All That Remains is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1998. They have released ten studio albums, a live CD and DVD, and have sold over a million records worldwide. Established by vocalist Philip Labonte, the rest of the band consists of lead guitarist Ken Susi, rhythm guitarist Mike Martin, bassist Matt Deis and drummer Anthony Barone. The band have found varying commercial success over the course of their existence, earning three Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certification awards for their songs and recording six top-ten hits on the American Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, including their song "Stand Up" which went #1 in 2012.
History
Formation and first releases (1998–2005) Phil Labonte, the vocalist for All That Remains, was originally the vocalist for Shadows Fall and appeared on the cult classic album Somber Eyes to the Sky. After being asked to leave because of "musical differences", Phil focused entirely on All That Remains, a side project he had been working on prior to leaving. Labonte first recruited Dan Egan on bass, then the band's future guitarist Mike Martin tried out for guitar, not making the cut on his first go around. He then told Labonte to get in contact with his guitar teacher Oli Herbert. Herbert then auditioned for the band and ended up joining. Chris Bartlett and Michael Bartlett rounded out the rest of the band playing lead guitar and the drums respectively.
The band released their debut album, Behind Silence and Solitude, on March 26, 2002, through Prosthetic Records. The style of the album differs from their current melodic metalcore musical style they have had since 2006, and more prominently contains elements of melodic death metal. It was also the band's only release featuring the original members Bartlett and Egan. Mike Martin who had originally tried out for the band in 1998, then officially joined the band shortly after the album’s release replacing Bartlett on guitar. In November 2002, All That Remains toured alongside Bloodlet, during December they toured alongside Crematorium, Origin and Scar Culture.
Their second album, This Darkened Heart, was released on March 23, 2004, through Prosthetic Records. Produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, the album featured better production compared to its predecessor. The three singles that were released from the album are "This Darkened Heart", "Tattered on My Sleeve", and "The Deepest Gray". Music videos were created for all three. This Darkened Heart is the first album with current guitarist Mike Martin. One of All That Remains first major tours came in 2004 while they were opening for GWAR. While on tour Herbert’s wife quit her job and gave him an ultimatum and told Herbert that she would leave him if he did not return home immediately. Herbert initially gave into his wife’s demands however following a conversation with GWAR lead singer Dave Brockie he convinced Herbert to stay on the tour and stick with the band.
In May 2005 Matt Deis left the band for undisclosed reasons, he was temporarily replaced by Josh Venn, of Blood Has Been Shed. Jeanne Sagan then took over as a permanent replacement in 2006. In October 2005 All That Remains toured alongside Trivium in the UK.
The Fall of Ideals, Overcome, and success (2006–2009)
Their third album, The Fall of Ideals, was released on July 11, 2006, through Prosthetic Records. Once again, the album was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz. The album is also considered to be the band's breakthrough release, as it entered the Billboard 200 charts at number 75, selling almost 13,000 copies in its first week. "This Calling" was released as the album's first single. Two music videos were created, with one incorporating footage from Saw III (as it was the lead song from the film's soundtrack). A music video was made for the album's second single "The Air That I Breathe". The band was also a part of Ozzfest 2006. The song "Six" is featured in Guitar Hero II as an unlockable song. The album is viewed as a classic in the metalcore genre; Rob McFeters of Lambgoat gave the album a perfect score, stating “The entire band executes the songs perfectly," adding that "the production is full and crisp.” Shortly after the album’s release Shannon Lucas left the band and was replaced by former Diecast drummer Jason Costa. In 2022, it was announced that The Fall of Ideals had surpassed 450,000 sales in the United States. A music video for the album's third single "Not Alone" was filmed on July 4 and was released on September 10, 2007. In November 2006, they supported Killswitch Engage on US dates and DragonForce on a UK tour in December. In January 2007, the band embarked on their first US headlining tour with Misery Signals, Light This City and Human Abstract serving as support. The band also played at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany, to great success, and played a string of shows in Mexico in July. In the Fall they supported As I Lay Dying on a US tour. On November 30, 2007, All That Remains released a live CD/DVD album titled All That Remains Live.
In early 2008, they embarked on a headlining tour with support from Chimaira and Black Tide with Divine Heresy and Light This City splitting the tour's opening slot. Five Finger Death Punch was originally supposed to play but dropped off before the tour started due to vocal problems. Later that summer All That Remains appeared on the Midwestern leg of Van's Warped Tour 2008. The band visited Audiohammer Studios in May 2008 to record their fourth studio album, entitled Overcome, with producer Jason Suecof. The album was released on September 16, 2008, with critics giving it mixed reviews due to its more mainstream sound, many claiming that the band had focused on catchy melodies rather than technical heavy-metal riffs. The song "Chiron" was released as the first single from the album and a video was produced for it. Two singles from the album", Chiron" and "Two Weeks", were also released for Rock Band as downloadable content, along with "This Calling". The band released a video for "Two Weeks" in October. "Two Weeks" was also featured as a free playable download on the popular iPhone OS game Tap Tap Revenge 2. The track went on to become the band's first song to reach the Mainstream Rock Charts peaking at number 9. On June 10, All That Remains started touring on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival, playing the Jägermeister stage along with God Forbid and headliners Trivium. All That Remains and Trivium then embarked on a US co headlining tour in the Fall, they then supported In Flames on the second North American leg of their A Sense of Purpose Tour.
In April 2009, Phil Labonte posted on his Twitter that he was recording something in the studio on that same day with (at least) Oli and Mike. This turned out to be the acoustic version of "Forever in Your Hands". In late June 2009, drummer Jason Costa broke his hand, so the band temporarily recruited drummer Tony Laureano (Dimmu Borgir, Nile) to honor their commitment to the 2009 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. In late September 2009, All That Remains announced "The Napalm & Noise Tour", which took place from November 23, 2009, to December 21, 2009. They co-headlined it with The Devil Wears Prada, and were supported by Story of the Year and Haste the Day.
For We Are Many (2010–2011) All That Remains announced plans to start recording another album, which began in April 2010. The band later confirmed the album would be released later in the year with Adam Dutkiewicz as the chosen producer.re The album was released on October 12, 2010. In October, All That Remains released the music video for their single "Forever in Your Hands". Also released on this day was a free download of the Japanese bonus track "Frozen" from Overcome. In January 2010, All That Remains won top honors in the Hard Rock/Metal category in the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards for the album.
On June 8, 2010, All That Remains premiered the title track "For We Are Many" during a show in Burlington, Vermont, under the working title of "Dem Trims". On August 16 Labonte revealed the albums cover stating that it was the first time he had an idea for the album cover before they started working on it. adding "I wanted it to be heavy and let the art speak for itself. That was part of the reason for leaving the name of the band off the cover.” From August 18 to September 6, a free download of the title track, "For We Are Many", was available on the band's website after subscribing to their mailing list. On October 6, 2010, All That Remains released a music video for the single "Hold On". All 3 singles from the album broke into the top 10 on the US Mainstream Rock Chart.
"For We Are Many" was officially released on October 12 and became the bands best commercial performing album becoming their first to top the US Top Hard Rock Albums Billboard, along with peaking at number 10 on the Billboard 200 number 7 on Canadian Albums Chart selling just over 29,000 copies in its first week. This is the highest the band has charted ever charted on the mainstream charts in both countries. The album was met with generally positive reviews though not universally. It was noted for striking a good balance between the band's heavier metalcore sound and their more melodic tendencies. All That Remains then went on an extensive 18-month tour in support of the album. They also took part in the Share the Welt Fall tour with Hatebreed, Rains, and Five Finger Death Punch. On April 1, 2011, a music video for "The Last Time" was released. In July 2011 they joined Hollywood Undead on the Endless Summer Tour.
A War You Cannot Win (2012–2013)
On January 25, 2012, Phil Labonte stated that the band was working on new material. On June 21, they revealed that their upcoming sixth studio album is titled A War You Cannot Win. Prior to its release Labonte commented on the album in an interview with Blabbermouth.net "We really busted our asses and tried to do some new stuff.” On August 13, 2012, Phil uploaded "Down Through the Ages" to YouTube. All That Remains released the album cover to the album August 23. On August 27, the first single "Stand Up" was released on the radio. On August 29, All That Remains released the official lyric video to "Stand Up". The band has also released a free track of "Down Through the Ages" on their website from the album A War You Cannot Win, which was released on November 6, 2012. The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 selling 25,000 copies in its first week. The album was met with mostly positive reviews, but was also viewed as the bands shift to a more radio friendly sound. In Loudwire's review they commented on the albums "more mainstream hard rock direction" and highlights tracks like "What If I Was Nothing" as clear attempts to reach rock radio. Which ultimately worked as "Stand Up" became the band’s first to reach number 1 on the U.S. mainstream rock charts and “What If I Was nothing peaked at number 2. From August. 23 through Sept. 28. they took part in the Rock Allegiance Tour, alongside Volbeat, HIM and Airbourne. On October 21, 2013, the band released a music video for the track "What If I Was Nothing". They then went on tour in support of the album alongside Dethklok and Machine Head.
The Order of Things (2014–2015)