August Burns Red have announced the first three support acts for their upcoming annual ‘Christmas Burns Red‘ holiday show. This year the Lancaster, PA-based metalcore band will be celebrating 20 years of “Thrill Seeker” and 10 years of “Found In Far Away Places” at Freedom Hall in their aforementioned hometown. Those shows will be held December 12th and 13th with lineups to vary by date.
Instrumental prog metal group Animals As Leaders will be appearing at the December 13th show, while metalcore band Currents and mathcore outfit The Callous Daoboys have been booked for December 12th. Further artists remain pending.
Animals As Leaders‘ addition to the bill follows the band having recently been forced to wipe their 2025 touring slate due to an arm injury suffered by their drummer Matt Garstka. In this video post shared yesterday, July 31st, he revealed that he has already underwent surgery and will require at least 2-3 months of recovery time.
