Average Rating: 3.86 Rating Variance: 0.95 Objectivity Score: 69% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAll That Remains OvercomeKillswitch Engage As Daylight DiesThis is Killswitch's peak album. Perfect blend of influence, and I enjoy Adam D's clean vocals a lot.4.5 superbAll That Remains The Fall of Ideals4.0 excellentAll That Remains …For We Are ManyKillswitch Engage Killswitch EngageMore metal, less hardcore. Darker lyrics. Loved it.Killswitch Engage The End of HeartacheGreat album. Though I do prefer their 4th & 5th releases. This one has a little too much hardcore and breakdowns. The balance is found with their following release. Still though, a very life and taste defining album for me.3.5 greatKillswitch Engage Alive or Just BreathingEleven years later, facing a fully matured KsE sound, this one isn't quite as epic as it was when it hit the scene. The musicianship isn't up to par with their later releases, but that is to be expected, as they were young. Still top 20 modern metal albums of all time. Just hasn't aged as well as many claim in my opinion.3.0 goodAll That Remains A War You Cannot WinAlbum has it's moments, but overall the 2nd worst album in their library, This Darkened Heart being the worst. Go ahead, flame me...you can't compare Michael Bartlett to Shannon Lucas or Jason Costa. Bartlett held All That Remains back significantly, and Shannon Lucas's abilities are the large majority as to why Fall of Ideals was so great. This is why they replaced Lucas with someone just as capable if not better, and not someone who just holds the beat like Bartlett. Anyway, "Not Fading," Track 10, is in the top five ATR songs of all time. The composition of this song is emotional, desperate, hopeless, somber and tragic. When a song conveys mood and emotion independent of lyrics, that's when you know you have a gem. Asking Too Much and Sing for Liberty are great songs. A Call to All Non-Believers and What if I was Nothing are decent. Stand Up is OK, but somewhat annoying at times. Everything else is pretty much boring and unmemorable. Having a 20 second intro at track 6 is stupid, and Calculating Loneliness after the first 30 seconds is a bad attempt at trying to be Opeth. Still love them, but they are capable of so so so much more than what appears on this album. 3/5.2.5 averageAll That Remains This Darkened Heart@ Darlingfemmefatal: As a metal drummer, I have to tell you that Michael Bartlett can't hold Shannon Lucas or Jason Costa's jockstrap with a ten foot pole when it comes to drumming. Losing Bartlett was the best thing that could've happened to All That Remains. He's OK, but did little more than hold the beat of the song. The Fall of Ideals and everything beyond wouldn't have happened with Bartlett. This album is OK. Has a few decent songs, but definitely their worst.2.0 poorKillswitch Engage Killswitch EngageThis album is nothing great. I own it solely out of respect for the band, but it hasn't left the wallet in years. Try As Daylight Dies.
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