When Philip Labonte sits down to write, he doesn’t pull punches — and his 2024 op-ed, “The Silent Crisis: Why Society is Failing Men and Boys,” is proving that point all over again. Two years after publication, the All That Remains founder and lead singer is watching his words gain real legislative traction in Washington, as new federal legislation introduced by Reps. Nathanial Moran (TX-1) and Derrick Van Orden (WI-3) puts the challenges facing American men and boys squarely on the Congressional agenda.

The op-ed, originally published on Labonte’s Patreon, didn’t just live in the comments section. It was followed by multiple meetings on Capitol Hill, where Labonte sat down with lawmakers to discuss how Congress could meaningfully support boys and men across the country. The recent bill from Moran and Van Orden suggests that those conversations weren’t just photo ops — they were the start of something.

In his original piece, Labonte mapped out a sobering landscape: rising male disengagement from education, work, and community, along with climbing rates of depression, addiction, and suicide. His perspective isn’t academic. After decades on the road and countless conversations with fans at the merch table, in venue parking lots, and in DMs, he’s heard the same stories again and again — isolation, drift, and a creeping sense of purposelessness.

“We are watching too many young men drift without direction or support,” said Labonte. “If we don’t take this seriously, we risk losing an entire generation not just of men, but of fathers and leaders.”

The data backs him up. According to the Pew Research Center, men now make up just 44% of college students. The National Institute of Mental Health reports significantly higher suicide rates among men compared to women — a gap that has remained stubbornly wide for years.

While the new legislation marks a meaningful step toward elevating these issues at the federal level, Labonte is making it clear that a bill alone isn’t a finish line.

“This is a societal issue that requires real attention and real solutions,” he added. “Acknowledging the problem is just the beginning.”

Labonte isn’t slowing down on the music front either. All That Remains is currently tearing through North America on a massive run with Born of Osiris and Dead Eyes, hitting cities including Albany, Philadelphia, Asbury Park, Baltimore, Atlanta, Daytona Beach (for Welcome to Rockville), Columbus (Sonic Temple), and wrapping in Worcester, MA on May 23. If you’ve been waiting to catch the band live, the calendar is loaded.

While you’re plotting your next show, queue up the band’s latest full-length, AntiFragile, released in early 2025 — a record that hits just as hard as the conversations Labonte is leading off-stage.

Stream AntiFragile on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3IFjSlXvV4NUaT8oj4jfS2

Read Philip Labonte’s full op-ed on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Philthatremains