All That Remains 'The Fall Of Ideals' album

Prosthetic recording artists All That Remains are set to release their new album, THE FALL OF IDEALS, on July 11th. The album is the follow-up to their 2004 debut THIS DARKENED HEART, which sold over 75,000 copies. The explosive metal quintet has come to be known for their heavy riffs, memorable hooks and rowdy live shows. Revolver Magazine recently dubbed them “the future of American metal”. Of the band’s new album, vocalist Phil Labonte said, "People have a certain idea of what this band is. When they hear the new stuff, they will notice a new approach integrated with our original style. The riffs sound familiar, but with the new layers of song dynamics, it's now a completely different animal. It’s almost like a new way to look at an old friend.”

Produced by Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage) and engineered by Peter Wichers (ex-Soilwork), the first single from the album is “This Calling”. The album was recorded during breaks from a hectic calendar of tour dates in March at Zing Studios in the band’s native Massachusetts.

All That Remains has also been confirmed for a second stage slot on this summer’s Ozzfest. In addition to the official Ozzfest tour dates, the band will be playing “Offfest” dates with Unearth Norma Jean, The Red Chord, A Life Once Lost, Walls Of Jericho and Full Blown Chaos. In the meantime the band is currently in Europe, on the European leg of The Sounds of The Underground until the end of May. They next head to Canada for a run of dates in June with Unearth, The Red Chord, A Life Once Lost, Walls Of Jericho and If Hope Dies.

Band

Philip Labonte - Vocals
Oli Hebert - Guitar
Mike Martin - Guitar
Shannon Lucas - Drums
Jeanne Sagan - Bass

Biography

“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.

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