All that Remains (Photo from website)

The New England metalcore band’s new album follows a rather disappointing 2008 release of “Overcome,” which listeners scorned as being too soft and too radio friendly.  “For We Are Many” moves to bring back the band’s death-metal roots, but fades by the last few songs.

The album kicks off with what these guys do best: strong guitar rips, machine-gun drums and powerful screams. “Now Let them Tremble” throws fans back to an earlier heavy style the band was loved for.  By the time the final song, “The Waiting One,” comes up, the rips have been reduced to strums and the screams toned down to yells: more like the hard-rock sound of Chevelle or Three Days Grace. Although stronger than the previous release, All That Remains seems to have lost its way in terms of musical personality.

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