Speculation is that the band in question is the Massachusetts-based metal group SHADOWS FALL, whose last studio album � and Atlantic Records debut � "Threads of Life", has sold 93,000 copies in the United States since its April 2007 release � a fraction of the 301,000 sales total achieved by its predecessor, 2004's "The War Within", which was released by Century Media.

In a June 2006 interview with MTV.com, SHADOWS FALL singer Brian Fair spoke about jumping ship from Century Media Records to Atlantic for their most recent studio effort. "We were friends with [the folks at Century Media] before we signed with the label, and they definitely went above and beyond what we thought an indie label could possibly do," he said. "They did offer us a great deal [to stay with the company before we signed with Atlantic], but we wanted to ... see if we could take it to another level. - more on this story

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