The War Within (album)
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The War Within
The War Within can refer to:* The War Within: America's Battle over Vietnam, a book by Tom Wells on America's internal battle over the war in Vietnam* The War Within , a metalcore album by American band Shadows Fall...
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Limited edition bonus DVD
- "Stepping Outside the Circle" (Bootleg fan footage compiled and edited by Zach Merck)
- "Of One Blood" (live bootleg)
- "A Fire in Babylon" (live bootleg)
- Guitar Lesson 1 (with Jon Donais & Matt Bachand)
- Guitar Lesson 2 (with Jon Donais & Matt Bachand)
- Drum Lesson (with Jason Bittner)
Song usage
- The song "What Drives The Weak" was used as a track on the Projekt RevolutionProjekt RevolutionProjekt Revolution is a music festival hosted by Linkin Park, bringing artists of various genres of music together. Linkin Park started Projekt Revolution in the year 2002 with just one stage...
sampler CD given to members of the Linkin Park Underground. - The Japanese version includes a cover of "Teasn' Pleasn'" by Dangerous ToysDangerous ToysDangerous Toys is an Austin, Texas-based hard rock band with often humorous lyrics. Founded in 1987, Dangerous Toys put out four full-length albums and one live album before unofficially disbanding at the turn of the millennium....
. - "The Light That Blinds" is also featured as a bonus track on Guitar Hero IIGuitar Hero IIGuitar Hero II is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane. It is the second installment in the Guitar Hero series and is the sequel to Guitar Hero...
. - "What Drives the Weak" and "The Power of I and I" are featured on the Final Fight: StreetwiseFinal Fight: StreetwiseFinal Fight: Streetwise is a 3D beat-'em-up produced by Capcom, released in North America and the PAL region for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in . It is a spin-off of the original Final Fight developed by the American team of Capcom Production Studio 8...
soundtrack. - "What Drives the Weak" is featured on MTV2 Headbangers Ball Vol. 2
- "Those Who Cannot Speak" is dedicated to Brian Fair's autistic niece and nephew.
- "The Power Of I and I" is featured on the "UFC: Ultimate Beat Downs, Vol. 1" compolation CD.
Personnel
Shadows Fall- Brian FairBrian FairBrian Fair is an American musician from Massachusetts, best known as lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Shadows Fall. He graduated from Milford High School in 1993 and went on to study literature at Boston University.-History:...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Jonathan Donais – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocals - Matt BachandMatt BachandMatt Bachand is an American guitarist born on April 29, 1977. He has very strong death metal and thrash metal influences and he is also backing vocalist for the heavy metal band Shadows Fall. He is known for his deep growls or death growl which is often heard in death metal genre...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals - Paul Romanko – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Jason BittnerJason BittnerJason Bittner is the drummer for the American metal band Shadows Fall. He has won numerous awards including Modern Drummer Readers poll for #1 Up and Coming Drummer of 2004, and in 2005, #1 Best Recorded Performance for the Shadows Fall album The War Within, #1 Metal drummer #2 Clinician DRUM!...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Additional performers
- Admiral Anger and the Gang Bang BBQ Crew – backing vocals
Production
- ProducedRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, engineeredAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, and mixedAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
by ZeussZeussChris "Zeuss" Harris is a record producer who specializes in metal and hardcore albums. He is based in Hadley, Massachusetts and he owns and operates Planet-Z recordings. Zeuss started his music career in metal bands, the best known being Doom Nation, before taking on music production full time...
and Shadows Fall - Digital editing by Rob Gil
- MasteredAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
by Alan Douches - Cover art, art direction, design, and layout by Tom Bejgrowicz
- Photography and digital manipulation by Justin Borucki
- "SF" logo by Don Naylor
- Themes and concepts by Brian Fair and Tom Bejgrowicz
DVD credits
- Produced by Zach Merck
- DVD compilation by Rob Avery
- "Stepping Outside the Circle" bootleg fan footage compiled and edited by Zach Merck
- "Of One Blood" and "A Fire in Babylon" bootleg video produced by Denise Korycki
- Guitar lessons by Nick Bowcott, produced by Guitar WorldGuitar WorldGuitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. It contains original interviews, album and gear reviews and guitar and bass tablature of approximately five songs each month. The magazine is published 13 times per year...
- Drum lesson filmed by Mike Maney and Derek Bittner, produced and edited by Mike Maney, executive produced by Jason Bittner
Chart positions
- Album - BillboardBillboard (magazine)Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Year Chart Peak 2004 The Billboard 200 20
- Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position 2005 "What Drives The Weak" Mainstream Rock Tracks 38 "Inspiration On Demand" 33