Antifragile is the tenth studio album by the American heavy metal band All That Remains. It was released on January 31, 2025, independently.[7] It is their first album to not feature founding guitarist Oli Herbert, who died on October 17, 2018, and longtime drummer Jason Costa, who had been with the band since their 2008 album Overcome until his departure in 2023. It also is the first album to feature drummer Anthony Barone, the first with bassist Matt Deis since This Darkened Heart, and the only album to feature lead guitarist Jason Richardson.
The death of founding guitarist Oil Hebert in 2018 led lead singer Phil Labonte to question if the band could even continue without Oli. This forced the band into a new direction, resulting in an entirely new lineup with Jason Richardson becoming the lead guitarist, Matt Deis returning on bass, and Anthony Barone on drums.[8] The band also parted ways with their record label, with Labonte emphasizing a desire to own their art outright and avoid being constrained by label expectations.”[8]
The first single from the album was "Divine". It was first posted to lead singer Phil Labonte's Instagram page. The album was produced by Josh Wilbur. During the time of the album being finished, Labonte had an interview with the host of 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In the Empire". He said "We've got some music out, and there's a full-length record coming eventually. And I say eventually, just because I don't wanna give anybody any kind of heads up about when it will come out. 'Cause we're not gonna tell anyone. When it comes out, it's just gonna show up."[9] On December 6, 2024, the band released the announcement of the upcoming album along with the release date as a pre-order.[10]
Musical style
Speaking on the record's sound, Revolver described it as "a bona fide barnburner, evoking the defining sounds of the early Aughts Western Massachusetts metalcore scene that the band sprouted from, but with modern touches - from the technical guitar playing to the finely polished vocal hooks."[1]
The lyrics touch upon subjects such as propaganda, misinformation, empowerment, personal struggles and tribal behavior.[11] Labonte stated “I wanted something that was actually a positive, uplifting concept,” “I think that's what Antifragile is — it's recognizing that the struggles that we go through in life are actually what make us stronger.”[8]
The album saw mixed to positive reception by critics, overall being seen as a good comeback for the band with all the line up changes they had faced. Alex Stojanovic writing for Metal Master Kingdom gave the album a positive review stating “While the album doesn't break any new ground, which I don't think the band had intentions of doing that with this record, it offers the best of what All That Remains became famous for in the first place. They made records where they strayed away from their traditional sound, but like all bands who branch off, they eventually find their way back to base, it just takes time, and that's what All That Remains did with Victim and now they continued that with Antifragile.[15] Cryptic Rock wrote “Antifragile is full of well-constructed Heavy Metal that focuses more on what the songs need rather than constantly trying to wow you with brutality. Furthermore, Labonte sounds as inspired as ever, with a steady onslaught of singing and harsher vocals.[11]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Phil Labonte and Josh Wilbur; all music is composed by All That Remains.
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