ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Checks In From The Road

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS are currently busy wrapping up the final shows on the bands current string of dates as direct support to AS I LAY DYING, with a show in Los Angeles tonight and the tour's final show in San Diego on Friday.

Commented frontman Phil Labonte: "We are wrapping up the 'An Ocean Between Us' tour. All the bands have been awesome. THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD, HASTE THE DAY and AS I LAY DYING are all great and cool guys. The shows have nearly all been sold out, and if not sold out, packed to the gills.

"We're a really lucky band. We have had the chance to tour with some of the biggest bands and play the most amazing shows in the past year and a half: Ozzfest, shows with DRAGONFORCE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, AS I LAY DYING, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, plus two AMAZING U.S. headlining tours, our first headliner in Europe, Wacken Open Air, Mexico, Japan and Loudpark, and a huge co-headliner in Canada with PROTEST THE HERO.

"Five years ago, I would have never believed anyone who told me ATR would do all that in just a year and a half! That's just touring, not to mention all the awesome people I've met, all the cool and crazy shit I've seen, funny stories I've heard, shots of whiskey I've drank, miles I've gone, countries I've been in... All in just over a year.

"I'm homesick. It's not a bad thing. I'm not unhappy about it. But in about two weeks, I'll be in Massachusetts sitting in front of my TV playing Halo 3 and trying to figure out what to get my family for Christmas. That's gonna be nice. We've only been home 10 days since the beginning of September; that’s a lot of being gone. Lots can happen in 14 or so weeks: There have been a bunch of times I'd leave and come back and a new building is up in my area, or a restaurant closes and gets knocked down...It's weird. So, it'll be nice to be home for the holidays. We'll spend about two months at home, really get some time off, and write some new metal.

"We are gonna be announcing a tour in the next couple weeks. We'll be headlining in February all over the U.S. It's gonna be a really awesome package but I can't talk about it right now, so keep your eyes and ears open."

"Lastly: Thank you to everyone who has made this past year and a half amazing. Thank you to you guys who picked up 'The Fall Of Ideals', those who picked up our DVD ['Live'], those who came out to shows, picked up a shirt, bought a round, played Guitar Hero, kicked my ass in Halo, got smoked by me in Halo. Thanks to everyone who sings along, everyone who puts up the horns, everyone who puts up the lighters and the cell phones, everyone who gets on the floor and shows everyone down there what's up. You guys have made my life amazing. You guys have made everything that I ever wanted to do a reality for me. Thank you so much."