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Philip Labonte
Philip Steven Labonte (born April 15, 1975) is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the metalcore band All That Remains. He is the former lead vocalist for Shadows Fall and filled in for Killswitch Engage in early 2010, as well as for Five Finger Death Punch in late 2016.
Labonte was born on April 15th, 1975 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. He grew up in a military family; his father served in the U.S Air Force, his uncle served in the military, and both of his grandfathers served in World War II. In his youth, he would listen to hits from the 1950s and 1960s while he sat in the back of his parents’ car. As a teenager, he started to become a fan of brutal death metal, listening to bands like Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed and Gorguts.
In the mid-1990s, Labonte was in a death metal band called Perpetual Doom, with its members being teenagers at the time. The original vocalist of Perpetual Doom was Scott Estes; Labonte, however, took over the vocal position in 1993 after Estes joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC), with Labonte also playing the guitar. In August 1993, Labonte left to join the USMC and Perpetual Doom remained inactive for nine months in his absence. After finishing basic training, he moved on to combat training, where he sustained a serious injury to his ankle that stopped his training. This led to his commanding officer sending him home with an honorary discharge. Upon Labonte's return to Massachusetts in June 1994, Perpetual Doom resumed making music, and in 1995 they recorded and released a seven-track demo called "Sorrow's End". Other band members included Ken Robert (vocals, guitar), Bill Brault (bass), and Stephen "Steve" Gonsalves (drums), who went on to become a paranormal investigator and future cast member of Ghost Hunters.
Labonte left Perpetual Doom to join the melodic death metal band Shadows Fall. His new bandmates asked him to refrain from playing guitar, but he served as Shadows Fall's lead vocalist from 1996 to 1998. The band's debut record, Somber Eyes to the Sky, was released in 1997 through Lifeless Records, a label owned by Shadows Fall guitarist Matt Bachand. Labonte was asked to leave Shadows Fall due to "musical differences" and was replaced with current vocalist Brian Fair, leaving Somber Eyes to the Sky as the only Shadows Fall record with Labonte on vocals.
Main article: All That Remains
In 1998, Labonte formed All That Remains as a side project. After he left Shadows Fall, All That Remains became his main priority. Labonte has been the vocalist of All That Remains for its entire run. Their debut record, Behind Silence and Solitude, was released in 2002 through Prosthetic Records/Razor & Tie. This was then followed by 2004's This Darkened Heart, which saw the band move more towards a metalcore sound with some clean vocals from Labonte.
The band's big break came with their 3rd album, The Fall of Ideals, which was released in 2006 and became their first to chart on the Billboard 200 at number 75. The album is celebrated as a metalcore classic and a breakthrough album. In a 2021 interview with Revolver, Labonte revealed that the album's lyrics were more uplifting/optimistic due to him being in a positive spot in his life while writing them, stating “I felt like I had a lot of things to say and a lot of stuff I wanted to get across to people and I was in a really really good spot in my life. And I felt things were so optimistic and we were very excited.”
Their 4th studio album, Overcome, kept the success going and took home Best Hard Rock/Metal album at the 2010 Independent Music Awards. That same year, the 5th studio album, For We Are Many, was released, which became their most successful commercially, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard 200.
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Philip Labonte
Philip Steven Labonte (born April 15, 1975) is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the metalcore band All That Remains. He is the former lead vocalist for Shadows Fall and filled in for Killswitch Engage in early 2010, as well as for Five Finger Death Punch in late 2016.
Labonte was born on April 15th, 1975 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. He grew up in a military family; his father served in the U.S Air Force, his uncle served in the military, and both of his grandfathers served in World War II. In his youth, he would listen to hits from the 1950s and 1960s while he sat in the back of his parents’ car. As a teenager, he started to become a fan of brutal death metal, listening to bands like Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed and Gorguts.
In the mid-1990s, Labonte was in a death metal band called Perpetual Doom, with its members being teenagers at the time. The original vocalist of Perpetual Doom was Scott Estes; Labonte, however, took over the vocal position in 1993 after Estes joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC), with Labonte also playing the guitar. In August 1993, Labonte left to join the USMC and Perpetual Doom remained inactive for nine months in his absence. After finishing basic training, he moved on to combat training, where he sustained a serious injury to his ankle that stopped his training. This led to his commanding officer sending him home with an honorary discharge. Upon Labonte's return to Massachusetts in June 1994, Perpetual Doom resumed making music, and in 1995 they recorded and released a seven-track demo called "Sorrow's End". Other band members included Ken Robert (vocals, guitar), Bill Brault (bass), and Stephen "Steve" Gonsalves (drums), who went on to become a paranormal investigator and future cast member of Ghost Hunters.
Labonte left Perpetual Doom to join the melodic death metal band Shadows Fall. His new bandmates asked him to refrain from playing guitar, but he served as Shadows Fall's lead vocalist from 1996 to 1998. The band's debut record, Somber Eyes to the Sky, was released in 1997 through Lifeless Records, a label owned by Shadows Fall guitarist Matt Bachand. Labonte was asked to leave Shadows Fall due to "musical differences" and was replaced with current vocalist Brian Fair, leaving Somber Eyes to the Sky as the only Shadows Fall record with Labonte on vocals.
Main article: All That Remains
In 1998, Labonte formed All That Remains as a side project. After he left Shadows Fall, All That Remains became his main priority. Labonte has been the vocalist of All That Remains for its entire run. Their debut record, Behind Silence and Solitude, was released in 2002 through Prosthetic Records/Razor & Tie. This was then followed by 2004's This Darkened Heart, which saw the band move more towards a metalcore sound with some clean vocals from Labonte.
The band's big break came with their 3rd album, The Fall of Ideals, which was released in 2006 and became their first to chart on the Billboard 200 at number 75. The album is celebrated as a metalcore classic and a breakthrough album. In a 2021 interview with Revolver, Labonte revealed that the album's lyrics were more uplifting/optimistic due to him being in a positive spot in his life while writing them, stating “I felt like I had a lot of things to say and a lot of stuff I wanted to get across to people and I was in a really really good spot in my life. And I felt things were so optimistic and we were very excited.”
Their 4th studio album, Overcome, kept the success going and took home Best Hard Rock/Metal album at the 2010 Independent Music Awards. That same year, the 5th studio album, For We Are Many, was released, which became their most successful commercially, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard 200.
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