Shadows Fall Launch Logo Design Contest; New Studio Album Slated For Release In Late Spring 2012

SHADOWS FALL LAUNCH LOGO DESIGN CONTEST

Winning Design Will Become Shadow Fall's Official New Logo And Will Be Featured On MetalSucks.net

New Studio Album Slated For Release In Late Spring 2012

(New York, NY) - In anticipation of their forthcoming new 2012 studio album, Shadows Fall are reaching out to fans to ask for help in designing their official new band logo. The design contest, presented by MetalSucks.net, is launching February 21st through Talenthouse where fans can submit their original designs through March 14th.

Voting will be open from March 21st - March 27th with the winner set to be announced on April 5th. There will be a total of three contest winners. Visit Talenthouse HERE (http://www.talenthouse.com/design-a-new-logo-for-shadows-fall)to enter.

Watch Video of Band announcing contest HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqBW0xqnSRE)

Winning prize packages are as follows:
One Grand Prize Winner (chosen by Shadows Fall)
-$250.00 Cash Prize
-Artist profile editorial feature and Logo design featured on MetalSucks.net
-VIP pair of tickets (2 tickets) and meet/greet to a local Shadows Fall tour date
-Designed Logo featured as Shadows Fall's default image on band social media accounts for 2 weeks
-Signed copy of new Shadows Fall album

One First Prize Runner Up (chosen by fan vote)
-$100.00 Cash Prize
-Logo design featured on Shadows Fall's Facebook page
-Pair of tickets (2 tickets) and meet/greet to local Shadows Fall tour date
-Shadows Fall merchandise package
-Signed copy of new Shadows Fall album

One Second Prize Runner Up (chosen by fan vote)
-Logo design featured on Shadows Fall's Facebook page
-Pair of tickets (2 tickets) and meet/greet to local Shadows Fall tour date
-Signed copy of new Shadows Fall album

In other news, Shadows Fall will hit the road for a string of headlining tour dates this February where they will play intimate warm up shows and new music in select cities. The band will then head to Australia for Soundwave 2012 (full tour dates below).

Shadows Fall has just wrapped recording their seventh official studio album at Zing Studios. Slated for a late spring 2012 release, the new record reunites the band with long-time friend, producer/engineer and Killswitch Engage/Times Of Grace guitarist, Adam Dutkiewicz. Adam D., who has previously helmed the boards on albums for All That Remains, As I Lay Dying, Unearth, The Devil Wears Prada, and Every Time I Die, is also intimately involved in the writing of the new Shadows Fall material.

Formed in 1996, Shadows Fall emerged from Springfield, Massachusetts in 1996 as a D.I.Y. band that ultimately found legions of fans, worldwide fame, Grammy nominations, and rock radio success. The band has released six studio albums, two DVDs, a collection of B-sides and one Greatest Hits compilation, selling over 770,000 to date and has had music featured on the hugely popular video game series Guitar Hero. With the band's sound often described as having an unmistakable, seamless blend of metal and hard rock, Shadows Fall has grown to help define the very essence of modern aggressive music, showcasing their distinctive mix of bone-splintering aggression and melodic nuance. Shadows Fall has toured extensively with such bands as Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Stone Sour, Lacuna Coil, Trivium, Dragonforce, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Lamb Of God.

SHADOWS FALL TOUR DATES
SOUNDWAVE 2012
Feb 25 - Brisbane, AUS - Soundwave
Feb 26 - Sydney, AUS - Soundwave
Feb 28 - Melbourne, AUS - The Palace (Sidewave w/Machine Head, Chimaira, Times of Grace)
Feb 29 - Sydney, AUS - UNSW Roundhouse (Sidewave w/Machine Head, Chimaira, Times of Grace)
Mar 2 - Melbourne, AUS - Soundwave
Mar 3 - Adelaide, AUS - Soundwave
Mar 5 - Perth, AUS - Soundwave

SHADOWS FALL LINKS
www.shadowsfall.com
http://www.facebook.com/shadowsfall
www.myspace.com/shadowsfall
www.twitter.com/shadowsfallband