August Burns Red & Blessthefall live in Jakarta

Since the release of AUGUST BURNS RED’s 2009 breakout album, ‘Constellations’ – which landed the metal juggernauts at #24 on the Billboard 200 – the Lancaster, PA-based genre giants have found themselves in some rather unexpected places. From the cover of Alternative Press to Fox’s “American Dad,” from the sands of Dubai to the Warped Tour, from Japan to Australia to South America, AUGUST BURNS RED crisscrossed the globe time and again on the road to the top of the hard rock heap.

When it came time to record their fourth full-length album, ‘Leveler,’ ABR could have played it safe, could have simply cashed in on their previous success by making Constellations II. Instead, after eight years and a quarter of a million albums sold, AUGUST BURNS RED scrapped the old game plan and followed their sound where it led them. The direction, as it turns out, was both forward and backward. On ‘Leveler’, the band recaptured the hungry, ferocious heaviness of their earlier albums, and at the same time bravely indulged some of the more creative impulses they had previously stifled. The breathtaking result is nothing short of a game-changer.

Support on the night comes from blessthefall hailing from Phoenix, AZ. Having stormed to the forefront of the new evolution of the post-hardcore/metalcore genre with the release of their critically-acclaimed second album ‘Witness’ they debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #56 and the Independent Chart at #6. In May 2011, the band hit the recording studio to churn out their third full-length album ‘Awakening.’ The album was named by Alternative Press as one of 2011’s Most Anticipated Albums. Trying to win over new fans while appeasing the old may be a difficult task for some bands, but blessthefall accept it eagerly as a challenge that they’ll work toward with their forthcoming tours and releases.

Friday, 27 April, 2012
18:30 – 21:30 WIB, gate open at 17:00 WIB
GOR Bulungan – Jakarta Selatan

Promoter
Untitled Entertainment Limited
Ticket: here
Door (D-Day): Rp.190.000,-
Advance: Rp.150.000,-