''Overcome'' is the fourth studio album by the American
metalcore
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band
All That Remains. It was released on September 19, 2008. ''Overcome'' is the first album by All That Remains that was not produced by
Adam Dutkiewicz of
Killswitch Engage and also the first album with drummer Jason Costa.
Overview
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
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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
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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
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. 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, entering the top ten on
Billboard
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's
Mainstream Rock Tracks
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.
The album entered the Billboard 200 at #16, and has sold over 200,000 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.
All That Remains "Forever In Your Hands" Video
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On March 17, 2010, "Days Without" was released on the Rock Band Network
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as a downloadable song. On April 8, 2010, "Forever In Your Hands" followed. Finally, "Undone" was released on April 27, 2010.
Track listing
Personnel
;All That Remains
* Philip Labonte – lead vocals
* Oli Herbert – lead guitar
* Mike Martin – rhythm guitar
* Jeanne Sagan – bass guitar
* Jason Costa – drums
;Production
* Jason Suecof – producer
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, 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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2008 albums
All That Remains (band) albums
Prosthetic Records albums
Razor & Tie albums
Albums produced by Jason Suecof