For We Are Many#Track listing

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{{Infobox album

| name = For We Are Many

| type = studio

| artist = All That Remains

| cover = Allthatremainsforwearemany.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 12, 2010

| recorded = 2009–2010

| venue =

| studio = Zing Studios, Westfield, Massachusetts

| genre = Melodic metalcore

| length = 40:37

| label = {{flatlist|

| producer = {{flatlist|

| prev_title = Overcome

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = A War You Cannot Win

| next_year = 2012

| misc = {{Singles

| name = For We Are Many

| type = studio

| single1 = Hold On

| single1date = September 14, 2010

| single2 = The Last Time

| single2date = April 1, 2011

| single3 = The Waiting One

| single3date = October 31, 2011

}}

}}

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

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=144457 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908024824/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=144457 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |title=Blabbermouth.net: ALL THAT REMAINS: 'For We Are Many' Track Listing Revealed - Aug. 12, 2010 |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date= |accessdate=January 2, 2012 }}

Background

For We Are Many is the first All That Remains album to contain the same lineup 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=144741 |title=Blabbermouth.net: ALL THAT REMAINS: New Song Available For Free Download - Aug. 18, 2010 |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date= |accessdate=January 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821060007/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=144741 |archive-date=August 21, 2010 |url-status=dead }} On September 2, the band released the first single to go to rock radio, "Hold On", on their official YouTube channel,{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2umYUMCko |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/sP2umYUMCko |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=All That Remains - "Hold On" (w/lyrics) |publisher=YouTube |date=September 2, 2010 |accessdate=January 2, 2012}}{{cbignore}} while its music video was released on October 6.{{cite web |title=New Video – All That Remains- Hold On|date=October 6, 2010 |url=http://www.metalcallout.com/new-video-all-that-remains-hold-on.html|publisher=Metal CallOut |accessdate=May 27, 2015}} On April 1, 2011, a music video for "The Last Time" was released.

Reception

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| rev1 =AllMusic

| rev1Score ={{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=for-we-are-many-r1967543|pure_url=yes}}

| rev2 =About.com

| rev2Score ={{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/allthatremains/gr/All-That-Remains-For-We-Are-Many-Review.htm |title=All That Remains For We Are Many Review - Review of For We Are Many by All That Remains |publisher=Heavymetal.about.com |date=October 12, 2010 |accessdate=January 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314055435/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/allthatremains/gr/All-That-Remains-For-We-Are-Many-Review.htm |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }}

| rev3 =PopMatters

| rev3Score ={{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web|last=Begrand |first=Adrien |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/132051-all-that-remains-for-we-are-many |title=All That Remains: For We Are Many < PopMatters |publisher=Popmatters.com |date= |accessdate=January 2, 2012}}

| rev4 = Rocksound

| rev4Score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web|author=Richard Cartey |url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/all-that-remains-for-we-are-many |title=All That Remains - For We Are Many | Reviews | Rock Sound |publisher=Rocksound.tv |date= |accessdate=January 2, 2012}}

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The album sold 29,000 copies in its first week. The album peaked at number 10 on the U.S. 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".

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline =

| title1 = Now Let Them Tremble...

| length1 = 1:23

| title2 = For We Are Many

| length2 = 2:59

| title3 = The Last Time

| length3 = 3:58

| title4 = Some of the People, All of the Time

| length4 = 3:22

| title5 = Won't Go Quietly

| length5 = 4:00

| title6 = Aggressive Opposition

| length6 = 3:45

| title7 = From the Outside

| length7 = 3:34

| title8 = Dead Wrong

| length8 = 3:07

| title9 = Faithless

| length9 = 3:34

| title10 = Hold On

| length10 = 2:57

| title11 = Keepers of Fellow Man

| length11 = 3:10

| title12 = The Waiting One

| length12 = 4:48

|total_length = 40:37

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Bonus tracks

| title13 = Of the Deep

| note13 = U.S. iTunes pre-order/international bonus track

| length13 = 2:49

| title14 = Hold On

| note14 = Radio Version, Japanese edition bonus track

| length14 = 3:05

| total_length = 46:36

}}

Personnel

All That Remains

  • Philip Labonte – lead vocals
  • Oli Herbert – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Martin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Jeanne Sagan – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Costa – drums, percussion

Production

Artwork

  • Travis Smith – artwork design

Charts

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Chart (2010)

! Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardCanada|7|artist=All That Remains}}
{{album chart|Oricon|91|M|artist=All That Remains|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/351104/products/885751/1/|title=All That Remains - For We Are Many|publisher=oricn ME inc.}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|10|artist=All That Remains}}
{{album chart|BillboardDigital|8|artist=All That Remains}}
{{album chart|BillboardHardRock|1|artist=All That Remains}}
{{album chart|BillboardRock|2|artist=All That Remains}}
{{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|12|artist=All That Remains}}

References