Philip Labonte

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Phil Labonte
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Philip Labonte
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Origin = Chicopee, Massachusetts
United States
Instrument = Vocals, guitar
Genre = Metalcore, Death metal, Melodic Death metal
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1995 - Present
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Associated_acts = All That Remains
Shadows Fall
Killswitch Engage
Perpetual Doom
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Philip Labonte (lah-bon-tee) is an American musician from Massachusetts, best known as the lead singer of the metalcore band All That Remains.

History

Labonte's first band was formed in the mid-nineties by the name of Perpetual Doom. The band played death metalFact|date=May 2008 and its members were teenagers at the time. The original vocalist of Perpetual Doom was Scott Estes. Labonte, however, took over the vocal position and also played the guitar. Other members included Ken Robert (vocals, guitar), Bill Brault (bass), and Steve Gonsalves (drums). Perpetual Doom released a seven track demo in 1995 called "Sorrow's End".

Labonte left Perpetual Doom, however, to be the lead vocalist for Shadows Fall. Labonte did not play guitar for this band like he did in Perpetual Doom, and was Shadows Fall's first vocalist, completing their first ever lineup. 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" [cite web| url=http://www.themetalweb.com/allthatremainsinterview.html | title=The Metal Web - All That Remains Interview] and was replaced with current vocalist Brian Fair, leaving Somber Eyes To The Sky as the only Shadows Fall record with Labonte on vocals.

In 1998, Labonte formed All That Remains as a side project. After leaving Shadows Fall, All That Remains became his main priority. Their debut record, Behind Silence and Solitude, was released in 2002 through Prosthetic Records/Razor & Tie. A short time later, Labonte tried out for Killswitch Engage after the departure of their vocalist, Jesse Leach. Although he lost the audition to current vocalist Howard Jones, the band told him he was a close second. In Killswitch Engage's DVD "(Set This) World Ablaze", Labonte states that Jones is a better singer than him.

Labonte currently takes singing lessons from Melissa Cross and released All That Remains' most recent record, Overcome, in the fall of 2008.

Phil is a fan of Major League Gaming and has stated that his favorite players are Ogre 1 and Ogre 2.

Discography

*"'Perpetual Doom - "Sorrow's End" (Demo) (1995)
*"'Shadows Fall - "To Ashes (EP)" (1997)
*"'Shadows Fall - "Somber Eyes to the Sky" (1998)
*All That Remains - "Behind Silence and Solitude" (2002)
*All That Remains - "This Darkened Heart" (2004)
*All That Remains - "The Fall of Ideals" (2006)
*All That Remains - "Overcome" (2008)

Guest Appearances

*Killswitch Engage - "Self Revolution"
*Killswitch Engage - "To The Sons Of Man"
*Killswitch Engage - "Hope Is..."
*Killswitch Engage - "Irreversal"
*Ligeia - "Makin' Love to a Murderer"
*Flatlined - "Parallel Reflections"
*The Autumn Offering - "Homecoming"
*The Acacia Strain - "Predator; Never Prey"
*August Burns Red - "Truth of a Liar"

References

* [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,43813.sm PERPETUAL DOOM | Rockdetector] Last updated 9 October 2004
* [http://www.mlgpro.com/video?play=233934 MLG Toronto 2008 Interview]

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/allthatremains All That Remains on MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/philthatremains Philip Labonte on MySpace]
* [http://www.punktv.ca/streetteam/jrox.php?id=1008_1_bid_8 Interview with PunkTV (2007)]
* [http://www.lambgoat.com/features/interviews/all_that_remains.aspx Interview with Lambgoat.com]
* [http://glintofhope.com/web20.php Phil Labonte in an episode of Hero Envy]
* [http://www.TheScreamQueen.com/AllThatRemainsInterview.html Interview with Phil Labonte by The Scream Queen]