Somber Eyes to the Sky

Somber Eyes to the Sky
Studio album by Shadows Fall
Released	November 30, 1997
Recorded	Zing Recording Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts
Genre	Melodic death metal, metalcore
Length	48:34
Label	Lifeless Records
Producer	Adam 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^[1] on Matt Bachand's own label Lifeless Records. This was the band's only release with lead singer Philip Labonte (All That Remains).

Background

The songs "Lifeless", "Suffer the Season" and "Fleshold" originally appeared on the band's demo Mourning a Dead World, released in 1996.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Shadows Fall, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Revel in My Loss"		5:48
2.	"Pure"		6:11
3.	"Lead Me Home" (instrumental)		2:58
4.	"To Ashes"		5:53
5.	"Nurture"		5:16
6.	"Fleshold"	lyrics: Matt Bachand, Damien McPherson	3:44
7.	"Eternal"		4:07
8.	"Suffer the Season"	lyrics: Bachand, McPherson	4:12
9.	"Somber Angel"		6:36
10.	"Lifeless"	lyrics: McPherson	3:44

Personnel

Shadows Fall

• Philip Labonte – lead vocals
• Jonathan Donais – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Matt Bachand – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Paul Romanko – bass
• David Germain – drums

Additional performers

• Violins by Carrie Beth Nickerson
• Additional sounds by Jim Fogarty

Production

• Produced and mixed by Adam Dutkiewicz, Jim Fogarty, and Shadows Fall
• Recorded at Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts
• Mastered at Monkeyhouse Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts

References

1. "Interview with Matt Bachand". Jen's Metal Page. Retrieved June 20, 2007.
2. "Shadows Fall - Mourning a Dead World". Encyclopedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved May 9, 2014.