![]() “The Frost” is hot: perceptive lyrics coincide with racing guitars, the layered sonics creating a deliciously triumphant atmosphere that contrasts the frustrated howls of Luhrs. With phenomenal guitar work from Brubaker and Rambler, this plea of hope to overcome the deceitful disguises running rampant throughout our society steps into haunting territory as Luhrs growls, “They will show no mercy.” At just over five minutes in length, “Hero of the Half Truth” is massive on sound as well as musicianship. It is brutal and yet somehow melodic, infectious in its ferocity. Phantom Anthem kicks off to “King of Sorrow,” where meandering guitars and lengthy musical interludes set the pace for an overall vicious Metal assault that pulls no punches. Produced by long-time collaborators Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland, the eleven-song disc is chock-full of the heaviest of Metal alongside hopeful, intelligent insights and a world of melody. There is not much that this little band could have not done.Īugust Burns Red – Jake Luhrs (vocals), JB Brubaker (lead guitar), Brent Rambler (rhythm guitar), Dustin Davidson (bass), and Matt Greiner (drums) – are prepped and anxious to return with Phantom Anthem. For the wit of it all, they have covered Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” for the Punk Goes Pop 2 compilation, as well as releasing a Holiday album in 2012. ![]() ![]() Tireless road dogs, August Burns Red are no strangers to the annual Vans Warped Tour, and have shared stages with everyone from A Day To Remember, As I Lay Dying, All That Remains, Miss May I, The Devil Wears Prada, Of Mice & Men, blessthefall, Architects, Enter Shikari, Silverstein, and Underoath. Over the past fourteen years, these hard-working Pennsy boys have released some six albums – ranging from 2005’s Thrill Seeker to 2015’s Found in Far Away Places – and even earned a 2016 Grammy Award nomination for “Best Metal Performance” along the way. A sleepy, rustic county in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Lancaster would be the very last place that anyone would expect to find a blistering Metal quintet. Beloved Metal quintet August Burns Red returns on Friday, October 6, 2017 with their anticipated seventh studio album, Phantom Anthem, thanks to Fearless Records.įor those unfamiliar with the backstory, August Burns Red formed back in 2003 in Amish paradise, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. ![]()
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