Metal Exiles recently caught up with SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair. An excerpt from the interview is available below.

Metal Exiles: The new record is great but do you think Retribution tops Threads Of life?

Brian Fair: "For me Retribution is more of a balanced record because it shows all of our influences from everything we listen to. From old school thrash, melodic death metal and old school hardcore. Threads was more focused on a big old school kind of rock sound. This is more balanced but there are moments of each that I appreciate but then the band is always going to appreciate their new record the most. To me it was a natural progression to get to retribution. It took ten plus years of the band to get to that point."

Metal Exiles: You have had moments of melodic metal amongst the other influences in the past so why did you want to do Retribution this way?

Brian Fair: "It was where we were at when we started writing. The first song that we wrote was 'Public Execution' and then 'War'. We came out of the gates with a very heavy as that was the vibe we were going for. That was where the record was heading but there are still some melodic moments with 'Picture Perfect' and 'The Taste Of Fear' but the tone was set by the first few songs that we wrote. Jonathan just had some angry riffs in the bag."

Metal Exiles: Do you feel that with your next record you will follow a different path?

Brian Fair: "We have no idea but we have an idea that we will write a pretty heavy record because some of the preliminary ideas that we have had have been in that direction. Also Matt and Jonathan have been writing some melodic rock stuff separately to get that vibe out with a separately for a side project. I have a feeling that it will be a pretty nasty record but we always plan something then another thing completely different thing comes out."

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Shadows Fall and Crave Online recently unveiled a second exclusive clip from the band’s CD/DVD set, entitled Madness In Manila. The clip features a live performance of 'Redemption' recorded live in Manila, Philippines. Check out the clip below.

The tracklisting is as follows:

'The Light That Blinds'

'Forevermore'

'Failure Of The Devout'

'Crushing Belial'

'Burning The Lives'

'A Public Execution'

'Casting Shade'

'Destroyer Of Senses'

'What Drives The Weak'

'The Power of I and I'

'Enlightened By The Cold'

'Thoughts Without Words'

'Inspiration On Demand'

'War'

'The Great Collapse'

'Redemption'

AOL Music’s resident metal website Noisecreep.com recently debuted an exclusive live track, ‘A Public Execution’, cut from the band’s upcoming CD/DVD set titled Madness In Manila. Stream the track here.