August Burns Red need no introduction. For over two decades, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based act has been crafting its own unique brand of metalcore that has established ABR as one of the foremost acts in the genre.
Their career milestones speak for themselves: multiple placements in the top 10 on the Billboard Top 200; tours with everyone from Bullet For My Valentine to A Day To Remember; an accumulation of 600 million streams. However the band — nominated for Best Metal Performance Grammys in 2016 for the song Identity and again for Invisible Enemy in 2018 — have never stopped pushing the limits of their sound. Which brings us to now — the release of the new single Behemoth, along with their triumphant return to Fearless Records.
Behemoth is, well, exactly what its title suggests. It’s massive in every way — from the Herculean breakdowns to the battering ram percussion to the battle cry choruses that demand singing along! But ABR also prove that being heavy AF doesn’t always mean fast and loud. They drop a quiet moment amidst the maelstrom and as they close out the song, and it’s those moments that illustrate just how ferocious they are. Check it out below.
