- heavy metal, metal
- 47 min
- 11 tracks
- Century Media
The Art of Balance is the third album by American heavy metal band Shadows Fall, released on September 17, 2002. The album sold over 4,500 copies the week of its release, and debuted at position 15 on the Top Independent Albums chart. With this release being the first with Jason Bittner, the lineup was solidified onwards as it is today's current members and the longest lineup in Shadows Fall's career's history.
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Classical in form, spare, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
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Tracks
- 1Idle Hands3:34
- 2Thoughts Without Words4:31
- 3Destroyer of Senses2:55
- 4Casting Shade2:09
- 5Stepping Outside the Circle5:25
- 6The Art of Balance4:46
- 7Mystery of One Spirit5:10
- 8The Idiot Box4:30
- 9Prelude to Disaster1:48
- 10A Fire in Babylon7:30
- 11Welcome to the Machine5:05
11 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Shadows Fall
- Label
- Century Media
- Released
- September 17, 2002
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- US
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