Shadows Fall - Fire From the Sky (2012)

Before listening to this album, I'd only heard a few songs from this band and thought they were decent. After having listened to this album for the first time, I can say that this is a very musically proficient band that knows how to make catchy and surprisingly technical metalcore songs. There's no obnoxious breakdowns as in other "core" bands; just solid, well-written stuff that would probably cause even the most ardent defenders of "tr00" metal to at least respect this band if not headbang along to their songs. This is one of the most inspired metalcore albums I've heard in recent times, and it's made me become a fan of the band.
9/10