For Those Who Have Heart

by A Day to Remember

Overview

A Day to Remember have quite the multiple personality. One second they're blasting the most melodic pop-punk this side of TRL, and the next, they're channeling the depths of hell with acerbic growling and heavy breakdowns. And this is all in the same song. For Those Who Have Heart has a suitable opener in "Fast Forward to 2012," a concise display of the band's volatile persona; it launches forth in melodic hardcore mode before quickly dropping into death snarling and sludgy riffing, using strong gang vocals as the short bridge between the two. This combo continues in varying levels throughout, though the metal does fade out slightly more as things progress. Through it all, A Day to Remember's love of hardcore shines through, using both old-school lettering to adorn the album's front and spouting defiant lines of solidarity and friendship (when they're not bitching about an ex, that is). It's a rather haphazard, somewhat jarring mix overall -- and that's not even considering the pensive piano interlude that is "The Price We Pay." The pop is catchy enough to rope in the kids blasting Senses Fail and Hawthorne Heights, though for them, the growling will take some acclimating. And on the other side of the spectrum, the metalcore kids will love the spitting and snarling, but may not necessarily want their breakdowns coated in sugar. But somewhere in the middle an As I Lay Dying fan is dating a Fall Out Boy devotee, and they're in desperate need of a compromise album. For Those Who Have Heart could very well fill that void. ~ Corey Apar

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/2023
Label:	Concord / Craft Records
UPC:	0888072436480

Tracks

1. Fast Forward To 2012
2. Speak Of The Devil
3. The Danger In Starting A Fire
4. The Plot To Bomb The Panhandle
5. Monument
6. The Price We Pay
7. Colder Than My Heart, If You Can Imagine
8. Show `Em The Ropes
9. A Shot In The Dark
10. Here's To The Past
11. I Heard It's The Softest Thing Ever
12. Start The Shooting

Album Credits

Performance Credits

A Day to Remember   Primary Artist
Joshua Woodard   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Neil Westfall   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Jeremy McKinnon   Vocals
Tom Denney   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Alex Shelnutt   Drums

Technical Credits

A Day to Remember   Audio Production,Producer,Recording Producer
Eric Arena   Audio Production,Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Mixing Engineer,Recording Producer
Ted Jensen   Mastering Engineer
Max Martin   Composer
Joshua Woodard   Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Neil Westfall   Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Jeremy McKinnon   Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Alan Douches   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Andrew Wade   Recording,Pre-Production
Adam Dutkiewicz   Remix Engineer
Tom Denney   Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Joe Mahoney   Engineer,Recording
Chris Fortin   Engineer,Recording
Sterling Sound   Mastering Engineer
Jeremy Saffer   Photography
Alex Shelnutt   Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Lukasz Gottwald   Composer