Overcome

Overcome is the fourth album, binding urgent riffs, low heavy breakdowns and Phil Labonte's clean vocals tightly. Released in September 2008 and recorded that May at Audiohammer Studios under Jason Suecof's production. It's the first record away from longtime collaborator Adam Dutkiewicz, and the sonic texture changed clearly too. Jason Costa took over on drums. The gap between intense passages and big choruses gives the songs immediacy and emotional undulation. The technical guitar work raises the rhythmic pressure without burying the melody. “Two Weeks” took their first top-10 on US Mainstream Rock and became a major hit, reaching the top five on Active Rock; along with the advance single “Chiron” it also became Rock Band DLC. Near the close, “Believe in Nothing” is a Nevermore cover. The more open production drew mixed opinion, but sales past 240,000 pushed the band up a level. A record that keeps metalcore's aggression while carrying hooks that reach a wider audience.