Guardians is here!
When August Burns Red released the first single Defender I had the flu and was sick in bed. I have no idea what hit me harder, the flu or the massive breakdown that came out of nowhere in that song. They then released Bones and Paramount not long after. When bands write and record new albums I am always intrigued with the songs that they decided to release. Typically the first song a band would release caters to their core fan base and Defender is no different. It has everything you would expect in an ABR song and would get any fan of theirs pumped for what is to come. Bones and Paramount are more on the progressive side but are still bangers in their own right. The three singles were great songs to be the singles for the album.
Guardians has something that we have never had before on an ABR album, vocalist Jake Luhrs singing. Lighthouse starts off with Luhrs singing and follows the typical song format of verse chorus verse chorus. This flow of a song as well as the singing is something that threw me for a loop when I first heard it, simply because we are not use to that from ABR especially the singing.
My favorite track of the album is Ties That Bind. ABR is known for their lyrics as well as their masterfully shredding of their instruments. This songs hit hard on both of those for me. ABR is unique where everyone writes lyrics for the band, with the lyrics for this song being written by guitarist Brent Rambler. This song is about going through hard times with people surrounded around you at love and care for you. Which I think we can all relate to during this weird time of being in a pandemic (stay safe out there folks). The music hits hard and shows off, once again, just how talented they are at their craft and BRING IT.
Overall, this album is exactly what you want and would expect from the bro's in August Burns Red. There is this stigma around that bands do not want to put out an album that people would expect them to put out in the fear of "writing the same album twice". I say, there is nothing wrong with doing that. This album was just what was needed during this time of quarantine. I will say it is probably their heaviest release since they released Messengers in 2008 which is their heaviest album they have come out with. This album slaps. End of discussion.
Guardians has something that we have never had before on an ABR album, vocalist Jake Luhrs singing. Lighthouse starts off with Luhrs singing and follows the typical song format of verse chorus verse chorus. This flow of a song as well as the singing is something that threw me for a loop when I first heard it, simply because we are not use to that from ABR especially the singing.
My favorite track of the album is Ties That Bind. ABR is known for their lyrics as well as their masterfully shredding of their instruments. This songs hit hard on both of those for me. ABR is unique where everyone writes lyrics for the band, with the lyrics for this song being written by guitarist Brent Rambler. This song is about going through hard times with people surrounded around you at love and care for you. Which I think we can all relate to during this weird time of being in a pandemic (stay safe out there folks). The music hits hard and shows off, once again, just how talented they are at their craft and BRING IT.
Overall, this album is exactly what you want and would expect from the bro's in August Burns Red. There is this stigma around that bands do not want to put out an album that people would expect them to put out in the fear of "writing the same album twice". I say, there is nothing wrong with doing that. This album was just what was needed during this time of quarantine. I will say it is probably their heaviest release since they released Messengers in 2008 which is their heaviest album they have come out with. This album slaps. End of discussion.
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