Phantom Anthem [Grey 6 x 7" Single Boxset]

by August Burns Red

Overview

The veteran metalcore unit's eighth studio long-player, Phantom Anthem sees August Burns Red deliver a balanced, brutal, and almost relentlessly efficient 11-track set that deftly utilizes every inch of sonic space to its advantage. After 14-plus years together, it should come as no surprise that the band is a well-oiled machine, but while some might argue that boundaries are meant to be broken, there's something to be said for planting your flag, claiming your homestead, and defending it to the death. Opener "King of Sorrow" does just that, administering undulating waves of lethality that are as bloodthirsty as they are thrillingly melodic, due in large part to the inventive riffage laid out by guitarists JB Brubaker and Brent Rambler. Other standouts include the kinetic "The Frost," which manages the impressive feat of being both soaring and pit-ready, and the neck-snapping "Float," an anthemic horn of plenty with enough hairpin turns to render listeners' legs gelatinous and their stomachs in knots. Recent forays into a more atmosphere-driven approach to their signature blend of melody and might have yielded some fascinating fruits -- their 2015 Fearless Records debut, Found in Far Away Places, was a bold smorgasbord of stylistic trial and error -- but Phantom Anthem is rooted in pure power, and it just never lets up. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/07/2024
Label:	Fearless Records
UPC:	0888072037687
Rank:	32544

Tracks

Disc 1

1. King Of Sorrow
2. Hero Of The Half Truth

Disc 2

3. The Frost
4. Lifeline

Disc 3

5. Invisible Enemy
6. Quake

Disc 4

7. Coordinates
8. Generations

Disc 5

9. Float
10. Dangerous

Disc 6

11. Carbon Copy
12. Laniakea

Album Credits

Performance Credits

August Burns Red   Primary Artist
Matt Greiner   Drums
Brent Rambler   Guitar
Grant McFarland   Cello
Dustin Davidson   Bass,Guitar
JB Brubaker   Guitar
Taylor Brandt   Violin
William Luhrs   Vocals

Technical Credits

Matt Greiner   Composer,Group Member
Troy Glessner   Mastering
Brent Rambler   Composer,Group Member
Carson Slovak   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Grant McFarland   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Dustin Davidson   Composer,Group Member
Ryan Clark   Design,Art Direction
JB Brubaker   Composer,Group Member
William Luhrs   Composer,Group Member
Bob McCoy   Assistant Engineer