August Burns Red is an American metalcore band from Manheim, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2003, the group began
their first performances while a majority of the members were attending their senior year of high school.
-Wikipedia
Members:
John Benjamin "JB" Brubaker - lead guitar
(2003-present)
Brent Rambler - rhythm guitar
(2003-present)
Matt Greiner - drums, piano
(2003-present)
Jake Luhrs - lead vocals
(2006-present)
Dustin Davidson - bass guitar, backing vocals
(2006-present)
Name Origin:
Numerous stories have been given about the band name meaning.
The most popular story is an incident involving Jon Hershey, the band's original vocalist,
when he dated a woman named August who burned his dog Redd alive in his dog house.
However, it was later revealed in a radio interview that this meaning (along with others) was simply
made up by the members and that there is no actual meaning behind the band name.
Drummer Matt Greiner stated in the interview that "we just came up with the name to come up with a name".
From: Manheim, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s):
Metalcore
Active From: 2003-present
Quotes:
"Christianity is a religion, not a style of music... {I would] rather just let the music speak for itself."
-JB Brubaker
"It is important to us that people know that we are indeed Christians... without having us stand up there and ram it down people's throats."
-Brent Rambler