The Fall of Ideals | 
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| Artist: All That Remains
Label: Razor & Tie
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 2773
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 82956
UPC: 793018295628
EAN: 0793018295628
ASIN: B000FVBLEI
Release Date: July 11, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | This Calling | | • | Not Alone | | • | It Dwells In Me | | • | We Stand | | • | Whispers (I Hear Your) | | • | The Weak Willed | | • | Six | | • | Become The Catalyst | | • | The Air That I Breathe | | • | Empty Inside | | • | Indictment |
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Album Description
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."
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| Customer Reviews:
 Metal Perfection November 29, 2008
The It 27 (Colorado, USA)
I am new to all that remains and i love this album this is the best album of all that remains by far! Sure this Darkened Heart is an awsome album but this is incredable.
 Formula Metalcore...not that there's anything wrong with that November 14, 2008
D'Ann (AZ)
Formulas exist for a reason; when they work, they are extremely effective. And when it comes to the much-maligned genre known as "metalcore," ATR has the formula down. Take the thundering melodies and crunching riffs of heavy metal, mix them with the throat-ripping screams and crushing breakdowns of hardcore, add in plenty of double-bass drumming and a few guitar solos, blend it all at mosh-inducing speed, and the result is music that will take up space in your brain for awhile. It also helps to have the right musicians, and ATR has that covered as well. Former guitar teacher Oli Hebert and his onetime student Mike Martin are a solid guitar tandem, and Hebert is capable of some blazing lead work. Bassist Jeanne Sagan is serviceable enough to at least avoid the "girl bass player" stereotype; drummer Shannon Larkin is all about speed and precision. But the real star of this show is ATR's talented frontman, Phil Labonte, an incredibly versatile vocalist who screams, shouts, growls and shrieks his way through all ten songs...oh yeah, he can actually sing, too. As a lyricist, Labonte does best when he sticks to optimistic themes of motivation and determination on songs like "Not Alone," "The Air That I Breathe" and "This Calling;" his tales of broken romance ("Six," "Whispers," "Empty Inside") veer into Bullet For My Valentine territory. If there's such a thing as a "prototype" for a metalcore band, All That Remains might be it. But that's not really a bad thing if the music gives the genre a good name.
Bold statement October 3, 2008
Brandon Coyle (Warrenton VA USA)
This may be the best album ive ever purchased as well as heard, which is a bold statement considering I spend a great deal of money on cds. This cd is revolutionary in the world of metal. Phil really shows his vocal capabilities in this album, in my opinion he has the best scream out there, ranging for a low growl to a high pitched punch in the face. Not only can he scream, but he also has a very surprising singing voice which is used to the fullest in almost every song. The guitar work and the drumming step up their game as well, including: much faster double bass, and much more complex guitar riffs and soloing. To make things short...you would be an absolute fool not to buy this album.
One of the best metalcore albums out there. July 4, 2008
Jeremy Brackeen (Cameron, WI United States)
This album is simply awesome. All That Remains's 2006 masterpiece "The Fall of Ideals" is without question the best album that the band has to offer thus far, and it's also one of the best modern metal/metalcore albums that I've listened to as well. I enjoyed their 2004 release "This Darkened Heart" very much as well, but this album is much better, and not to mention that it also has more variety as well. These Massachusetts metalcore bruisers keep on getting better with each album, and believe me "The Fall of Ideals" is indeed full proof. In my honest opinion, I think ATR are just way too good to be even considered a metalcore band, because they have so much characteristics that separate them from other typical "core" bands including guitar solos, and believe me, this album is just chock full of them. "The Fall of Ideals" is also the first ATR album to feature female bassist Jeanne Sagan and drummer Shannon Lucas (who is currently doing time with The Black Dahlia Murder). Together these two make such a sick, monstrous, crushing rhythm section on this album. Jeanne's bass on here is pretty good, and Shannon's drumming is just fast, savage, insane, and complexed throughout. He even throws in some sickening blast beats as well, and he also does a fantastic job at slamming on the double bass too. Oli Herbert and Mike Martin's guitarwork on here is just absolutely brilliant. The riffs are just fast, heavy, crushing, and aggressive and the solos are amazing and perfectly executed. Like I said before, there's lots of great solos on this album. Philip Labonte's vocals are just simply amazing, and they're also varied throughout on this album as well. He can go from a nasty, frightening shriek, to a harsh, angry hardcore scream and shout, to wicked, gutteral, full-bodied death meatal growls, to splendid clean singing vocals. There's no doubt that Philip is one of the best vocalists in metal today.
Every song on here is just great plain and simple, but here's a look at some of the highlights on here anyway.
Opening blister "This Calling" immediately opens up the flood gates with a loud, throat ripping scream from Philip, along with fast, dominating double bass drumwork, and mad head-rushing guitars. There's also a great catchy melodic sung chorus and a great winding melodic guitar solo as well. Track three "It Dwells in Me" is another highlight that is highlighted by crushing machine gun-like riffing, awesome wailing solos, slamming double bass onslaughts, and nasty, aggressive screaming from Philip. The fifth song "Whispers (I Hear Your)" starts off with a nice, melodic accoustic intro and seconds later they give way to heavier, crushing riffs. There's also some great vocals from Philip including some great clean singing in the chorus which is also great, as well as another great solo. The sixth track "The Weak Willed" is highlighted by wicked death metal growls from Philip, as well as some more great, solid drumming from Shannon including some clobbering blast beats, while track seven "Six" is another favorite that is also highighted by more clobbering blast beats and wild speaker shredding riffs and leads and another nice solo. Track nine "The Air That I Breathe" is another highlight on here that features some catchy machine gun-like leads, more awesome soloing, and another great melodic chrous, and track ten "Empty Inside" features more busy double bass work, some more blast beats, nasty, angry shouts and shrieks, mad skull crushing riffs and another melodic careening solo to boot.
Jeremy's song ratings:
1. This Calling (3:38) - 5/5
2. Not Alone (3:30) - 5/5
3. It Dwells in Me (3:14) - 5/5
4. We Stand (3:47) - 5/5
5. Whispers (I Hear Your) (3:39) - 5/5
6. The Weak Willed (4:05) - 5/5
7. Six (3:22) - 5/5
8. Become the Catalyst (3:06) - 5/5
9. The Air That I Breathe (3:34) - 5/5
10. Empty Inside (3:22) - 5/5
11. Indictment (3:42) - 5/5
See, every song gets a 5 out of 5.
Bottom Line: "The Fall of Ideals" is the best album that All That Remains have to offer thus far in thier career, and it's also their most varied album as well. If you're a fan of All That Remains, metal, metalcore, hardcore, etc, then by all means you'll defintately love "The Fall of Ideals" Even some fans of melodic death metal will enjoy this album as well. Trust me, it's that good. Buy it now!!
 Buy Skinlab April 16, 2008
Anthony Pittman
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Check out Skinlab folks.......everything else is trying to merge the Machinehead/Skinlab bay area sound with pretty vocals...it's just too predictable. For a sonic lesson wait and buy the new Skinlab live CD, SkinnedAlive.....4/29
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