Future Orphans is the fifth and final studio album by American Standards, released on June 30, 2025. Marking a full-circle moment in the band’s career, the album was released exactly thirteen years after their debut album, ‘‘Still Life’’, which also debuted on June 30, 2012. Both albums were mastered by…
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On January 13, 2023 American Standards released the second single from Dopamine Dealer titled ‘The Tourist’ via Decibel (magazine) . Vocalist Brandon Kellum said of the song: “Our society breeds a culture that convinces people they don’t have enough. We’ve been convinced to chase happiness in the form of material…
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“The Vagrant” was announced to be the third and final song on Dopamine Dealer which was released February 3, 2023 via punknews.org.
On December 2, 2022 American Standards announced its forthcoming ep “Dopamine Dealer”. The news was accompanied by a new single titled “The Dealer” which premiered on Lambgoat. The publication called the song “a blistering new track tackling themes of existentialism and self-doubt” drawing comparisons to chaotic metalcore bands Every Time…
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On August 27, 2021 American Standards premiered “The Pendulum, The Podium” via Metal Insider. The single was recorded and mixed by Aaron Mitchell and mastered by John Naclerio ( My Chemical Romance , Senses Fail , He Is Legend ) at Nada Recording and was released on Manic Kat Records.…
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In 2020, American Standards played its last shows with The Number Twelve Looks Like You and Greyhaven before the COVID-19 pandemic . During this time, the band played a number of live stream charity events supporting local businesses impacted by the lockdowns.
The band released Phantom Limb on February 1, 2019. The single, which was mixed and mastered by Kevin Antreassian of The Dillinger Escape Plan, was premiered on Metal Injection with a Reddit AMA on r/metalcore. Phantom Limb was also featured in issue 360 of Alternative Press magazine.
American Standards released Weep on May 18, 2018. The single, which was accompanied by a music video uploaded to the Beheading The Traitor YouTube channel, was premiered through Decibel (magazine) with a Reddit AMA on r/metalcore the same day.
The album featuring 8 new tracks was recorded at Kingsize Soundlabs in Los Angeles which is known for recording bands such as Bad Religion , The Mars Volta and Letlive . It was mastered by Jason Maas of Defeater and mixed by the band. The first single “Writer’s Block Party”…
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American Standards began writing for what was to become their full-length album Anti-Melody in early 2016. During this time the band had transitioned to the drummer Mitch Hosier of the thrash punk band Moovalya. American Standards continued to book DIY tours, now with over 250 shows under their belt and…
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