''Anti-Melody'' is the fourth studio album by American
metalcore
Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...
band
American Standards, released on April 28, 2017.
Release
Anti-Melody features 8 new tracks recorded at
Kingsize Soundlabs
Kingsize Soundlabs are three recording studios in Los Angeles County, California, run by record producer Dave Trumfio.
Background
Located in the Silverlake, Glassell Park, and Atwater Village areas of Los Angeles. The Glassell Park studio is ...
in Los Angeles which is known for recording bands such as
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilitie ...
,
The Mars Volta and
Letlive. It was mastered by Jason Maas of
Defeater and mixed by the band. The first single "Writer's Block Party" was premiered exclusively through Lambgoat on March 17, 2017 when the album was announced for release on April 28, 2017. The album's second single "Carpe Diem, Tomorrow" was premiered April 17, 2017 through Revolver Magazine and was also featured on Alternative Press.
Vocalist Brandon Kellum said of ''Anti-Melody'': "What started as social commentary on the growing divide in our society became very personal when our founding guitarist (Cody Conrad) passed of suicide and then soon after, my father of cancer. We went back in to re-write much of the album and in many ways used it as therapy to cope with the experiences. Although intimate, at its core Anti-Melody is centered around the universal theme of separation on many levels."
Track listing
Personnel
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
American Standards
*
Brandon Kellum
Brandon Kellum (born November 1, 1985), is an American musician, author, philanthropist from Phoenix, Arizona best known as the vocalist of the metalcore band American Standards. He is characterized for his charismatic live performances and p ...
–
vocals
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* Corey Skowronski –
guitar
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* Steven Mandell –
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
* Mitch Hosier –
drums
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Production
* American Standards –
production
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Economics and business
* Production (economics)
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* Production as a stati ...
,
mixing
* Andy Marshall –
engineering
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* Theo Keron – engineering assistant
* Jay Maas –
mastering at Gateway Recordings,
Boston
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, MA
Design
* Corey Skowronski – art, design
References
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2017 albums
American Standards albums