August Burns Red announced their new record and a release date on Solid State Records! This might be pretty dang sweet… if you're into that kind of thing.
Two years after the band dropped Leveler on the world, they're back with Rescue and Restore due out June 25! Guitarist JB Brubaker had to say about the upcoming record-
"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,” explains Brubaker. “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. 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."
Throughout the album, AUGUST BURNS RED continue to do their part to challenge the conventions of heavy music. Over the course of 11 tracks, the band artfully blend piano, cello, violin, trumpet, various percussive elements and more into their sonic arsenal, taking their music into new aesthetic territory and contorting the boundaries of the genre.
See, I do like all the extra instrumentation and what JB is saying, so of course I'm going to check it out despite hardcore not really being my thing. I've been shocked by records from bands I don't really like before and ended up falling in love (lookin' at you, The Ocean), so maybe it'll be a game changer for the band. Guess we'll find out soon enough!
