You’re heading out on The Frozen Flame Tour. How pumped are you guys for this tour, and what can your fans expect from it? Will you be playing any new tracks on this tour?
We haven’t been on a proper tour since last August so we are VERY excited for this tour. It’s our first full North American headline tour since the end of 2013. I think we are all itching to get on stage. Fans can expect a fairly diverse set list including some songs we haven’t played in five years or so. We are reaching back pretty far on some of these songs. It’s been fun relearning some old tracks. You won’t be hearing any new songs on this tour. We prefer to play songs people are already familiar with. I think that’s more fun for the audience.
Aside from being ready to head out on tour, you are working on recording a new album at the moment. How is that going for ABR?
The new record is actually finished! We did the tracking during November and December and have been tweaking the mix a little bit during the beginning of 2015. It sounds so sick. I’m itching to get this into people’s hands!
This being your 6th studio album, you guys have obviously all grown and matured - not only as musicians but as people. What can your fans expect to hear in this new album?
I think this new record is our most balanced album to date. It’s heavier than R&R but at certain gets more experimental than we ever have before. Jake Luhrs gave his best vocal performance to date. I’m really proud of what he was able to do. This record is our catchiest album ever, but it’s also lengthy with a lot of material to digest. I think our fans will really enjoy spending some quality time with these songs.
How far along are you with the album? If you had to give a percentage of how far along it is, what would it be?
98%. We really just need to tweak a couple tiny things that no one who wasn’t actively involved with the project would probably even notice. It also hasn’t been mastered yet but it’s nearly completed.