SHADOWS FALL has confirmed the completion of its long-awaited follow-up to 2012's 'Fire From The Sky', with the new album set for release in 2027.

In a new interview with Mike "Radioactive MikeZ" Zara on his YouTube show "Wired In The Empire", guitarist Jonathan Donais revealed that the recording sessions are done, though the band is still finalizing schedules and personnel before a formal release.

Donais emphasized the band's musical roots, stating: "When I was writing it, I tried to only get influenced by the bands that I was listening to when I started SHADOWS FALL.

So I listened to a lot of thrash, a lot of '90s death metal, and I was just trying to get that vibe again when I was 17.

Like, why did I wanna start SHADOWS FALL? What was making me wanna do it? And then I'm listening with kind of new ears, 'cause that was a million years ago.

So I was listening to these bands with a new perspective.

I was, like, 'Wow, shit, this stuff's still really cool.' And then I was just excited, because we hadn't done anything in a while, so it was exciting again." The announcement comes after the band's first live show in six years on December 18, 2021, at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts.

While initially planning only a reunion show, Donais said: "I didn't think we were gonna do any new music.

I figured we were gonna get together for our reunion show, and that'd be it.

Maybe down the line we'd do another show.

But when we started rehearsing for it — I play guitar all day.

I don't have any kids.

While my wife's at work, I sit around and play guitar, so I have millions of riffs.

So while we're rehearsing the old stuff, I just start throwing riffs out there, and of course the guys jump in and start jamming.

Like, 'What's that?' I'm, like, 'Ah, something new.' And then they're, like, 'Oh, that's cool.' And then before you know it, we're just writing songs." The band recently released its first two singles in over 12 years — 'Souls Devoured' in May 2025 and 'In The Grey' in December 2024 — via its new record label, MNRK Heavy.

On July 18, 2025, prior to a performance at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts as support for LAMB OF GOD, the band received an official proclamation from Springfield Mayor Domenic J.

Sarno declaring the day 'Shadows Fall Day'."