Leveler (album)
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Leveler is the fourth studio album by American metal band August Burns Red
, released on June 21, 2011 through Solid State Records
. They released the first song, "Empire", on May 16, 2011 on their Facebook page.
It was announced on May 14, 2011 via Twitter that they were shooting a video for "Internal Cannon". They released "Internal Cannon" on May 31, 2011 via Craveonline.com.
They released "Divisions", June 4, 2011 on YouTube and promoted it through their Facebook page. "Poor Millionaire", the ninth track from the album, was released June 14, 2011 on their official website.
Leveler sold around 29,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart.
As with their previous album, a special, Christmas
7 inch vinyl single will be released with the album through their old label, CI Records
, and will be entitled "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." The vinyl is limited to 1000 copies, 400 which are gold colored, 400 which are white, and 200 which are mixed white-and-gold. The single will be release on November 8, 2011.
Additional musicians
Production
August Burns Red
August Burns Red is an American metal band, from Manheim, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2003, the group began their first performances while a majority of the members were attending their senior year of high school, and soon began playing shows around Lancaster, before being signed to CI Records, and...
, released on June 21, 2011 through Solid State Records
Solid State Records
Solid State Records is a Christian record label, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore and metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, they have signed several bands that don't label themselves as Christian,...
. They released the first song, "Empire", on May 16, 2011 on their Facebook page.
It was announced on May 14, 2011 via Twitter that they were shooting a video for "Internal Cannon". They released "Internal Cannon" on May 31, 2011 via Craveonline.com.
They released "Divisions", June 4, 2011 on YouTube and promoted it through their Facebook page. "Poor Millionaire", the ninth track from the album, was released June 14, 2011 on their official website.
Leveler sold around 29,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart.
As with their previous album, a special, Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
7 inch vinyl single will be released with the album through their old label, CI Records
CI Records
CI Records is an independent record label from Lancaster, Pennsylvania owned by Jeremy Weiss. Originally created to distribute the releases of his band, Stand Up, an early 1990s melodic hardcore band, CI expanded releases from bands such as Submachine, Vision, Violent Society, Serpico, and...
, and will be entitled "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." The vinyl is limited to 1000 copies, 400 which are gold colored, 400 which are white, and 200 which are mixed white-and-gold. The single will be release on November 8, 2011.
Track listing
Personnel
August Burns Red- Matt Greiner – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Dustin Davidson – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, guitar, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Jake Luhrs – lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
- Brent Rambler - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- JB Brubaker – guitar
Additional musicians
- Jason Suecof – percussion, additional guitar
- Tommy Rogers - additional vocals
Production
- Produced and mixed by Jason SuecofJason Suecof-Career:Jason is best known for his production and song-writing with the band Trivium. He produces most of his albums at his own Orlando, Florida based studio, Audio Hammer...
- Mastered by Troy Glessner
- Pre-production by Dustin Davidson
- Additional mixing by Eyal Levi
- A&R by Jonathan Dunn and Adam Skatula
- Illustrations by Jordan Crane
- Art direction by Invisible Creature
- Design by Ryan ClarkRyan Clark (musician)Ryan Clark is an American graphic designer and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Demon Hunter, which he co-founded with his brother, guitarist Don Clark.-Early life and career:...
for Invisible Creature - Band photography by Cory Morton