August Burns Red release new song - 'Spirit Breaker'

      

          With the release of ABR's fifth album Rescue and Restore only four weeks away, the band has seen fit to bless us with some new material from the album. May's debut of 'Fault Line' polarized fans, and I found myself doubting the band's new direction for the first few listens. Eventually, however, I found myself missing the rhythm and the chorus, and while it's still radically different from ABR's previous work, that doesn't mean it's not going to be fun.
       So, how about the new song? Entitled 'Spirit Breaker', the song tackles a common ABR theme - hope in the pits of despair. Think 'Composure' with more melody. 'Spirit Breaker' does a stellar job of conveying a sense of listlessness and anguish with a combination of mournful orchestral elements and the signature plaintive call of J.B Brubaker's guitar.
        The song opens quietly, with a cello, violin and clean guitar riff, before exploding into an emotional, melodic metalcore ballad punctuated by rapid drumwork and a vast soundscape. There's even a spoken word break in the middle, and clean passages abound. Through a mix of sadness and triumph, 'Spirit Breaker' 's mystifyingly beautiful instrumentals hold the listener enthralled through all four minutes. Stream it below: