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Retribution (Shadows Fall album)
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<h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <p>All tracks are written by <a href="/facts/Shadows_Fall/lYxd7MRr">Shadows Fall</a>, except where noted</p>Album tracks<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"The Path to Imminent Ruin"</td><td>1:13</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"My Demise"</td><td>6:59</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">3.</th><td>"Still I Rise"</td><td>3:59</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">4.</th><td>"War"</td><td>3:40</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">5.</th><td>"King of Nothing" (feat. <a href="/facts/Lamb_of_God_(band)/zo2J2m1c">Lamb of God</a>'s <a href="/facts/Randy_Blythe/mND8kf0b">Randy Blythe</a>)</td><td>4:15</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">6.</th><td>"The Taste of Fear"</td><td>4:08</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">7.</th><td>"Embrace Annihilation"</td><td>5:11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">8.</th><td>"Picture Perfect"</td><td>3:55</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">9.</th><td>"A Public Execution"</td><td>6:07</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">10.</th><td>"Dead and Gone"</td><td>6:35</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>46:03</td></tr></tbody></table> Deluxe Edition bonus tracks<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">11.</th><td>"<a href="/facts/Bark_at_the_Moon_(song)/ymq1CFfT">Bark at the Moon</a>" (<a href="/facts/Ozzy_Osbourne/n3C09vAL">Ozzy Osbourne</a> cover)</td><td>4:14</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">12.</th><td>"Age of Quarrel" (<a href="/facts/Cro-Mags/QFKaGh0B">Cro-Mags</a> cover)</td><td>4:55</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">13.</th><td>"Critical Mass" (<a href="/facts/Nuclear_Assault/o7w3BfHq">Nuclear Assault</a> cover)</td><td>3:30</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="bonus-dvd-deluxe-edition">Bonus DVD (Deluxe Edition)</h2> <h3>Live songs</h3> <p>Live from Bonnaroo (Music & Arts Festival) </p> <ol><li>Failure of the Devout</li> <li>A Public Execution</li> <li>Thoughts Without Words</li></ol> <p>Live at The Crazy Donkey </p> <ol><li></li><li>The Power of I and I</li> <li>Forevermore</li></ol> <h3>Instructional videos</h3> <p>Guitar World </p> <ol><li>King of Nothing</li> <li>Still I Rise</li> <li>Tip: Alternate Picking</li> <li>Tip: Downstroke</li> <li>Tip: Leads</li> <li>Tip: Vibrato</li></ol> <p>Drum Lesson </p> <ol><li>Still I Rise</li></ol> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> Shadows Fall <ul><li><a href="/facts/Brian_Fair/McIKrdGH">Brian Fair</a> – <a href="/facts/Lead_vocalist/tGyTlaQe">lead vocals</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jonathan_Donais/fRxDzPwa">Jon Donais</a> – <a href="/facts/Lead_guitar/ETbV6FAS">lead guitar</a>, <a href="/facts/Backing_vocalist/nc32ElrR">backing vocals</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Matt_Bachand/kbqxTRjB">Matt Bachand</a> – <a href="/facts/Rhythm_guitar/WFcg4fXC">rhythm guitar</a>, clean vocals</li> <li>Paul Romanko – <a href="/facts/Bass_guitar/lbeoAatH">bass</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jason_Bittner/BsVVutd4">Jason Bittner</a> – <a href="/facts/Drum_kit/XsmopoW9">drums</a></li></ul> Additional performer <ul><li><a href="/facts/Randy_Blythe/mND8kf0b">Randy Blythe</a> – guest vocals on "King of Nothing"<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li></ul> Production <ul><li><a href="/facts/Record_producer/RcLFfQKL">Produced</a> by <a href="/facts/Zeuss/XF4gkhSc">Zeuss</a> and Shadows Fall</li> <li><a href="/facts/Audio_engineering/eRJkg89Q">Engineered</a> and <a href="/facts/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)/zDG6EgcS">mixed</a> by Zeuss</li> <li><a href="/facts/Audio_mastering/2EG4KMxC">Mastered</a> by Alan Douches</li> <li>Vocals produced by Michael (Elvis) Baskette and engineered by Dave Holdredge</li> <li>Artwork and layout by Sons of Nero</li> <li>Photography by Jeremy Saffer</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.shadowsfall.com/">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>411mania Review <a href="http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/116340" target="_blank">http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/116340</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Shadows Fall - 'Retribution'". About.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2012. <a href="http://heavymetal.about.com/od/s/fr/shadowsfall-retribution.htm" target="_blank">http://heavymetal.about.com/od/s/fr/shadowsfall-retribution.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Retribution at AllMusic <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1626254" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1626254</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Blabbermouth Review <a href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1778" target="_blank">http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1778</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Shadows Fall - 'Retribution'" Blistering. Retrieved on May 11, 2012. <a href="http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/17112/tempidx/4/menuid/2" target="_blank">http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/17112/tempidx/4/menuid/2</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Rock Sound Review <a href="http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/shadows-fall-retribution" target="_blank">http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/shadows-fall-retribution</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Sciarretto, Amy. "Shadows Fall's Brian Fair Reveals Details About New Album". Noisecreep. Retrieved 2020-05-01. <a href="http://noisecreep.com/shadows-falls-brian-fair-reveals-details-about-new-album/" target="_blank">http://noisecreep.com/shadows-falls-brian-fair-reveals-details-about-new-album/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"SHADOWS FALL: New Song Featuring RANDY BLYTHE Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved July 25, 2009. <a href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=123904" target="_blank">http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=123904</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>