Victim of the New Disease explained

Victim of the New Disease
Type:Studio
Artist:All That Remains
Cover:ATRVictimoftheNewDisease.jpg
Released:November 9, 2018
Recorded:2018
Genre:Metalcore
Length:39:01
Producer:Daniel Laskiewicz[1]
Prev Title:Madness
Prev Year:2017

Victim of the New Disease is the ninth studio album by American metalcore band All That Remains. It was released on November 9, 2018[2] on Razor & Tie Records. It is the final album to feature founding guitarist Oli Herbert, who died on October 17, 2018, less than a month prior to the album's release, and the band's final album with bassist Aaron Patrick and longtime drummer Jason Costa before their departures in 2021 and 2023, respectively.[3] [4] The album marks a return to the band's heavier metalcore roots. Victim of the New Disease sold over 5,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 154 on Billboard 200 chart.[5]

Background

The first single from the album was "Fuck Love". It was first posted to lead singer Phil Labonte's Instagram page as a cryptographic binary code leading to an unlisted YouTube video.[6] The album was produced by Daniel Laskiewicz, formerly of the bands The Acacia Strain and Legend.

Reception

Victim of the New Disease has received critical acclaim from music critics, with praise being directed at a perceived return to creative and musical form as well as the return to All That Remains' heavier metalcore sound, which had largely been absent in recent material from the band in favor of a more melodic heavy metal and hard rock sound.

In a positive review for Exclaim! magazine, author Max Morin wrote "To say All That Remains are returning to their roots would oversimplify things. They have returned, but much smarter and more experienced — it's given their old formula new life. Victim of the New Disease has jerked All That Remains out of a decade long lull" and gave the album nine out of ten stars.[7]

Personnel

All That Remains

Additional personnel

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Photo. Instagram.com.
  2. Web site: ALL THAT REMAINS: 'Victim Of The New Disease' Release Date, Track Listing Revealed. September 28, 2018.
  3. Web site: LL THAT REMAINS Guitarist OLI HERBERT Dies . . October 17, 2018 . October 17, 2018.
  4. Web site: Bienstock . Richard . All That Remains Guitarist Oli Herbert Has Died . . October 17, 2018 . October 17, 2018.
  5. Web site: Metal By Numbers 11/21: Holy holiday hell. November 21, 2018.
  6. philthatremains. 1041434008742191104. Don’t Love Ever Again https://ift.tt/2xllLRD.
  7. Web site: All That Remains Victim of the New Disease . Exclaim.ca. January 7, 2022.
  8. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. November 19, 2018. November 17, 2018.