''Thrill Seeker'' is the debut 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 ...

band

August Burns Red August Burns Red is an American metalcore band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, formed in 2003. The band's current lineup consists of lead guitarist John Benjamin "JB" Brubaker, rhythm guitarist Brent Rambler, drummer Matt Greiner, lead vocalist ...

. It was released on November 8, 2005, through

Solid State Records Solid State Records is a Christian metalcore record label, an imprint of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore punk and heavy metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, ...

and was produced by

Adam Dutkiewicz Adam Jonathan Dutkiewicz (born April 4, 1977) is an American musician, recording engineer, songwriter, and music producer, best known as the lead guitarist and backup vocalist from Massachusetts metalcore bands Killswitch Engage, Aftershock, and ...

. A music video was released for the opening track "Your Little Suburbia Is In Ruins". ''Thrill Seeker'' is the band's only release to feature both original

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Jordan Tuscan and

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Josh McManness, as they both would later depart from the band the following year with Dustin Davidson and

Jake Luhrs William Jacob "Jake" Luhrs is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of American metalcore band August Burns Red. Background Luhrs first entered the music scene in Columbia, South Carolina where he was the frontman for a band kn ...

taking their positions respectively. An unreleased track, "Pride & Humility", was featured on ''This is Solid State Vol. 6''. In 2020, the band celebrated the album's 15th anniversary with a virtual livestream concert, with no fans in attendance due to the

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. They performed the album in its entirety, featuring a guest appearance from McManness, performing lead vocals on "Consumer", followed by an encore of songs from '' Messengers''. This performance was later made available to stream as an album.

Track listing

Personnel

August Burns Red * Josh McManness – lead vocals * JB Brubaker – lead guitar * Brent Rambler – rhythm guitar * Jordan Tuscan – bass guitar *

Matt Greiner Matt Greiner, born Matthew Wilson Greiner, is an American metalcore drummer. He's most well known as a founding member for the band August Burns Red. Greiner was homeschooled as a child. Greiner cofounded the drum company ''Greiner&Kilmer'' with ...

– drums, piano Additional personnel *

– producer,

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, mixing * Wayne Krupa – engineering * Troy Glessner – mastering * Asterik Studio, Seattle, Washington – art direction, design * Dave Hill – band photography

References

External links

*
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' at

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Pride & Humility track
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