Of One Blood (album)

Of One Blood is the second studio album by Shadows Fall, released on April 4, 2000. This was the band's first release on Century Media Records, featuring Brian Fair on vocals (replacing Philip Labonte). The album is the last to feature drummer David Germain. It is also their last album considered to be predominantly influenced by melodic death metal, with subsequent albums showing a stylistic change; guitarist Matt Bachand noted their later sound to be "more inspired in hard rock and thrash metal".[2] The album was remixed by Zeuss and remastered by Alan Douches for a reissue, which was released April 15, 2008. The re-release also contains new and updated artwork.

Of One Blood
Studio album by Shadows Fall
Released	April 4, 2000 Re-released: April 15, 2008
Recorded	1999 at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, Massachusetts
Genre	Metalcore[1] melodic death metal
Length	46:01
Label	Century Media
Producer	Chris "Zeuss" Harris
Shadows Fall chronology
Somber Eyes to the Sky (1997) Of One Blood (2000) Deadworld (2001)

"Root Bound Apollo" was originally an Overcast song (Brian Fair's former band), but it was not released on any recording made by the band until 2008, on the compilation Reborn to Kill Again.

Re-recordings

Three songs from this album — "Fleshold", "Revel in My Loss", and "To Ashes" — were re-recorded from Somber Eyes to the Sky.

Track listing

All music is composed by Shadows Fall, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Pain Glass Vision"	(instrumental)	Ray Michaud, Zeuss, Shadows Fall	0:48
2.	"Crushing Belial"	Brian Fair		5:25
3.	"Of One Blood"	Fair		4:45
4.	"The First Noble Truth"	Fair, Matt Bachand		4:14
5.	"Fleshold"	Bachand, Damien McPherson	Bachand, Romanko, Donais, Germain	3:37
6.	"Root Bound Apollo"	Fair		6:19
7.	"Revel in My Loss"	Philip Labonte, Bachand		5:27
8.	"Montauk"	Fair		4:22
9.	"To Ashes"	Labonte, Bachand		6:01
10.	"Serenity"	Fair		4:58

Personnel

Shadows Fall Brian Fair – lead vocals Jon Donais – lead guitar, backing vocals Matt Bachand – rhythm guitar, clean vocals Paul Romanko – bass David Germain – drums Additional performer Ray Michaud – keyboards

Production Produced, engineered, and mixed by Zeuss Mastered by Keith Chirgwin and Morgan Walker Art direction, design, and layout by Tom Bejgrowicz A&R – Tom Bejgrowicz Photography by Jason Hellmann 2008 reissue Remixed by Zeuss Remastered by Alan Douches Reissue coordinating by Steve Joh Photography by Jason Hellmann, Alex Solca, and Morgan Walker

References

1. "Shadows Fall Of One Blood (Album)". Retrieved November 9, 2020.
2. Sciarretto, Amy. "Shadows Fall Biography". shadowsfall.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2012.