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Popular 2000s Rock Band and Warped Tour Staple Reveals First Album Since Replacing Their Lead Singer

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Is a band even the same after you replace the lead singer? It’s one thing to try to replicate the drums, guitar, or the bass. It’s another to plug another voice in there entirely. But Anberlin, best known for their run in the 2000s and the many Warped Tour performances they’ve had, decided to start fresh. Back in 2023, original frontman Stephen Christian stepped away from the group and from making music indefinitely. Nowadays, he serves as a full-time pastor.

That left the prominent 2000s band searching for a new vocalist. Insert new lead singer Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire. Together, they revealed their new album Currency, coming out November 11, 2026. With Mullins, it felt like the band could essentially start from scratch again.

“It felt like we........

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