AUGUST BURNS RED are pleased to announce their eighth full length, Guardians, out 3rd April on Fearless Records.
The two-time GRAMMY Award-nominated Pennsylvania quintet have been upholding the artistic pillars of technical proficiency, airtight grooves, and thoughtful lyricism in the hard rock world for 17 years now, and return with their most cohesive and collaborative album to date.
Pre-order Guardians here: http://found.ee/guardians
AUGUST BURNS RED have also shared the video for their new song ‘Defender’, the first glimpse of the forthcoming record: http://found.ee/defendervideo
In the words of the band: “The song ‘Defender’ is about having that person who can come in and take some punches for you, and be in your corner during hard times,” says Brent Rambler, rhythm guitar. “I am quite the comic book fan and I thought the lyrics could easily turn into an awesome animated short story — kind of like if the pages of a comic were to come to life. Luckily, everyone else agreed and we have this sick video to go along with the song.”
The band also revealed that the album is their most truly collaborative effort to date.
“Guardians is the culmination of a complete and total team effort,” says JB Brubaker, lead guitar. “Dustin and I collaborated musically more than we ever have before. Jake and Brent collaborated vocally more than they ever have before. Matt bounced more drum ideas off of us than we could even comprehend. It was the most time we’ve ever spent in the studio on one album. We’re all so proud of this record, and we can’t wait to share it with the world.”
AUGUST BURNS RED will embark on a North America tour with Killswitch Engage and Light the Torch this spring in support of Guardians.