Their lyrical skill hasn’t suffered, though. August Burns Red have managed to bypass that feeling by making the instrumentals themselves as interesting as their lyrics. And when clean vocals are few and far between, it can feel like somewhat of a chore to get to the stage where I can enjoy a metalcore album. Personally, I like to listen intently to a song’s lyrics and message, but find it difficult to decipher screaming at times. Listening to Phantom Anthem is an experience, and a feat which should not be taken lightly. Its culmination is what really makes this track special it’s clarifying and refreshing, and a complete contrast from its initial angry beginning. “Generations” follows it with a break from Jake Luhrs’ screaming to replace it with some spoken verse. “Coordinates” is possibly the closest we’ll get to a slow-paced, sensitive song from this album. The music video for this particular track is unusual but incredibly fun the band performs as marionette puppets which have been intricately designed to be as accurate to the real thing as possible. “Invisible Enemy” is the hard-hitting and heavy lead single from Phantom Anthem. “The Frost” is an appropriately named song, bringing a brighter, sharper song that embodies the feeling of frosty weather. “Hero of the Half Truth” has guitars carrying the song. “King of Sorrow” kicks off Phantom Anthem by demonstrating the band’s ability to weave melody through all of their different instruments working together, making up for any tune lost without clean vocals. Even on a more basic level, the lack of clean vocals means more focus is needed to decipher the lyrics. You can’t halfheartedly listen to any one track, as that would mean you miss the intricacies of its production, writing, and composition. As a result, Phantom Anthem is an album which demands attention. It doesn’t seem to disappoint, boasting song after song of melodic guitar riffs and bass lines combined with metalcore breakdowns and harsh vocals.Īugust Burns Red must have put a lot of work into this record, considering every song isn’t too shy of the five minute mark, and a couple even reach beyond that. After their previous record, Found In Far Away Places, earned them a Grammy nomination in 2015, this offering has a lot to live up to. This week sees the release of August Burns Red‘s latest album, Phantom Anthem.
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