Lost Messengers: The Outtakes

Lost Messengers: The Outtakes is the second EP by American metalcore band August Burns Red. It was released on February 24, 2009, through Solid State Records, featuring B-sides and demos from their previous album, Messengers.

Lost Messengers: The Outtakes
EP by August Burns Red
Released	February 24, 2009
Genre	Melodic metalcore
Length	21:20
Label	Solid State
Producer	Tue Madsen Carson Slovak
August Burns Red chronology
Messengers (2007) Lost Messengers: The Outtakes (2009) Constellations (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christianity Today
Indie Vision Music	Recommended

Track listing

All tracks are written by August Burns Red, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Chasing the Dragon"		4:21
2.	"Mosely"		3:51
3.	"Carol of the Bells"	Mykola Leontovych	2:44
4.	"To Those About to Rock"		0:59
5.	"Piano Man"		1:42
6.	"Truth of a Liar" (Demo)		4:09
7.	"Vital Signs" (Demo)		3:31
Total length:			21:20

Notes

• "Carol of the Bells" was originally recorded for the X Christmas compilation and was used in select movie trailers for The Spirit, which was released Christmas Day, 2008. It was also included in the 2010 Christmas special for American Dad!.
• "To Those About to Rock" is a parody of southern rock and southern metal music that was inspired by riffs played by the band for practice.
• "Mosely" was originally a bonus track from the vinyl edition of Messengers.

Personnel

August Burns Red

• Jake Luhrs – lead vocals
• JB Brubaker – lead guitar
• Brent Rambler – rhythm guitar
• Dustin Davidson – bass, backing vocals
• Matt Greiner – drums, piano

Production

• Tue Madsen – producer, mixing (tracks 1 to 5)
• Carson Slovak – producer, mixing (tracks 6 and 7)
• Troy Glessner – mastering
• Invisible Creature – art direction