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All That Remains is an American heavy metal band from
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, formed in 1998. They have released ten studio albums, a live CD and DVD, and have sold over a million records worldwide. The group currently consists of vocalist
Philip Labonte Philip Steven Labonte (born April 15, 1975) is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the metalcore band All That Remains. He is the former lead vocalist for Shadows Fall, was the touring vocalist for Killswitch Engage in early ...
, rhythm guitarist Mike Martin, lead guitarist
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, bassist Matt Deis and drummer Anthony Barone, with Labonte being the last remaining original member. In spite of this, the band's line-up had remained consistent from the release of 2008's '' Overcome'' until 2015's ''
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'', spanning four albums. This line-up changed, however, in September 2015, when long-time bassist
Jeanne Sagan Jeanne Sagan (born January 11, 1979) is an American musician. She is the bassist and backing vocalist for the heavy metal band Crossing Rubicon, but is best known as the former bassist and backing vocalist for the metalcore band All That Remai ...
left the band, with Aaron Patrick taking her place, and then again in February 2019, when the band confirmed that Richardson would be joining the band to replace the deceased lead guitarist and original member, Oli Herbert. Patrick would be replaced in 2022 by Matt Deis.


History


Formation and first releases (1998–2005)

Phil Labonte Philip Steven Labonte (born April 15, 1975) is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the metalcore band All That Remains. He is the former lead vocalist for Shadows Fall, was the touring vocalist for Killswitch Engage in early ...
, the vocalist for All That Remains, was originally the vocalist for
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and appeared on the cult classic album ''
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''. After being asked to leave because of "musical differences", Phil focused entirely on All That Remains, a side project he had been working on prior to leaving. The band released their debut album, ''
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'', on March 26, 2002, through
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. The style of the album differs from their current
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musical style they have had since 2006, and more prominently contains elements of
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. It was also the band's only release featuring the original members Chris Bartlett and Dan Egan. Their second album, '' This Darkened Heart'', was released on March 23, 2004, through Prosthetic Records. Produced by
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guitarist
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, the album featured better production compared to its predecessor. The three
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that were released from the album are "This Darkened Heart", "Tattered on My Sleeve", and "The Deepest Gray". Music videos were created for all three. ''This Darkened Heart'' is the first album with current guitarist Mike Martin.


''The Fall of Ideals'', ''Overcome'', and success (2006–2009)

Their third album, ''
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'', was released on July 11, 2006, through Prosthetic Records. Once again, the album was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz. The album is also considered to be the band's breakthrough release, as it entered the ''Billboard'' 200 charts at number 75, selling almost 13,000 copies in its first week. "This Calling" was released as the album's first single. Two
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s were created, with one incorporating footage from ''
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'' (as it was the lead song from the film's soundtrack). A music video was made for the album's second single "The Air That I Breathe". The band was also a part of
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. The song "Six" is featured in
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as an unlockable song . On June 20, 2007, it was announced that ''The Fall of Ideals'' had surpassed 100,000 sales in the United States. A music video for the album's third single "Not Alone" was filmed on July 4 and was released on September 10, 2007. In 2007, they played at
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in Wacken, Germany, to great success. On November 30, 2007, All That Remains released a live CD/DVD album titled ''All That Remains Live''. In early 2008, they embarked on a headlining tour with support from
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with
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and
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splitting the tour's opening slot.
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was originally supposed to play but dropped off before the tour started due to vocal problems. Later that summer All That Remains appeared on the Midwestern leg of Van's Warped Tour 2008. The band visited Audiohammer Studios in May 2008 to record their fourth studio album, entitled '' Overcome'', with producer
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. The album was released on September 16, 2008, with critics giving it mixed reviews due to its more mainstream sound, many claiming that the band had focused on catchy melodies rather than technical heavy-metal riffs. The song "Chiron" was released as the first single from the album and a video was produced for it. Two singles from the album",Chiron" and " Two Weeks", were also released for
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as downloadable content, along with "This Calling". The band released a video for "Two Weeks" in October. "Two Weeks" was also featured as a free playable download on the popular
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game ''
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''. On June 10, All That Remains started touring on the Rockstar
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, playing the Jägermeister stage along with
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and headliners
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. In April 2009, Phil Labonte posted on his Twitter that he was recording something in the studio on that same day with (at least) Oli and Mike. This turned out to be the acoustic version of "Forever in Your Hands". In late June 2009, drummer Jason Costa broke his hand, so the band temporarily recruited drummer Tony Laureano (
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,
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) to honor their commitment to the 2009
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.


''For We Are Many'' (2010–2011)

All That Remains announced plans to start recording another album, which began in April 2010. The band later confirmed the album would be released later in the year with Adam Dutkiewicz as the chosen producer. The album was released on October 12, 2010. In late September 2010, All That Remains announced "The Napalm & Noise Tour", which took place from November 23, 2013, to December 21, 2013. They co-headlined it with The Devil Wears Prada, and were supported by
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and
Haste the Day Haste the Day is an American metalcore band formed in Carmel, Indiana in 2001 and signed to Solid State Records. Their name is derived from a lyric in the hymn "It Is Well with My Soul" by Horatio Spafford. The band released an EP titled '' T ...
. In October, All That Remains released the music video for their single " Forever in Your Hands". Also released on this day was a free download of the Japanese bonus track "Frozen" from Overcome. In January 2011, All That Remains won top honors in the Hard Rock/Metal category in the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards for the album. On June 8, 2010, All That Remains premiered the title track "For We Are Many" during a show in Burlington, Vermont, under the working title of "Dem Trims". From August 18 to September 6, a free download of the title track, "For We Are Many", was available on the band's website after subscribing to their mailing list. On October 6, 2010, All That Remains released a music video for the single "Hold On". "For We Are Many" debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200, selling a little over 29,000 copies in its first week. All That Remains took part in the Share the Welt Fall tour with
Hatebreed Hatebreed is an American metalcore/ hardcore band from Bridgeport, Connecticut, formed in 1994. The band released its debut album ''Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire'' in 1997, which gave the band a cult following. The band signed to Universa ...
,
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, and
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.


''A War You Cannot Win'' (2012–2013)

On January 25, 2012, Phil Labonte stated that the band was working on new material. On June 21, they revealed that their upcoming sixth studio album is titled ''
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''. On August 13, 2012, Phil uploaded "Down Through the Ages" to YouTube. All That Remains released the album cover to the album August 23. On August 27, the first single "Stand Up" was released on the radio. On August 29, All That Remains released the official lyric video to "Stand Up". The band has also released a free track of "Down Through the Ages" on their website from the album ''A War You Cannot Win'', which was released on November 6, 2012. On October 21, 2013, the band released a music video for the track "What If I Was Nothing".


''The Order of Things'' (2014–2015)

In January 2014, the band reported through their official Facebook page that they had started writing their seventh studio album. On June 26, 2014, it was confirmed that the band was in pre-production on their new album with producer Josh Wilbur, who had previously worked with
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and
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. The follow-up to 2012's ''
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'' was tentatively due before the end of the year. However, during an interview with Phil Labonte on the Jasta Show, Phil stated that the new forthcoming record would more than likely be released in January. On November 14, 2014, Phil Labonte announced that he released a new song from the new album. The song ended up being entitled "No Knock", which was released officially in digital stores on November 24, 2014. On November 20, Phil Labonte announced via Facebook that the new album title is ''
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''. The album was released on February 24, 2015, via
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, after the first single from the album, "This Probably Won't End Well", was released on January 13, 2015. On September 24, 2015, the band announced the departure of Jeanne Sagan and the introduction of her replacement on bass, Aaron Patrick, formerly of
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and
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.


''Madness'' (2016–2018)

On August 1, it was reported that All That Remains were recording their eighth album at a Los Angeles-area studio with producer
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. Frontman Phil Labonte stated about the follow-up to 2015's ''The Order of Things'': "The disc we are working on right now is going to blow people's minds. It's gonna challenge you. There are songs like nothing we've ever done before." The new album, officially been titled ''
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'', was released on April 28, 2017. The band toured North America with
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in support of the album in late 2017.


''Victim of the New Disease'' and Oli Herbert's death (2018–2021)

On September 14, 2018, the band released a new song titled "Fuck Love" from their upcoming studio album set for release in early 2019. On September 26, the band released an image of the cover art to their social media pages, revealing the title of the new record to be ''
Victim of the New Disease ''Victim of the New Disease'' is the ninth studio album by the American heavy metal band All That Remains. It was released on November 9, 2018 on Razor & Tie Records. It is the final album to feature founding guitarist Oli Herbert, who died on ...
''. On September 27, 2018, the band announced a release date of November 9. On October 17, 2018, the band revealed through their
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page that lead guitarist and founding member Oli Herbert had died at the age of 44. On Facebook, his wife claimed to have received the toxicology report, which indicated that the cause of his death was drowning after taking antidepressants and sleeping aids, neither of which were prescribed. However, it has been reported that police are looking into his death and that it was possibly the result of foul play. The Facebook post has since been deleted. The investigation is ongoing. On November 9, 2018, Labonte revealed in an interview that
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(formerly of
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and
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) would be filling in as lead guitarist for their upcoming tours. On February 5, 2019, the band confirmed that Richardson would be joining the band as an official member via their Facebook page.


Further lineup changes and ''Antifragile'' (2022–present)

On February 2, 2022, it was announced that former bassist Matt Deis had rejoined the band, replacing Aaron Patrick who left to focus on his other band,
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. On July 20, 2023, it was announced drummer Jason Costa had left the band for personal reasons. Following Costa's departure, Anthony Barone of Canadian death metal band,
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(and formerly of
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and
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), took over as All That Remains' touring drummer. On May 3, 2024, the single "Divine" was released in advance of the band's next studio album; it is the band's first song to feature Richardson on lead guitar and Barone on drums. A month later the band would release the single "Let You Go" on June 14. On August 16, 2024, the band released the third single "No Tomorrow" off their upcoming album. On November 7, 2024, the fourth single "Forever Cold" was released along with a lyric video. On December 6, 2024, it was announced that All That Remains will release their new album '' Antifragile'' on January 31, 2025.


Musical style and influences


Musical style

All That Remains has been described as
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,
melodic metalcore Melodic metalcore is a fusion genre, incorporating elements of melodic death metal and metalcore; it has a heavy emphasis on melodic instrumentation, distorted guitar tones, palm mute, palm muting, double bass drumming, blast beats, metalcore-sty ...
,
melodic death metal Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs, often borrowing from traditional heavy metal (including New Wave of British Heavy Metal). The genre features the heavines ...
,
hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...
, and heavy metal. The band's music mixes "crushing"
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s, dual guitar harmonies,
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patterns, and breakdowns that are prevalent in the metalcore genre. Vocally, the band combines
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,
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, and growls. Phil Labonte's lyrics focus on themes such as relationships, personal struggles, society, and hope. All That Remains has been considered a notable act within the
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. "The book features over 600 bands, including: 3 Inches of Blood, A Life Once Lost, Alkaline Trio, All That Remains, As I Lay Dying, Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, Between the Buried and Me, Biohazard, Black Label Society, Bleeding Through, Bury the Dead, Byzantine, Cannae, Candiria, Cave In, Chimaira, Cky, Coalesce, Converge, Crisis, Damageplan, Darkest Hour, Devildriver, Diecast, Down, Drowning Pool, Eighteen Visions, Every Time I Die, From a Second Story Window, Glassjaw, God Forbid, Hatebreed, High on Fire, If Hope Dies, Ion Dissonance, Killswitch Engage, Kittie, Lamb of God, Machine Head, Martyr A.D., Mastodon, Misery Signals, Most Precious Blood, Neurosis, Norma Jean, Otep, Overcast, Pantera, Poison the Well, Premonitions of War, Pro-Pain, Rise Against, Remembering Never, Shadows Fall, Slipknot, Society 1, Still Remains, Strapping Young Lad, Stuck Mojo, Superjoint Ritual, Terror, The Acacia Strain, The Blamed, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Red Chord, Throwdown, Trivium, Unearth, Winter Solstice, Zao and many, many more." In response to the metalcore label, which the band has often been classified as,
Phil Labonte Philip Steven Labonte (born April 15, 1975) is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the metalcore band All That Remains. He is the former lead vocalist for Shadows Fall, was the touring vocalist for Killswitch Engage in early ...
said: However, the band's guitarist Mike Martin has rejected the metalcore label saying: In an interview with Crypticrock, Mike Martin stated about their musical style:


Influences

The band's influences include
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
Pantera Pantera () is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Arlington, Texas in 1981 by the Abbott brothers (guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul), and currently composed of vocalist Phil Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown, an ...
,
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,
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,
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, Labonte stated:


Band members

Current *
Philip Labonte Philip Steven Labonte (born April 15, 1975) is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the metalcore band All That Remains. He is the former lead vocalist for Shadows Fall, was the touring vocalist for Killswitch Engage in early ...
– lead vocals (1998–present) *
Matt Deis Matt Deis is an American bass guitarist. Originally from West Springfield, Massachusetts, he is best known as the bassist of the rock band CKY (band), CKY with whom he performed with between 2005 and 2010, returning in 2015 and departing again ...
– bass (2003–2005, 2022–present); piano (2003–2005); backing vocals (2022–present) * Mike Martin – rhythm guitar (2004–present) *
Jason Richardson Jason Anthoney Richardson Sr. (born January 20, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Richardson was taken by the Golden State Warriors as the fifth overall ...
– lead guitar (2018–present) * Anthony Barone – drums (2024–present) Former * Dan Egan – bass (1998–2003) * Chris Bartlett – rhythm guitar (1998–2004) * Michael Bartlett – drums (1998–2006) *
Shannon Lucas Shannon Lucas (born September 27, 1983) is an American heavy metal drummer from Staunton, Virginia. He is best known as the former drummer for melodic death metal band the Black Dahlia Murder and metalcore band All That Remains. Career Lu ...
– drums (2006) *
Jeanne Sagan Jeanne Sagan (born January 11, 1979) is an American musician. She is the bassist and backing vocalist for the heavy metal band Crossing Rubicon, but is best known as the former bassist and backing vocalist for the metalcore band All That Remai ...
– bass, backing vocals (2006–2015) * Oli Herbert – lead guitar (1998–2018; died 2018) * Aaron Patrick – bass, backing vocals (2015–2021) *
Jason Costa Jason Costa (born November 5, 1972) is an American musician, best known as the former drummer for the band Diecast, and the band All That Remains. He joined All That Remains in late 2006, joining almost immediately after Shannon Lucas left the ...
– drums (2006–2023) Touring/Live * Mike Caputo – drums (2024) Timeline


Discography

Studio albums *''
Behind Silence and Solitude ''Behind Silence and Solitude'' is the debut studio album by the American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band All That Remains (band), All That Remains, recorded in early 2000 and released on March 26, 2002. It is the only All That Remains album ...
'' (2002) *'' This Darkened Heart'' (2004) *''
The Fall of Ideals ''The Fall of Ideals'' is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band All That Remains, released on July 11, 2006. Three music videos were created for the songs "This Calling", "Not Alone" and "The Air That I Breathe". It is the o ...
'' (2006) *'' Overcome'' (2008) *''
For We Are Many ''For We Are Many'' (stylized as ''...For We Are Many'') is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band All That Remains. Released on October 12, 2010, it is the third album by the band to be produced by the Killswitch Engage guita ...
'' (2010) *''
A War You Cannot Win ''A War You Cannot Win'' is the sixth studio album by the American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band All That Remains (band), All That Remains. The album was released on November 6, 2012, through Razor & Tie. The album has some tracks which ...
'' (2012) *''
The Order of Things ''The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences'' (''Les Mots et les Choses: Une archéologie des sciences humaines'') is a book by French philosopher Michel Foucault. It proposes that every historical period has underlying epistemi ...
'' (2015) *''
Madness Madness or The Madness may refer to: Emotion and mental health * Anger, an intense emotional response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat * Insanity, a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns * ...
'' (2017) *''
Victim of the New Disease ''Victim of the New Disease'' is the ninth studio album by the American heavy metal band All That Remains. It was released on November 9, 2018 on Razor & Tie Records. It is the final album to feature founding guitarist Oli Herbert, who died on ...
'' (2018) *'' Antifragile'' (2025)


Awards and nominations

Boston Music Awards , - , 2007 , , All That Remains , , Outstanding Metal/Hardcore Band of the Year , , Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards , - , 2009 , , All That Remains , , Best Breakthrough Artist , ,


References


External links

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