Since the departure of former bassist Aaron El-Zeftawy, Burning Shadows has searched for a new bassist. When the bassist search turned up nothing, the decision was made to find a live guitarist instead and move Tim Regan to play bass live. “The studio side of the band was fine, but the live show has been suffering without a bassist,” says guitarist/bassist Tim Regan. “Matt already knew a lot of the songs, has the face-melting capabilities we need onstage, and we are good friends with him, so he was the first person we asked when the decision was made.”

Burning Shadows is continuing to search for a permanent bassist.

Below, Matt Ibach performs Saxon’s “Power and the Glory” with October 31 at Defenders of the Old Fest 2:

In light of the recent tornadoes and floods across the United States, we are resurrecting the donation drive to raise money for the American Red Cross. We wanted to keep the other causes going, so we will donate 100% of the proceeds from our Wings Over College Park digital live album to the cause of your choice.

To donate to the Red Cross directly, click here.

Wings Over College Park: Live on WMUC

1. Second Son – 4/2/2011
2. Into the Primordial – 4/2/2011
3. Oathbreaker – 1/10/2010
4. Whisper Suffering – 1/10/2010
5. A Thousand Lies* – 3/28/2009
6. Forest of the Dead – 5/14/2006
7. Wings Over Asgård – 5/14/2006
8. Interview* – 5/14/2006
9. Interview* – 9/21/2008

* Only available in Complete Edition

The Standard version of the album includes tracks you know and love, including the never-before-heard “Into the Primordial” with Tom Davy on lead vocals. The Complete version includes “A Thousand Lies” from the forthcoming album, as well as two interviews with Scott Maxwell, former station manager/DJ of WMUC.

Simply select the version of the album would like and which cause you would like to put the money towards below. If you do not see the order form below, click here.

To arms!

We in BURNING SHADOWS want to help them out. Morrisound told us the best way we could help was to keep them busy! So, we are raising money to get our forthcoming album mastered at the hallowed halls of Morrisound! Help us out and click on the link below to see our page on Morrisound’s website!

Donate to Morrisound Studios

To help raise money for WMUC, Burning Shadows is offering the Wings Over College Park live album! It includes live tracks recorded and broadcast on WMUC with various lineups of the band. All proceeds will go directly to WMUC. To donate directly to the station, click here.

Wings Over College Park: Live on WMUC

1. Second Son – 4/2/2011
2. Into the Primordial – 4/2/2011
3. Oathbreaker – 1/10/2010
4. Whisper Suffering – 1/10/2010
5. A Thousand Lies* – 3/28/2009
6. Forest of the Dead – 5/14/2006
7. Wings Over Asgård – 5/14/2006
8. Interview* – 5/14/2006
9. Interview* – 9/21/2008

* Only available in Complete Edition

The Standard version of the album includes tracks you know and love, including the never-before-heard “Into the Primordial” with Tom Davy on lead vocals. The Complete version includes “A Thousand Lies” from the forthcoming album, as well as two interviews with Scott Maxwell, former station manager/DJ of WMUC.

Order below! (If you don’t see the order form below, click here.)

While listening to the show, be sure to join us in the online chat, where we shall discuss the best methods to destroy our enemies. We may discuss the band, our music, and what we’re enjoying for breakfast, as well.

On a side note, DJ Metal Daddy is involved with the annual Warriors of Metal Open Air Fest. This year’s event takes place June 17-18, 2011 near Columbus, OH. Our brothers of steel Widow are headlining the first night!

Chapters

1. A Thousand Lies (Live 2009)
2. Haunter of the Dark (Live 2003)
3. Sarnath (Live 2003)
4. Force of Fire (Live 2005)
5. Oathbreaker (Live 2008)
6. Wings Over Asgård (Live 2005)
7. Into the Primordial (Live 2008)
8. Second Son (Live 2008)
9. Supernatural Warfare (Live 2008)
10. New Dawn Arise (Music Video)
11. Whisper Suffering (Live 2010)

…and more!

10 Years of Battle is available in the Web Shop on DVD, or is downloadable in AVI format (.zip file).

As the majority of visitors to BurningShadows.com are from the USA, the Amazon.com and iTunes links in the Web Shop and Discography pages are for the US stores. However, we are available in most (if not all) international Amazon and iTunes sites.

Here are quick links for the top countries who hail Burning Shadows:

USA
iTunes
AmazonMP3
Amazon.com

UK
iTunes UK
Amazon.co.uk MP3
Amazon.co.uk

Canada
iTunes Canada
Amazon.ca

Germany
iTunes Deutschland
Amazon.de MP3
Amazon.de

Drummer David Spencer once again has returned to his rightful place on the Burning Shadows throne!

David has pummeled the drums in the past with us in 2005-2006 as well as 2008-2009. You can hear his aural battery on Into the Primordial and the Oathbreaker EP. A conservatory-trained percussionist, David’s seamless reintegration into the band is proof that he is the most qualified drummer for the job, and has the technical ability and professional attitude necessary for the position.

Witness the fury that is the Spencehammer October 15th at the Defenders of the Old Fest!

Download tracks or order the CD version below!

1. Oathbreaker

2. Second Son

3. Supernatural Warfare

4. Haunter of the Dark (CD Bonus)

5. Whisper Suffering

• Oathbreaker EP (2010)

As many of you know, we have recently brought new lead vocalist Tom Davy into the ranks of Burning Shadows. Earlier this year we decided to “pull an Iced Earth” by simultaneously recording one brand new song and re-releasing some older material with Tom’s vocals. The result is the Oathbreaker EP.

We will be releasing this disc in September on CD as well as in mp3 format through the website. The mp3 format version will be sold at an extremely fantastic price (free). The CD artwork will be done by our longtime artist, Andraes Johansson.

The complete tracklisting will be revealed upon the release of the CD. Obviously, “Whisper Suffering” will be on the disc, since it’s been available to preview on burningshadows.com for several months now. The new song “Oathbreaker” may be familiar to those who have seen us play recently. However, we have made some improvements to the song since the last time we played it live. Without a doubt, “Oathbreaker” is one of the tightest, fastest, and most aggressive tracks we have ever recorded.

By this point, you’re no doubt wondering how we recorded a new song without a drummer. Simple: we recruited former DragonHeart (the band that became DragonForce) drummer Peter Hunt to lay down the drums for us. Working with Pete has been a great experience, despite the fact he lives literally half a world away from us. We raise our horns to him!

To get the most up-to-date news about the release of the Oathbreaker EP, we highly encourage you to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.

You’ll be hearing from us again in September, brothers and sisters!