For We Are Many
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For We Are Many, written on the cover as ...For We Are Many, is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band, All That Remains. Released on October 12, 2010, it is the third album by the band that has been produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist, Adam Dutkiewicz, who has also produced This Darkened Heart and The Fall of Ideals.[1]
Background
For We Are Many is the first All That Remains album to contain the same line-up as the preceding album.
On August 18, 2010, the band released the title track, "For We Are Many" for free download.[2] On September 2, 2010, the band released the first single to go to rock radio, "Hold On" on their official YouTube channel.[3]
On October 6, 2010, All That Remains released a music video for the single "Hold On".[4]
This is the first album since The Fall of Ideals to feature several prominent melodic death metal qualities.
The album sold 29,000 copies in the first week.
On April 1, 2011, a music video for "The Last Time" was released.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Now Let Them Tremble..." | 1:23 | |
| 2. | "For We Are Many" | 2:59 | |
| 3. | "The Last Time" | All That Remains & Rob Graves | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Some of the People, All of the Time" | 3:22 | |
| 5. | "Won't Go Quietly" | 4:00 | |
| 6. | "Aggressive Opposition" | 3:45 | |
| 7. | "From the Outside" | 3:34 | |
| 8. | "Dead Wrong" | 3:07 | |
| 9. | "Faithless" | 3:34 | |
| 10. | "Hold On" | All That Remains & Rob Graves | 2:57 |
| 11. | "Keepers of Fellow Man" | 3:10 | |
| 12. | "The Waiting One" | All That Remains & Rob Graves | 4:48 |
| 13. | "Of the Deep" (iTunes pre-order bonus track) | 2:49 | |
| 14. | "Hold On (Radio Edit)" (Japanese bonus track) | 2:57 |
Reception
The album peaked at #10 on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at #7 on the Canadian Albums Chart.
The album has received mainly positive reviews. Allmusic gave the album a 3 out of 5 stars, stating that "(It) feels like a throwback to the NWOBHM at times evoking hints of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest." They also stated the album has a good mix of "heaviness and harmony". theNewreview.net gave the album 4.5 out of 5 saying " The vocals and guitars are layered exactly as they should be to either draw attention to Labonte or Herbert and Martin depending on the situation while keeping the drums and bass right where they need to be to compliment the guitarists and Labonte’s excellent (for the most part) vocal work."
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| *Allmusic [5] |   |
| About.com [6] |  |
| Metal Hammer [7] |   |
| Rocksound [8] | |
| Ultimate-guitar [9] |  |
| thenewreview.net [10] | |
Personnel
- All That Remains
- Philip Labonte – vocals
- Mike Martin – rhythm guitar
- Oli Herbert – lead guitar
- Jeanne Sagan – bass guitar
- Jason Costa – drums
- Production
- Produced by Adam Dutkiewicz
References
- ^ Blabbermouth.net: ALL THAT REMAINS: 'For We Are Many' Track Listing Revealed - Aug. 12, 2010
- ^ Blabbermouth.net: ALL THAT REMAINS: New Song Available For Free Download - Aug. 18, 2010
- ^ YouTube: All That Remains - "Hold On" (w/lyrics)
- ^ "New Video". Metal CallOut. Retrieved YEAR-MONTH-DAY.
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- ^ http://heavymetal.about.com/od/allthatremains/gr/All-That-Remains-For-We-Are-Many-Review.htm
- ^ http://www.metal-hammer.de/All_That_Remains_FOR_WE_ARE_MANY_Review.html
- ^ http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/all-that-remains-for-we-are-many
- ^ http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/all_that_remains/for_we_are_many/index.html
- ^ http://thenewreview.net/reviews/all-that-remains-for-we-are-many