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[@ИванИванов-в2я2б]

0:33 professional editing

[@autonssow4335]

LMAOOOO

[@TheTlMEWARP]

This is a band that has absolutely perfected their sound.

[@nicholasdonin1465]

They did long before this song.

[@yellowsaurus4895]

@@nicholasdonin1465 no one said they didn't

[@bonfireandbrimstone]

Yes

[@Tripp.tambores]

They are true musicians

[@ericadams2045]

This song is meh. I’ve loved them from thrill seeker but they’ve gotten weak

[@CMDR-Cody]

Somehow Nik still hasn't realized that ABR spits at conventional song structure. They are composers at their core they can make work within whatever structure they want. It's one of the reasons they never get old. Additionally, they tend to really write from outside the box of metal. Bringing in aspects from other genres. Truly masterful!

[@alejandroxan]

Well said my friend, ABR is a metalcore legend; hall of fame.

[@tylerconrad1322]

This is my answer to why they’re so talented and their music on all discographies are all on point and never get old. There isn’t one song I can say I don’t like or isn’t good....

[@lolomelon528]

this review shows how much of a tool Mr. “Nocturnal” is

[@Themintman_006]

JB went out and said that he doesn’t like being labeled as metalcore cause he says bands have been making it generic and he likes to push the boundaries. You kinda notice how they never really have a set chorus or verse etc

[@TheDudeOnTheDrums]

5:01 Funny you would say that, their slogan has been "Angry music for happy people" for a while now =D

[@Lambertblake58]

Hah I have a ABR shirt with that slogan on it!

[@bonfireandbrimstone]

They are the perfect mix of ambient, breakdowns and melody

[@coreyballenger5600]

This is one of ABR's very best songs in my opinion. The dudes are masters.

[@Danny123Rios]

Our Eternity - Bloodstained (Ryan Kirby & Chris Wiseman)

[@flyingmanforfun]

Haha beat me to it! Really fucking hope that they drop that shit on Spotify soon.

[@BigStonedKitty]

@@flyingmanforfun chris confirmed it'll be on tomorrow :)

[@Danny123Rios]

@@flyingmanforfun fr dude, need to add it to my playlist, been blasting since release on KZbin music

[@Danny123Rios]

@@BigStonedKitty noice! 👌

[@aaron5222]

Weak

[@Misterparkour2012]

"Happy breakdown" Is an amazing summary of ABR in general... if you think drums are crazy on this song check Matt Greiner's live playthroughs, dudes a monster

[@ScttSt_vocals]

Nick. Nik. My dude. My guyyy. My sweet sweet deathcore daddy. Your merch and Spotify stuff were covered by the album art, you focked up a bit

[@xxVIDSxxCREATORxx]

This is the most complete ABR song I've heard holy bonkers. Guitar in this song is S Tier

[@otitdiaries3486]

That happy breakdown in the end is like eating your favorite ice cream flavor while crossing squads exchanging shots.

[@sordi92]

Kings of the happy breakdowns

[@iranee5238]

"I haven't hear him (Jake luhrs) do any clean/scream singing...Have you not listened to guardians...? Cough "Lighthouse" Cough...many others....Cough

[@JZABR]

Coordinates on Phantom Anthem as well

[@Maedara]

@@JZABR my favorite one

[@federicotabella7063]

Float is my favorite track from them

[@averagefox5126]

Bones from Guardians came to mind first for me

[@Thomohawk21]

Or... the Chop Suey cover ;) AHEMMM *cough* *COUGH*

[@WIERTARA2137]

"Is this like a metalcore ballad? Nope, ok" xDDD

[@dorkknightgamer9924]

It's like it wants to go pop but the metal is beating it down.. to the ground.. for you cannot kill the metal..

[@xVDRx]

The metal will live on

[@ahriman8462]

The metal will never die

[@cooliusmaximus5802]

I remember when New Wave tried to kill the Metal

[@akmetalhead95]

Techno tried to defile the metal, but techno was proven wrong.

[@appalachianexploration5714]

I've been listening to them since their very first album. And they were my first metalcore concert and man they play an absolutely badass concert.

[@PlanetOuid]

ive just learned about them about a year ago now because of nik and his guitar covers. glad to say they are my #1 favorite metalcore band. they stayed true to there sound and even perfected it. and their concerts seem amazing. (jb and brent's guitar work is so unique and so fun to play which is another reason i love them so much)

[@JackstheRipper]

My favorite band critiqued by my favorite metalhead youtuber. Win-win. 10/10 would return

[@SezamMusic]

Reminds me a lot of The Frost by them

[@olivuuuur]

dude listen to Guardians for more of those sing/screams

[@spiggly_digg]

Songs like Empty Heaven, Three Fountains, and Lighthouse have tons of it

[@julknowl]

Their sound is like..... metal Spiderman. That's the only way I can describe it.

[@brodynations4243]

“Happy breakdown” -Nick 2021

[@Connor.Klassen]

This is a B-Side to Guardians I believe

[@Michael-hu2fb]

Yeah, the singing gave it away. lol

[@Connor.Klassen]

@@Michael-hu2fb jake sang on bones

[@DoNotLookDown]

Whenever ABR releases a new song I expect it to sound like this. I 100% accept that. Nothing innovative; but August Burns Red does this sound to perfection. I love it. ABR is one of those bands I never want to change. They release such consistent music.

[@DeltaNadesU]

Don't change what's not broken. They nail all their releases every single time. Slightly change from album to album to give it its own feel while staying true to their own sound.

[@joey9426]

I respectfully have to disagree. I like when bands try new things. I feel like the metal scene has become kinda stale for me lately. I respect that people still love ABR but they just don’t scratch the itch for me anymore.

[@DeltaNadesU]

@@joey9426 trust me if they changed their sound too much their fanbase would not be happy. Most of the time any band that has changed their sound fans have not be receptive of it BMTH, Memphis May Fire (I used to listen to them a lot), etc.

[@joey9426]

@@DeltaNadesU yeah I agree with you. I’m just saying that I’ll listen to there new songs and I’m like yeah it’s not bad and then I never listen to it again. It’s not that the new stuff is bad, it’s just generic and predictable in my opinion.

[@DeltaNadesU]

@@joey9426 fair enough. I personally thought Guardians one was of their best albums its my second favorite behind Constellations. Hopefully their next album changes your mind of their current music.

[@lifeless489]

They have there own unique sound that most metal core bands have completely lost at this point and there still keeping new sounds coming

[@alejandroxan]

Strong agree! Many metalcore bands have the "nu-metalcore" style or the "Bring-me-the-horizon-core" sound.

[@harryprice208]

If you want more "happy breakdowns", check out "Echoes" by ABR.

[@birthdaybatter815]

“The Frost” is about as happy as metal can sound IMO.

[@rcousins92]

LVNDMARKS - Lost in a Wave

[@vincentbeaulieu933]

FUCK YEAH! This band is so sick, love all their stuff

[@julienschryve1883]

Song written for a reaction video haha

[@austinwilliam6282]

For real - great band and I would looooove to see a Nik Nocturnal reaction

[@hyst6081]

this band is top tier metalcore

[@SaiyanPrince617]

Love their shirt I got last time I seen them.. angry music for happy people.. sums up the band

[@olivuuuur]

finally august burns red gets nik recognition

[@wolfcreatedstudios1228]

Hes covered alot of their riffs

[@Batterybeats134]

This gives me serious Phantom Anthem vibes, and that's a good thing, since I WORSHIP that album

[@AirRedbox]

SAME G

[@amrikcrow3573]

Definitely. Assuming this was written during the Guardians sessions, I can see why it wasn’t included in the album, but still a great track!

[@nicholasdonin1465]

I agree. I thought Guardians was a step backwards.

[@mikef335]

@@nicholasdonin1465 i agree ^^^^^

[@bonfireandbrimstone]

Because Phantom Anthem is a banger

[@Newlybear]

That happy sound you speak of reminds me a lot of their songs Cutting The Ties. If you havent listened to that, would love to see a reaction! One of their best songs!

[@JustSushi0]

This song reminded me of some of the lighter Make Them Suffer songs a lot

[@RobertMullineux]

Yes I got that too

[@emre241195]

Can you list some of the lighter songs of Make them suffer you think of?

[@JustSushi0]

@@emre241195 Ether and Uncharted are 2 that come to mind

[@jo3hamilton]

I love how consistently good ABR is and how they have just gotten better and better over the years. 🔥🔥🔥

[@cryst4lch4os28]

Im so stoked!!

[@yeet_za]

Saw these guys live couple of years ago... Other than Every time I die (who take the number 1 spot for live performances / energy second to ZAO), one of the best live performances i've seen!

[@ElyciusM]

i love that one hair that starts standing up at 2:05 LOL (edit: it's not ONE hair, but you get what i mean)

[@The73rdSecret]

His hair also liked the song LOL

[@danielpetranyi7682]

ABR my favorite Band now and this song ohh Man I love it 🤯

[@brad9482]

So glad it got unblocked!

[@Homerlovesbeer2]

Jesus! What a magic track! 💪

[@hymnsew]

man i loved this music, brings a good vibe to me

[@MrHonnybonny]

Damn, the productiveness today!!! Great for people with no life, like me (:

[@tortelinilecker]

Best reactor i‘ve ever seen! Big love 🖤🤘🏻

[@mikolajorzechowski2423]

very much a found in far away places sound. i love it.

[@MyRealityIsProof]

Love the mode they are using.

[@barrondeville509]

the whole last album he threw in the sing screams! go take a listen to Lighthouse! great stuff!

[@haikalharzizi4815]

Nik can you do a reaction for BMTH - deathcore medley . You will love it bruh !

[@syafrielawijaya3735]

Villain of the story 🙏

[@scotty12332109]

Architects have released a new song my boi ;3

[@LayMyBurdenDown]

Nice. Hadn't heard this yet so fun to hear it this way.

[@AscensionUSA]

They also covered chop suey this year!!

[@tylerjasinski4893]

Check out the new architect track! It’s absolutely huge

[@Tripp.tambores]

While other bands in this genre/sound are recycling the same concepts and ideas, we have ABR, true masters of their craft, pushing the envelope and developing the entire genre of metal. (I get all bands have their motifs, but these guys are way more creative than a lot of bands currently in the scene. They also release new material... all. The. Time)

[@patchbro]

Gotta check out the bolten engage mashup. The end of love and tenderness is amazingly awesome

[@reganpower4782]

Wow that merch look gooooood baby

[@HiThereFaceHere]

This is incredible really. The musicianship in this is out of the world. Might be the best thing they've ever put out

[@deezfortnite69]

The amount of nik out of context moment here is simply..... I m p e c a b l e

[@Paul-jc3sg]

Jake did lots of clean vocals in Guardians - check it out

[@Highland_1992]

Also Nik...YOU...are very of the COOL

[@freezingjazzy]

Nik, Please react to "Bloodstained" by Our Eternity. It's a project between Ryan Kirby of FFAK and Chris Wiseman of Currents/Shadow of Intent. It's fucking brutally sick dude.

[@cotycox542]

You literally describe a song like I would. “The weewoo” insert xD face. The riffage had much deedlee dees 🥰

[@weaoponpoweron2778]

Their song "Animals" is what got me interested in ABR.

[@johnmichaelmondilla1954]

This song has a pirate vibe in it. Sailing through the sea.

[@MattGoesSkiing]

Nah, that’s Currents that has that.

[@banoslover3251]

I feel like the "chilldowns" is the new popular element Among metalcore bands nowadays, like every release today have a chilldown instead of breakdowns

[@Dedyf16]

wow you're so fast dude the MV just released, and the reaction already made

[@Shockz_BE]

react to Landmvrks : Lost in a wave !! you won't regret

[@Ryo7_7]

ABR is an awesome band. Even better live.

[@RobertMullineux]

This is just a pure fun, moshtastic song!

[@adamdestro123]

You need to do a guitar cover of this song. Straight banger! Also check out "Broken Promises" by ABR.

[@Ethtaylor33]

i had to subscribe this guy is awesome. Anyone that listens to ABR can get the sub

[@FairyCRat]

I've seen the phrase "angry music for happy people" used to describe their recent direction. Their attitude on stage (especially how Jake dances nowadays) and even the fact that they're screaming the entire song on top of major-key melodies, feels very tongue-in-cheek to me, which is kinda cool coming from a band that has been around as a legendary name for so long, but at the same time is a bit tiring after a while.

[@richardallen7015]

I've got a hoodie from them with that saying in big bold letters on the back lol. Always fun to wear to concerts lol.

[@braydenpresley1437]

Sounds like it belongs on Phantom Anthem tbh. What a banger

[@vtautogrow6096]

2:25 I'm feeling the frost all over this part

[@getshlapd]

If you want a happy breakdown look up overstepping by Belmont

[@connormonahan3736]

Burn in the Flood - Our Hollow Our Home (The most underrated band ever)

[@erikbillabong2909]

His voice sounds sometimes like the dude from rivers of nihil

[@jctheii]

They’re from the same area so Jake from Rivers might have some influence from Jake from ABR lol. Matt Greiner also follows Jared Klein so I’m sure they all know eachother as well

[@FrakTheGod]

Brush Ghost Iris - Paper Tiger and Paledusk

[@jesterfilth]

you should check out Nocturnal Bloodlust!

[@austinxwade]

It's nice to finally hear something a little different from this band. They've released the same album 5+ times, so I really was not expecting this. It's super cool

[@Ryan-qb5wd]

All of their last 5 albums have sounded completely different from each other 😂😂😂

[@phylazen5649]

the "china" no donald trump meme? a man of culture i see..

[@robmueller8825]

This is great metal, but who is still grieving Alexi?

[@ahriman8462]

Me

[@SuburbanErrorist]

sounds like the ocean

[@chuckrudin2629]

Check out Ghost Iris- Paper Tiger

[@iambedlam]

This is some real smoothe smoothe

[@FlaW9019]

Check out Monashee - Choose Life on Dreambound dude !😤 A FCKNG nice and emotional yet heavy Banger !

[@blockg9482]

1:07 My reaction exactly, Nik.

[@nctrne18]

No Face No Case - Out of The Blue

[@Justaguy5678]

Nik, check out Lighthouse off their new album for some interesting cleans from Jake.

[@rave_face791]

Erra vibe AF

[@annmarie4075]

Omg I agree !! No one else pointed this out !

[@OkapiThe15th]

The beer option conqueror

[@oernsen8131]

first of all: it´s a Banger!!! but am i the only one who thinks that this Song could be a kinda "Heroes" (David Bowie) in a "ABR" version ?

[@Third2second]

Construction wise, it is pretty weird but I really think it’s a nice song !!! Really major Metal fly over the mountain like 😍

[@yanaybolbachan]

Me - What am I listening to? ABR - YES

[@atticus8605]

Wolfheart! Do it!

[@bobschsk8]

I feel like i have heard 4 songs i the one track 🙌

[@duhduh14]

we need more happy breakdowns LUL

[@nicholasdonin1465]

This new single is singlehandedly better than the entire Guardians album. The first ABR album I didn't get a hard copy of.

[@fabiansandoval7846]

Should listen the wake

[@twinny_mi]

hehe I fucking LOVE ABR guys

[@StAnderson]

You neeeeed to react Dexcore - Brain washing.

[@bjhubbard8076]

Pleeeeaassee react to Generations by ABR. It’s 3 years old but ITS SO GOOD

[@DeltaNadesU]

Very underrated song by them with one of their most brutal breakdowns

[@kevinkraftable]

favorite song on the album. hands down.