The Order of Things (album)

The Order of Things
Studio album by All That Remains
Released February 24, 2015
Recorded 2014
Genre Heavy metal, alternative metal, metalcore
Length 48:48
52:20 (Japanese version)
Label Razor & Tie
Producer Josh Wilbur
All That Remains chronology
A War You Cannot Win
(2012)		 The Order of Things
(2015)
Singles from The Order of Things
  1. "No Knock"
    Released: November 24, 2014
  2. "This Probably Won't End Well"
    Released: January 13, 2015
  3. "Tru-Kvlt-Metal"
    Released: February 10, 2015
  4. "For You"
    Released: May 13, 2015
  5. "Victory Lap"
    Released: December 8, 2015[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Artistdirect[3]
AllMusic[4]
Blabbermouth.net7.5/10[5]
MetalSucks[6]
Ultimate-guitar[7]

The Order of Things is the seventh studio album by All That Remains. It was released on February 24, 2015 on Razor & Tie Records. The Order of Things is the first studio album to produced by Josh Wilbur. It is also the final album to feature bassist Jeanne Sagan due to her departure from the band in September 2015.

Background

The album was recorded and produced by Josh Wilbur.

The first song released from the album was "No Knock". The song was first posted by Labonte's pseudo-account called "Harrison Ford" with the video that was released on November 14, 2014 entitled "You Found Me".[8] It later on was posted by All That Remains official YouTube Channel.

Phil Labonte and producer Josh Wilbur wrote the lyrics for the album together, which is the first time in All That Remains catalogue. Phil Labonte stated about working with Josh: "Honestly, the test for me is, like, when me and Josh [got] done, 'cause we wrote the melodies and the lyrics together; none of the vocals were done before I actually sat down with Josh. This is the first time that anyone has ever had any kind of input onto lyrics. But Josh is the only guy that's actually worked with me about lyrics and stuff, and it's been completely wonderful."[9] A music video was made for 'This Probably Won't End Well'.

The album art for this album is based on an upwards view of the ceiling of the Pantheon in Rome, Italy.

Musical style

Phil Labonte stated about the album: "I think this record is far and away better than our last one. It's, in my opinion, far and away better than 'Overcome'." Personally, I think that we have a lot of songs on the new album that are better. He also stated: "I think the record overall is probably leaning 'sing-y.' We've got 12 songs, and there's probably four or five songs that are beginning to end singing. There's some screaming worked into two or three."[10]

Drummer Jason Costa stated about the album: "It definitely still sounds like us. But the heavy stuff is heavier, and the faster stuff is faster. We all really challenged ourselves on this album. And the radio stuff is more… not more radio, but there's definitely more singing, there's more melody and stuff like that. But the songs are fast; we have a lot of fast burners on this album. And the double-bass stuff for the heavier songs is really challenging for me this time. The patterns are super-hard, some of them." [11]

Critical reception

Unlike the majority of the band's previous albums, The Order of Things received mixed to negative reviews from the critics.

Ultimate-Guitar gave the album a score of 5.3/10, saying that " the need to subdue the band's melodeath roots damages the full potential of the album, and the new raison d'être to be "catchy metal" has the band throwing their hat into a crowded and homogenized ring. Ultimately, this investment in a different sound doesn't pay off".[12] Metalstorm.net gave the album a similar 5.6/10. They lead their review with "All That Remains moved so far away from the sound that originally made them famous, that I will be bound to use apologetic and vague phrases that both express my lack of love for what I am hearing and yet still admit that I understand how one could like it."[13]

Conversely Blabbermouth.net gave the album a positive 7.5/10, taking a more neutral standpoint on the controversial sound change. "Phil Labonte and his team are joyously doing whatever the hell they want, praise or scorn them all you like."[14]

Track listing

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

No. Title Length
1. "This Probably Won't End Well"   3:48
2. "No Knock"   2:48
3. "Divide"   3:18
4. "The Greatest Generation"   4:00
5. "For You"   4:16
6. "A Reason for Me to Fight"   3:42
7. "Victory Lap"   3:54
8. "Pernicious"   4:01
9. "Bite My Tongue"   4:08
10. "Fiat Empire"   4:04
11. "Tru-Kvlt-Metal"   3:39
12. "Criticism and Self-Realization[15]"   7:03
Total length:
 48:48

Personnel

All That Remains

Additional

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 72
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 17
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 150
US Billboard 200[20] 25
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[21] 17
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 5
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[25] 23

References

  1. ↑ Al-Sharif, Rabab (December 8, 2015). "All That Remains give fans a look at life on the road in video for new single “Victory Lap”". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ Lyons, Todd. "All That Remains - The Order Of Things Review". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Florino, Rick (February 11, 2015). "Album Review: All That Remains "The Order of Things" – 5 out of 5 stars". Artistdirect. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Monger, Christopher. "Album Review: All That Remains "The Order of Things" – 2.5 out of 5 stars". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ Van Horn, Jr., Ray. "All That Remains - "The Order of Things"". Blabbermouth.net.
  6. ↑ Wingerschmidt, Kip (February 17, 2015). "All That Remains To Discuss Is A Whiny Lead Singer Whose Controversies Far Outshadow His Band’s Bland Music". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/all_that_remains/the_order_of_things/index.html
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxqQhxK35WY
  9. ↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/all-that-remains-frontman-says-upcoming-album-is-far-and-away-better-than-a-war-you-cannot-win/
  10. ↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/all-that-remains-frontman-says-upcoming-album-is-far-and-away-better-than-a-war-you-cannot-win/
  11. ↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/all-that-remains-drummer-is-absolutely-in-love-with-bands-just-completed-new-album/
  12. ↑ the need to subdue the band's melodeath roots damages the full potential of the album, and the new raison d'être to be "catchy metal" has the band throwing their hat into a crowded and homogenized ring. Ultimately, this investment in a different sound doesn't pay off Retrieved 24 July, 2015
  13. ↑ http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=13215 Retrieved 24, July 2015
  14. ↑ Phil Labonte and his team are joyously doing whatever the hell they want, praise or scorn them all you like. Retrieved 24 July 2014
  15. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/The-Order-Things-That-Remains/dp/B00QXRNCTU
  16. ↑ http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/QATE-10071
  17. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (March 7, 2015). "ARIA Albums: 50 Shades Of Grey Tops Chart For 4th Week". Noise11. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  18. ↑ "All That Remains – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for All That Remains.
  19. ↑ "All That Remains - The Order of Things". oricn ME inc.
  20. ↑ "All That Remains – Chart history" Billboard 200 for All That Remains.
  21. ↑ "All That Remains – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for All That Remains.
  22. ↑ "All That Remains – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for All That Remains.
  23. ↑ "All That Remains – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for All That Remains.
  24. ↑ "All That Remains – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for All That Remains.
  25. ↑ "All That Remains – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for All That Remains.
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