Madness (All That Remains album)

Madness
Studio album by All That Remains
Released April 28, 2017
Recorded 2016
Studio West Valley Studios, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Genre
Length 50:17
Label
Producer Howard Benson[1]
All That Remains chronology
The Order of Things
(2015)The Order of Things2015		 Madness
(2017)		 Victim of the New Disease
(2018)Victim of the New Disease2018
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 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.

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

The album received mixed reviews, Exclaim! magazine,[5] described the album as mediocre, generic and archaic while Overdrive magazine,[6] described the album as beautiful yet heavy.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Phil Labonte and all music by All That Remains.

No.TitleLength
1."Safe House"3:37
2."Madness"3:24
3."Nothing I Can Do"3:41
4."If I'm Honest"4:25
5."Halo"4:03
6."Louder"3:11
7."Rivercity"5:33
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"3:37
13."The Thunder Rolls" (Garth Brooks cover)4:22
Total length:50:17

Personnel

All That Remains

Additional musicians

  • Diamante Azzura, Meron Ryan, Sidnie Tipton, Lenny Skolnik and Seann Bowe – Freedom Chorus

Production

  • Howard Benson – production, mixing
  • Mike Plotnikoff – co-production, engineering
  • Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineering
  • Shaun Ezrol and Carl Stoodt – assistant engineering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Lenny Skolnik, Seann Bowe, Howard Benson – keyboards and programming
  • Marc VanGool – guitar tech
  • Jon Nicholson at Drum Fetish – drum tech
  • Joe Rickard – pre-production, drum programming
  • Igor Khoroshev – string arrangement on "Back to You"
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME
  • Paul DeCarli – digital editing
  • Nick Haussling – A&R
  • Tom Gnolfo – A&R administration
  • Diamante Azzura – backing vocals
  • Josh Strock – composition[7]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] 77
US Billboard 200[9] 50
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] 9
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 1

References

  1. ↑ "All That Remains: Listen To Two New Songs 'Madness' And 'Safe House'". Blabbermouth.net. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  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. ↑ "All That Remains Madness". exclaim.ca. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Album Review: All That Remains – Madness – Overdrive Music Magazine". Overdrive. May 30, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Josh Strock – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "All That Remains Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ "All That Remains Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  10. ↑ "All That Remains Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ "All That Remains Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
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