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August Burns Red

August Burns Red is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Northlane, Demon Hunter, A Day to Remember, The Almost and A Skylit Drive. Those roots explain a lot about how August Burns Red arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Miss May I, As I Lay Dying, Fit For A King, The Ghost Inside and For Today, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Imminence and Polyphia, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around August Burns Red, reaching back through Northlane and forward to Imminence. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

August Burns Red is an American metalcore band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, formed in 2003. The band's lineup of guitarists John Benjamin "JB" Brubaker and Brent Rambler, drummer Matt Greiner, lead vocalist Jake Luhrs and bassist Dustin Davidson has remained consistent since 2006. The band was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2016 for Best Metal Performance for the song "Identity" from its 2015 release Found in Far Away Places, and again in 2018 for "Invisible Enemy" from Phantom Anthem (2017).

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August Burns RedNorthlaneDemon HunterA Day to RememberThe AlmostA Skylit DriveBetween the Buried a…Enter ShikariImminencePolyphiaMiss May IAs I Lay DyingFit For A KingThe Ghost InsideFor TodayIn Hearts WakeAll That RemainsStill Remains

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August Burns Red connections

August Burns Red grew out of Northlane, Demon Hunter, A Day to Remember and The Almost, shares an orbit with Miss May I, As I Lay Dying, Fit For A King and The Ghost Inside, went on to shape Imminence and Polyphia. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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