Overcome (All That Remains album)

Overview

Adam Dutkiewicz (who produced the bands previous albums) did not have the time to produce the album. This resulted in Jason Suecof producing the album, and the band recording it in Florida instead of their usual home state of Massachusetts. Guitarist Mike Martin stated in an interview that it was tough for the band being on the road and then having to go down to Florida to record.

In an interview with Blabbermouth.net Phil Labonte revealed the release date and stated Overcome would have “a more biting tone”, “tons of double bass, like twenty guitar solos and more hooks.” He also described it as “a much darker record than The Fall of Ideals.” Also adding it would reshape what people think of the band.

On July 21, 2008, two tracks from the new album - "Before the Damned" and "Relinquish" - made their first appearance on the band's MySpace profile. Commenting on the tracks, vocalist Philip Labonte stated, "This represents the heavier side of ATR. Last time we did this we put up 'The Weak Willed' and we feel like it's a bit of a tradition to really kick you in the nuts when we first show off new stuff! So here is the heaviest stuff we came up with for 'Overcome.'" "Chiron" made its first appearance on August 11, 2008, on the band's MySpace profile. The song was the first single from the album, with a behind-the-scenes shoot up and the official music video submitted to YouTube.

Two of the album's tracks, "Two Weeks" and "Chiron", were made available as downloadable content for Rock Band on September 9, 2008. The tracks were exclusive to Rock Band for one week before the album was released.

"Two Weeks" was added to the band's MySpace page on September 8, 2008, to help promote the release of the song pack on Rock Band. It is the album's second single and a music video has been released for it. The song has since become their biggest hit to date, and their first to enter the top ten on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks.

The album entered the Billboard 200 at #16, and has sold over 500,000 copies.

The band released their third single from the album, "Forever In Your Hands", to radio on June 15, 2009. This also featured an acoustic version of the song, the first time the band had released an acoustic song.

On October 7, 2009, the band released the bonus track "Frozen", previously available in Japan only, as a free download from their website. On the same day, a music video for "Forever In Your Hands" was released.

On March 17, 2010, "Days Without" was released on the Rock Band Network as a downloadable song. On April 8, 2010, "Forever In Your Hands" followed. Finally, "Undone" was released on April 27, 2010.

Music

The album balances heavier, more aggressive elements (screamed vocals, fast riffs, double-bass drumming) with more melodic, clean singing, especially in choruses. Along with Cleaner production, especially on clean vocals. compared to the band’s previous album (Fall of Ideals) Overcome is often seen as a somewhat more polished, less extreme version. Some of the more brutal or technical elements are toned down in favor of catchiness. Many lyrics deal with struggle, personal angst, overcoming adversity, and reflections on inner wounds — emotional /psychological themes.

AllMusic wrote “the creative charge here is led by founding vocalist Phil Labonte, who consistently prioritizes clean-singing over savage growling” “meanwhile, see their instrumental contributions held ever in check by each song's optimal delivery; with Oli Herbert's flashiest guitar work saved exclusively for his consistently memorable solos.”

Similarly No Clean Singing wrote "The aggressive instrumental backdrop was still there, and Phil Labonte still made use of growly howls and piercing shrieks, but the overall tone of the album was more radio-friendly than the band’s preceding releases, and the single “Two Weeks” seemed overtly calculated to achieve crossover success. With nothing but clean singing in that song, it actually broke into stratospheric territory on the mainstream rock charts and helped land Overcome at No. 16 on the Billboard 200."

Critical reception

In 2010 Overcome took home Best Hard Rock/Metal album at the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards.

Track listing==

Personnel

;All That Remains

• Philip Labonte – vocals
• Oli Herbert – lead guitar
• Mike Martin – guitar
• Jeanne Sagan – bass
• Jason Costa – drums Credits adapted from the official release of this LP ;Production
• Jason Suecof – producer, engineer
• Mark Lewis – additional and mix engineering
• Ted Pierce – additional engineering
• Ryan Smith – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York, NY

;Management

• E.J. Johantgen and Dan Fitzgerald – A&R
• Stephen Hutton and Lucas Keller for Uppercut Management
• Mike McKoy – legal representation for Serling, Rooks & Ferrara
• Josh Kline – booking for The Agency Group
• Murray Richman – business management for Richman Business Management

;Artwork

• Carson Slovak – artwork design and layout

Charts

References

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