Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(84/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com
AbsolutePunk	100%
Allmusic
Alternative Press
CCM Magazine
Exclaim!	6/10
HM
Metal Hammer	8/10
Outburn	10/10
Rock Sound	8/10

Rescue & Restore is the sixth full-length album by August Burns Red. The album peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Billboard Top Christian Album chart, losing the No. 1 spot to Skillet's album Rise, which was released on the same day.

Guitarist JB Brubaker stated that their new album will "...push the boundaries of our genre more than we ever have before. We set out to write a record where every song stands out from the last. There is a lot of ground covered here and a ton of meat to this album. It's full of odd metered rhythms and breakdowns, unexpected twists and turns, and some of our most technical riffing to date. Each of us have parts that make our heads spin and we have had to practice like crazy to get some of this stuff together. I know we always say this, but this will be our most ambitious album yet."

On February 12, 2013 the band announced that they would be back in the studio next week to commence recording on their new album. Carson Slovak (Century) and Grant McFarland (former This or the Apocalypse drummer) will again be overseeing the production of the album.

On May 5, they announced that the album, Rescue & Restore is set to release June 25, 2013. They released the first song off of the album called "Fault Line" on May 14 on their Facebook page. On June 4, the album became available for pre-order on iTunes. The pre-order also comes with a free download of the first single "Spirit Breaker".

Rescue & Restore garnered critical acclaim by the 13 music critics to review the album. Todd Lyons of About.com noted it as being "demanding and rewarding", and that this is a "difficult and ultimately stellar achievement." At AbsolutePunk, Jake Denning promises that "if you consider yourself a fan of heavy music, Rescue & Restore is going to be an automatic staple in your record collection for many years to come." Gregory Heaney of Allmusic stated that the effort "is an incredible leap for the band that should not only please the August Burns Red faithful, but opens them up to a wider audience of metal lovers."

At Metal Hammer, Nik Young wrote that with respect to this album people "who think metalcore, has run its course, think again." Dan Slessor of Outburn called the release "A damn impressive feat" that at its core "flows flawlessly, each track demarcating a subtle shift in direction yet constantly builds toward a whole greater than the sum of its parts." At Rock Sound, Max Barrett noted that the album "isn't reaching into game changing territory, but ABR will retain their status as one of the genre's heavyweights." At HM, Anthony Bryant called the album an "11-track powerhouse solidifies their claim as one of the premier bands [...] not only in the genre [...] but in the whole industry as well", and noted that "from opening to closing, there is something unique about this album." Matt Conner of CCM Magazine stated that the band went beyond their form musical confinements on the release because it has everything "From fluid rhythmic changes to incredible guitar work, the band maintains the intensity through exploratory globally infused soundscapes, capped off with ever-developing theatrics."

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