Once described as " death metalon melody pills", Shadows Fall's sound mixes melodic elements with crushing riffs, double bass drum patterns, pinch harmonics and both screaming and clean vocals. The sounds of Shadows Fall reflect both American and European influences. On the one hand, the band's use of "shredding", or fast guitar solos, draws upon the classic American thrash metalheritage of bands such as Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer. Equally, however, its complex single-note riffs and dual-guitar harmonies have their roots in the European metal sounds commonly associated with the Gothenburg scene and bands such as In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, and At the Gates. Also they use some American death metal such as New York Death Metal (bands such as Suffocationand Cannibal Corpse) sounds and Florida Death Metal (bands such as Death, Morbid Angel, and Obituary) sounds.
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Shadows Fall

Anticipation of a reward so pleasing
Inhibitions ensnaring me like shackles
Unrelenting urge to quench, to grtify
All consuming senses of the primitive
And I remain, drenched in the excess of every movement
Serenity in this repetition
Within the peace of this meditation
Convergence of spirit and the physical
Achievement of pure integration
No longer distort the true expression of the soul
And I remain, drenched in the excess of every movement
Serenity of this repetition
Forever be searching foward
Nothing remains left behind
Forever be clawing foward
Continuance of my line
Writhing with virility
Instinct to perpetuate
Divert mortality
Extend my soul beyond
Anticipation of a reward so pleasing
Inhibitions ensnaring me like shackles
Unrelenting urge to quench, to gratify
All consuming senses of the primitive
And I remain, drenched in the excess of every movement
Serenity of this repetition
Forever be searchign foward
Nothing remains left behind
Forever clawing foward
Continuance of my life