All That Remains Frontman Posts End Of Year Update

ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte has issued a year-end update focusing on upcoming headlining tour plans as well as the writing and recording process for the forthcoming follow up to The Fall Of Ideals, tentatively scheduled for a mid-2008 release:

"I'm writing stuff again, it's awesome. I love playing guitar. I love Mesa Boogie cabs and Peavey 5150 heads. I love Mike's blonde Washburn, it sounds so fucking awesome. There's just one problem, when you got a sweet sounding guitar and amp even dumb shitty riffs sound heavy. Haha, I've written a couple of stinkers with an amp then play them in my room without an amp. I'm like, 'am I fucking stupid? I liked that?'
But I digress. All that Remains started because I missed playing guitar (for those that don't know). I love when I get the chance to sit down and play. I kinda suck still, cause until the last week or two I hadn't played since we finished The Fall of Ideals, but I don't care 'cause the guitar sounds so good!

I've been writing lyrics too. Lots of pretty positive stuff. I'm a pretty positive dude anyway. But things have been really pretty good lately and it's really coming through in the new stuff. I believe that with conviction and honesty with yourself you can achieve pretty much anything you're willing to work for. So don't get a job. Start something. Be something. It's not gonna be easy but it's gonna be way better than busting your ass to make someone else money. Work for yourself. But again I'm off the subject. Lyrics to the new record are
gonna give you something to feel good about, because there's always plenty of stuff to make ya feel shitty.

Headline tour in February! We are gonna be pulling out all the stops for this one. We're gonna have a far bigger production than we have ever had. I won't make any promises and we're probably not gonna play anything off of Behind Silence. No time to teach old songs. We have a
record to write as well as get ready for a tour. And it's gonna be a sweet tour! Tickets are selling now. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is blowing up. I see them everywhere; TV, all over MySpace, the interwebz, radio, everywhere. CHIMAIRA, we've done a bunch of touring with this band and they are awesome live. Such a great show these guys put on. Basically All that Remains have to play our best every night
or we're gonna look dumb. Ha ha ha. So yeah, get your tickets if ya plan on making the show. Oh yeah, Happy New Year!"

All That Remains headlining tour dates are as follows:

January
31 - Albany, NY - Revolution Hall

February
1 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
2 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
8 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic Theatre
9 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
10 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
12 - Minneapolis, MN - Station 4
13 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
15 - Denver, CO - Gothic
16 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Avalon
17 - Boise, ID - Big Easy Concert House
18 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy Concert House
21 - San Francisco, CA - Slims
22 - San Diego, CA - SOMA
23 - Las Vegas, NV - Jillian's
25 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
26 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee
28 - Dallas, TX - The Door
29 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit

March
1 - Houston, TX - Meridian
3 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
4 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
5 - Charlotte, NC - Amos Southend

Source: BW&BK