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4.0 excellent | TheFourthCircle25 | March 1st 16 | A solid debut, though not one I generally go back to. Still, features some great tracks and at least its not a pig-sty like the band's most recent releases.
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0.0 | FilthyBorgir | January 8th 11 | Eh, the album it's self is very bland in a lot of areas, hardly exciting, surprisingly enough the vocals aren't as great compared to This Blackened Heart to present (maybe to do with production quality), and this is All That Remains only release not to feature the bad ass vocal range from Phillip (shrieks, clean, harsh all around vocals). To let you know if you've never heard this album, BSaS, it's the only album by All That Remains that has vivid melodic death metal influences (the other albums do have those influences as well just not as strong as this release). For a first release it could have been slightly better composed in some areas (not that big of a crime), decent solos, vocals are in the border line of being in a gray area, drums aren't as exciting, bass can be heard. To conclude it, it's just an average debut.
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2.5 average | cjbizzlebizzle | February 11th 16 | Melodic death metal, stress the first part, and Metalcore meet up on a debut with extremely rough-at-the-edges production and the weakest vocals on an ATR album preceding Phil's addiction to auto tuning. The strength of this release is certainly in the rhythm guitar sections where they find balance between grooves, thrash and melody. It is also worth noting the heart felt guitar solos. A decent blueprint that somehow would turn into two stellar metalcore records that launched ATR to the top of the game. Worth listening to a few times if you are looking to relive the history of Western MA metalcore or a giant genre fan. Sadly, after a few times through it gets extremely repetitive and the track diversity is truly lacking. From These Wounds, Follow, Clarity and One Belief are highlights.
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3.0 good | Jared Floryan | March 19th 15 | Many naked apes are aware of All That Remains for (as far as whatever knowledge I possess) two things: the Killswitch Engage-inspired metalcore stylings that imprisoned The Fall of Ideals, and the recent "post-grunge-meets-heavy metal" direction this band feels comfortable with on their latest albums. That said, ATR's debut full-length outing Behind Silence and Solitude offers more of a melodeath vibe. Listening to this makes me want to compare the group to Dead to Fall; frontman Philip Labonte's growls recall Jonathan Hunt, while both outfits at the time were pretty much influenced by Gothenburg metal. Though the musicianship could leave room for adjustments, Behind Silence and Solitude doesn't really lack in the composition area. Guitar harmonies are tasteful and sync up just fine with the drum work, and the production quality is dirty enough to be compatible.
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2.5 average | Locrian | September 13th 10 | Lots of promise here. However, the murky production and overall monotony make this more tedious to listen to than ATR's other material.
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5.0 classic | MrDoe | November 9th 23 |
3.0 good | Davey | September 22nd 23 |
3.0 good | Timmy | January 19th 23 |
4.0 excellent | KManoc1 | December 1st 22 |
3.0 good | Luna | October 18th 22 |
4.0 excellent | Iteidem | January 1st 22 |
3.5 great | Azrael | December 1st 21 |
3.0 good | bSmith | February 15th 21 |
2.5 average | remi | October 28th 20 |
3.0 good | Halez | April 26th 20 |
2.5 average | KBP37 | February 26th 20 |
1.5 very poor | jfish226 | November 25th 19 |
2.5 average | mEyck07 | November 18th 19 |
3.0 good | josh | June 10th 19 |
4.5 superb | Josh | March 9th 19 |
4.0 excellent | xfortinx | February 21st 19 |
4.0 excellent | Eazy | January 23rd 19 |
3.0 good | zbyna | December 30th 18 |
3.0 good | YuckFou | September 11th 18 |
4.0 excellent | C1ntReW | January 17th 18 |
3.0 good | nbats | January 4th 18 |
1.5 very poor | Elynna | December 19th 17 |
3.5 great | Soossi | December 4th 17 |
3.0 good | PWD | November 12th 17 |
3.5 great | boff | August 20th 17 |
2.5 average | ElSomni | August 20th 17 |
2.5 average | gilly | June 13th 17 |
2.5 average | Wolfe | October 26th 16 |
2.5 average | Andrew | April 18th 16 |
3.5 great | EOsta | April 11th 16 |
2.5 average | Tib | March 14th 16 |
2.0 poor | Leymon | February 23rd 16 |
2.0 poor | 8genre | January 5th 16 |
2.5 average | Keira | December 27th 15 |
2.5 average | Abraxas | November 21st 15 |
2.5 average | mEyck97 | October 4th 15 |
4.5 superb | PIM22 | October 4th 15 |
4.0 excellent | stoopk1d | September 14th 15 |
2.0 poor | ICDD | September 6th 15 |
3.0 good | jmh886 | February 25th 15 |
2.0 poor | Jeejee | December 26th 14 |
2.0 poor | Morina | October 30th 14 |
2.5 average | heck | September 20th 14 |
3.5 great | NVCTOR | June 20th 14 |
2.5 average | Solaire | November 12th 13 |
4.0 excellent | Chorbo | June 29th 13 |
1.0 awful | Jackus | June 13th 13 |
3.0 good | CK | April 18th 13 |
3.0 good | Curse. | January 11th 13 |
3.5 great | Zeg | December 30th 12 |
2.5 average | N2B3J | November 3rd 12 |
2.5 average | Edlund | May 29th 12 |
3.0 good | Duted | February 9th 12 |
2.5 average | C7P | February 1st 12 |
2.0 poor | Deviant. STAFF | January 28th 12 |
3.0 good | ZKG777 | January 20th 12 |
2.8 good | Trey STAFF | January 13th 12 |
2.0 poor | Alien | January 8th 12 |
3.5 great | SRB829 | December 9th 11 |
4.5 superb | pbass0 | November 8th 11 |
2.5 average | Nero87 | July 26th 11 |
3.0 good | tnp101 | March 14th 11 |
2.5 average | JonLith | December 7th 10 |
2.0 poor | Cryio | December 5th 10 |
2.5 average | bboyd93 | October 16th 10 |
2.0 poor | Dev518 | September 21st 10 |
2.5 average | Nego | September 10th 10 |
2.5 average | Kyle Ward EMERITUS | August 18th 10 |
5.0 classic | Ginsu | June 21st 10 |
1.5 very poor | aprehs7 | June 15th 10 |
2.0 poor | Manon | June 13th 10 |
3.0 good | Quen | May 28th 10 |
3.0 good | ZBJE | April 27th 10 |
3.5 great | Emim | December 22nd 09 |
2.5 average | X3ni92 | July 20th 09 |
2.5 average | BL33D | May 3rd 09 |
2.5 average | A7xjk | April 2nd 09 |
3.0 good | Grieve | November 26th 08 |
2.5 average | Warborn | October 26th 08 |
3.0 good | TKEBAB | September 16th 08 |
3.0 good | gafel | September 10th 08 |
3.5 great | Scionix | September 4th 08 |
4.0 excellent | ldsix0 | March 20th 08 |
2.5 average | soneast | February 6th 08 |
3.0 good | mana20 | January 19th 08 |
2.5 average | Valhall | December 12th 07 |
4.0 excellent | razak | November 5th 07 |
3.5 great | spooKk | October 28th 07 |
2.5 average | Goku | August 29th 07 |
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