Somber Eyes to the Sky

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Somber Eyes to the Sky
Shadows Fall - Somber Eyes.jpg
Studio album by
Shadows Fall
ReleasedNovember 30, 1997[1]
StudioZing Recording Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts
GenreMelodic death metal, metalcore[2]
Length48:34
LabelLifeless Records
ProducerAdam Dutkiewicz, Jim Fogarty, Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall chronology
To Ashes
(1997) 		Somber Eyes to the Sky
(1997) 		Of One Blood
(2000)

Somber Eyes to the Sky is the debut studio album by Shadows Fall, released in 1997 on Matt Bachand's own label Lifeless Records in America, while the European release was handled by Genet Records.[3] This was the band's last release and only studio album with lead singer Philip Labonte, who helped form All That Remains the following year.

Background[]

Most of the album's songs had previously appeared on demo albums released by the band.

The songs "Lifeless", "Suffer the Season" and "Fleshold" originally appeared on the band's demo, Mourning a Dead World, released in 1996.[4] The songs "Eternal" and "Somber Angel" were originally recorded and released on a demo EP in 1997.[5] "To Ashes" originally appeared on the 7" EP of the same name, which was also released in 1997; the EP also contained a re-recording of "Fleshold".[6]

Audio mastering was done at Monkeyhouse Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Track listing[]

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Revel in My Loss" 5:48
2."Pure" 6:11
3."Lead Me Home"Instrumental2:58
4."To Ashes" 5:53
5."Nurture" 5:16
6."Fleshold" 3:44
7."Eternal" 4:07
8."Suffer the Season" 4:12
9."Somber Angel" 6:36
10."Lifeless" 3:44

Personnel[]

Shadows Fall[]

Additional credits[]

References[]

  1. ^
    • "Shadows Fall - Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
    • "SHADOWS FALL - Somber Eyes to the Sky". MetalMusicArchives.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
    • Shadows Fall - Somber Eyes to the Sky, retrieved 2020-06-04
  2. ^ "Albums Ranked: Shadows Fall". Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. ^ "Interview with Matt Bachand" Archived 2013-01-27 at archive.today. Jen's Metal Page. Retrieved June 20, 2007.
  4. ^ "Shadows Fall - Mourning a Dead World". Encyclopedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  5. ^ "Shadows Fall - Eternal / Somber Angel". Encyclopedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Shadows Fall - To Ashes". Encyclopedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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