For We Are Many
Encyclopedia
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
guitarist, Adam Dutkiewicz
, who also produced This Darkened Heart
and The Fall of Ideals
. This album has brought back elements of melodic death metal and has songs with full clean vocals as well.
On August 18, 2010, the band released the title track, "For We Are Many" for free download. On September 2, 2010, the band released the first single to go to rock radio, "Hold On", on their official YouTube
channel.
On October 6, 2010, All That Remains released a music video for the single "Hold On".
The album sold 29,000 copies in the first week. On April 1, 2011, a music video for "The Last Time" was released.
and peaked at #7 on the Canadian Albums Chart
.
The album has received mainly positive reviews. Allmusic gave the album 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 that the album had 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."
Production
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band, All That Remains
All That Remains (band)
All That Remains is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, which formed in 1998. They have released five studio albums, a live CD/DVD, and have sold nearly 800,000 records...
. Released on October 12, 2010, it is the third album by the band to be produced by the Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...
guitarist, Adam Dutkiewicz
Adam Dutkiewicz
Adam Jonathan Dutkiewicz is an American musician, recording engineer and music producer, best known as a guitarist and backup vocalist from Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage.-Biography:...
, who also produced This Darkened Heart
This Darkened Heart
This Darkened Heart is the second studio album by the metalcore band All That Remains, released on March 23, 2004. It includes the singles "This Darkened Heart", "Tattered on My Sleeve" and "The Deepest Gray", all three of which had music videos created for them.-Background:Unlike their first album...
and The Fall of Ideals
The Fall of Ideals
The Fall of Ideals is the third studio album by the American metalcore 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"...
. This album has brought back elements of melodic death metal and has songs with full clean vocals as well.
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. On September 2, 2010, the band released the first single to go to rock radio, "Hold On", on their official YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel.
On October 6, 2010, All That Remains released a music video for the single "Hold On".
The album sold 29,000 copies in the first week. On April 1, 2011, a music video for "The Last Time" was released.
Reception
The album peaked at #10 on the US Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and peaked at #7 on the Canadian Albums Chart
Canadian Albums Chart
The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...
.
The album has received mainly positive reviews. Allmusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, stating that "(It) feels like a throwback to the NWOBHM at times evoking hints of Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
and Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
." They also stated that the album had 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."
Track listing
Personnel
All That Remains- Philip LabontePhilip LabontePhilip Steven Labonte is an American musician from Massachusetts, best known as the lead singer of the American metalcore band All That Remains and formerly of Shadows Fall.-History:...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Mike Martin – rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Oli Herbert – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Jeanne SaganJeanne SaganJeanne Sagan is from Springfield, Massachusetts and is currently the bassist and backing vocalist for the metalcore band All That Remains. She is also the former bassist for The Acacia Strain. She originally worked merchandise tables for Prosthetic Records, and was asked to join All That Remains...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Jason Costa – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- Produced by Adam DutkiewiczAdam DutkiewiczAdam Jonathan Dutkiewicz is an American musician, recording engineer and music producer, best known as a guitarist and backup vocalist from Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage.-Biography:...