Two Weeks

As much as I like metalcore and "bad" music in general, this simply doesn't cut it. Throw in vocal effects, a tepid solo, a music video, and extreme reliance on the chorus - this is the end result.

First of all, a huge gripe I had with this single were the abject failure of the lyrics and the vocalist's enunciation. "Still clearly" sounds just like "yo baby" for some pseudo impersonation of insipid rap lyrics.

For example, some of the lyrics of the song are:

"And you neglected I called you out don't please
I said we're stronger than this now
you resurrected mistakes years past it seemed
and they exist to still haunt you"

There is quite a notable difference between abstract lyrics and simple, yet convoluted and tasteless lyrics going for the mainstream cash grab. While I don't have anything against mainstream music, I don't like music that tries to mould itself into whatever their audience would want to hear, rather than what a band would love to play. While lyricism is at an all-time low in modern times, and we can't expect every band to right lyrics and fresh as Lykathea Aflame, this is nothing less than the most cliché of subjects, and frankly, it’s getting on my nerves for how much more of this I can take. It also doesn't help that the vocalist is noticeably controlling his lame excuse for a shout, which is already obscured by cheap vocal effects.

The music itself is poorly played, with technicality and a display that may impress Slipknot and Linkin Park fans. I don't really have much to say, because it is so repetitive with horrible songwriting and the same old riffs again and again; no variation except with a solo half way through. Unfortunately, not every band can be saved by solos alone, and this is no special solo, either. The music, like the vocals, lack any sort of feeling or heaviness, let alone aggression, partially displayed by the fact that the guitars are hardly downtuned, again catering to the mainstream audience.

I sincerely hope that this was some sort of a sick joke, however, that is unfortunately not likely, as All That Remains took Overcome seriously enough to actually release singles off it. Not recommended even to diehard fans or collectors (why would you want to collect off yet another 'metal' sellout band, anyway?)