AUGUST BURNS RED – Death Below – 2LP – Red & Black Hole Vinyl

2LP – Limited EditionRedand Black Hole Vinyl.

August Burns Red is likely the only metal act ever described as thrillingly empathetic (Kerrang!). Its a testament to the ferocious bands ability to recognize and connect with the mixture of brokenness and hope found in their audience and within themselves. A hard-working collective with a shockingly stable lineup for the vast majority of their career, August Burns Red pour every ounce of themselves into their music. Atmospheric, riff-laden, aggressive bursts of controlled chaos, filled with shifting time signatures and tempos, deliver confessional, self-reflective, and authentic emotion. Songs like White Washed, Marianas Trench, Invisible Enemy, and Paramount are undeniable anthems.

Revolver, who put the band on their cover the same year, observed August Burns Red embrace the pain so well. Its a truth never more evident than on Death Below, their stunning ninth studio album. Recorded with longtime producers Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland,Death Below encompasses all of the pissed-off strength of the bands past without sacrificing an ounce of catchy, melodic might.

Death Below boasts guest appearances from ABR allies Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage), Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath), Jason Richardson (All That Remains), and JT Cavey (ERRA).

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Premonition
2. The Cleansing
3. Ancestry (feat. Jesse Leach)

Side B
1. Tightrope (feat. Jason Richardson)
2. Fool’s Gold In The Bear Trap
3. Backfire
4. Revival

Side C
1. Sevink
2. Dark Divide
3. Deadbolt
4. The Abyss (feat. JT Cavey)

Side D
1. Reckoning (feat. Spencer Chamberlain)