Leveler (album)
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| Studio album by August Burns Red | ||||
| Released | June 21, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | February 14 – March 16, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Melodic metalcore | |||
| Length | 48:04 | |||
| Label | Solid State | |||
| Producer | Jason Suecof | |||
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August Burns Red Deluxe CD cover
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| Singles from Leveler | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (78/100)[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 85%[3] |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
| Alternative Press | |
| Blare Magazine | [5] |
| Christian Music Zine | [6] |
| Jesusfreakhideout | [7] |
| Revolver | [8] |
| Sputnikmusic | [9] |
Leveler is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band August Burns Red, released on June 21, 2011 through Solid State Records.[10]
Background
Promotion
They released the first song, "Empire", on May 16, 2011 on their Facebook page. It was announced on May 14, 2011 that they were shooting a video for "Internal Cannon". They released "Internal Cannon" on May 31, 2011 via Craveonline.com.[11] They released "Divisions",[12] 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.[13]
Sales
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.[citation needed]
As with their previous album, a special, Christmas seven-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 that are gold-colored, 400 that are white, and 200 that are mixed white-and-gold. The single was released on November 8, 2011.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Empire" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Internal Cannon" | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Divisions" | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Cutting the Ties" | 5:02 |
| 5. | "Pangaea" | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Carpe Diem" | 5:37 |
| 7. | "40 Nights" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Salt & Light" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Poor Millionaire" | 4:28 |
| 10. | "1/16/2011" | 0:52 |
| 11. | "Boys of Fall" | 4:28 |
| 12. | "Leveler" | 4:47 |
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Total length:
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48:04 | |
| Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks[14] | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 13. | "Internal Cannon" (Acoustic) | 5:05 |
| 14. | "Pangaea" (performed by Bells) | 6:22 |
| 15. | "Boys of Fall" (performed by Zachery Veilleux) | 4:01 |
| 16. | "Empire" (MIDI) | 3:49 |
| "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" 7inch Vinyl[15][16] | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | |
| 2. | "Little Drummer Boy" (instrumental) | |
Personnel
- August Burns Red[17]
- William Jacob Luhrs – lead vocals
- JB Brubaker – lead guitar
- Brent Rambler - rhythm guitar
- Dustin Davidson – bass guitar, additional guitar, vocals
- Matt Greiner – drums
- Additional musicians
- Jason Suecof – percussion, additional guitar
- Production[18]
- Produced and mixed by Jason Suecof
- 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 Clark for Invisible Creature
- Band photography by Cory Morton
References
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- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/leveler/august-burns-red
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