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"Divisions", a new song from the Lancaster,Antoine Roussel Jersey, Pennsylvania-based Christian metalcore quintet AUGUST BURNS RED, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The song comes off the band's fourth album, "Leveler", which will be released on June 21 via Sollid State Records. The effort will be available in both regular and deluxe editions a first for the band."'Divisions' is a chaotic dirty track," explains guitarist JB Brubaker. "It's dark lyrically and Jake [Luhrs,Evgeni Malkin Jersey, vocalist] absolutely shreds his vocal chords on this song I think it is one of the most diverse and strongest vocal performances he has ever given. This song also has the weirdest timed breakdowns on the entire album. We dare you to figure it out!"For "Leveler", AUGUST BURNS RED re-teamed with producer Jason Suecof,Jamie Benn Jersey, the man behind the board on the band's previous CD, 2009's "Constellations", which landed at No. 24 on The Billboard 200 and sold more than 90,000 copies. The result is an album that pushes the band's sonic boundaries in every direction,Joe Vitale Jersey, yet emerges as an unquestionably heavier album than its predecessor."Putting out a fourth record is a little scary because we obviously have our sound figured out at this point,Gustav Nyquist Jersey, but we don't want to put out a record that just sounds like a redux of our previous albums," explains Brubaker. "Our tastes are always evolving as musicians and we've been motivated to progress as a band and push ABR in different directions,Bryan Bickell Jersey, while maintaining the characteristics that made us the band we are in the first place."While AUGUST BURNS RED has never succumbed to the artistic trends in metal album covers, "Leveler" represents an even larger departure than fans have seen on the band's previous albums. The artwork,Gump Worsley Jersey, created by artist Jordan Crane,Johan Franzen Jersey, brings a striking comic book flair that the band wanted the artwork to encompass. "Leveler" track listing:01. Empire02. Internal Cannon03. Divisions04. Cutting the Ties05. Pangaea06. Carpe Diem07. 740 Nights08. Salt & Light09. Poor Millionaire10. 1/16/201111. Boys of Fall12. LevelerBonus tracks for deluxe edition:13. Internal Cannon (acoustic)14. Pangaea (performed by BELLS)15. Boys of Fall (performed by Zachary Veilleux)16. Empire (midi) |
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