![]() Guitarists JB Brubaker and Brent Rambler’s riffs are fresh no matter how many different riffs they’ve written in the past. The synergy between Jake Luhrs’ unclean vocals and the instrumentals create a thrilling, brutal touch to their music per usual. This ultimately gives a completely different vibe to the album, wrapping up the whole record as a memorable 50-minute journey. The album finishes strong and heavy with “Carbon Copy”, one of August Burns Red’s very few songs that are in Drop D tuning. Odd time signatures are scattered throughout, giving unexpected turns and surprises. “Lifeline”, “Quake” and “Float” resemble the band’s older sound during their Constellations and Leveler era, incorporating more metalcore breakdowns and giving the older fans a fun little throwback. In a similar vein, “Invisible Enemy” starts off with a Japanese-themed koto intro and builds up into a rhythm-oriented chugging that powers the entirety of the song. This song has more of a progressive metal feel-something like a Periphery and new Veil of Maya crossover. Bass is usually not as prominent in metalcore aside from providing a boost on the low end, but the band makes sure it isn’t forgotten, as shown clearly in “The Frost”. There’s a good amount of chugging, chaotic blast-beats, rapid “circle-pit” moments and even a smooth instrumental break, which is packed into five exhilarating minutes. “Hero of the Half Truth” gives a quick overview of August Burns Red’s signature sound and how the rest of the album will flow. Although Phantom Anthem is light on metalcore elements, the album builds character through its thrash-metal influences, emphasizing a lot more on melodic guitar soloing and complex song structures.Īlmost every song is a banger, and it’s hard to deny their musical talent and songwriting capabilities at any point of this album. Their seventh release, Phantom Anthem, takes a bit of everything from August Burns Red’s discography-tasty breakdowns, melodic guitar riffs, groovy basslines and technical drum work-and dials them up to 11. ![]() ![]() But, August Burns Red maintains its persistence and momentum with each release. Genre-defining bands like The Devil Wears Prada are dying, while some completely transition into a radio-rock route (looking at you, Bring Me The Horizon). The state of modern metalcore is a barren breeding ground for artists they either come off short with their so-called “progression” or fail to reinvent the wheel. Key Tracks: “Hero of the Half Truth”, “Float”, “Carbon Copy”
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