Constellations (August Burns Red album)
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Constellations is the third studio album by American metalcore band August Burns Red. It was released on July 14, 2009, through Solid State Records and was produced by Jason Suecof.[1]
Composition
Influences, style and themes
The song "Indonesia", which features guest vocals from Tommy Giles Rogers of Between the Buried and Me, was made as a tribute to David Clapper, a missionary who died in a plane crash in Indonesia. He lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the city in which August Burns Red began.
Some tracks from the album are featured in the rhythm game Rock Band 2, via the Rock Band Network.[2]
Release and promotion
On the band's Myspace page, they released four singles from the album, "Thirty and Seven" and "Existence", with "Thirty and Seven" also available for download on the iTunes Store.[3][4] "Ocean of Apathy", the third track from the then-upcoming album, was released on Monday June 29, 2009. "Meddler" was released on July 6, 2009 and was shown on the band's Myspace.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". On July 7, 2009, the band posted the entire album on their Myspace page.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". They then would sell the album days ahead of the release at the beginning of their tour with Enter Shikari, Iwrestledabearonce and Blessthefall, starting with the Recher Theatre in Towson, Maryland on July 10, 2009.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Commercial performance
The album was at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 20,401 copies in its first week.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The album also has a bonus 7-inch vinyl record, that contained an alternate version of "Indonesia" and a cover of the NOFX song, "Linoleum", as a special gift when pre-ordering through a select dealer. A second 7-inch vinyl, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, was released on November 10, 2009 by August Burns Red's former label, CI Records. The vinyl editions were limited to 1,000 colored discs, 400 of which were green, 400 of which were red, and 200 of which were split-colored red and green.[5]
Accolades
In 2010, Constellations was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards.[6]
Track listing
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Personnel
August Burns Red
- Jake Luhrs – lead vocals
- J.B. Brubaker – lead guitar
- Brent Rambler – rhythm guitar
- Dustin Davidson – bass, backing vocals
- Matt Greiner – drums, piano
Additional musicians
- Tommy Giles Rogers Jr. of Between the Buried and Me – guest vocals on track 7, "Indonesia"
Additional personnel
- Jason Suecof – production, mixing
- Devin Townsend – additional mixing
- Troy Glessner – mastering
- Ryan Clark of Invisible Creature – artwork
- Jonathan Dunn – A&R
References
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