August Burns Red have announced that their upcoming eighth studio album will be called “Guardians” and will release on April 03rd through Fearless Records. Pre-orders are available here. The first single from the album is called “Defender” and it, along with an animated music video directed by Dan Fusselman was released and you can see it below: The band’s guitarist, Brent Rambler had the following comments on the video:
“The song ‘Defender‘ is about having that person who can come in and take some punches for you, and be in your corner during hard times. I am quite the comic book fan and I thought the lyrics could easily turn into an awesome animated short story — kind of like if the pages of a comic were to come to life. Luckily, everyone else agreed and we have this sick video to go along with the song.”
Commenting on the record itself, guitarist JB Brubaker said:
“‘Guardians‘ is the culmination of a complete and total team effort. Dustin and I collaborated musically more than we ever have before. Jake and Brent collaborated vocally more than they ever have before. Matt bounced more drum ideas off of us than we could even comprehend. It was the most time we’ve ever spent in the studio on one album. We’re all so proud of this record, and we can’t wait to share it with the world.”
The tracklisting for the album looks like this:
01 – “The Narrative”
02 – “Bones”
03 – “Paramount”
04 – “Defender”
05 – “Lighthouse”
06 – “Dismembered Memory”
07 – “Ties That Bind”
08 – “Bloodletter”
09 – “Extinct by Instinct”
10 – “Empty Heaven”
11 – “Three Fountains”
Catch August Burns Red on tour with Killswitch Engage and Light The Torch on the following tour:
03/10 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
03/11 Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
03/12 Louisville, KY – Diamonds Bar & Grill (August Burns Red only)
03/13 Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
03/14 Silver Spring, MD – Fillmore
03/15 Raleigh, NC – Ritz
03/17 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
03/18 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
03/20 Dallas, TX – Southside Ballroom
03/21 Houston, TX – House of Blues
03/23 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
03/24 Los Angeles – The Welters
03/25 Riverside, CA – Municipal Auditorium
03/26 San Francisco, CA – Warfield
03/28 Seattle, WA – Showbox Sodo
03/29 Boise, ID – Revolution
03/31 Salt Lake City, UT – Complex
04/01 Denver, CO – Fillmore
04/02 Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s (August Burns Red only)
04/03 Minneapolis, MN – Fillmore
04/04 Chicago, IL – Radius
04/05 Detroit, MI – Fillmore
04/06 Toronto, ON – Rebel
04/08 Montreal, QC – MTelus
04/09 Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall (August Burns Red only)
04/10 Portland, ME – State Theatre
04/11 New York, NY – Terminal 5
04/12 Boston, MA – House of Blues
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