Messengers (album)
| Messengers | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk.net | 8.5[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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Jon Dunn − A&R
- Tue Madsen − producer
- August Burns Red − producer
- Tue Madsen − mixing
- Troy Glessner − mastering
- Spectre Studio − mastering location
- Invisible Creature − art direction
- Ryan Clark for Invisible Creature − design
- Jerad Knudson − cover photo
- Dave Hill − band photo
References
- ↑ "AbosultePunk.net review". Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ↑ Messengers at AllMusic
- ↑ "Jesus Freak Hideout".
- ↑ "Messengers release". Retrieved June 14, 2011.
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