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New SHADOWS FALL Album Is ‘Done’, Says JONATHAN DONAIS
Shadows Fall guitarist Jonathan Donais has said the band’s long-awaited new album is complete, with release planning now dependent on timing and members’ schedules. The record would be the Massachusetts metal band’s first full-length studio album since 2012’s Fire From The Sky, and is tentatively expected in 2027.
Donais said he wrote the material by revisiting the thrash and 1990s death metal that inspired him to form the band, aiming to recapture its early energy. He said new songs emerged unexpectedly while the group rehearsed for its 2021 reunion show, after a six-year hiatus; the band has since issued the singles “In The Grey” in December 2024 and “Souls Devoured” in May 2025 through MNRK Heavy.
In short
- Shadows Fall’s new album is complete.
- Release timing is still being arranged.
- The band tentatively expects it in 2027.
Explained simply
Shadows Fall are a metal band from Massachusetts, formed in the 1990s. Guitarist Jonathan Donais is one of the group’s members and songwriters, and says the new material draws on thrash metal and the death metal of that decade.
The band stopped performing for six years before reuniting for a show in 2021. Rehearsals for that return led to new songs, followed by two singles released through MNRK Heavy.
The forthcoming record would be Shadows Fall’s first full-length studio album since Fire From The Sky in 2012. Its return matters to listeners who have followed the band through its long gap between albums.
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