An Overcast of Shadows Falling with Brian Fair

Brian James Fair is one of the most influential icons to ever rise from the Massachusetts Heavy Music scene. He is also considered the pioneer of the Metalcore singing style. What started as a dream after seeing Cinderella open for Bon Jovi on the "Slippery When Wet" tour became a reality from the moment he formed Overcast in 1991. Growing up, Brian always had an ear for various musical styles, but Heavy Metal and Hard Core were the genres that got his adrenaline pumping.


Once Overcast released "Expectational Dilution" in 1994, Brian's craft started getting recognized by the fans of the East Coast Heavy Music underground scene. To this day "Expectational Dilution" is considered the album that sparked the Metalcore flame. After four years of getting their name out, in November of 1998 Overcast split after a national tour with Shai Hulud and Disembodied.

At Overcast's last show, Shadows Fall recruited Brian to replace Phil Labonte (now in All That Remains) as the bands front-man. In 2000, Shadows Fall released their epic album "Of One Blood" via Century Media Records, which was the bands first record with Brian Fair on vocals. From that moment on Shadow's Fall became one of the best Heavy Music bands in the United States.

After releasing 17 records, touring the entire world, and never changing to fit in with the times. Brian Fair is a legend within the Heavy Music world. Some say that Shadow's Fall is passed their prime time, but we couldn't disagree more with this statement. With the release of "Retribution" in 2009, Shadows Fall prove that they are still on top of their game. Did you know that Jimmy Fallon is a big fan? This is why they ended up performing on the "Jimmy Fallon Show" on September of 2009.

What's next for Shadow's Fall, watch our exclusive interview with Brian Fair and find out! \m/



Facts about Brian Fair:
- Brian is a Vegetarian.
- His dreadlocks are almost 20 years old.
- Brian is also a guitarist, a bassist and a drummer.
- He is an avid Boston Celtics fan, and often wears the team jersey while on stage.
- In 7th grade he visited a recording studio after winning a radio jingle contest (sponsored by Mass Electric) with a Beastie Boys-inspired tune called "The Energy Conservation Rap Song."

Brian Fair's discography:
- Overcast - Bleed Into One (7") (1992)
- Overcast - Expectational Dilution (1994)
- Overcast - Stirring the Killer (7") (1995)
- Overcast - Overcast/Arise Split CD (7") (1996)
- Overcast - Begging for Indifference (7" EP/CD) (1996)
- Overcast - Fight Ambition to Kill"(1997)
- Shadows Fall - Of One Blood (2000)
- Shadows Fall - Deadworld (EP) (2001)
- Shadows Fall - Fear Will Drag You Down (Compilation Album) (2002)
- Shadows Fall - The Art of Balance (2002)
- Shadows Fall - The War Within (2004)
- Transient - N/A (Demo) (2004)
- Shadows Fall - Fallout from the War (Compilation Album) (2006)
- Shadows Fall - Threads of Life (2007)
- Shadows Fall - Seeking the Way: The Greatest Hits (2007)
- Overcast - Reborn to Kill Again (2008)
- Shadows Fall - Retribution (2009)

Related links:
Official Site of Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall on MySpace

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