Search - Shadows Fall :: Fallout From the War

NOT their best album yet.

John VR | Dallas, TX | 09/16/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Is it just me, or does every CD get some Amazon reviews with words like "Best yet!" or "Best since *name of some old classic of theirs*"



This is not Shadows Fall's best. Not by a long shot. In fact, it might be their worst if you treat it like a full length album.



Just because it's not really a full length album - it's more a collection of random pieces here and there. Not really B-sides, but more sort of "Oh, yeah, here's a little more." In Effigy and Going, Going, Gone are the gems here, but aside from that, this is all very disorganized.



Of course, The War Within was one of the best metal records in a while and that's the good news - with an album as good as that was, the left-overs and "Oh, yeah, what about this..." tracks are better than they'd be otherwise.



But cut the hype. 3 stars because I keep putting the CD in to hear "In Effigy" again."