Manheim, Pennsylvania-based quintet August Burns Red will enter the studio next week to start recording its fifth full-length album [holiday releases notwithstanding], due out later this year.
“2012 turned out to be quite intense for us from a touring standpoint,” says guitarist JB Brubaker. “We did more traveling than we had ever previously done in our career and after three straight months on the road to end the year I think we were all ready to come home and shift into writing/recording mode. Now that the writing is complete we are all itching to get started with the actual tracking.”
Eschewing the trend towards big-name producers, August Burns Red has opted to keep in the family for the forthcoming effort, reteaming with Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland of Atrium Audio — the same hometown studio where the band recorded last year’s fan-favorite holiday album, Sleddin’ Hill [Album Review].The forthcoming album promises to be August Burns Red‘s most adventurous and exciting work to date — no small feat for a band that has constantly reinvigorated the genre over the course of its career.
“This new record will push the boundaries of our genre more than we ever have before,” Brubaker continues excitedly. “We set out to write a record where every song stands out from the last. There is a lot of ground covered here and a ton of meat to this album. It’s full of odd metered rhythms and breakdowns, unexpected twists and turns, and some of our most technical riffing to date. Each of us have parts that make our heads spin and we have had to practice like crazy to get some of this stuff together. I know we always say this, but this will be our most ambitious album yet.”
The band was recently announced as a mainstage act on this summer’sVans Warped Tour, marking their third appearance on the venerated annual event, where they were last seen in 2011 performing in support of Leveler.
August Burns Red‘s fourth album, Leveler [CD review], sold around 29,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released in June 2011 via Solid State Records.
Last year from Oct. 18th untill Nov. 19th. August Burns Red &The Devil Wears Prada toured together through Europe. On 27th. Oct. they played at The Effenaar in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Here you can find our concert review and pictures.
Upcoming Shows:
Apr 15 The Note West Chester, PA
Apr 19 Club X Herford, Germany
Apr 20 Impericon Fest, Leipzig, Germany
Apr 21 Posthalle, Würzburg, Germany
Apr 23 Matrix, Bochum, Germany
Apr 24 Backstage Werk, Munich, Germany
Apr 25 LKA-Longhorn, Stuttgart, Germany
Apr 26 Impericon Fest, Wien, Austria
Apr 27 Loudfest, Zurich, Switzerland
Apr 28 Groezrock, Meerhout, Belgium
Jun 15 Vans Warped Tour Seattle, WA
Jun 16 Vans Warped Tour Portland, OR
Jun 19 Vans Warped Tour San Diego, CA
Jun 20 Vans Warped Tour Pomona, CA
Jun 21 Vans Warped Tour Pomona, CA
Jun 22 Vans Warped Tour Mountain View, CA
Jun 23 Vans Warped Tour Ventura, CA
Jun 26 Vans Warped Tour Las Cruces, NM
Jun 27 Vans Warped Tour Phoenix, AZ
Jun 28 Vans Warped Tour Las Vegas, NV
Jun 29 Vans Warped Tour Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 30 Vans Warped Tour Denver, CO
Jul 03 Vans Warped Tour Noblesville, IN
Jul 05 Vans Warped Tour Toronto, Canada
Jul 06 Van’s Warped Tour Darien Center, NY
Jul 07 Vans Warped Tour Holmdel, NJ
Jul 09 Vans Warped Tour Virginia Beach, VA
Jul 10 Vans Warped Tour Columbia, MD
Jul 11 Vans Warped Tour Boston, MA
Jul 12 Vans Warped Tour Camden, NJ
Jul 13 Vans Warped Tour New York, NY
Jul 14 Vans Warped Tour Hartford, CT
Jul 16 Vans Warped Tour Scranton, PA
Jul 17 Vans Warped Tour Burgettstown, PA
Jul 18 Vans Warped Tour Cleveland, OH
Jul 19 Vans Warped Tour Detroit, MI
Jul 20 Vans Warped Tour Chicago, IL
Jul 21 Vans Warped Tour Minneapolis, MN
Jul 23 Vans Warped Tour Kansas City, KS
Jul 24 Vans Warped Tour St Louis, MO
Jul 25 Vans Warped Tour Atlanta, GA
Jul 26 Vans Warped Tour Tampa, FL
Jul 27 Vans Warped Tour West Palm Beach, FL
Jul 28 Vans Warped Tour Orlando, FL
Jul 29 Vans Warped Tour Charlotte, NC
Jul 30 Vans Warped Tour Cincinnati, OH
Jul 31 Vans Warped Tour Milwaukee, WI
Aug 02 Vans Warped Tour Dallas, TX
Aug 03 Vans Warped Tour San Antonio, TX
Aug 04 Vans Warped Tour Houston, TX
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August Burns Red – Leveler (Deluxe Edition) [CD review]
Interview With ‘Jake Luhrs’ [August Burns Red] + Video Testimony [Feb. 2012]
‘August Burns Red’ Animated Video Released For ‘Sleigh Ride’ [Nov. 2012]
August Burns Red @ Effenaar Eindhoven 27-10-2012 [Nov. 2012]
Video Interview With ‘August Burns Red’ [Nov. 2012]