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ALL THAT REMAINS’ “THE FALL OF IDEALS” RISES: ALBUM BREAKS 100,000 IN SALES; LIVE DVD SET FOR OCTOBER RELEASE
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Prosthetic Records recording artists ALL THAT REMAINS have reached a major sales milestone – their third album The Fall of Ideals has surpassed the 100,000 mark in sales.
“Just shy of a year ago we put out a record called The Fall Of Ideals and ever since that first week we have been amazed at the reaction people have had,” ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte says. “This week we hit a milestone in ATR's career with 100,000 copies sold! We have been working towards this goal for a long time. I think Hatebreed was the first band that I was actually friends with that broke that number with 'Satisfaction...'. I remember thinking how huge it seemed and it still seems enormous, especially in today’s musical climate. Thank you to everyone who picked up the disc, who told their friends, who sent us love on MySpace, who posts on our message board, who started fan sites, and everyone who came out to shows to hang out and support ATR. We are gonna hit a few new places this year and lots of places we've been before. So come out, say what's up, and get into it!”
Released last July, The Fall of Ideals garnered ALL THAT REMAINS serious praise from the press. Metal bible Kerrang said the album, “bears all the hallmarks of a classic…the musicianship is stunning…ruthlessly precise and powerful”, while the band’s hometown paper, Springfield, Mass.’ The Republican, referred to the album as “potent…a wild ride, one that’s metal to the core without abandoning musical virtuosity and a keen sense of melody.”
Since ALL THAT REMAINS’ first album was released in 2002, the band has grown in leaps and bounds in every arena. They’ve gone from playing opening slots to headlining and selling out their very own tour this year and playing major rock festivals domestically and abroad - Ozzfest, Sounds of the Underground, Wacken: Open Air. The first single from The Fall of Ideals, “This Calling” could be heard all over the country on hard rock stations and the corresponding video could be seen on MTV and Fuse. The song also appeared in the major motion picture, “Saw 3.” “Six,” another track from the album is featured in the hit video game, “Guitar Hero 2.” ALL THAT REMAINS’ presence on MySpace.com has increased significantly – their number of friends has more than quadrupled in the past year alone.
ALL THAT REMAINS will soon experience another first: the release of a live concert DVD in October. The DVD will feature live performances from the band’s recent show at Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, as well as from their upcoming show in Baltimore at The Recher Theatre on July 12. ATR fans will also be treated to tons of bonus goodies on the new DVD, including behind the scenes footage, band and fan interviews, a live photo slideshow and all of the band’s videos.
In other ALL THAT REMAINS news, July will find the hard-working band filming a video for the third single from The Fall of Ideals, “Not Alone”, in between tour dates. Director Soren will handle the shoot, having already produced videos for Unearth and Light This City. After a handful of domestic tour dates (including a special appearance on the Sounds of the Underground tour), the band heads to Mexico and then Europe through August, where they will pay several major festivals including the Wacken: Open Air Festival in Germany.
Fan pages on MySpace from across the world have started sprouting on the social networking site, including sites from Japan (http://www.myspace.com/atrjapan), Germany (http://www.myspace.com/atrgermany), Mexico (http://www.myspace.com/atrmexico), and the United States (http://www.myspace.com/atrusa).
ALL THAT REMAINS on tour:
JULY
12 Baltimore, MD Recher Theater
14 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom (Sounds of the Underground)
26 Mexico City, MEXICO Hard Rock Live
27 Monterrey, MEXICO Café Iguana
28 Torreon, MEXICO Lumen 400
29 Guadalajara, MEXICO Teatro Estudio Cavaret
AUGUST
2 Wacken, GERMANY Wacken Open Air Festival
3 Fredericia, DENMARK Fredericia HC Fest
4 Lindesberg, SWEDEN Augustibuller Fest
5 Oslo, NORWAY Club Maiden
8 Berlin, GERMANY Kato
9 Jaromer, CZECH REPUBLIC Brutal Assault
10 Trier, GERMANY Exhaus
11 Munster, GERMANY Sputnikhalle
12 London, ENGLAND The Mean Fiddler
Date: Jun 20, 2007
As Reported by: jason
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