Messengers (album)
Messengers is the second studio album by American metalcore band August Burns Red. It was released on June 19, 2007 through Solid State Records and was produced by the band themselves and Tue Madsen.[1] It is their first release 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.
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AbsolutePunk.net | 8.5[2] |
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Released | June 19, 2007 | |||
Recorded | January 29 – March 3, 2007 | |||
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Genre | Melodic metalcore | |||
Length | 48:12 | |||
Label | Solid State, CI | |||
Producer | Tue Madsen, August Burns Red | |||
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Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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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" | 6:12 |
Total length: | 48:12 |
Personnel
August Burns Red
- Jake Luhrs – lead vocals
- JB Brubaker – lead guitar
- Brent Rambler – rhythm guitar
- Dustin Davidson – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Greiner – drums, piano
Additional personnel
- Tue Madsen – producer, mixing
- August Burns Red – producer
- Troy Glessner – mastering
- Jon Dunn – A&R
- Invisible Creature – art direction
- Ryan Clark – design
- Jerad Knudson – cover photo
- Dave Hill – band photo
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References
- "Messengers release". Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- "AbosultePunk.net review". Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- Messengers at AllMusic
- "Jesus Freak Hideout".
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