After 8 long years, SHIELDS are back on the scene with the gut-wrenching Death & Connection - a testimonial to dearly departed guitarist George Christie as well as Joe Edwards and Samuel Kubrick Finney's struggles in the aftermath. Across 12 songs SHIELDS pull no punches in their lyricism and elevate the technical elements of metalcore, particularly in Alastair Wain's drums, while crafting a soundscape varying from thrash to the opera. The first thing to note on Death & Con