“People have a certain idea of what this band is, and when they
hear the new stuff...it’s a new approach to our style,” vocalist
Phil Labonte says. “It’s almost like a new way to look at an old
friend."
With a desire to continually evolve, yet retain the trademark
heavy and technically-skilled sound that All That Remains has
established with the band’s breakthrough album, 2004’s This
Darkened Heart, Labonte and company have done just that with The
Fall of Ideals. Where the last record found the band
intertwining heavy music, virtuoso solos, and unmatchable
melody, All That Remains’ current collective goal is to build on
elements that the last album only hinted at. “Everything we did
on This Darkened Heart, we are turning up a notch,” Labonte
says. “This disc will have some of the most aggressive, and some
of the most friendly, pieces of music All That Remains has ever
written.”
After initially forming in 1998 as a side project for Labonte
and guitarist Oli Herbert, the band left a stamp on the
underground metal scene with its debut album, 2002’s Behind
Silence and Solitude. After bringing in guitarist Mike Martin
and releasing This Darkened Heart to rave reviews in 2004, All
That Remains landed high-profile tours and shows alongside the
likes of Gwar, The Crown, Arch Enemy, Darkest Hour, Shadows
Fall, Lamb of God, and Slipknot and toured virtually non-stop,
only taking a break in late 2005 to write new material.
The Fall of Ideals is the culmination of the original ideals,
ideas, and elements that
All That Remains was initially founded
upon. Combining the grinding riffs and unrelenting rhythms of
death metal legends and the tandem fluidity of Martin and
Herbert’s shredding, alongside Labonte’s ever-expanding vocal
repertoire of soaring notes and guttural growls, the band has
now become everything it has been striving for since its
inception.
“We’re now at the point where we're the band I always wanted to
us to be," Labonte says. “Musically, we’re capable of doing what
I originally wanted to do. As musicians, we can all live up to
that goal.”
With producer Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage) and engineer
Peter Wichers (ex-Soilwork) in tow, and artwork by Travis Smith
(Iced Earth, Opeth, Soilwork), All That Remains doesn’t simply
possess flashy production, engaging artwork, or memorable songs.
Instead, All That Remains has all three integral elements
wrapped up in an undeniably heavy and aggressive, yet
irrefutably memorable, package.
Taking that package on the road, All That Remains has an already
busy 2006 with appearances on the European leg of the Sounds of
the Underground tour and a stateside run on Ozzfest, as well as
headlining duties in the fall. For the scores of fans they’ve
already gained through constant hard work, The Fall of Ideals is
the next logical step, taking the band precisely where they’ve
always wanted to be.
Catch All That
Remains on Tour
Aug 6 2009 4:00P Mayhem Festival - Verizon Wireless Virginia
Beach Amphitheater Virginia Beach, Virginia
Aug 7 2009 4:00P Mayhem Festival - Susquehanna Bank Center
Camden, New Jersey
Aug 8 2009 4:00P Mayhem Festival - Comcast Theatre Hartford,
Connecticut
Aug 9 2009 4:00P Mayhem Festival - Nissan Pavilion Washington
D.C., Washington DC
Aug 11 2009 4:00P Mayhem Festival - Ford Amphitheatre Tampa,
Florida
Aug 12 2009 4:00P Mayhem Festival - Cruzan Amphitheatre West
Palm Beach, Florida
Aug 14 2009 4:00P Mayhem Festival - AT&T Center San Antonio,
Texas
Aug 15 2009 4:00P Mayhem Festival - Superpages.com Center
Dallas, Texas
Aug 16 2009 1:30P Mayhem Fest- Zoo Amphitheatre Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
Aug 23 2009 2:00P POINTFEST @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St
Louis, Missouri
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