August Burns Red announce re-recorded 'Leveler' album

August Burns Red have announced Leveler: 10th Anniversary Edition. The band re-recorded its fourth album, originally released on June 21, 2011, with special guests, new guitar solos, alternate tunings, and more. Leveler: 10th Anniversary Edition will be available digitally May 21 and will be self-released via ABR Records. The release will also be available on CD and a variety of colored vinyl directly from the band. Fans can expect guest appearances from Matt Heafy of Trivium, who adds a guitar solo and vocals on "Internal Cannon," while Periphery's Misha Mansoor contributes a guitar solo on "Pangaea." Meanwhile, vocalist Ryan Kirby of Fit For A King sings on "Poor Millionaire." The new version of "Poor Millionaire" can be streamed here: Leveler: 10th Anniversary Edition was produced, mixed, and mastered by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland at Atrium Audio. The vinyl was mastered by Will Putney. ABR will perform Leveler in full, with an encore of songs from 2009's Constellations, during their next livestream on Saturday, May 22 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. It will be streaming on demand for 48 hours afterwards. The show will feature "the largest and most exciting production the band has ever done." Tickets and merch bundles are available now. "Leveler is a record we've always been proud of, and we wanted to do something special for its ten-year anniversary," says guitarist JB Brubaker. "We've done some cool remix projects for previous albums when they've turned 10, but with Leveler, we decided to kick things up a notch. COVID has kept us off the road for such a long time that we found ourselves with a rare opportunity to take on this unique project." He continues, "We dove into this record and dissected the songs, rewriting solos, changing the tunings, adding new textures and elements, and got a few of our friends to do some guest spots as well. Our longtime producers Carson Slovak and Grand McFarland handled the recording/mixing and helped us take Leveler to new sonic heights. I think this is the best-sounding ABR record we've ever made, and it's going to allow people to experience the record in a whole new way. I can't wait to share this with everyone." Leveler: 10th Anniversary Edition track listing: 01. X 02. Empire 03. Internal Cannon (feat.Matthew K. Heafy) 04. Divisions 05. Cutting the Ties 06. Pangaea (feat. Misha "Bulb" Mansoor) 07. Carpe Diem 08. 40 Nights 09. Salt & Light 10. Poor Millionaire (feat. Ryan Kirby) 11. 1/16/2011 12. Boys of Fall 13. Leveler