Phantom Anthem

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Phantom Anthem
Studio album by August Burns Red

Publication
(s)

October 6, 2017

Label (s) Fearless Records

Format (s)

CD , vinyl , download

Genre (s)

Title (number)

11

running time

53 min 37 sec

occupation
  • Electric guitar: Brent Rambler

production

Carson Slovak, Grant McFarland

chronology
Found in Far Away Places (2015) Phantom Anthem -

Phantom Anthem is the eighth studio album by the US metalcore band August Burns Red . The album, which was produced by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland, was released on October 6, 2017 via Fearless Records .

Phantom Anthem contains eleven titles and has a total playing time of 53 minutes and 37 seconds. The song Invisible Enemy was released as a single, along with a music video. Another music video was filmed under the title The Frost .

Background information and publication

On March 1, 2017, rumors surfaced that August Burns Red had moved into the studio to work on the sequel to Found in Far Away Places , released in 2015 . The album, produced by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland, who worked with the band several times in the past, was announced on July 27, 2017 for a release on October 6, 2017.

On the same day, the single Invisible Enemy and music video, which, according to Loudwire's Joe DiVita, recall memories of the 2004 film Team America: World Police , was released to the public. The music video for the song The Frost was published in mid-September . One day before the album was officially released on October 6th, August Burns Red released Hero of the Half Truth .

The studio where Phantom Anthem was recorded is in the immediate vicinity of guitarist Brent Rambler's house. The artwork was illustrated by Ryan Clark, who has already designed the covers for all of the band's remaining albums.

Track list

# title Composer (s) length Remarks
1. King of Sorrow 4:05
2. Hero of the Half Truth 5:03
3. The frost 4:46 2nd single
4th Lifeline 5:33
5. Invisible Enemy 4:37 1. Single
6th Quake 4:08
7th Coordinates 5:11
8th. Generations 5:58
9. Float 4:15
10. Dangerous 4:22
11. Carbon copy 5:39

success

promotion

One day after the release of the first single Invisible Enemy , the group began a major European tour, which went through several states and u. a. led the festivals Summer Breeze , Brutal Assault , Destruction Derby , Reload Festival and Elbriot . An extensive tour of the United States and Canada followed in January and February 2018 , before August Burns Red returned to Europe in March to support Heaven Shall Burn with Whitechapel and In Hearts Wake .

Commercially

Phantom Anthem entered the German album charts at number 58 in the week of October 13, 2017, and after Rescue & Restore and Found in Far Away Places is the third album in a row that has made it to Germany . The album also achieved listings in Austria , Switzerland and the United States . There the album sold 17,000 times in the first week of sales, the second lowest value for the band overall. The predecessor was able to record the highest sales of the band in the first week.

Chart placements
Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 58 (1 week) 1
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 40 (1 week) 1
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 56 (1 week) 1
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 19th (1 week) 1

Press reviews

Tobias Kreutzer from Metal.de writes that August Burns Red take a little more distance from the unconventional interludes on Phantom Anthem and instead break the songs with pearly clear vocals. This makes the composition appear more natural and puts it in the foreground, which without exception works well on this album and comes across as varied. In his conclusion, Kreutzer writes that it is a blessing for the band to keep perfecting their own sound as long as the band can maintain the high level. Tom Krause from the German music portal Powermetal.de also rates Phantom Anthem very well, but advises the group to take a longer break after their next tour and justifies this with the fact that another album in the next two years could damage the good reputation of the band, what he makes of the lack of musical competition, among other things. Michael Seiler of Whiskey-soda.de also rates the album positively overall and sums up that although melody lines with a high recognition value can only be found in the second half of the album - he named Quake , Generations and Dangerous as musical examples - but August Burns proved himself Red with Phantom Anthem once again as the greats of their scene who have long set musical standards.

Based on four English-language reviews, Phantom Anthem received an 82 percent rating on Metacritic . Jack Rogers of British Rock Sound wrote that Phantom Anthem could cause a nasty stomach ache, but those who dare to try the album can be rewarded with lofty and incomparable ambitions. Rob Barbour of English-speaking Metal Hammer noted that August Burns Red had found a niche in the modern metalcore scene. August Burns Red, like Killswitch Engage and Atreyu , manage to stand out from the crowd of numerous metalcore bands. Natasha Van Duser from the US Alternative Press also gave the album a positive review. Chase Tremaine from the Christian music magazine Jesus Freak Hideout described Dustin Davidson's bass playing as the highlight on the album. From a Christian point of view, according to Tremaine, the album has few lyrics with a spiritual touch. Instead, the band takes up the concept of self-reflection and the feeling that everyone is "lost", which makes the album more of a Pelagian and universalist than a Christian-Orthodox perspective.

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alberto Herrera: Punk Video Rock : August Burns Red In The Studio Working On Next Album
  2. ↑ Blabbermouth.net : AUGUST BURNS RED To Release 'Phantom Anthem' Album In October; 'Invisible Enemy' Video Available
  3. ↑ Joe DiVita: Loudwire : August Burns Red Release New Album, Issue "Invisible Enemy" Album
  4. ↑ Rock Hard : August Burns Red to release 'The Frost' video
  5. ↑ Rock Hard : August Burns Red: 'Hero Of The Half Truth' is online
  6. ↑ Terrance Pryor: AxS  : Interview: August Burns Red's Brent Rambler discusses 'Phantom Anthem'
  7. ↑ Scott Munro: Metal Hammer : August Burns Red release video for their new track Invisible Enemy - from upcoming album Phantom Anthem
  8. ↑ Kelsey Shawgo: Alternative Press : Watch ABR's Jake Luhrs talk 'Phantom Anthem' studio effort — exclusive
  9. ↑ wookubus: The PRP : Heaven Shall Burn, August Burns Red, Whitechapel & In Hearts Wake Reveal European Tour!
  10. ↑ a b c d e Chart tracking: DE  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.musicline.de  
  11. ↑ Matt Brown: Metalinsider.net : Metal By Numbers 08.10: Marilyn Manson has a heavenly debut
  12. ↑ Tobias Kreutzer: Metal.de : August Burns Red - Phantom Anthem criticism
  13. ↑ Tom Krause: Powermetal.de : August Burns Red - Phantom Anthem criticism
  14. ↑ Michael Seiler: Whiskey-soda.de : August Burns Red - Phantom Anthem review  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.whiskey-soda.de  
  15. ^ Metacritic : August Burns Red - Phantom Anthem
  16. ↑ Jack Rogers: Rock Sound : August Burns Red - Phantom Anthem Review
  17. ↑ Rob Barbour: Metal Hammer : August Burns Red - Phantom Anthem Review
  18. ↑ Natasha Van Duser: Alternative Press : August Burns Red - Phantom Anthem Review + Interview
  19. ↑ Chase Tremaine: Jesus Freak Hideout : August Burns Red - Phantom Anthem Review
  20. ↑ Rob Sayce: Rock Sound : Rock Sound Top 50 Releases of the Year 2017: 50-41