''Leveler'' is the fourth studio album by American

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band August Burns Red. It was released on June 21, 2011, through Solid State Records and was produced by Jason Suecof.

Release and promotion

They released the first song, "Empire", on May 16, 2011 on their Facebook page. It was announced on May 14, 2011 that they were shooting a video for "Internal Cannon". They released "Internal Cannon" on May 31, 2011 via Craveonline.com. They released "Divisions", June 4, 2011 on YouTube and promoted it through their Facebook page. "Poor Millionaire", the ninth track from the album, was released June 14, 2011 on their official website.

Commercial performance

''Leveler'' sold around 29,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The ''Billboard'' 200 chart. As with their previous album, a special, Christmas seven-inch vinyl single will be released with the album through their old label, CI Records, and will be entitled "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". The vinyl is limited to 1000 copies, 400 that are gold-colored, 400 that are white, and 200 that are mixed white-and-gold. The single was released on November 8, 2011.

10th anniversary edition

For the album's 10th anniversary, the band re-recorded it with guest musicians,

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s, and new guitar solos. The anniversary edition is scheduled to be released May 21, 2021, through the band's own label, ABR Records. On April 21, the same day as the announcement of the 10th anniversary edition, the band released a new version of "Poor Millionaire" featuring guest vocals from Ryan Kirby of Fit for a King. On May 6, they released a new version of "Pangaea", that features a guest guitar solo from Misha Mansoor of Periphery, as the second single from the 10th anniversary edition.

Track listing

Personnel

August Burns Red * Jake Luhrs – lead vocals * JB Brubaker – lead guitar * Brent Rambler – rhythm guitar * Dustin Davidson – bass, backing vocals, additional guitar, pre-production * Matt Greiner – drums, piano Additional musicians * Jason Suecof – percussion, additional guitar, producer, mixing Additional personnel * Troy Glessner – mastering * Eyal Levi – additional mixing *

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and Adam Skatula – A&R * Jordan Crane – illustrations * Invisible Creature – art direction * Ryan Clark – design * Cory Morton – band photography

References

{{Authority control August Burns Red albums 2011 albums Solid State Records albums