AUGUST BURNS RED Are Re-Recording Their Debut Album

Metalcore stalwarts August Burns Red have begun re-recording their debut album, Thrill Seeker, which was initially launched in 2005 with previous vocalist Josh McManness. The re-recording will function vocalist Jake Luhrs, who joined August Burns Red in 2006 and has been featured on each recording since 2007’s Messengers.

Luhrs posted a video to Instagram explaining the significance to him of Thrill Seeker and collaborating within the re-recording (h/t to Lambgoat for the transcription):

“So we’re within the studio, day one for the rerecord of Thrill Seeker, and in actuality, I’m actually, actually enthusiastic about recording this document as a result of after I first heard Thrill Seeker not being within the band, clearly, from South Carolina, I used to be simply blown away by this album. And in my view, it was very progressive for the time. I keep in mind being at a celebration and my buddy John confirmed me the document, and I used to be like ‘Oh my gosh, I wanna be in a band that appears like this. That is the fashion of music that I need to be part of.’ Little did I do know that perhaps six months later I used to be gonna have a telephone name with Brent, our guitarist, and be like ‘Hey man, come check out to be the frontman of August Burns Red.’ So this album was the start of my journey because the frontman for August Burns Red in my musical profession. These songs I listened to over and over and over. Not solely as a result of I needed to tour a few of these songs earlier in my profession with August Burns Red, however they simply meant a lot to me and I simply love them a lot. So with the ability to really be on the document Thrill Seeker at the moment and have the ability to contribute to a document that impacted my life earlier than I used to be with August Burns Red simply means a lot to me, and I am tremendous pumped.”

This model of Thrill Seeker doesn’t at present have a launch date set.