August Burns Red "Reckoning" Is 8 Minutes Long & Has Spencer Chamberlain From Underoath!? 

This is an 8 minute song that felt like a 5 minute song. I thought they did an incredible job keeping it interesting and not letting it get repetitive. This is a great closer...this is one you have to sit and chew on for awhile. A lot of details that I missed on the first listen.

Found in Far Away Places will always resonate as my favorite album from them and probably of all time. I was lost in my career, on a bus headed up a mountain and it paired with the towering vastness of scenery. Dissonant, airy and different album for them. Anyone agree?

ABR has always had some really interesting 5-8 minute songs here and there with odd time signatures and jazzy sections. For a band that's known for being unashamedly American metalcore, they do delve into the progressive side here and there. And this song is freaking incredible.

Phantom Anthem is definitely my fav. Matt's drumming is...🤩

I remember discovering them at warped tour way back. I was into metal and only there to party but abr really hooked me. Breakdowns plus melody and great stage presence. Leveler to this day is top 3 albums by them. Carpe diem and divisions will forever bang. I see them whenever they come to NYC regardless if they haven't broken any new ground in a while, they've broken enough ground to earn my money.

Fav album is Constellations but Dangerous on Phantom Anthem may be my favorite ABR song of all time.

Finally saw them live this weekend at Heart Support Fest in Orlando. Wish they would have played this, to mix up the rhythm, they went heavy and fast the entire time. that guitar work is (and has been) some of the best in the metal seen for 20 years.

As a solid ABR fan for 12 years and throughout college, I can say imo this has been their most technical, synchopated proggy song since Leveler and Phantom Anthem. For me this is also their best one off their upcoming album so far. The structure is a promising piece for the band. Having said that, my favorite album will still be LEVELER as I'll always remember the time I could play all their songs off that album on drums live.

Found in far away places! Also pretty much agree with you on thia track. It's great, but had bigger potential

Really loving all the singles, best stuff they've done in a while imo, songwriting is really top notch and both features are aces in my book. My favorite album from ABR is Rescue and Restore, as it's the one that got me into them!

Props to them releasing a closing track as a single…love to see it

Favorite album is Messengers! Also ABR is my favorite band. I do kind of agree with your points on the new songs. I loved Guardians, their last album, tho. One of my favorites they have released

my favorite ABR album is found in far away places, that album has a special place in my heart

I've been with August Burns red since the thrill seeker days these, guys have always been animals and one of the most consistent, but my favorite album would have to say is Constellations

Rescue and restore has been my favorite album. This is the first one where I am wondering if that might change.

That solo has such Phantom Anthem vibes and I love it

Really great track fro the boys. Two things I wish was that Spencer had a bit more of a mark on this track with some more of his lows. I also wish it ended a bit different. I maybe expected a heavy ass breakdown to end things so I was left a little let down with that ending. Overall I’m looking forward to this album.

my favourite ABR Album is without a doubt Phantom Anthem and i'm liking all three singles so far, very excited for the new Album.

Would’ve been awesome if they played this at the heartsupport fest but nevertheless they were awesome! Either way excited for the new album! Rescue and restore and found in far away places are tied for me

Holy shit I missed those rescue and restore breaks

I was a huge fan when thrill seeker came out then continued to love them for a long time. This song is super progressive compared to some of the older stuff and I love it. Not the best in modern metalcore but still pretty awesome nonetheless.

i battled to get into them - i loved their first album

Constellations will always be my fav from these guys 🤘

Bro when are you going to do the reaction video to "Not broken" by Shallow Truths???

I really like the lyrics on this track. I was waiting for something to surprise me at the mid point, because in my opinion a nearly 8 minute song should be just a little more interesting. That aside, I did like this one as much as anything they've done since Rescue and Restore (my favourite album of theirs).

Best album was Messengers for me and despite the fact they're insanely talented they sound exactly the same for the last 15 years!! And your second cons sum that up perfectly, not that their songs are boring but they are... Nothing happens to me hearing them now, no high or down sections, just a single line of sound for 4 min... In the end, not a band i enjoy listening to anymore. It's okay, they do what they love, wish'em the best.

This is definitely a great closer track, my favourite new drop as well. For me they have yet to top Constellations as my favourite album.

Matt is an absolute beast man

Great track. I think with album context it could be even better but I can’t help but feel a little underwhelmed considering it’s an 8 minute track with Spencer. I think they could’ve brought the heat a bit more with a track this long called Reckoning

Constellation is my favorite ABR album. Have you check out Emarosa new album.

Fav album is either Constellations or FIFAP

So my favourite album is messengers. I have been a fan since finding them on MySpace when they had just put out Thrill Seeker, and for me I don’t think they ever quite reached the highs of Messengers. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE constellations and certain tracks from the albums after, but I don’t know…I am just never blown away like I was back in the messenger days.

I’ve been a fan of these dudes since they were touring “Messengers” and that’s still my favorite album, although “Constellations” is a close 2nd. I agree that this track was a nice step in the right direction for them, but I still didn’t get punched in the face like I hoped I would have.

Personal album ranking: 1. Found in faraway places (Martyr, Blackwood, Majoring in the minors, Twenty one grams) 2. Constellations (White Washed, Mariana Trench) 3. Phantom Anthem (Coordinates, Lifeline) 4. Rescue & Restore (Fault Line, Provisions, Animals) 5. Guardians (Narratives, Dismembered Memory, Paramount) 6. Messengers (Back Burner, Truth of a liar) 7. Leveler (40 Nights) 8. Thrill seeker (Meh.. not enjoying the mixing) top4 could be interchanged tbh. Rescue and Restore and Found in faraway places are the most melodic and it's easy to tell they experimented a bit here without over-doing it, awesome albums. The only albums I didn't connect with are leveler and Thrill Seeker for some reason. Messengers isn't higher for me, because once you heard Backburner & Truth of a liar (which are exceptionally good), the others don't bring anything new to the table and just sound the same. Constellations pretty much improved upon messengers imho with adding more variety other than just breakdowns.

Great song

Constellations 🔥🤘

Hard to go against Leveler. Saw them live a few nights ago in Atlanta with TDWP, they were SICK

i cant wait to hear the song with JT Cavey

My favorite album is Phantom Anthem!

Phantom Anthem!

This song is a masterpiece!

Very interesting track. To me, it is more lyrically driven. The talent and musicality on display is top shelf, of course and as usual. Maybe the “big” moments in the music were intentionally underweighted because that wasn’t the song the band was intending to write with this one. It’s not like ABR somehow went for the big moments and came up short, they deliver the biggest of moments all over their discography, so the lack of specific impact points in the music comes off as intentional.

This song feels like Dark Solitare from Obsidian does: before it ends you're really looking for one final hit, to dissipate all the energy both the song itself and the album built up. This ends with tension it feels. Was my biggest complaint about Obsidian and looks like I'll have it here. Weird writing tbh, because ABR doesn't usually feel like this. I thought Backfire was the same way. Look at Three Fountains for example. Perfect closer.

This is the type of song i could clean the kitchen to. If you know what i mean

Constellations for me I mean White Washed!!!! Jesus that intro

Really cool song, but there was something missing for me.I can’t really say what it is 🤔. My fav ABR album to this day is Found In Far Away Places. This is just perfect ABR for me.

Spencer sounds a lot like Disambiguation on this. This song is just awesome

Based on the comments I’m in the minority, but Rescue & Restore is my favorite ABR album. Banger after banger

Think it's basic af opinion, but for me it has to be Constellations. ABR along with KSE was my gateway to metalcore, and White Washed intro is 1st thing that comes to my head whenever i think about band

Solid track, but did feel like there was potential to make it a "great" track, which it sadly missed. Fav album for me is Found In Far Away Places.

Ya I used to love ABR, but to me it just feels the same. There’s a little progression in this song which is nice. But overall nothing HITS. Spencer’s part is by far the best section of this song. No disrespect to ABR, they’re incredibly talented there’s no denying that. But these last couple songs haven’t been enough to get me back on board with them.

It's fine. They were my favorite metalcore band a little while back. They're all ridiculously talented, but I don't find myself coming back to them very often anymore.