The Fall of Ideals by All That Remains (CD, Jul-2006, Prosthetic)

This is an excellent Cd! This cd has made All that Remains my favorite band! Ifyou like the band you'll lovethis cd! I bought it because I liked some of the songs on it but I was surprised to find that all of the songs are great!
A MUST BUY!!!

if u havn't listened to all that remains you don't know what yu'v been missing they are a+ metal with greaT drums guitar and chouruses get this cd
4.8/5

This CD is a must have for hardcore music lovers!!! The musical talent is awesome! Guitars sound amazing! Drums are unbelievable! The singing and screaming fits perfect with the music! Every song on this CD is amazing! I recommend this CD for anyone who is a hard core rocker! I give this CD a 5/5!!!!A MUST HAVE!

THIS IS A MUST HAVE. THE DRUM PLAYING ON THIS ALBUM WILL BLOW YOUR MIND. EVERY SONG IS TO BE RESPECTED. PUT YOUR HEAD PHONES ON AND CRANK IT UP TO MAX, AND GO IN TRANCE WITH THE PROGRESSIONS OF THIS ALBUM. REMEMBER LISTENING TO IRON MAIDEN'S FIRST ALBUM (IRON MAIDEN, iron maiden) FOR THE FIRST TIME, IF YOU ENJOYED THAT TRANCE, YOU'LL DIG THIS MODERN WORK FROM all that remains.

Music: Metalcore/Melodic Death Metal
Country: United States
Label: Prosthetic
Duration: 38:58
Cool Songs: We Stand, The Weak Willed, It Dwells Me in

Along with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and UNEARTH, New England’s ALL THAT REMAINS is a band that focuses more on heaviness and musicianship, and less on fashion and whiney, Emo vocals. Sure, vocalist Philip Labonte sings with clean vocals, but his vocals are dripping with passion and pain, instead of the bouncy, teeny-bopper, Pop Punk vocals that have seem to taken over this scene in the last couple of years. In fact, it seems that every song has great sing along choruses. The melodic guitar coupled with Labonte’s heartfelt singing, “We stand again, it breaks my heart, we stand again, the anger burns and I fall apart” on ‘We Stand’ keep looming ever larger in my mind with each listen, calling me to press repeat and sing these catchy choruses. ‘It Dwells me in’ is another track with cleanly sung vocal parts that are sure to cling to the minds and tongues of most listeners.

Equally impressive is the alternating between brutality and melody. One part may be slow and melodious with hollowed, passionately sung vocals (credit should be given to KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’S Adam Dutkiewicz for an excellent production, which surely helped Labonte get his best voice possible). Practically without taking another breath, the band changes into brutal breakdowns and screaming harshness (no Screamo) or speedy Death Metal licks and growling vocals. ‘The weak willed’ is an excellent example of the group’s disparate styles. The track begins with a fast, low end, palm muted tremolo riff that is more akin to bands like DEICIDE than bands associated with the Metalcore scene. Labonte trades off semi-Black Metal shrieks and brutish Hardcore vocals, yet cuts in with his trademark clean vocals and the track ends with melodic guitar notes. What an impressive showing of vocal diversity!

The Gothenburg Sweden influence that permeates through this style of music is still there, but it is not cliché. Oli Hebert and Mike Martin do it with class without ripping off the same note-based rhythm that countless bands of this sub-genre have been doing ever since they first heard SHADOWS FALL near the beginning of the this decade. The guitar duo does an excellent job of using riffs in this style and making them unique.

The commercialism of certain bands in this scene has nearly turned Metalcore into the second coming of Glam or Nu Metal. Sure, it has made their music more palatable to the radio listening masses, especially the “goth” mall kids, and made money for these bands. But in turn, it has taken credibility away from true metal heads, the people who keep music going, even in the face of unpopularity, and ultimately it is leading to the demise of this scene. With ALL THAT REMAINS’ “The Fall of Ideals”, metal heads have something to make them proud. This album is something you won’t feel ashamed of having when your hardcore Thrash or Death Metal buddies come over to your house. Prosthetic Records has once again proved why they are the leading Metalcore label in the world!

- Darren Cowan


Tracklist:
1. This Calling
2. Not Alone
3. It Dwells On Me
4. We Stand
5. Whispers (I Hear You)
6. The Weak Willed
7. Six
8. Become The Catalyst
9. The Air That I Breathe
10. Empty Inside
11. Indictment

Band line-up:
Philip Labonte - Vocals
Oli Hebert - Guitar
Mike Martin - Guitar
Shannon Lucas - Drums
Jeanne Sagan - Bass

Every song is great....especially "The Weak Willed".I would say that their second alblum is just as good as well....Does anyone know where I can find their first cd?