Band's annual tradition of re-imagining Christmas
classics continues for fourth straight year
January 2012 headlining tour looms on horizon
January 2012 headlining tour looms on horizon
Nov 30, 2011 - 'Tis
the season for metal. Following their annual tradition, juggernauts AUGUST
BURNS RED have unleashed their latest rendition of a Christmas classic,
this time tackling holiday favorite, 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen'.
"The past few years the annual ABR Christmas songs haven’t been nearly as 'metal' as 'Carol of the Bells' was," explains guitarist JB Brubaker. "When writing our rendition of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' I wanted to write a more traditional metal song. Something less artsy and
more in your face. I am confident that 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' is
easily the most metal Christmas song we’ve ever done. While recording it
I was thinking 'this song sounds straight 80’s metal' which amused me
greatly."The track is available now as a digital single or a limited edition colored vinyl 7" through the band's former label, CI Records, and can currently be previewed at the band's Facebook page.
The release of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' caps off a banner 2011 for the heavyweights - their fourth album, Leveler, rocketed to the top of the Billboard charts, debuting at #11 on the Billboard 200 in addition to entering the charts as the #1 Hard Rock album and #2 Rock album. Leveler also displayed staying power and has become the band's fastest selling album to date.
ABR looks to further continue the incredible
momentum built in 2011 by kicking off 2012 with a seven week US headlining tour
presented by Band Merch and brought to you by House of Blues Entertainment and
Ibanez Guitars.
While the band already has two albums that topped 100,000
in sales (2009's Constellations and 2007's Messengers), Leveler is
on pace to set a new high-bar for AUGUST BURNS RED, adding commercial
success to the critical praise which the album has garnered from the likes of
Alternative Press, Revolver, Rock Sound and more, in addition to high marks
from dozens of other outlets. The album pushes the band's sonic boundaries
in every direction, yet emerges as an unquestionably heavier album than
its predecessor. It's a game-changer, for ABR, and for fans of hard rock
everywhere.
Select praise for 'Leveler':
"From start to finish, Leveler is
exhilarating… the quintet’s strongest work to date. (4/5)" -ALTERNATIVE
PRESS
"AUGUST BURNS RED have crafted a signature brand of
metalcore that challenges the genre’s status quo ... [They've] set their own
bar even higher on Leveler, and have done so for all the scene in the process.
(4.5/5)" –REVOLVER
"Leveler takes the band to a unique level... not only easily approachable but entertaining, impressive, and new. (10/10)" -OUTBURN
"By far the greatest album AUGUST BURNS RED have ever produced" -EXCLAIM!
"A wonderfully dynamic album" -ALL MUSIC GUIDE
"Leagues above much of this genre" -ROCK SOUND
"Leveler has the potential to be another
breakout record for the group, with a maturing sound and greater
experimentation. Hopefully, this new album will help turn even more skeptics
into headbanging converts" -METAL INSIDER
Band Merch presents AUGUST BURNS RED with SILVERSTEIN,
TEXAS IN JULY, LETLIVE. (Jan 13-29) and I, THE BREATHER (Jan 31-Mar 3),
brought to you by House of Blues Entertainment & Ibanez Guitars
Jan 13 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Jan 14 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
Jan 15 Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
Jan 17 Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
Jan 18 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
Jan 19 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Jan 20 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
Jan 21 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Jan 22 Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
Jan 23 Jacksonville, FL @ Free Bird Live
Jan 25 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Jan 26 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
Jan 27 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Jan 28 Austin, TX @ Emo's East
Jan 29 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
Jan 31 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater
Feb 1 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
Feb 2 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
Feb 3 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Feb 4 Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
Feb 5 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
Feb 7 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
Feb 8 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Feb 9 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Feb 10 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
Feb 11 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Feb 13 Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Ballroom
Feb 14 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Ballroom
Feb 16 Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick Centre
Feb 17 Minneapolis, MN @ Caboose
Feb 18 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Feb 21 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
Feb 22 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Feb 23 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
Feb 24 Guelph, ONT @ Guelph Concert Theater
Feb 25 Toronto, ONT @ The Sound Academy
Feb 26 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Feb 27 Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
Feb 29 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Mar 1 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Mar 3 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
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