Messengers (album)

Messengers
Studio album by August Burns Red
Released	June 19, 2007
Recorded	January 29 – March 3, 2007
Studio	Rebel Waltz Studio, Franklin, Tennessee Sound Kitchen, Franklin, Tennessee
Genre	Melodic metalcore
Length	48:12
Label	Solid State, CI
Producer	Tue Madsen, August Burns Red
August Burns Red chronology
Thrill Seeker (2005) Messengers (2007) Lost Messengers: The Outtakes (2009)

Messengers is the second studio album by American metalcore band August Burns Red. It was released on June 19, 2007 through Solid State Records and was produced by the band themselves and Tue Madsen. It is their first release with vocalist Jake Luhrs and bass player Dustin Davidson. It sold 9,000 copies in its first week on sale, and went on to sell over 80,000. A video for the song "Composure" was recorded and was released as a single on September 6, 2007. The second video from this album, for the song "Back Burner", premiered on Myspace Music on August 13, 2008. A vinyl copy of this record was also released with limited press numbers through the band's former label, CI Records.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	8.5
AllMusic
Jesus Freak Hideout

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Truth of a Liar"	4:12
2.	"Up Against the Ropes"	5:04
3.	"Back Burner"	3:42
4.	"The Blinding Light"	5:28
5.	"Composure"	4:13
6.	"Vital Signs"	3:17
7.	"The Eleventh Hour"	4:05
8.	"The Balance"	3:20
9.	"Black Sheep"	3:53
10.	"An American Dream"	4:41
11.	"Redemption"	6:12
Total length:		48:12

Personnel

August Burns Red

• Jake Luhrs – lead vocals
• JB Brubaker – lead guitar
• Brent Rambler – rhythm guitar
• Dustin Davidson – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Matt Greiner – drums, piano

Additional personnel

• Tue Madsen – producer, mixing
• August Burns Red – producer
• Troy Glessner – mastering
• Jon Dunn – A&R
• Invisible Creature – art direction
• Ryan Clark – design
• Jerad Knudson – cover photo
• Dave Hill – band photo