Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage and Bullet For My Valentine (BFMV is metal-emocore IMO and that sucks). Also not only metal + hardcore make metalcore, groove metal is a heavy part of it, and you can hear the sepultura and pantera influences on Shadows Fall's music.

[predatordes]

I wish people wouldn't label it so strictly. I'd call it thrashcore if I had my choice name for it lol. They remind of of old Metallica, Death Angel, Slayer, etc combined with hardcore vocals, breakdowns, etc. Anyway, Shadows Fall is a great band so who cares?

[Shad0wsFall666]

you bitches are all wrong they are industrial metal

jesus i hate when people try to know what they are talking about

[thenewgamesource]

Lol Industrial? You're way off.

[Shad0wsFall666]

Trash metal?

not even a little...

[james619]

it is metalcore.

its thrashy, yet metalcore. the drums beats, the guitar riffs, hardcore vox, they are a genre defying band i suppose. there is just something in the riffs that make it sound metalcore, i dont know. i call it metalcore, thrashcore even, maybe melodic death? i dont know. what i know is they make awsome music, and they'll be playing here in the philippines on march!!!

[james619]

it is metalcore.

its thrashy, yet metalcore. the drums beats, the guitar riffs, hardcore vox, they are a genre defying band i suppose. there is just something in the riffs that make it sound metalcore, i dont know. i call it metalcore, thrashcore even, maybe melodic death? i dont know. what i know is they make awsome music, and they'll be playing here in the philippines on march!!!

[Shad0wsFall666]

haha metalcore no its not fucker

metalcore is like divine heresy and killswitch engage and caliban

[james619]

like listen to the riifs, there is that something that makes it metalcore i cant put into words. and the drums paterns, you know, its not impossible to confuse thrash and metalcoire cause they both rooted from hardcore and metal influences, so why argue? they rock and they are the best metalcore band out there 4 me, i hope they are the best for you guys too! =)

[Diskeyyy]

2:54 I swear I see an old woman....

[slomo93]

holy crap dude lol,you're right. Very weird...

[sportnice1]

o shit dude...ahahahah ur rite man...i think i see an old woman too man...love shadows fall

[blackcrowes76]

These guys are really fucking cool. A good friend of mine recently got me into them. Killer band.

[harmonizethelord9]

they are good live

[Diskeyyy]

Not much into metal but I really like this song amazing live =] I attempted the cover for the album version pretty rough =] but I tried its in my videos should check it out =]

[000darkstar000]

TOTALY******AWSOME!DUDE!

[mogyesz9]

that hair must have a weight :O

[MetalVatan]

shadows fall go on maaan

[FotecStudios]

is this in the palladium at worcester MA?

[sportnice1]

yup! its a nice place that holds alot of fucking ppl

[sportnice1]

u guys arguing about the difference in sound...try the re release on there new greatest hits....the song sounds sooo much cleaner...vocals n everything.

[tr00p3r4]

I saw them at Dynamo open Air 2005 once and they rocked the stage! I think their one of the best new bands out there today and those who consider this is not metal are ignorant

[sompek1]

live is better than CD album track, heh. this distortion is the best, o shitt. ;p

[zwiehe]

i agree. i like the album version, but live sounds so much better. i think thats the mark of a good band, they sound great on the album, but also get it done live.

[sompek1]

hmmm, interesting... what amp they playing? this sie goood :P

[TheSixStringKing]

I think they play Krank amps

[jasonjbjornsson]

Wow, I remember seeing SF playing this song back in '98 at Wetlands NYC. Nice to see them still going strong!

[sportnice1]

this is beautiful....almost makes me wanna cry....i wish SF was still this heavy..but there new c.d is still good...they never dissapoint

[jsrskate94]

this band is really good live

[RckrSoul]

shadows fall is the best... no use denying that. although i do have to say that i was not impressed at all with Threads of Life. it lost the edge that they had in Art of Balance and War Within.