''Behind Silence and Solitude'' is the debut studio album by the American

metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...

band All That Remains, recorded in early 2000 and released on March 26, 2002. It is the only All That Remains album with guitarist Chris Bartlett and bass guitarist Dan Egan. A re-issued, remastered version of the album, with all new artwork, was released on October 9, 2007. The artwork was designed by

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bass guitarist

Mike D'Antonio Michael D'Antonio (born May 19, 1973) is best known as the bass guitarist and founder of Massachusetts metal band Killswitch Engage and of the band Overcast. Career D'Antonio's writing influences include old New York Hardcore bands like Cro-Ma ...

. Being the band's first album, it is the only album not to include any singles or music videos.

Background

All That Remains was formed in 1998 by then

Shadows Fall Shadows Fall is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1996. Although Shadows Fall has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career, Shadows Fall has been composed of Jon Donais (lead guitar, b ...

vocalist

Phil Labonte Philip Steven Labonte (born April 15, 1975) is an American singer from Massachusetts, best known as the lead singer of the metalcore band All That Remains. He is the former lead vocalist for Shadows Fall, was the touring vocalist for Killswit ...

as a side project. After Labonte was asked to leave that band, All That Remains became a full-time project."Phil Labonte of All That Remains Tells the Truth: 'Shadows Fall Asked Me to Leave'"
. Buzznet. Retrieved on May 3, 2019. Before recording ''Behind Silence and Solitude'', All That Remains recorded two demos, both released in 1999. The first demo features the songs "Follow", "From These Wounds" and "Shading" and was handed out at Milwaukee Metalfest 1999. The band's second demo, ''Demo 1999'', features the same songs but with "Erase" replacing "From These Wounds". The demo version of "Follow" also features an orchestral intro. ''Behind Silence and Solitude'' was recorded in early 2000, but was not released until two years later.

Track listing

Personnel

Philip Labonte Philip Steven Labonte (born April 15, 1975) is an American singer from Massachusetts, best known as the lead singer of the metalcore band All That Remains. He is the former lead vocalist for Shadows Fall, was the touring vocalist for Killswitc ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Chris Bartlett –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

* Oli Herbert – guitar * Dan Egan –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Michael Bartlett –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Behind Silence And Solitude 2002 debut albums All That Remains (band) albums Metal Blade Records albums Albums produced by Adam Dutkiewicz Prosthetic Records albums Razor & Tie albums Albums produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris