Overcome | ||||
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Released | September 16, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Studio | Audio Hammer Studios, Sanford, Florida | |||
Genre | Melodic metalcore, [1] [2] hard rock [3] | |||
Length | 38:51 | |||
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Producer | Jason Suecof | |||
All That Remains chronology | ||||
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Singles from Overcome | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Absolute Punk | 78% [4] |
AllMusic | [1] |
All Metal Resource | [5] |
Alternative Press | [6] |
Blabbermouth.net | [7] |
IGN | 7.9/10 [2] |
Metal Hammer | [ citation needed ] |
Sputnikmusic | [8] |
Terrorizer | [9] |
Metal Underground | [10] |
Time For Metal Magazin | [11] |
Overcome is the fourth studio album by the American metalcore band All That Remains. It was released on September 19, 2008. [12] Overcome is the first album by All That Remains that was not produced by Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage and also the first album with drummer Jason Costa.
On July 21, 2008, two tracks from the new album - "Before the Damned" and "Relinquish" - made their first appearance on the band's MySpace profile. Commenting on the tracks, vocalist Philip Labonte stated, "This represents the heavier side of ATR. Last time we did this we put up 'The Weak Willed' and we feel like it's a bit of a tradition to really kick you in the nuts when we first show off new stuff! So here is the heaviest stuff we came up with for 'Overcome.'" [13] "Chiron" made its first appearance on August 11, 2008, on the band's MySpace profile. The song was the first single from the album, with a behind-the-scenes shoot up and the official music video submitted to YouTube. [14] [15]
Two of the album's tracks, "Two Weeks" and "Chiron", were made available as downloadable content for Rock Band on September 9, 2008. The tracks were exclusive to Rock Band for one week before the album was released. [16]
"Two Weeks" was added to the band's MySpace page on September 8, 2008, to help promote the release of the song pack on Rock Band. It is the album's second single and a music video has been released for it. [17] The song has since become their biggest hit to date, entering the top ten on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks. [18]
The album entered the Billboard 200 at #16, and has sold over 500,000 copies. [19]
The band released their third single from the album, "Forever In Your Hands", to radio on June 15, 2009. This also featured an acoustic version of the song, the first time the band had released an acoustic song. [20]
On October 7, 2009, the band released the bonus track "Frozen", previously available in Japan only, as a free download from their website. On the same day, a music video for "Forever In Your Hands" was released. [21]
On March 17, 2010, "Days Without" was released on the Rock Band Network as a downloadable song. On April 8, 2010, "Forever In Your Hands" followed. Finally, "Undone" was released on April 27, 2010.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Before the Damned" | 2:53 |
2. | "Two Weeks" | 4:17 |
3. | "Undone" | 3:12 |
4. | "Forever in Your Hands" | 3:36 |
5. | "Chiron" | 4:24 |
6. | "Days Without" | 3:11 |
7. | "A Song for the Hopeless" | 4:15 |
8. | "Do Not Obey" | 3:11 |
9. | "Relinquish" | 2:51 |
10. | "Overcome" | 2:38 |
11. | "Believe in Nothing" (Nevermore cover) | 4:23 |
Total length: | 38:51 |
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Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard) [22] | 15 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [23] | 82 |
US Billboard 200 [24] | 16 |
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [25] | 16 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] | 5 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [27] | 5 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [28] | 8 |
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