For We Are Many

For We Are Many (sometimes written as ...For We Are Many) is the fifth studio album by the heavy metal band All That Remains.

For We Are Many
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 2010
Recorded2009-2010
StudioZing Studios, Westfield, Massachusetts
Genre
Length40:45
Label
Producer
All That Remains chronology
Overcome
(2008)
For We Are Many
(2010)
A War You Cannot Win
(2012)
Singles from For We Are Many
  1. "Hold On"
    Released: September 14, 2010
  2. "The Last Time"
    Released: April 1, 2011
  3. "The Waiting One"
    Released: October 31, 2011

Released on October 12, 2010, it is the third album by the band to be produced by the Killswitch Engage guitarist, Adam Dutkiewicz, who also produced This Darkened Heart and The Fall of Ideals.[1]

Background

For We Are Many is the first All That Remains album to contain the same line-up as the preceding album, a tradition that would continue up through 2015's The Order of Things. On August 18, 2010, the band made the title track downloadable for free.[2] On September 2, the band released the first single to go to rock radio, "Hold On", on their official YouTube channel,[3] while its music video was released on October 6.[4] On April 1, 2011, a music video for "The Last Time" was released.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
About.com[6]
Lords Of Metal(8.7/10)[7]
Metal Hammer[8]
PopMatters[9]
Rocksound[10]
Sputnikmusic.com[11]
Ultimate-guitar(8.3/10)[12]
TheNewReview.net[13]

The album sold 29,000 copies in its first week. The album peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at number 7 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

The album has received mainly positive reviews. AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, stating that it "feels like a throwback to the NWOBHM at times evoking hints of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest." They also stated that the album had a good mix of "heaviness and harmony".[5]

TheNewReview.net gave the album 4.5 out of 5 saying, "The vocals and guitars are layered exactly as they should be to either draw attention to Labonte or Herbert and Martin depending on the situation while keeping the drums and bass right where they need to be to complement the guitarists and Labonte’s excellent (for the most part) vocal work."[13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Now Let Them Tremble..."1:23
2."For We Are Many"2:59
3."The Last Time"3:58
4."Some of the People, All of the Time"3:22
5."Won't Go Quietly"4:03
6."Aggressive Opposition"3:46
7."From the Outside"3:34
8."Dead Wrong"3:07
9."Faithless"3:34
10."Hold On"2:57
11."Keepers of Fellow Man"3:10
12."The Waiting One"4:48
Total length:40:45
Bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Of the Deep" (US iTunes pre-order/international bonus track)2:49
Total length:43:30
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Of the Deep"2:49
14."Hold On" (Radio Version)3:05
Total length:46:36

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 91
US Billboard 200[16] 10
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[17] 8
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 2
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[20] 12

References

  1. "Blabbermouth.net: ALL THAT REMAINS: 'For We Are Many' Track Listing Revealed - Aug. 12, 2010". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  2. "Blabbermouth.net: ALL THAT REMAINS: New Song Available For Free Download - Aug. 18, 2010". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  3. "All That Remains - "Hold On" (w/lyrics)". YouTube. September 2, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  4. "New Video – All That Remains- Hold On". Metal CallOut. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  5. https://www.allmusic.com/album/for-we-are-many-r1967543
  6. "All That Remains For We Are Many Review - Review of For We Are Many by All That Remains". Heavymetal.about.com. October 12, 2010. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  7. "All That Remains - For We Are Many | Review | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - issue 107". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  8. "Review zu: All That Remains - For We Are Many - METAL HAMMER". Metal-hammer.de. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  9. Begrand, Adrien. "All That Remains: For We Are Many < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  10. Richard Cartey. "All That Remains - For We Are Many | Reviews | Rock Sound". Rocksound.tv. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  11. "All That Remains - For We Are Many (album review)". Sputnikmusic. March 13, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  12. "For We Are Many Review | All That Remains | Compact Discs | Reviews @". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  13. Luke Amos (October 3, 2010). "All That Remains – For We Are Many « The NewReview". TheNewReview.net. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  14. "All That Remains Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  15. "All That Remains - For We Are Many". oricn ME inc.
  16. "All That Remains Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  17. "All That Remains Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard.
  18. "All That Remains Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  19. "All That Remains Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  20. "All That Remains Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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