Autumn is approaching, and so are the holiday/christmas songs, one of the first this year is Flurries by Lancaster metallers August Burns Red.
Flurries is a new song off their upcoming August Burns Red Presents: Sleddin’ Hill, A Holiday Album, which you can check out below. The CD will be available in stores and online October 9th. The song can be streamed below, using the soundcloudplayer.
The 13-track release features not only fresh takes on classics such as “Jingle Bells,” “Winter Wonderland” and even “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer,” but also original compositions that are destined to become future headbanging holiday favorites.
The album also compiles remixed and remastered versions of the band’s previous holiday hits, like “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and “Little Drummer Boy.”
Rounding out the collection is an updated version of the band’s rendition of “Carol of the Bells,” heard in Frank Miller’s [300, Sin City] movie, The Spirit and Seth MacFarlane’s [Family Guy] American Dad. On whether Sleddin’ Hill is destined to become a novelty album or a key part of the band’s discography, guitarist JB Brubaker says, “To some, the concept of a metal Christmas album may come off as silly and a waste of time, but I think this record has plenty of original August Burns Red substance to interest even the biggest Scrooges out there.”
Tracklisting
1. Flurries
2. Frosty the Snowman
3. Sleigh Ride
4. God Rest Ye’ Merry Gentlemen
5. Jingle Bells
6. Oh Holy Night
7. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
8. Sleddin’ Hill
9. Little Drummer Boy
10. Winter Wonderland
11. O Come O Come Emmanuel
12. Carol of the Bells
13. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Pre-order the album at the Solid State Store.
Upcoming Shows:
US:
Aug 31 The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
Sep 01 Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI
Sep 02 The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY
Sep 03 Lost Horizon, Syracuse, NY
Sep 04 The Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
Sep 05 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
Sep 06 Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, MI
Sep 07 London Music Hall, London, Canada
Sep 08 Parc de l’ilot Fleurie, Quebec City, Canada
Sep 10 Altar Bar, Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 11 Altar Bar, Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 12 The Castle Theatre, Bloomington, IL
Sep 13 The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
Sep 14 People’s Court, Des Moines, IA
Sep 15 Riot Fest Chicago, IL
Sep 16 Sokol Auditorium, Omaha, NE
Sep 17 Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO
Sep 19 Senator Theatre, Chico, CA
Sep 20 Knitting Factory, Reno, NV
Sep 21 The Dome, Bakersfield, CA
Sep 22 House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
Sep 23 Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
Sep 24 Top Deck, Farmington, NM
Sep 26 Dos Amigos, Odessa, TX
Sep 27 Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
Sep 28 Remington’s Downtown, Springfield, MO
Sep 29 Pop’s, East St Louis, IL
Sep 30 Expo Five, Louisville, KY
Oct 02 The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC T
Oct 03 Valarium, Knoxville, TN
Oct 04 Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC
Oct 05 Norva, Norfolk, VA
Oct 06 Paramount Theater, Huntington, NY
Europe:
Oct 18 Rock City, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Oct 19 Garage, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Oct 20 Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Oct 21 HMV Ritz, Manchester, United Kingdom
Oct 22 Academy 1, Bristol, United Kingdom
Oct 23 Electric Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Oct 26 Luxor, Cologne, Germany
Oct 27 Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Oct 28 AB, Brussels, Belgium
Oct 30 Markethalle, Hamburg, Germany
Oct 31 Skaters Palace, Munster, Germany
Nov 01 Voxhall, Aarhus, Denmark
Nov 02 Brewhouse, Goteborg, Sweden
Nov 03 Fabrikken, Oslo, Norway
Nov 05 Klubben, Stockholm, Sweden
Nov 06 KB, Malmö, Sweden
Nov 07 Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nov 08 C Club, Berlin, Germany
Nov 09 Suedbahnhof, Chemnitz, Germany
Nov 10 Progresja, Warsaw, Poland
Nov 11 Fabryka, Krakow, Poland
Nov 13 Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany
Nov 14 Backstage Halle, Munich, Germany
Nov 15 Arena, Vienna, Austria
Nov 16 Komplex, Zurich, Switzerland
Nov 17 Tunnel Club, Milan, Italy
Nov 18 Substage, Karlsruhe, Germany
Nov 19 Le Bataclan, Paris, France
South America:
Dec 01 Music Hall, Curitiba, Brazil
Dec 02 Carioca Club, São Paulo, Brazil
Dec 04 Teatro Vorterix, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dec 05 Club 334, Santiago, Chile
Dec 07 Teatro Metro Bogota, Bogota, Colombia
Dec 09 Circo Volador, Mexico City, Mexico
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/58003170″ iframe=”true” /]
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‘Brick By Brick’ – ‘Connecting Cultures, Creating Community’ [Aug. 2011]
‘August Burns Red’ – ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ [Available For Streaming/Download] [Nov. 2011]
Interview With ‘Jake Luhrs’ [August Burns Red] + Video Testimony [Feb. 2012]
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