Metal fans: New ABR (August Burns Red) album

[SP33Demon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih_DYef9ue0

I give it a solid, solid 9/10. What say you? Somehow they still keep it fresh, hot fcking dam. \m/

Critical Reception

Rescue & Restore has received generally positive reception by music critics. Todd Lyons of About.com noted it as being "demanding and rewarding", and that this is a "difficult and ultimately stellar achievement."[8] At AbsolutePunk, Jake Denning told that "if you consider yourself a fan of heavy music, Rescue & Restore is going to be an automatic staple in your record collection for many years to come."[9] Gregory Heaney of Allmusic stated that the effort "is an incredible leap for the band that should not only please the August Burns Red faithful, but opens them up to a wider audience of metal lovers."[10]

At Exclaim!, Bradley Zorgdrager said that "although the album doesn't repeat a verse-chorus-verse-chorus-breakdown formula, it also lacks distinct or memorable riffs."[11] Lee Brown of Indie Vision Music highlighted that the release contains a "tight and cohesive musical experience that isn’t afraid to innovate musically".[12] At Jesus Freak Hideout, Wayne Reimer noted how the album "is much more than just metal with a few odd interludes sprinkled throughout."[13] Also, Michael Weaver of Jesus Freak Hideout noted how the release "is stepped up a notch from their previous attempt."[14]

Update:
http://www.billboard.com/articles/n...ding-for-top-10-debuts-on-billboard-200-chart
Estimated #6 for Billboard debut (Nielson Soundscan) first 4 days.
https://www.apple.com/itunes/charts/albums/
#10 of itunes top 100 albums.
Wow.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Never heard of 'em, but I bought the album after listening to 3 songs from your link. Good stuff. :thumbsup:

 

[phucheneh]

Cannot get into the vocals. And not because of death growls. Those are good. The literal yelling is shitty. I would like this 100% more if they stuck to death growls and cut out the it-burns-when-i-pee vocals.

/goes back to listening to new Amon Amarth CD.

 

[SP33Demon]

Cannot get into the vocals. And not because of death growls. Those are good. The literal yelling is shitty. I would like this 100% more if they stuck to death growls and cut out the it-burns-when-i-pee vocals.

That's always been their style to mix yelling and growling. They also mix in the lead singer simply talking (as if he had a megaphone). If anything listen to the technicality that this band has, it's very good IMO.

 

[phucheneh]

I'm just saying the yelling is not something I dig. Not all yelling, just this yelling. It's very garage-punk-band.

I'm gonna give it some more time, but right now I've stuck down 'related video' rabbit hole...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrQcacLFBXA

Theactrical viking metal FTW.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I'm just saying the yelling is not something I dig. Not all yelling, just this yelling. It's very garage-punk-band.

I'm gonna give it some more time, but right now I've stuck down 'related video' rabbit hole...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrQcacLFBXA

Theactrical viking metal FTW.

I hardly even hear the vocals. Honestly I don't really like any kind of singing that isn't melodic, but the music is so good with a lot of these metal bands I learned to tune it out. I listen to a LOT of metal, but I couldn't tell you any of the lyrics.

On a side note, I didn't notice this was a Christian band at first. Not that it really matters I guess, but I tend to never give them much of a chance. Always seemed like the music would have to suffer if for no other reason than the fact that they limited their subject matter. Glad to say that isn't the case here so far.

 

[Triumph]

I'll never argue with anyone that any metal singing is "good", but I don't particularly care for this August Burns Red singing. It can really ruin an album for me. I love Meshuggah, but I can't listen to the album Obzen because of the singing. He's just screeeaaammming at you for 5-6 minutes per track. It's terrible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EHLjxZ4AIs

And yet, I have no problem listening to and enjoying this:
http://youtu.be/ZmH_E1fe9K4

 

[SP33Demon]

I hardly even hear the vocals. Honestly I don't really like any kind of singing that isn't melodic, but the music is so good with a lot of these metal bands I learned to tune it out. I listen to a LOT of metal, but I couldn't tell you any of the lyrics.

On a side note, I didn't notice this was a Christian band at first. Not that it really matters I guess, but I tend to never give them much of a chance. Always seemed like the music would have to suffer if for no other reason than the fact that they limited their subject matter. Glad to say that isn't the case here so far.

Yep in general I don't really listen to the lyrics as well. And yep, they are Christian but their skill level transcends religion - I have more than a few atheist friends who love them, even ones who don't normally like metal with screaming. The basic consensus is they kick major ass.

 

[Dedpuhl]

I made it about 2 minutes before closing the link.

I'll never argue with anyone that any metal singing is "good", but I don't particularly care for this August Burns Red singing

There are/were some amazing metal vocalists (Dio, Halford, Akerfeldt's clean vocals, Dickinson, etc).

I love death metal but hate screaming vocals. The only exception I can think of is Peter Wildoer's vocals on James LaBrie's album Static Impulse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVRo2zIENuE

 

[phucheneh]

There are a wide variety of vocals that others may consider irritating that I like quite a bit. It pretty much spans all vocal types in all rock/metal genres.

I love Mikael Ackerfelt's (Opeth) clean vocals and death growls both. I listen to a lot of melodic death metal in general.

I also like a lot of post-hardcore and metalcore stuff. Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw) and Cedric from ATDI were both great at just random, all-over-the-place kind of wailing. Phil from All That Remains (and Shadows Fall) was (past tense because their last album blew goats) great at mixing yells, screams, death growls, and clean vocals. I <3 Dustin Kensrue (Thrice), who has some of the best screaming passages ever fucking recording, IMO.

Speaking of James Labrie, I can also dig his odd operatic qualities...no screams/yells/ect there, really, but he's another guy that people love to hate.

For any 'style' of vocals, there's surely somebody I like.

But this dude in ABR? He's really ruining it for me.

 

[SP33Demon]

I made it about 2 minutes before closing the link.



There are/were some amazing metal vocalists (Dio, Halford, Akerfeldt's clean vocals, Dickinson, etc).

I love death metal but hate screaming vocals. The only exception I can think of is Peter Wildoer's vocals on James LaBrie's album Static Impulse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVRo2zIENuE

You should listen to the first minute of each song since they're all very different. 2 minutes of one song isn't enough to grasp their what I refer to as "ADHD" style.

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Glad to see most people in this thread think like me... Band is good technically but the metalcore vocals are awful, it would be much better with full death growls, and it sounds too teenagerish for my taste anyway

It always seems to be the case with bands like this, with another example being Between the Buried and Me, great music, shitty vocals ruin it

Also not to thread crap but anyone who does not know of Orphaned Land, do yourself a favor and watch this track-by-track of the new album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qlGM5Shb6M
Not only is the music brilliant as ever, but the message they are getting across is even better

 

[SP33Demon]

Update: http://www.billboard.com/articles/n...ding-for-top-10-debuts-on-billboard-200-chart
Estimated #6 for Billboard debut (Nielson Soundscan) first 4 days of last week (Mon-Th).

https://www.apple.com/itunes/charts/albums/
#10 of itunes top 100 albums.

Wow.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Never heard of them.
I love metal, especially Opeth, though otherwise I tend to listen to prog metal, black metal, death metal, and symphonic metal. I dislike how most hardcore and metalcore sounds.

 

[Spineshank]

Local band. Was at the Back Burner video shoot. Never been to their annual Xmas show but every time theyre around it sells out real fast.