Phantom anthem

"August Burns Red er et band med mange jern i ilden, rent musikalsk. Men hvidglødende bliver det aldrig, da de simpelthen har inkorporeret for mange elementer på pladen. Der er rigtig mange, gode øjeblikke og sekvenser, som afslører en kreativ åre, men overordnet set, mangler Phantom Anthem et ståsted. Det er lidt af det ene og lidt af det andet, og der mangler en sammenhæng mellem elementerne, der kunne give albummet en mere tydelig retning".

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"Phantom Anthem is probably going to turn out to be among the top "big name" metalcore releases of the year. It doesn't push the genre - other bands can do that - instead, it just perfects it. There isn't anything overly surprising. Instead, Phantom Anthem is a statement of purpose, and it's one that is no doubt going to be well-received by fans".

"Recent forays into a more atmosphere-driven approach to their signature blend of melody and might have yielded some fascinating fruits - their 2015 Fearless Records debut, Found in Far Away Places, was a bold smorgasbord of stylistic trial and error - but Phantom Anthem is rooted in pure power, and it just never lets up".

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"'Phantom Anthem' er en kærkommen metalcore-plade fra et af genrens p.t. mest interessante bands. Forventer man generisk metalcore, vil pladen sandsynligvis skuffe. Er man derimod parat til at blive udfordret, er August Burns Red det rigtige valg".

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