Shadows Fall Drops First New Single in Over a Decade “In the Grey”
After Shadows Fall promised their first new single in 12 years would be released on December 6 and then they teased it earlier this week, they’ve released their new single exactly when they said they would. Kind of takes all the surprise out of it.
The official video for their new song “In the Grey” dropped first thing this morning at midnight EST. The video for the unrelenting metalcore track sees the band playing the new song in the rain in a series of dimly lit action shots that really dial up the intensity. It’s a deceptively simple concept that actually makes for a really badass music video in the end.
In a statement reported on by Lambgoat, vocalist Brian Fair shared:
“We are incredibly excited to share our first new music in over a decade with our single ‘In the Grey’ and are proud to announce our partnership with MNRK Music Group. When Shadows Fall first got back in the practice space to prepare for our reunion shows, we did not know if it would lead to new music, but the excitement of jamming together and all of the riffs that Jon [Donais] had floating around in his head led us in the direction almost immediately. The idea began flowing, the energy started building and new songs began taking form out of the the chaos.
“’In the Grey’ is a full-throttle thrasher that contains all of the elements that are the bedrock of the Shadows Fall sound, but also adds new elements and approaches that developed in the recent past while we all explorer other musical avenues.
“Lyrically, I was trying to put into words and describe the physical manifestation of the weight and crushing power that can come with depression, that feeling that the weight of gravity is crashing down on you or being trapped in the dark waters of our own mind, trying to rise to the surface and take a breath.
“It can be an overwhelming and lonely place but there is always a light at the end of that tunnel and we always need to keep striving for a brighter day and escaping the grey.
“We want to sincerely thank everyone for the decades of support that you have given Shadows Fall and we cannot be happier to be back and rocking once again. Crank up ‘In the Grey,’ raise those horns to the sky, and bang your head as hard as you can. Stay tuned for more music and news soon…”
With the promise that this is the first of many new singles to be coming from the band, it’s an exciting time for fans of the iconic metalcore band. In the meantime, Shadows Fall are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their fourth studio album The War Within in a one-off show in Worcester, MA on December 21.
