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All That Remains Album Review
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Band Name: All That Remains
Album Name: Overcome Rating: 2.5 / 5 User Rating: 0 / 5 Label: Prosthetic Records Buy Album: Amazon.com Rate Album: Rate |
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Tracklist 1. Before the Damned 2. Two Weeks 3. Undone 4. Forever in Your Hands 5. Chiron 6. Days Without 7. A Song for the Hopeless 8. Do Not Obey 9. Relinquish 10. Overcome 11. Believe in Nothing (Nevermore cover) |
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Uh oh. It seems like the well may have run a little dry in the All That Remains camp. After hitting a creative peak with the ridiculously catchy and commercially successful "The Fall of Ideals," it seems as if All That Remains have lost their edge a bit with "Overcome." "Overcome" is not necessarily a bad album, it just feels very stale and vanilla. The band tends to religiously cling to the same formula with every song as if they are desperately trying to turn each into a major hit like "This Calling" on the last album. That song possessed a magical clean chorus surrounded by some blisteringly heavy riffs that instantly hooked the listener in for the whole album. The songs on this album all go for that aural aesthetic, but the choruses in this case just don't possess that same magic. Many of the choruses are quite tame and bland, such as in the case of the overly long and repetitive "Two Weeks," which ironically is one of the singles off the album. Rather than inspiring like they did on "The Fall of Ideals," the choruses feel a little whiny this time around. I really enjoy this band overall and don't want to drag them through the mud too much. There are quite a few very good songs on this album, but none have the same instant classic quality as the songs on the last album. "A Song for the Hopeless" is easily my favorite track on the LP. It is a very 80's style thrash ballad with a fantastic acoustic intro and some killer soloing. Phil's voice is a tour de force throughout the song as well. Martin and Herbert are fully on their game again, delivering enticing solos, and Phil's voice is great, but the magic just isn't there. The album feels like a step backwards for the band to a more generic sound, rather than another step forward. Review by: Quentin Haigh Read Member Reviews |
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