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August Burns Red announce holiday album
August Burns Red will be releasing a holiday-themed album titled August Burns Red presents: Sleddin’ Hill, A Holiday Album on October 9. The record will feature 13 tracks, including re-worked classics and original compositions. You can read a statement from guitarist JB Brubaker below as well as view the tracklisting. You can view the album artwork to the right. "Because this was such a different type of album, I was able to get a little more wild with my influences. There’s a section inspired by one of my favorite bands, Beirut. There’s also a guitar solo that is an ode to Blue Album-era Weezer, and my punk roots are evident all over the album. Writing metal versions of Christmas songs has always been a challenge for me because the songs are driven by simple vocal melodies with the only variety in the lyrics. We decided to take the songs and go the instrumental route - the main melodies are there, but this record has a lot more to it then that. The songs have sections of music...