August Burns Red - Hero of the Half Truth

Taken from the new album 'Phantom Anthem' out now!
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LYRICS:
Carry us from the brink.
Keep us from becoming extinct.
We let you into our worst nightmares, spouting fiction that left us cowered and scared.
Follow the guidelines, and you'll save our lives.
It's sad to see you’re quickly choking on your lies.
You vulture.
You’re choking on your lies.
You vulture.
We see through your disguise.
Wishing we could take it all back.
The beasts in your pack are the worst ones to attack.
We’ll change course and use a different track.
The beasts in your pack are the worst ones to attack.
They will show no mercy.
Abandonment harbors the most resentment.
If truth is the backbone you keep on bending it.
One day it will snap into pieces, so shattered you're never able to mend them.
They are broken.
You are broken.
Heads bowed before us.
The fearless crumble and crawl.
Asking forgiveness from all.
Use the anger, and direct it within.
This could have been prevented.
What was completely divided will come together united under the wings of a movement.
Wishing we could take it all back, change course, and use a different track.
We'll rip and shred every word you said.
We will show no mercy.

[@toastymctrigger6061]

0:32 - 0:52 is just some good iish, bruh. That second "you vulture" gets me moister than an oyster

[@alisonmarie630]

facts😂😂

[@MvK93]

ABR still holds the metalcore king's crown

[@Ja-mbi]

Mizreo nobody comes close to them in my eyes.

[@atruedjentleman6030]

Mizreo hell no

[@sebastianpacheco9846]

Mizreo Nope, Architects is the best band in metalcore right now

[@ryangoldberg9303]

Listen to alive or just breathing by killswitch engage I don't think any metalcore song or album can beat what that album has to offer, but this is good

[@Ja-mbi]

Ryan Goldberg go listen to Phantom Anthem by August Burns Red just came out tonight... it’s INCREDIBLE

[@wessteyrn7746]

4:00 is the chaos you came for people. Destroy everything, leave nothing. Destroy until the song ends.

[@laxattack032]

Luffy Joke Central why am I only permitted to destroy for 1 minute and 3 seconds. I demand more time!

[@justindade9560]

Simply incredible. Nobody tops ABR in this genre. This song has everything.

[@alondite215]

Except Counterparts, Norma Jean, Poison the Well, Misery Signals, Converge, Shai Hulud, The Arusha Accord, The Dillinger Escape Plan, etc...

[@dreero_]

Except Architects and Counterparts

[@alondite215]

Architects have gone pretty downhill since Hollow Crown, though. First three records are ace, everything else...not so much.

[@RthereNEusernames]

Architects haven't gone downhill lmao. Keep smokin that concrete fam

[@dreero_]

are you high? lmao their last 3 records are their best ones

[@GTXWarrior]

The songs we've heard thus far are of TOP quality in all regards. Instrumentally, lyrically and even the song structure is golden. Certainly a contender for metal album of the year. Well done guys.

[@hawkins871025]

Agreed

[@alisonmarie630]

this song is so beyond good. the instrumental is even better but i just read the lyrics to it for the first time and holy eff this is so deep. now i have a better idea of what the song is about and it makes sense why i liked it so much even without words 🤯🤯🤯 absolutely incredible.

[@calebalbertson1690]

"Follow the guidelines and they'll save our lives." Bro these guys were literal prophets how is that even possible.

[@Severusoul]

@@calebalbertson1690that line always give me a tear 😢

[@ernieskates247]

These guys are absolute masters at their craft... my good lord...

[@MichaelPsyche]

Good job ABR, thank you for keeping Metalcore alive.

[@_abhishake_]

The drums mixing are fucking on the spot!!! It makes a huge fucking difference & it makes the whole album so heavy! Damnnn

[@dannygrimsley7486]

Oh, the clean guitars. Fuck yes. Big R&R vibes when that section kicked in.

[@Chanceiscool44]

i love these guys so much and just found this song i havent listened to yet. its like a gold mine

[@ChronicBreakdown]

this song and its amazing riffs and grooves are giving me chills. Great job ABR. Keep this amazing stuff up.

[@losingperfection]

I've been sleeping on this album for way too long. Been listening to their older stuff only. I'm floored and I'm only 2 songs in.

[@yoyomascousin6386]

Lol howed the new album treat ya

[@MichaelWilliams-tw7ft]

Honestly pretty upset this song wasn't their Grammy nomination. Invisible Enemy was a banger, but this song just has so much...more. It just feels so much more complete. Still an amazing album regardless!

[@tiffblue]

If truth is the backbone you keep on bending it

[@david-om7ki]

It just gets better and BETTER. Cannot wait for Friday

[@Severusoul]

One day it will snap into pieces…so shattered you’re never able to mend them 🤯

[@calebalbertson1690]

"It" being the spinal column, aka truth in his metaphor. We've been lied to so much in the last years that the backbone of truth, our institutions, are so broken that we'll never trust or put weight in them again.

[@Severusoul]

@@calebalbertson1690 I was thinking of it in a more personal abandonment sort of meaning but I love your interpretation. You’re talking about the backbone of society…with everything that’s happened especially since COVID you couldn’t be more right.

[@fennecfanatic5566]

Can’t believe these guys were my first concert 10 years ago.. I saw them right after Leveler came out and I haven’t kept up with them too much but they will always be my favorite metalcore band.

[@tonightwedance2]

This record is so great. I can't wait to see August Burns Red on their headlining tour for it in January!

[@tingachhakchhuak6083]

After a tiring day New ABR is all i need

[@aahp87]

One of those albums you can listen start to finish without skipping a track .. one of the best ABR records to date still remember when thrill seeker came out.. great job boys

[@mysticindigo144]

I always tell myself each time these dudes put out a record that there's no way they could possibly get any better.. And then Phantom Anthem was released!! Epic work boys hope to see you in either Dallas or Denver for my birthday in Febuary.

[@invisibl3enemy]

I can't remember the last time i was this stoked for an album to drop.

[@cultcheck9274]

100% amazing. I can never expect anything less coming from ABR. These dudes are fucking awesome and I'm glad to bless the ears around with ABR music wherever I go.

[@laurinthor3350]

This is so beautiful. Thanks so much, ABR! Can't wait for friday.

[@cornellswart4294]

Was just about to pre-order when I noticed I already did months ago. Guess it was an instinctive move! ABR's music is just.so.good.

[@mattesjulian]

ABR stay impressing me

[@farzamimani5339]

Can't wait for this album. This tour is finally going to be the first time I can go :)

[@AirRedbox]

Wow, after the amazing soft part ...it took off

[@TheSmitty-js2rj]

This is so good, see you January 13th in Minneapolis 🤘

[@AwRy108]

Can't wait for this album!

[@nathaniel.horst16]

YESSS NEW ALBUM FRICKIN🤘🤘 I LOVE ABR

[@bravenn4208]

Keep bringing that new metal ABR sounds bad ass.

[@stephensummers1958]

My favorite band of all time does it again. I expected no less.

[@mattpalo4129]

4:00 oh my sweet gentle baby Jesus...

[@virgasurya2293]

best metalcore album of this year

[@stephen303]

Absolutely speechless.... album of the year, without a doubt

[@alondite215]

...if Converge weren't releasing a new record this year,...and if it wasn't the same record they've been releasing for years now.

[@bradleywilson2377]

4:19 probably my favorite moment on the entire album. Fucking SICK!!!

[@アナゴ先生]

最高過ぎる🔥🔥🔥 phantom anthemは本当に名盤❗️

[@NickDeanRoyale]

🎉❤❤Thank you XI!!❤❤🎉

[@Timeforplanx]

2:53 gave me goosebumps!

[@GruesomePizza1992]

Damn this album is amazing

[@shadowsmustfall1]

about goddam time. This is the ABR I know and love....brutally heavy.

[@Severusoul]

I know right…slaps ya in the face like a billion times. And never get sick of it!

[@freddyzcount90]

My fav track so far. This song is a ripper!

[@EJCTV_]

4:22 is sick the we will part!

[@gustopsy72]

How in the fuck could this ever be topped? I haven't even heard the entire album and I'm at a loss of words. Outstanding.

[@TheWickedSoulXBL]

Fantastic track and can't wait for friday. Love ABR

[@drcooley1026]

Another badass album by ABR could be next KSE in my opinion JB has some of the best melodies on guitars. Great job ABR!!!

[@justindade9560]

Phantom Anthem is a masterpiece. Right behind Messengers IMO. Well done, boys.

[@davidmarsh1456]

Justin Dade Leagues better than Messengers IMO, but I've never been a fan of that album haha

[@ItzATM]

I think Messengers would be a lot better with upgraded quality lol

[@djweaver4090]

Messengers is so much of the same instrumentally. Very monotonous. I LOVE THAT ALBUM. But this.. this is in a different league entirely.

[@augustbaptiste9001]

Messengers breakdowns were heavy as fuck. I have been waiting for August burns red to release anything as brutal, but they have not yet.

[@hypocritex720]

No love for Thrill Seeker guys? It's my favorite.

[@EJCTV_]

They never change there sound it’s always the same now even heavier

[@achilleuspetreas3828]

Dustin's screams at 0:44 ignites my lightsaber...

[@vexrob]

The bells at the end. Hell yea

[@rawen127]

yesss i like this one so much more than the other two.

[@bradleywilliams1323]

top albums of 2017 for me: 1. August Burns Red-Phantom Anthem 2.Thousand Below-The Love You Let Too Close 3. Miss May I-Shadows Inside 4.We Came As Romans-Cold Like War

[@Cryptiiix]

Cold like War isnt out yet, also have you heard Hikari by Oceans ate Alaska?

[@qwertyasdfg1261]

WE WILL SHOW NO MERCY

[@TheTlMEWARP]

Need a bad ass music video for this song now!

[@thisdoesnotexist2]

It’s funny that people complain it’s the same as old material but if they changed it up they’d still get hate. I swear I see these stupid comments in every comment section.

[@thevoiceoftruth55]

They did change it and this isn't the same as old albums. Old albums didn't have the gimmicky hipster interludes.

[@sebastianthehotsaucedude5473]

Each album couldn't really be more different from each other. Haters don't know the FACTS

[@sebastianthehotsaucedude5473]

thevoiceoftruth55 they're still more creative than both of us so...

[@achilleuspetreas3828]

You bitch on every damn ABR youtube vid about the same fucking thing "oh not brutal enough...so lame because it's not 100% rawr. I'm a tough little bitch who needs it ALL edgy." Grow up kid.

[@Hollowhalf17]

branballz I haven't seen to many bad comments. People seem to like this album.

[@nickw.9716]

2 more days!!!

[@danielchen9770]

Awesome!!! ABR for life

[@scorpsmadsen877]

They have transcended the vagaries of metal!

[@joshdather4154]

Staight goosebumps 🔥🔥🔥

[@ObeseWizard]

Dang what an interesting song. It's like several subgenres of metalcore all in one song. I like it a lot!

[@victorajiboye2284]

I'm blown away

[@WullyTunes]

Holy shit this song is beautiful! Thanks! Zu deutsch: Heilandzack, der Song ka ebbs!

[@nickmedley4749]

4:00 My jaw dropped for the rest of the song.

[@stern1994]

Friday can't come soon enough!!!!!!!!

[@KevinCorkran]

4:00 till the end is probably my new favorite ABR ender ever, holy fuck.

[@laxattack032]

Kevin Corkran me too, I can't stop watching your cover of it bro. You becoming a tremendous drummer yourself. Keep it up!

[@Bennythecoredriver]

Kevin Corkran holy shit

[@raphaelveloso5353]

very moving lyrics, emotional stuff

[@SoapyGooch]

I'm late with August, but holy shit. these guys rock hard still in a world that wants soft. thank god there are bands like this still.

[@loveleaf4187]

Dude their bassist has steady been getting beefy funky since messengers

[@lukeb9270]

the breakdown at 4:00 hits different

[@scorpsmadsen877]

An impassioned, peripatetic journey through deceit and deception. ABR with undiminished creativity "SHOW no MERCY"!

[@DemonZangetsu23]

2:10 love it...........beautiful

[@6FigureCreative]

This Mix Slays

[@6FigureCreative]

And there's no credit to the mixer in the description (shame on you)

[@isabellarodriguez8882]

the jam!!!

[@DarthAgony]

There are only 2 albums that I love from start to finish. Phantom Anthem and IRE from Parkway Drive

[@rubemevangelista3868]

This is probably my favorite from the album ATM

[@Ja-mbi]

THIS GOES HARD AS FUCK I CANT WAIT FOR FRIDAY

[@offiziellerkanalvondoggen-7135]

October burns spooky

[@dinklebamp]

This is dope.

[@salyak7137]

1:18 gives me chills

[@Severusoul]

Word. The part later where he goes “one day it will snap into pieces, so shattered you’re never able to mend them!!!!” Gets me. Every. Time.

[@ramirof1986]

You guys never disappoint! Been a fan since high school and I've loved every album. Keep melting faces! \m/ ('0') \m/

[@joeyedwardstock8761]

AWESOME 😍😍😍

[@KBROCK3R]

Three great singles back to back? Man, ABR is making a comeback for me. I came in a little before Leveler was released. Picked up Rescue & Restore when it dropped, and it's still in my top 5 favorite metal albums. Found In Far Away Places was good, but it didn't hook me. This album is looking promising though.

[@DooDooDaddyTV]

pre order it mate. its so much better than you could even imagine.

[@Manuel-lr4vu]

God bless you!

[@samcgilbert]

solid! 👌

[@jrbaconcheez]

Goddamn...........good job boys

[@TenaciousJoe24]

4:00 godamn

[@rogerrabbit2902]

gcvpip build up to breakdown of hell

[@brianagondol3158]

loveeeeeeee

[@crispychoppa1607]

Best one so far. These guys fucking rip

[@chunktaa]

Straight beef

[@AdamArtz]

This album fucking shreds

[@NickDeanRoyale]

❤❤1/2❤❤

[@cmguitar2094]

YESSS!!!!!!

[@dylanbpf1011]

How about Matt fucking Griener! This dude is a beast and just stepped his level up . Great album, my fav by this band!

[@SeasideVultures]

Is it Friday yet???

[@FhowEpisodes]

SeasideVultures yes

[@06livefast]

Metalcore is about to get interesting again with AILD back, and ABR holding the crown.

[@BurningUp99]

Veil of Maya is still going strong they were just on tour...I saw them.

[@createdbycollinf]

holy

[@rogerrabbit2902]

Collin F holy cow of nebraska

[@paul_romero_]

ABR almost lost me with that last album. But this shit here. I fucking like this shit.

[@laylakunis7881]

WE WILL SHOW NO MERCY!

[@ammetal3268]

9 more albums Morty, I don't care if it takes 9 more albums, ABR will get that McDonald's Schezuan sauce because they're so fucking good!!! Ahh!

[@daegzy3031]

Aaron McGinnis I appreciate this on so many levels.

[@Wessohot]

Yes i love this comment

[@jbasti227]

Aaron McGinnis Fuck yes dude ❤

[@brannyflakes]

Ugh, R&M fans are such cringelords

[@sleeperstack]

Gag