| Leveler | ||||
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| Released | June 21, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | February 14 – March 16, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 48:12 | |||
| Label | Solid State | |||
| Producer | Jason Suecof | |||
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 August Burns Red Deluxe CD cover | ||||
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| Singles from Leveler:10th Anniversary Edition | ||||
Leveler is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band August Burns Red. It was released on June 21,2011,through Solid State Records and was produced by Jason Suecof. [4]
They released the first song,"Empire",on May 16,2011 on their Facebook page. It was announced on May 14,2011 that they were shooting a video for "Internal Cannon". They released "Internal Cannon" on May 31,2011 via Craveonline.com. [5] They released "Divisions", [6] June 4,2011 on YouTube and promoted it through their Facebook page. "Poor Millionaire",the ninth track from the album,was released June 14,2011 on their official website. [7]
Leveler sold around 29,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart.[ citation needed ]
As with their previous album,a special,Christmas seven-inch vinyl single will be released with the album through their old label,CI Records,and will be entitled "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". The vinyl is limited to 1000 copies,400 that are gold-colored,400 that are white,and 200 that are mixed white-and-gold. The single was released on November 8,2011.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (78/100) [8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 85% [9] |
| Allmusic |    [10] |
| Alternative Press | |
| Blare Magazine | [11] |
| Christian Music Zine | [12] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [13] |
| Revolver | [14] |
| Sputnikmusic | [15] |
For the album's 10th anniversary,the band re-recorded it with guest musicians,alternate tunings,and new guitar solos. The anniversary edition was released on May 21,2021,through the band's own label,ABR Records. [16] On April 21,the same day as the announcement of the 10th anniversary edition,the band released a new version of "Poor Millionaire" featuring guest vocals from Ryan Kirby of Fit for a King. [2] On May 6,they released a new version of "Pangaea",that features a guest guitar solo from Misha Mansoor of Periphery,as the second single from the 10th anniversary edition. [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Empire" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Internal Cannon" | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Divisions" | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Cutting the Ties" | 5:02 |
| 5. | "Pangaea" | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Carpe Diem" | 5:37 |
| 7. | "40 Nights" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Salt & Light" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Poor Millionaire" | 4:28 |
| 10. | "01/16/2011" (instrumental) | 0:52 |
| 11. | "Boys of Fall" | 4:28 |
| 12. | "Leveler" | 4:47 |
| Total length: | 48:12 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Internal Cannon" (acoustic) | 5:05 |
| 14. | "Pangaea" (performed by Bells) | 6:22 |
| 15. | "Boys of Fall" (performed by Zachery Veilleux) | 4:01 |
| 16. | "Empire" (MIDI) | 3:49 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Little Drummer Boy" (instrumental) | 4:24 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "X" | 2:20 |
| 2. | "Empire" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Internal Cannon" (featuring Matt Heafy of Trivium) | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Divisions" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Cutting the Ties" | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Pangaea" (featuring Misha Mansoor of Periphery) | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Carpe Diem" | 5:42 |
| 8. | "40 Nights" | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Salt & Light" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Poor Millionaire" (featuring Ryan Kirby of Fit for a King) | 4:50 |
| 11. | "1/16/2011" (instrumental) | 0:55 |
| 12. | "Boys of Fall" | 4:29 |
| 13. | "Leveler" | 4:46 |
| Total length: | 51:15 | |
August Burns Red [20]
Additional musicians
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