The Phantom Anthem Tour made a stop in Sayreville, NJ and if you are from around here, I hope you didn't miss it. August Burns Red headlines the bill joined by Ocean Grove all the way from Melbourne, Australia, Erra and Born of Osiris. This tour's shows are packed and very often sold out, so get your tickets people and let the moshing begin. We were at their show at Starland Ballroom on February 15th and here's what happened.

OCEAN GROVE

'Stratosphere Love' is taken from Ocean Grove's album The Rhapsody Tapes, get it here: https://unfd.lnk.to/TheRhapsodyTapes Subscribe to UNFD: https://unfd.lnk.to/subscribeID Director/DOP/Editor: Kieran Ellis-Jones Lighting Tech: Samuel Carroll Animation: James Unwin Camera Assist: Claudio Ricco BTS/Stills: Lizzie Skyllas Extras: Lindsay R.

Ocean Grove were first on stage and they were far more than an opening act to me. As soon as they got on stage, the venue started shaking and the moshing was on point. These guys know how to get the bloods flowing and the show going. With great stage presence from Luke Holmes, they got show as well as the crowd going and we had no other option but to jump up and down.

Filmed & directed by Thomas Elliott, produced & edited by Ocean Grove. Intimate Alien is taken from the album 'The Rhapsody Tapes' out now via UNFD. Get Intimate Alien here: https://unfd.lnk.to/TheRhapsodyTapes Subscribe to UNFD: https://unfd.lnk.to/subscribeID Video directed & produced by Thomas Elliot

ERRA

Erra // Drift // OUT NOW iTunes: http://smarturl.it/ERRA-DRIFT-iTunes Amazon: http://smarturl.it/ERRA-DRIFT-Amazon GooglePlay: http://smarturl.it/ERRA-DRIFT-GP Merch: http://smarturl.it/ERRA-SumerianStore Catch ERRA on tour!

Erra was up on stage next and with their singer, J.T. Cavey, their active performance and progressive metalcore riffs, the crowd was going nuts. These guys have been in the music scene for almost 10 years and know very well how to rock a place out. Hadn't seen them live before, but now I know I will be looking out for their next show.

Erra // Drift // OUT NOW iTunes: http://smarturl.it/ERRA-DRIFT-iTunes Amazon: http://smarturl.it/ERRA-DRIFT-Amazon GooglePlay: http://smarturl.it/ERRA-DRIFT-GP Vinyl / Merch: http://smarturl.it/DRIFT-KillerMerch Video By: Aaron Marsh --- IRREVERSIBLE // LYRICS: Irreversible. A sequence of events unfolding in reverse. A sting better stimulated when revealing tragedy first. Reverse perception reversing imperfection.

BORN OF OSIRIS

Born of Osiris brought their technical death metal on stage and headbanging madness ensued! Non stop crowdsurfing, sing alongs and mosh pits everywhere. Perfect execution and endless energy. A great showing! Now, absolutely everybody was already sore, sweaty but ecstatic and ready for ABR.

iTunes: http://bit.ly/1c5vo8U Amazon MP3: http://amzn.to/1dnvarN Google Play: http://bit.ly/18GLujQ www.facebook.com/bornofosiris www.sumerianrecords.com www.sumerianmerch.com www.facebook.com/sumerianrecords www.twitter.com/sumerianrecords Catch BORN OF OSIRIS on tour with PERIPHERY LYRICS: take another look at yourself tell me what do you see your souls reflection is it what it used to be this is bigger than you and me

AUGUST BURNS RED

Time for our headliners and some more metalcore! What can I say for them that hasn't been said 1000 times over? Stunning performance, technical perfection, continuous crowd interaction and a set list that left nothing behind. I thought the crowd gave it all with the previous bands, but alas, everyone kicked in 6th gear and the atmosphere was absolutely electric. ABR mirrored the energy and got it right back from the crowd, the perfect pendulum! Like I said before, if you missed them this time, do yourself a favor and don't miss them again.

Taken from the new album 'Phantom Anthem' out now! MERCHNOW (US): http://found.ee/abrbundles FIREBRAND (EU): http://found.ee/abrUKbundles Stay connected: http://augustburnsred.com http://facebook.com/augustburnsred http://twitter.com/abrband http://instagram.com/abrband Produced by Bret Kalmbach http://apairus.com/ Directed by Samuel Halleen & Dan Fusselman http://www.samuelhalleen.com https://www.dfuss.tv/contact LYRICS: The cold comes with a sting, a sting across my hands, cracking and breaking like the weight upon my chest.

August Burns Red released their latest Album, Phantom Anthem, on October 2017 with Fearless Records, which peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 19,000 copies in its first week. Get yours now!

Setlist:

· King of Sorrow

· Empire

· The Frost

· Spirit Breaker

· Identity

· Ghosts

· Hero of the Half Truth

· Invisible Enemy

· Provision

· Beauty in Tragedy

· Marianas Trench

· Float

· White Washed

· Dangerous

· Composure

MERCHNOW (US): http://found.ee/abrbundles FIREBRAND (EU): http://found.ee/abrUKbundles NOMINATED FOR "BEST METAL PERFORMANCE" GRAMMYS 2018! Taken from the new album 'Phantom Anthem' out now! Stay connected: http://augustburnsred.com http://facebook.com/augustburnsred http://twitter.com/abrband http://instagram.com/abrband Video by: Samuel Halleen & Raptor House Effects LLC http://www.samuelhalleen.com https://www.raptorhousefx.com LYRICS: Wounded and tired and worried. It's like fighting an invisible enemy.

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