“I played the jam with Eric Johnson, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. I was like, ‘Uh, yeah sure. I’ll come and play G3!’”: All That Remains’ Jason Richardson on surviving the ultimate virtuoso jam, despite fearing improv – and why theory is not 'law'

Jason Richardson with his signature Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass.

In the world of melodic metalcore, All That Remains are rightfully considered one of the genre’s finest exponents, alongside the likes of Killswitch Engage, Trivium and Bullet for My Valentine.

In fact, popular YouTuber and respected metalcore evangelist Nik Nocturnal describes the band’s 2006 album, The Fall of Ideals, as follows: “It is God-tier; the riffs still hold up to this day and the hooks are huge. It is the perfect era of metalcore encapsulated in one amazing album.”