So what brings you back to Australia?
We've just been doing some shows with Lamb Of God and we always like to use our time between that to do some shows.

How has it been sharing the stage with Lamb of God?
Well they're a band we play with a bunch and I guess we're really looking forward to sharing stage with them. They come from a lot of similar backgrounds and has a similar metal influence. Plus they keep it real heavy and brutal. It's always cool to have fans share a common ground.

Do you think you'll have any band mergers happening during the shows?
Me and Randy have been known to sing together on stage.

So is this the first album to be released from your new label Everblack Industries?
We kind of formed a label in conjunction with Warner Brothers. It was awesome to take back control and be independent to a major label. A lot of things worked out for us because we kind of have the best of both worlds. It's kind of a perfect situation for a band because most independent labels are struggling but we don't have to worry about that.

Has the new freedom of recording changed the sound of what you've produced this time?
Not necessarily. Even with the last (album) the label didn't hear it until it was mastered.

So whats Redemption about?
There's no overall theme. Each song is about reflection. The songs are almost dictated by the style of our music and we've got more epic lyrics to reflect that.

What were you or the band being influenced or inspired by during the writing of the tracks?
Everyone brings their own stuff to the table. I listen to a lot of older stuff, I dig into the vault more than anything else. Usually it's melodic but great metal. We just try to find new ways to do things and new twists to create. I think vocals probably the most different approach, we didn't have any dramatic change in style. It was really about bringing back the human element missing from it. With modern music you shine everything to a perfect level and tweak everything to make it sound too perfect. We wanted to leave the raw edge and bring back the energy of old metal records.

How long did it take to get together?
From beginning to end we spent a little over a month tracking the music. We recorded it in six weeks.

Are there any songs on the album that have been in the pipeline for a while?
The first we wrote was probably A Public Execution which was written a year before recording. When we finished we were already tracking Dead and Gone.

Is there anything you wish you could have done on the album but didn't?
We pretty much had what wanted. We're not a band that tends to overwrite for an album. We find songs we want to focus on as opposed to writing lots of songs.

How are crowds taking to the new album?
It's been great, the live stuff is going over well.

What would you say the crowd favourite track is, why?
King of Nothing and A Public Execution because crowds can sing along with the old fuck-it-all attitude, anything that can get the crowd swearing is always a hit.

Are there any on there that came about really unusually?
Yeah the song Still I Rise became the first song on the (bonus DVD) that happened almost by accident. It was this drum n bass jam, this really weird rhythm that fully spawned right into a song. It was just one of those moments where you just pull a riff right out of thin air.

Have you launched straight back into writing again or are you going to take a break and focus on the tour for a while?
Right now we're just focusing on the live show. Any ideas we have we may write down and record but we're more focused on getting the live show sounding good.

How would you describe the live show?
We take our music very seriously and all have a good time. It's a metal show so it'll be more of a party than a show, we'll spend more time on the barrier or in the crowd rather than bored on stage.

Catch Shadows Fall when they take to the stage at Metros City, Perth on December 18.