Retribution (Shadows Fall album)

Retribution is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Shadows Fall. The album was released on September 15, 2009. It debuted at number 35 on the Billboard 200. The album would produce singles for "Still I Rise" and for their cover of Ozzy Osbourne's "Bark at the Moon". The song "War" is an original composition but uses lyrics from the Bob Marley & the Wailers song War.^[10]

Retribution
Studio album by Shadows Fall
Released	September 15, 2009
Genre	Thrash metal metalcore
Length	46:03 58:43 (bonus tracks)
Label	Everblack Industries
Producer	Chris "Zeuss" Harris,[1] Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall chronology
Seeking the Way: The Greatest Hits (2007) Retribution (2009) Fire from the Sky (2012)
Singles from Retribution
"Still I Rise" Released: August 11, 2009[2] "Bark at the Moon" Released: March 15, 2010[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
411mania	[4]
About.com	[5]
Allmusic	[6]
Blabbermouth.net	[7]
Blistering	[8]
Rock Sound	[9]

Track listing

Album tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Path to Imminent Ruin"	1:13
2.	"My Demise"	6:59
3.	"Still I Rise"	3:59
4.	"War"	3:40
5.	"King of Nothing" (feat. Lamb of God's Randy Blythe)	4:15
6.	"The Taste of Fear"	4:08
7.	"Embrace Annihilation"	5:11
8.	"Picture Perfect"	3:55
9.	"A Public Execution"	6:07
10.	"Dead and Gone"	6:35
Total length:		46:03

All tracks are written by Shadows Fall, except where noted

Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Bark at the Moon" (Ozzy Osbourne cover)	4:14
12.	"Age of Quarrel" (Cro-Mags cover)	4:55
13.	"Critical Mass" (Nuclear Assault cover)	3:30

Bonus DVD (Deluxe Edition)

Live songs

Live from Bonnaroo (Music & Arts Festival)

1. Failure of the Devout
2. A Public Execution
3. Thoughts Without Words

Live at The Crazy Donkey

4. The Power of I and I
5. Forevermore

Instructional videos

Guitar World

1. King of Nothing
2. Still I Rise
3. Tip: Alternate Picking
4. Tip: Downstroke
5. Tip: Leads
6. Tip: Vibrato

Drum Lesson

1. Still I Rise

Personnel

Shadows Fall

• Brian Fair – lead vocals
• Jon Donais – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Matt Bachand – rhythm guitar, clean vocals
• Paul Romanko – bass
• Jason Bittner – drums

Additional performer

• Randy Blythe – guest vocals on "King of Nothing"^[11]

Production

• Produced by Zeuss and Shadows Fall
• Engineered and mixed by Zeuss
• Mastered by Alan Douches
• Vocals produced by Michael (Elvis) Baskette and engineered by Dave Holdredge
• Artwork and layout by Sons of Nero
• Photography by Jeremy Saffer

References

1. "SHADOWS FALL: Entire New Album Available For Streaming. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on September 17, 2009.
2. "Still I Rise (2009)". 7digital. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
3. "Bark at the Moon (2010)". 7digital. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
4. 411mania Review
5. "Shadows Fall - 'Retribution'". About.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2012.
6. Retribution at AllMusic
7. Blabbermouth Review
8. "Shadows Fall - 'Retribution'" Blistering. Retrieved on May 11, 2012.
9. Rock Sound Review
10. Sciarretto, Amy. "Shadows Fall's Brian Fair Reveals Details About New Album". Noisecreep. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
11. "SHADOWS FALL: New Song Featuring RANDY BLYTHE Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved July 25, 2009.

External links

• Official website