August Burns Red - Rescue & Restore

Well slap me sideways but this is the first August Burns Red album that I have gotten excited for in quite some time.  After a very successful run of "Messengers", I found the group to be lagging in terms of keeping up with the ever changing industry.  And by that, I mean that spinning "Constellations" and "Leveler" just didn't give me much of a change.  The breakdowns started to flow in as one and the guitar work/drum patterns seemed to be one long song after some time.  From listening to the first single from the album ("Fault Line") and reading some comments made by guitarist JB Brubaker, I have thrown my hat back in the ring for another go around with ABR.

For those new to the band, ABR consists of:

JB Brubaker − lead guitar | Brent Rambler − rhythm guitar | Matt Greiner − drums, piano | 

Jake Luhrs − lead vocals | Dustin Davidson − bass guitar, backing vocals

We are excited to announce that our new album "Rescue & Restore" is coming out on June 25th! We can't wait to share these new songs with you. More announcements coming soon! -ABR

Discovered the guys in a small bar in London, ON as they were touring with Haste The Day and Scary Kids Scaring Kids (Sept. 18th, 2006).  Still touring "Thrill Seeker" material and with "Messengers" still a ways ahead, I was drawn in by the almost precise breakdown of the groups and the fan base that erupted in this venue.  Maybe that the metalcore genre was still new to me, but I did not expect the band to blow up as big as they did.  One of those little things in life where you get to see a band in raw form before heading on to bigger and better things.  The release date set for the album is June 25th, 2013 via longtime label Solid State Records.  A press release has been made by the label as well:

Rescue & Restore marks August Burns Red’s fifth proper album, fleshing out an impressive body of work that also includes a live full-length record Home, a collection of B-sides Lost Messengers: The Outtakes, and a 2012 holiday album, August Burns Red Presents: Sleddin' Hill, A Holiday Album, released over the band’s lauded decade-long career. Since launching out of Manheim, PA, the industrious outfit has successfully transitioned from shake-up-the-field upstarts to one of the biggest names worldwide in the genre. -Solid State Records

So far, here is a track listing with some album art to perk your interest.  Followed by the lyric video for "Fault Line" that I mentioned in the previous paragraph.

1. Provision
2. Treatment
3. Spirit Breaker
4. Count It All As Lost
5. Sincerity
6. Creative Captivity
7. Fault Line
8. Beauty In Tragedy
9. Animals
10. Echoes
11. The First Step

Album production being done by: Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland

"People need to realize that there’s not much of a difference between a metalcore song that has a couple breakdowns with a repeating chorus and the latest LADY GAGA song. This genre used to be better than that. It can still be better than that." -JB Brubaker



Rescue & Restore is about challenging other bands and ourselves, as well as fans of this music, to want more than whatever happens to be the current buzz.  We’ve done our best with each new album to try to push our sound in new directions and we’d like to see our peers do the same. -JB Brubaker



I also invite you all to grab a ticket to their show if they hit your town this summer.  The guys have an extensive touring lineup for 2013 and the shows are always a good time.  Some good moshpits, decent concert goers, little to no drama and the best part... it's usually too packed for those 'throwdown' dancing kids.  I don't know the official term for it (if you know the term...that's just sad) but you know those kids who have little to no muscle who fling their arms and legs in a circle to exert some form of masculinity.  haha

More information as it comes in folks.  For now, pre-orders are happening already!  Here is the selection they have over at their official store: