Madness (All That Remains album)

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Madness
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Studio album by
All That Remains
ReleasedApril 28, 2017
Recorded2016
StudioWest Valley Studios, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Genre
Length50:21
Label
Producer Howard Benson [1]
All That Remains chronology
The Order of Things
(2015)		Madness
(2017)		 Victim of the New Disease
(2018)
Singles from Madness
  1. "Madness"
    Released: February 3, 2017
  2. "Safe House"
    Released: February 3, 2017
  3. "Halo"
    Released: March 24, 2017
  4. "Louder"
    Released: April 13, 2017
  5. "The Thunder Rolls"
    Released: August 22, 2017

Madness is the eighth studio album by American metal band All That Remains. It was released on April 28, 2017, [2] on Razor & Tie Records. Madness is the first studio album produced by Howard Benson, as well as the first album to feature bassist Aaron Patrick. While this is the band's next-to-last album with guitarist Oli Herbert, it is also their last album to be released in his lifetime.

Contents

Background

Vocalist Phil Labonte told Revolver magazine about band's approach on the new disc: "We wanted to mix it up a little bit and write from a vocal perspective this time. So I went to L.A. and came up with vocal ideas and melodies and then sent those chord progressions back to Oli Herbert and he wrote riffs in response to that. Doing it this way turned the record into a vocal album as opposed to a guitar album. And that affected some things. Like, there might be less intricacy in the riffs because they were written in response to my voice." [3]

Musical style

Labonte added that the majority of the new songs features "significant programming and electronic sounds. And that's something we wanted to have flowing through the entire record. So you're gonna hear that kind of influence on most of the tracks." [4]

Phil also stated: "On this record, there's five songs on the record that are exactly what you would expect from All That Remains. There's some songs where we kind of were, like, 'All right, let's push this and maybe change what we can do, or what All That Remains is allowed to do.' But it ain't like we're not heavy anymore. And if you're just, like, 'Oh, they're not heavy anymore,' then you're just not listening." [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Distorted Sound5/10 [5]
Exclaim! 4/10 [6]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rock RevoltStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

The album received mixed reviews. Aaron J. Marko of Exclaim! described the album as mediocre, generic and archaic. [6] Christopher Di Carlo of Overdrive magazine, [9] on the other hand, described the album as beautiful yet heavy.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Phil Labonte; all music composed by All That Remains, except "The Thunder Rolls," written by Garth Brooks and Pat Alger.

No.TitleLength
1."Safe House"3:37
2."Madness"3:24
3."Nothing I Can Do"3:41
4."If I'm Honest"4:23
5."Halo"4:03
6."Louder"3:11
7."River City"5:34
8."Open Grave"3:42
9."Far from Home"4:05
10."Trust and Believe"3:14
11."Back to You"3:25
12."Never Sorry"3:39
13."The Thunder Rolls" (Garth Brooks cover)4:23
Total length:50:21

Personnel

All That Remains

Additional musicians

Freedom Chorus

  • Diamante (also does additional vocals on "Thunder Rolls")
  • Meron Ryan
  • Sidnie Tipton
  • Lenny Skolnik
  • Seann Bowe

Production

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [11] 77
US Billboard 200 [12] 50
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 9
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [14] 1

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References

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  2. ↑ Childers, Chad (February 27, 2017). "All That Remains, 'Madness' – Exclusive Lyric Video Premiere". Loudwire. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "ALL THAT REMAINS Announces 'Madness' U.S. Tour". blabbermouth.net. March 14, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "ALL THAT REMAINS Singer Responds To 'Sellout' Accusations, Says There Is Plenty Of Heavy Material On Upcoming Album". blabbermouth.net. February 22, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ White, Jon (May 3, 2017). "ALBUM REVIEW: Madness - All That Remains". Distorted Sound. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "All That Remains Madness". exclaim.ca. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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  11. ↑ "All That Remains Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  12. ↑ "All That Remains Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  13. ↑ "All That Remains Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  14. ↑ "All That Remains Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
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