Press:

“Compared with All Else Fails’ past efforts, Fucktropolis is a step up and clearly demonstrates the members’ progression as writers. Hopefully they can keep up this level of momentum and intensity for future works. FUCK YEAH!!!”
arcanerecords - Hail the Hero

“ALL ELSE FAILS is one of the best Metal acts to come out of Canada in the past ten years. If you haven't heard these guys yet, you must grab a copy of "FUCKTROPOLIS" and crank loud!”
Burt Wolf - BEOWOL​F PRODUCTIO​NS (U.S.)

“Not only is the production crystal clear, but all 6 tracks are consistently heavy and brutal. I really dig the intro to the EP at the beginning of "Anti Martyr," the dialoug really sets the tone for the EP in it's entirety. Shane Tym lays down a relentless beating on those poor drums, what a heavy hitter!”
Shane - The Counter Culture Nerd (Canada)

“The opening track “Anti Martyr” is a great track and serves as the initial impact and what a strike it was...”
Mikey - Rock n Reel Reviews

“Check out tracks like “Better Left Undead” and “Obedience at the Altar of Sacrifice” for strong examples of this band pushing themselves into hard and aggressive sounds.”
Carl Sederholm - Sea of Tranquility (U.S.)

“this six track EP sees this quartet expand their mutant thrash blueprint with doses of melodic crooning and bursts of dizzying orchestral strings on Obedience At The Altar Of Sacrifice.”
Metal Hammer Mag (UK)

“And all that live experience is apparent, as this five-track is awash with the kind of brutality that would leave most mosh pits looking like Somme”
Mik Gaffney - Power Play Rock & Metal Magazine (UK) Issue 159

“Translation - In the brutal registry it is convincing and biting, not far from death metal, while the clear passages are effective and avoid the pitfall of the honeyed.”
Music Waves/ Media (France)

“Translation - MetalCore friends should risk quiet times one or two ears and give a chance to the boys overseas!”
Metal Glory Magazine (Germany)

“All Else Fails nails your F’n Ears to the wall with their latest Album Fucktropolis.”
Matt Hartwick - Kingston Music Reviews

“The music borrows from the metalcore but includes things straight thrashy too. Clean vocals and synths make appearances too, as do less heavy segments. The latter segments can be compared to Disturbed or even System Of A Down. The band's bio describes the band's metal as dark and this holds true and the song titles and lyrics support the characterization.”
Anna Tergel - Mettalian

“The vocals on this album are a great mix of harsh and clean but I think it’s the clean part that is more recognizable. One just has to listen to La Demencia Violenta. The smoother parts with the clean vocals throw a dark melancholic atmosphere right at you”
Daniel Siconnelli - Metal Made in Canada

“But all political musings aside, this is compelling music, if only because of utter surprises like the Offspring/early Biohazard yet symphonic punk at 3:02 mark piggy backing on stellar Pantera/Lamb of God groove. That song is a very promising sample of what these guys are capable of... Rating: 4.5 / 6”
Dethster4life - Imhotep (Norway)

“All Else Fails doing anything else but failing”
Devin Size - Martyr Magazine (Canada)

“The band goes even further and at some points real Progressive arrangements bare available. Add some darkness all over and All Else Fails becomes a very special band. The brutal vocals, in combination of very strong clear – at some points even touching – vocals lifts this band up to a higher level! This band works as a team, that’s obvious!”
Officer Nice - Metal to Infinity (Belgium)

“Translation: The first cut is perfect for this job opening, with a kind of introduction in which a background voice with haunting music with the beats break based brutal riffs and drums. It is the beginning in which ALL ELSE FAILS make clear that it is a strong and solid band, which will continue until the end… 8/10”
NOIZZ - NOIZZ Webzine (Spain)

“Translation: As hardcore elements combine with successful tunes while they oppose any mixing and elsewhere, one has the impression that the individual passages would certainly work against each other and wear themselves together. A pure cacophony. Then there is simply structured, punk-looking Mitgrölpassagen ("A Most Unwanted Reprieve"), as well as piano and symphonic sequences, Black Metal-heavy parts in the same song. No, that is quite as original as brutal, aggressive and social critical. Succeeded! 8.5/10”
Obliveon (Germany) - Obliveon: Metal and Gothic Webzine

“...when the music kicked in, I just had to keep on listening. Somewhat reminiscent of German metallers Heaven Shall Burn at times, these guys definitely keep my head moving and give me an overall sense of what i call visceral metallium. Granted I got the album for free, but would have happily paid for it. I easily give this 4.5/5 Horns Up!”
koshermetal - The Kosher Metal Blog

“Just listen to opening track “AntiMartyr”. You’ll be blown away by it. Like I said there is something to this band that pulls all the right strings in me. I usually don’t go for the modern metalcore sound but in the case of ALL ELSE FAILS I’ve surrendered. This is some darn fine metal, period. If you haven’t discovered this little gem already do yourself a favour and check them out pronto.”
Anders Ekdahl - Battle Helm Magazine

“...this series of tracks really shouts "Metal", as it should.”
Emily Fin - The Spill Magazine

“Not only is it this blast loud, but it's the heaviest fucking thing AEF has ever written. It's still their brand of metalcore, with aggressive shouts/thrashing riffs and melodic choruses BUT, they have intensified their song writing.... FUCK YEAH!!!”
Chee Kam - Pure Grain Audio

“No doubt these Canadians have brought us quite interesting and solid release that with the right promotion can reach the final destination”
Morpheus - Goetia Media

“You can clearly see how All Else Fails are rising to great heights with their dark, sinister lyricism and smooth, clean choruses. It would definitely find its way onto my CD rack (spine facing outward).”
Josie - AltSounds

“They keeps things well-rounded and together the four musicians come together and merge into the perfect thrashing machine. While there were moments in the past when this band drew comparisons to As I Lay Dying, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, with this new EP they have made huge strides to forge their own identity. True, this digital promo does come packed with the usual "recommendations". It recommends this EP to fans of Killswitch Engage, In Flames, Alexis On Fire, Cancer Bats and Five Finger Death Punch and there's no doubt that yes, fans of those previously mentioned acts (as well as As I Lay Dying) should dig what All Else Fails is raging on about. But, that's just a recommendation as the truth is All Else Fails comes custom-packed with enough originality that it's time to just say that All Else Fails sounds like All Else Fails. No more and no less. In other words just get this EP!”
Andy - Heavy Metal Time Machine

“Fucktropolis is simply great, a release which has limbs, senses, and passions leaping in tandem with its metallic adventure. If this is the direction and future ahead of All Else Fails, there will be exciting times as the band places themselves on the front line of world metal. 9/10”
Ringmaster - The Ringmaster Review

“Canada can metal - and how! The aggressiveness is omnipresent. ALL ELSE FAILS get a work full of concentrated, but controlled rage that is well thought out from the first to the last second. 9/10”
Pia-Kim Schaper - Metal 4

“The musical talents that All Else Fails has, proves they can play up there with the big boys and keep up with everyone on a professional and heavy level! You can feel the energy they put into their music. 9/10”
PK - Broken Neck Radio (Canada)

““Fucktropolis”. What an awesome name for an album. And what an awesome album it is. ALL ELSE FAILS, a four-piece from Alberta, Canada, recently put forth their heaviest release yet. With only 6 tracks, one of them being hidden, this album still manages to set itself apart in the highly competitive Metal industry, and showcase the supreme talent this quartet has to offer. The music is catchy, diverse and original, and the clean and dark vocals by Barrett Klesko and Seedy Mitchell add some variety to the brutal mix. If “Fucktropolis“ was a cake, it would have a lot of layers.”
Bex "Hardcore" Tasker - Metal-Temple

“Beautiful and hard to grasp their new record Fucktropolis is one of the most promising EP's of 2013, they find something new and unique with their record and help to drive out the posers with a powerful sound and riffs that are simply to die for, this band has found a new level of metal madness.”
Matt Baggins - Two Guys Metal Reviews

“Catchy tunes that please the ears. 4/5”
Metal France

“All Else Fails do a commendable job for an indie band out of Edmonton, Alberta. Everything is pretty professional. The packaging is great, the band looks good, sounds good and the production on the disc (The Oracle) is top-notch.”
Metal-Rules.com

“The melody meshing with mosh riffs, the good cop/bad cop vocals, the syncopated drumming... The latest album from Edmonton, AB - All Else Fails is bringing me back to metalcore's mid-2000s heyday! With The Oracle, What Was, Is, And Could Have Been, All Else Fails adds their own twist to the style, with classical influences and subtle synth programming adding flavour to a lovingly prepared dish. The captured recordings show a passionate band, committed fully to their songs, and it adds an appeal to a record in a subgenre many people have disregarded as a faded trend at this point. With hooky riffs, well-done clean vocals, throat-shredding shouts, and powerful instrumentation, the Edmonton four-piece is sure to sink their hooks in to your ears and never let go. A must for fans of Killswitch Engage and Underoath, All Else Fails is a band breathing life into a style once pegged as on its way out.”
Vandala Concepts

“Original bands do exist. All Else Fails, from Edmonton, Canada, are one of the very few who both dare to be different, and can pull it off. Whether it’s hardhitting metalcore, epic, symphonic metal or the Alice In Chains cover ‘Sludge Factory’, things seem to fall into place effortlessly. Being such amazing musicians, capable of portraying such wide variety of songs, does make it sometimes difficult getting into the album as a whole. It’s more a collection of amazing songs, instead of songs that share a common feeling, which forms rhe core of most albums. It’s a collection of greatest hits, with each new song outshining the previous entry.”
Mass Movement Magazine UK

“Edmonton, Alberta’s All Else Fails is one that band that truly takes the varied influences of its members, pours ‘em into a blender, and ends up with a musical protein shake that tastes at once unique and familiar. Metalcore is the style in most general terms, but by the time the band adds atmospheric flavors with keyboards and various effects (strings, choral vocals, etc.), and injects an impeccable sense of melody – bolstered by well patterned, versatile clean singing parts – into the mix, the result is one that can only be described as All Else Fails. New album The Oracle: What Was, Is, and Could have Been is the most definitive example of that deft mix to date. It is an offering that is as catchy and aggressive as it is fun and aurally stimulating.”
Metal Army America

"The Oracle" is a highly addictive journey that captures the listener from start to finish.
SpazioRock (Italy)

““The Oracle, What Was, Is And Could Have Been”, is an album you should give a listen to it. A twelve Track's album with a lot of pleasure and amusement to listen to. This is one hell of an album that will be fun listening to, without being bored. You dont buy this album, then you will miss a lot.”
Moustapha Laithy - JorZine

“What is also apparent on this third release is not only the sheer creativity of the group, but also its stone cold knack for writing songs designed to permanently embed in the gray matter...There is just something about the band's songwriting approach; it seems so darn natural and effortless. On "The Oracle" nothing ever sounds forced, formulaic, or identifiable as anyone but ALL ELSE FAILS. Don't let this one slip past your radar.”
Blabbermouth.net

“It would not surprise me in the slightest if you heard this group grace the airwaves from the obscure darkly lit, pubs of Gothenburg to the soundboards of our own local modern rock stations. It seems more than fortunate that these Alberta natives named their album The Oracle because these local talents have clearly seen the future.”
Edmonton Journal

“St. Albert is hardly Stockholm, Sweden, or Birmingham, England, but just like these places, the sleepy suburb has bore a pack of heavy metal artists the likes of which the capital region hasn't seen before. These newly evolved predators clawing their way out of the swampy marsh of a stagnant Edmonton heavy metal scene dub themselves All Else Fails. I just call them awesome. In my honest opinion, this stellar group is the first in a New Wave of Edmonton Heavy Metal (NWoEHM?). In the same way Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and others revitalized the British scene in the '70s, these triumphant young men are a sign of resurgence in Edmonton's champion level of hardcore music.”
Edmonton Journal

“Frontman/guitarist Barrett Klesko and bassist Seedy Mitchell combine their vocal talents to make a symphony of harmonies and enunciated anger, whilst a firm and well orchestrated foundation is laid by guitarist Mike Sands and drummer Tom Wolf. The synergistic fusion of elements from these four men forms a perfect storm of sounds, styles and themes, that stretch from the darkest pits of heavy metal to the Elysian fields of punk and rock.”
Jarrod Bennett - Edmonton Journal

“The recent release entitled The Oracle, What Was, Is And Could Have Been is jammed packed with compelling lyrics and music that is as powerful as it is memorable and melodic.”
Kenneth Morton - Highwire Daze

“All Else Fails is a band that has a vast amount of potential.”
MetalAsFuck.net

“Just listen to great songs like The twilight of mankind, Rebirth and another one of my favourites Obsidian Walls, with its spoken word sampling really is a masterpiece and gave me the goosebumps when I listened to it. And of course the SOAD inspired song Robots!!!KOLTG that is a really cool song to finish this great album. Overall this is very refreshing and an album to check out for fans of metalcore, melodic and progressive metal with classical elements.”
Melodic.net

“Kick ass album...Canada I highly suggest picking up this one!”
Vinland Radio

“When it came down to the track list at hand, I can point a few starlets that mesmerized me. I recommend on “This World In Flames”, both electric and acoustic, bone crushing “Rebirth” and “Obsidian Walls”, “Fallen” was a great treat even though it was lyrically heavy, and I even found the last parody “Robots!!! KOLTG” as cool. In addition to the names of the hits, I urge to take a deep listen to the rest while trying to notice the strong connection between the musical diversities and the strong lyrical sense. ALL ELSE FAILS did more than a fine job on those creations.”
Metal-Temple.com

“Obsidian Walls” is a colossal song”
Planet-Mosh.com

“All Else Fails have delivered us a brilliant new album”
Confront Magazine

“The epic twelve track album [The Oracle] explores their most extraordinary sound to date. Ranging in themes from the apocalypse ('This World In Flames', 'Rebirth') to drug abuse ('Fallen'), to religious persecution ('Monster Eats The Pilot'), to being haunted by the sins of one's past ('The House At The End of The World')”
Chee Kam - PureGrainAudio.com

“All Else Fails have crafted one of the most diverse sounding albums I’ve heard in a while. The Oracle, What Was Is and Could Have Been refuses to be pigeon-holed into a genre, and that’s why it’s great. Rather than sick to a straight formula, All Else Fails branch out into several genres and bring their sound into the fold to produce some incredibly creative songs.”
The Age Of Metal

“The Oracle is one hell of a powerful album, packed with no end of metal elements, punk edginess and even jazz flourishes . One could make the standard obligatory comparisons to other metal records, but The Oracle defies all traditional categorization. The music is at once darkly visceral and starkly beautiful. In a world of countless “core” clones in the metal scene today, this opus stands out amongst the many. All Else Fails have realized their most compelling yet pulveringing album to date. 8.4/10”
Metalholic Magazine

“Edmonton’s premier melodic hardcore-metal outfit...Throughout their set, they displayed great musicianship, but also looked like they were having fun with synchronized moves, jumping around all over the place and off stage, even on to the banister; yet still performing, hitting their notes as a cohesive unit. Full, open guitar chords were executed beautifully, and the heavy chug sections were ever so earth shattering. The contrast between harsh vocals and clean singing brought an element to the performance that presented their songs as fist pumping anthems as if Iron Maiden wrote hardcore music; it would have been perfect for the crowd to sing along. With the momentum of promoting their upcoming full length, “The Oracle, What Was, Is And Could Have Been” they seem to be unstoppable.”
Vandala Concepts Webzine - Vandala Concepts Webzine

“The production is perfect, both in terms of the approach to the instruments and the arrangements in general. In spite of all the metalcore bands around today, All Else Fails manages to stand out, giving us moments of quality and personality.”
StereoInvaders.com - StereoInvaders.com

“ALL ELSE FAILS is a brand of metal that represents brutality, melody, and freshness that is well captured on THE ORACLE: WHAT WAS IS AND COULD HAVE BEEN. 8/10”
WeLoveMetal.com - WeLoveMetal.com

“...plenty of gems amongst them, including “Twilight Of Mankind,” “Monster Eats The Pilot”, the crushing “Rebirth” and the symphonic/metallic based stand out effort “Obsidian Walls””
Blistering.com - Blistering.com

“The epic twelve track album by the St. Albert, AB based band, explores their most extraordinary sound to date...All Else Fails delivers a stunning and compelling release of aggressive rich metalcore to the masses.”
Good Morning Metal

“After sitting through an endless supply of metalcore acts that seem to all originate from the same song writing pool, it’s refreshing to hear an act like All Else Fails who obviously strive for a sound that is different from most.”
J.J.D.'s Reviews And Interviews Blog - J.J.D.'s Reviews And Interviews Blog

“All Else Fails has been among my favourite punk/rock/metal bands for a while now, and I was thrilled to see them rock the stage. Their performance completely blew me away”
Roxy - Hammer Records

“The Oracle, What Was Is And Could Have Been a record that is an all out assault on the sense' it is brash, aggressive and will have listeners snapping their necks in no time at all.”
PureGrainAudio.com - PureGrainAudio.com

“All Else Fails is a genre-bending band that doesn't turn their noses up at other sounds. Their heart has a metal core, but experience in everything from jazz to punk has prompted them to defy limitations.”
kmichael - BC Local News

“In my opinion All Else Fails is a very good and original sounding band that has a style of their own, and if you are looking for a death metal influenced metal core band that has their own sound, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "This World In Flames" "The House At The End Of The World" "The Oracle" and "Obsidian Walls". RECOMMENDED BUY.”
Blackened Dark Underground Music Zine Blog - Blackened Dark Underground Music Zine Blog

“What is the meaning and inspiration behind [All Else Fails]? That's a bigger question than you know. Lets just say it involves a can of olives, a 24 case of cheap beer, a walmart greeter and a sex act gone wrong, and leave it at that.”
OCCULTBLACKMETAL - BLACKENEDDARKUNDERGROUNDMUSICZINE

“The Oracle: What Was, Is and Could Have Been...(is) a lot deeper. It’s darker and it’s heavier, but it’s also prettier at the same time...(it's) a little more introspective”
Glenn Cook - Saint City News

“The Oracle, What Was, Is And Could Have Been...delivers a stunning and compelling release of aggressive rich metalcore to the masses.”
Tyler - Visionthenet

“All Else Fails is an interesting band from Canada”
Anders Ekdahl - Battle Helm

“All Else Fails Headlining Beer Garden Stage At Boonstock Festival”
xFiruath - Metal Underground

“Edmonton based metalcore band, All Else Fails who are recently coming off an award nomination at the 2011 Edmonton Music Awards in the "Artist To Watch" category, will be opening for rising Canadian metallers Cancer Bats on May 31st in Yorkton, SK. The Cancer Bats show will be another addition to AEF's shared stage list for 2011 as they have also opened for bands such as 3 Inches of Blood, Fear Factory and City of Fire. "This going to be an epic concert, we're big Cancer Bats fans and sharing the stage with them has my hails horns up!" commented AEF vocalist/guitarist Barrett Klesko. Show Dates: 05/31 - Yorkton, SK - Ukrainian Orthodox Hall (w/ Cancer Bats) ”
Pure Grain Audio

“All Else Fails Nominated for an Edmonton Music award in the "Artist to Watch Category"”
Edmonton Journal

"The Oracle easily surpasses the last album in quality of recording and performance.”
Yorkton this Week

“Edmonton-based metal outfit All Else Fails wants you to steal their latest smart bomb of bunker busting sound, Against the Darkening Sky. “We want to share our music any way we can — be it iTunes, Torrent files, Limewire; I don’t care,” guitarist/vocalist Barrett Klesko tells the Edmonton Journal. “We’d be happy if everybody on earth”
FYI Music News

“You HAVE to see All Else Fails LIVE! Their shows last year were some of the best of the year. All Else Fails is one of those pearls that will not disappoint you.”
TB Shows

“All Else Fails kicks off national tour”
Anna Boroweicki - St. Albert Gazette

"A Monster of a Metal Opus"
Francois - The Edmonton Journal

“In an era where iTunes i's king and single tracks are the new groove, All Else Fails is going in the opposite direction. If you do decide to acquire the band's new album, the conceptual tour-de-force Against the Darkening Sky, please make sure you get the whole thing, not just a few select tunes”
Edmonton Journal