Jake Luhrs (vocals); JB Brubaker (guitar); Brent Rambler (guitar); Dustin Davidson (bass); and Matt Grenier (drums) — need no introduction. For over two decades, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based act, August Burns Red, 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; and 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 — has never stopped pushing the limits of their sound.
And that fact has never been more prevalent than on their forthcoming new studio album “Season of Surrender”, which will arrive on June 5th, 2026, via Fearless Records, the label to which they recently returned.
Watch the lyric video for the new single “The Nameless” below.
“The Nameless” accomplishes more in under three minutes than most heavy bands do over the course of an entire album. The track boasts the band’s signature complex rhythm section, alongside dark and moody guitars, with an unrelenting vocal assault. This song is ABR stripped down to the absolute core of their sound: Intricate, crushing, and ferocious.
“‘The Nameless’ is a hard-hitting, heavy bruiser that doesn’t let up for one moment”, states Davidson. “It combines classic ABR elements with dark moody technical rhythms, and fast paced vocals to keep the intensity up for the full three minutes of the track. To me it showcases our roots of where we’ve come from, and the future path of where we’re heading”.
Luhrs follows: “Lyrically, ‘The Nameless’ is a song about not wasting your life away for the sake of acceptance and comfortability. Sometimes it takes detaching from what you’ve been told, or from the beliefs you are no longer aligned with, in order to face your own weaknesses. In doing so you can break free to live a life you are proud of”.
“Season of Surrender” features guest appearances from The Devil Wears Prada’s Mike Hranica, Polaris’ Jamie Hails, and Make Them Suffer.
Pre-order & pre-save “The Nameless” here.
Tracklist:
1. Legions (feat. Mike Hranica)
2. The Nameless
3. Behemoth
4. Den of Thieves
5. Sonic Salvation (feat. Jamie Hails)
6. Cerebral Malfunction (feat. Make Them Suffer)
7. Tear of the Clouds
8. Whispers Like Splinters
9. S.O.S.
10. New Horizons
11. Forged by Failure
Weblinks:
augustburnsred.com
www.facebook.com/augustburnsred
