Messengers (album)

Messengers
Studio album by August Burns Red
Released June 19, 2007
Recorded January 29 – March 3, 2007
Studio Rebel Waltz Studio, Franklin, Tennessee; Sound Kitchen, Franklin, Tennessee
Genre Melodic metalcore
Length 48:11
Label Solid State, CI
Producer Tue Madsen, August Burns Red
August Burns Red chronology
Thrill Seeker
(2005)Thrill Seeker2005
Messengers
(2007)
Lost Messengers: The Outtakes
(2009)Lost Messengers: The Outtakes2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net8.5[1]
AllMusic[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout[3]

Messengers is the second album released by melodic metalcore band August Burns Red through Solid State Records,[4] and their first with vocalist Jake Luhrs and bass player Dustin Davidson. It sold 9,000 copies in its first week on sale, and went on to sell over 80,000. A video for the song "Composure" was recorded and was released as a single on September 6, 2007. The second video from this album, for the song "Back Burner", premiered on Myspace Music on August 13, 2008. A vinyl copy of this record was also released with limited press numbers through the band's former label, CI Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Truth of a Liar"4:12
2."Up Against the Ropes"5:04
3."Back Burner"3:42
4."The Blinding Light"5:28
5."Composure"4:13
6."Vital Signs"3:17
7."The Eleventh Hour"4:05
8."The Balance"3:20
9."Black Sheep"3:53
10."An American Dream"4:41
11."Redemption"6:16
Total length:48:11

Personnel

August Burns Red

  • Jake Luhrs − lead vocals
  • JB Brubaker − guitar
  • Brent Rambler − guitar
  • Dustin Davidson − bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Greiner − drums, piano

Production

References

  1. "AbosultePunk.net review". Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  2. Messengers at AllMusic
  3. "Jesus Freak Hideout".
  4. "Messengers release". Retrieved June 14, 2011.
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