18.All That Remains-The Fall of Ideals (2006)
Metalcore became the hot shit genre in metal in the mid-2000's. While they were a number of bands responsible for the genre's breakout success, Massachusetts acts Killswitch Engage, Unearth and Shadows Fall were at the forefront of the movement. In 2006, All That Remains followed the path laid out by their Massachusetts counterparts and became the next big thing in metalcore with their second full-length, The Fall of Ideals. The Fall of Ideals offered up similar thrills as other metalcore albums with plenty of affective melodic choruses, breakdowns and quality riffage, but what made this record really stand out is the heavy melodic death metal influence throughout. Phil Labonte's screams are absolutely beast-like on tracks like "The Weak Willed", "Become the Catalyst" and "Six"- which is easily the most well-known track on the album thanks to Guitar Hero II. There is practically no one in the genre that can match up to the sheer power of Labonte's growls and high-screams. Adding to the melo-death influence here is the remarkable drumming of Shannon Lucas. Lucas-who went onto drum for The Black Dahlia Murder and Battlecross after he left All That Remains in 2007-steals the show from the other talented musicians in the band. There is no doubt in my mind that the drumming on this record was the primary reason The Black Dahlia Murder hired him almost immediately after he quit All That Remains . Unfortunately, All That Remains music took a huge nose dive in quality after this record came out; which is a damn shame because this record seemed like the perfect launching point for the band to become metalcore juggernauts.All That Remains may descended into the wasteland of radio hard rock with their recent material, but the impact and brilliance of The Fall of Ideals will never be forgotten.
Standout Tracks
1.The Weak Willed https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2RUU-AVvlQ
2.Whispers (I Hear You) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzv9MV79qSU
3.Six http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0pYWGjECLE
Metalcore became the hot shit genre in metal in the mid-2000's. While they were a number of bands responsible for the genre's breakout success, Massachusetts acts Killswitch Engage, Unearth and Shadows Fall were at the forefront of the movement. In 2006, All That Remains followed the path laid out by their Massachusetts counterparts and became the next big thing in metalcore with their second full-length, The Fall of Ideals. The Fall of Ideals offered up similar thrills as other metalcore albums with plenty of affective melodic choruses, breakdowns and quality riffage, but what made this record really stand out is the heavy melodic death metal influence throughout. Phil Labonte's screams are absolutely beast-like on tracks like "The Weak Willed", "Become the Catalyst" and "Six"- which is easily the most well-known track on the album thanks to Guitar Hero II. There is practically no one in the genre that can match up to the sheer power of Labonte's growls and high-screams. Adding to the melo-death influence here is the remarkable drumming of Shannon Lucas. Lucas-who went onto drum for The Black Dahlia Murder and Battlecross after he left All That Remains in 2007-steals the show from the other talented musicians in the band. There is no doubt in my mind that the drumming on this record was the primary reason The Black Dahlia Murder hired him almost immediately after he quit All That Remains . Unfortunately, All That Remains music took a huge nose dive in quality after this record came out; which is a damn shame because this record seemed like the perfect launching point for the band to become metalcore juggernauts.All That Remains may descended into the wasteland of radio hard rock with their recent material, but the impact and brilliance of The Fall of Ideals will never be forgotten.
Standout Tracks
1.The Weak Willed https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2RUU-AVvlQ
2.Whispers (I Hear You) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzv9MV79qSU
3.Six http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0pYWGjECLE
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