AUGUST BURNS RED RING IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH COVER OF "LAST CHRISTMAS"

Two-time Grammy nominees August Burns Red are excited to kick off the holiday season with their reimagined version of the classic Christmas song "Last Christmas". August Burns Red have made a highly-anticipated annual tradition of releasing Christmas covers, with last year's being "What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)" and the beloved Home Alone theme song the year prior. "Last Christmas" will be available for purchase digitally tonight at 9pm PST / Midnight EST on iTunes.

"This year I sat down with the intention of writing something upbeat, melodic, and shredtastic," says bassist Dustin Davidson. "When I decided to cover 'Last Christmas' I kept in mind that most people only know the chorus of the song. I didn't want to recreate something word for word, or note by note, so I took the main hook and built a bunch of original ideas around it. The lyrics to Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' are very sad, so if you're feeling lonely this holiday season, I hope this cover finds you well."



This week, August Burns Red were announced as nominees for the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards® in the Best Metal Performance category for their song "Invisible Enemy", taken from the band's latest full-length album Phantom Anthem. This marks the second Grammy nod for Lancaster, PA's August Burns Red, as they were nominated in the same category in the 58th GRAMMY Awards® for their song "Identity" from 2015's Found In Far Away Places. Phantom Anthem is available on iTunes HERE!

The 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards® will take place in New York City on Sunday, January 28th, 2018, with winners being announced live from Madison Square Garden.



August Burns Red will kick off their headline Phantom Anthem Tour in January. Tickets are available now HERE! Full tour routing below. August Burns Red have had a busy 2017, having toured the U.S. and Europe in support of the 10th anniversary of their much-loved album, Messengers (2007), and performing at major festivals, including Rock Allegiance Festival and Aftershock.



AUGUST BURNS RED TOUR DATES

THE PHANTOM ANTHEM TOUR
w/ Born Of Osiris, ERRA, and Ocean Grove

Jan 5- Montreal, QC @ Metropolis/ M-Telus
Jan 6- Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
Jan 7- Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Jan 9- Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Jan 10- Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
Jan 11- Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Jan 12- Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Jan 13- Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze
Jan 14- Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick
Jan 16- Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall
Jan 17- Calgary, AB @ The Palace
Jan 19- Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theater
Jan 20- Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Jan 21- Portland, OR @ Roseland
Jan 23- Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Jan 24- San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Jan 25- Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco Theater
Jan 26- Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee
Jan 27- Albuquerque, NM @ Historic El Rey
Jan 29- Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
Jan 30- Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
Jan 31- St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room
Feb 1- Memphis, TN @ New Daisy
Feb 2- Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live
Feb 3- Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Ballroom
Feb 4- Austin, TX @ Emo's
Feb 6- Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
Feb 7- Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Feb 8- Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
Feb 9- Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Heaven)
Feb 10- Greensboro, NC @ Arizona Pete's
Feb 11- Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
Feb 13- Norfolk, VA @ the Norva
Feb 14- Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage
Feb 15- Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Feb 16- Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Feb 17- New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Feb 18- Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts


AUGUST BURNS RED - By personally aiming beyond your perceived potential, you can truly grow. That's been the case every time August Burns Red record an album, and it's quietly turned the Pennsylvania quintet-JB Brubaker [lead guitar], Brent Rambler [rhythm guitar], Matt Greiner [drums], Jake Luhrs [lead vocals], and Dustin Davidson [bass]-into a GRAMMY® Award-nominated heavy music torchbearer. Their journey began back in 2003 with marathon jam sessions on a farm belonging to Matt's family in the egg refrigerator. Embracing a diehard Rust Belt work ethic, they tirelessly pushed towards the top of heavy music with a series of critically acclaimed albums and countless gigs. A hard-earned high watermark, 2015's Found In Far Away Places marked their second consecutive Top 10 debut on the Billboard Top 200. The single "Identity" notched a GRAMMY® Award nod in the category of "Best Metal Performance." A streaming juggernaut, both "Identity" and "Ghosts" [feat. Jeremy McKinnon] crossed the 3-million mark on Spotify. When it came time to record their seventh full-length Phantom Anthem [Fearless Records] with longtime producers Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland, the game didn't change. The musicians put their heads down and rallied around the same shared goal, uncorking a barrage of infectious intensity, the boys augmented and amplified the touchstones of their signature style on Phantom Anthem. The musical equivalent of a clenched fist haymaker, the grooves hit harder, the hooks blaze brighter, and the instrumentation ignites even more intricacy.

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Red Baron    November 30, 2017