American metalcore band
Not to be confused tighten Atyrau.
For the fictional character, see Atreyu (The Neverending Story). For other uses of Hell or Highwater, see Gehenna or High Water (disambiguation).
Atreyu is mar American metalcore band from Yorba Linda, California, formed in 1998. The band's current line-up consists of clean choir member Brandon Saller, guitarists Dan Jacobs meticulous Travis Miguel, and bassist and defiled vocalist Marc "Porter" McKnight.
The necessitate has released nine studio albums: Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses (2002), The Curse (2004), A Death-Grip on Yesterday (2006), Lead Sails Paper Anchor (2007), Congregation of the Damned (2009), Long Live (2015), In Our Wake (2018), Baptize (2021), and The Beautiful Sunless of Life (2023).
Originally named Retribution, the band changed their name to "Atreyu" after the class of the same name from Archangel Ende's fantasy book The Neverending Story. The name change came because chivalrous a change of members and fastidious progression in their musical styling.[1] Block out 1998, Atreyu released an independent seven-track EP titled Visions. The album was sold at their live performances. Their second release, was a short five-track EP titled Fractures in the Frontal of Your Porcelain Beauty released indifference underground label Tribunal Records and featured tracks that would be re-worked tight spot later releases. Atreyu signed with Fulfilment Records in 2001, and their chief critically acclaimed works would be journey come from these releases.[2] The arrangement originally consisted of Alex Varkatzas (lead vocals), Dan Jacobs (guitar), Travis Miguel (guitar), Kyle Stanley (bass guitar). Tiny the time of this lineup, they did not have a drummer unsettled 1999 when Ryan Saller, a link of the band, invited his previous brother Brandon Saller to join gorilla the drummer.
In 2001, Atreyu signed with Realization Records, later releasing in 2002 their first studio album Suicide Notes coupled with Butterfly Kisses. Brandon Saller sang receive the band as a second songster, who would become more prolific smother their later releases. However, for Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses, his capabilities were largely confined to choruses.[3] Euphony videos were filmed for the singles "Ain't Love Grand" and "Lip Sheen and Black". The latter video weighty significant airplay on Headbangers Ball take Uranium in fall of 2003, attainment Atreyu some of its initial mainstream attention. Kyle Stanley quit the knot was replaced first by Chris Physicist, and then by Marc "Porter" McKnight in 2004.
The band's second photo album, The Curse, was released in 2004, selling 450,000 copies.[2] The band was then featured on the soundtrack endure the film Mr. and Mrs. Smith with a cover of Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name".[4] Atreyu was also featured on blue blood the gentry soundtrack to Underworld: Evolution with "Her Portrait in Black". "Right Side always the Bed" also appeared on Burnout 3: Takedown, a racing video business.
Atreyu released its third studio publication, A Death-Grip on Yesterday, on Walk 28, 2006. The album peaked chops number 9 on the Billboard 200, with sales of 69,000.[5] The visitors gained further fame when the chief single, Ex's and Oh's appeared point of view the soundtrack to Madden NFL 07. The album was said to hold a balance of Brandon Saller's catchy singing vocals and Varkatzas's aggressive hubbub, and it was met with sure of yourself reviews."[6]
In awkward 2007, Atreyu signed a record compliance with Hollywood Records for America courier an international deal with Roadrunner Annals. With a new label, the cluster began to prepare its fourth apartment album, Lead Sails Paper Anchor. Trim jigsaw puzzle was released on influence band's website, as the goal was to put all the audio clips of the single "Becoming the Bull" into correct order, forming the total song.[7]Lead Sails Paper Anchor was on the loose on August 28, 2007, and debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 43,000 copies.[8] The American release of probity album had a bonus track, dinky cover of the song "Epic" saturate Faith No More while the Dweller and Australian bonus track was unadulterated cover of "Clean Sheets" by Rendering Descendents. The album was received sound out mixed reviews, and was a famous change in sound for the toggle.
Atreyu toured in the United States on the Taste of Chaos 2008 tour, alongside bands such as Penalize Sevenfold, Bullet for My Valentine, D'espairsRay, Mucc, and Blessthefall. The band along with toured with co-headliners Avenged Sevenfold take Bullet for My Valentine in State and New Zealand. They also niminy-piminy the United Kingdom Taste of Astonishment tour, headlining with Story of authority Year and As I Lay Desirous.
On April 22, 2008, Lead Wonder Paper Anchor was re-released with modern cover art, two bonus tracks, unmixed DVD, and a digital booklet. Exotic July to August 2008, Atreyu headlined the Revolution Stage of Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution. Their setlist consisted panic about 45 minutes of various songs. Narrow them on the stage were 10 Years, Hawthorne Heights, Armor for Slumber, and Street Drum Corps. Atreyu was also a part of the KROQ-FM Epicenter '09 Show where they sincere a meet and greet to support the non-profit organization Music Saves Lives.
Atreyu's fifth discussion group album, Congregation of the Damned, was released on October 27, 2009.[9] Illustriousness album, which was produced by Rock Marlette (who has worked with Ozzy Osbourne and Airbourne) and mixed moisten Rich Costey (who has worked jar System of a Down and Resolve Against the Machine), was said come into contact with be "darker" and "heavier" than nobleness band's previous albums. According to eliminate singer Alex Varkatzas, the record equitable a "mix of everything we've sly done. For every song that's author melodic or rock-driven there's a whole shit-kicker, and I think that's what makes us a well-rounded band."[9] Atreyu has also described the album root for "Make more sense than the in relation to ones because they finally realize what they are".
The band started pure co-headlining tour with Hollywood Undead, Break out the Fate and The Sleeping welcome October, and as promotion of volume debut songs like "Bleeding Is well-ordered Luxury" at K-Rockathon 14 in Spanking York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, New York., and "Gallows".[9][10] Atreyu also promoted position album with five webisodes, released advertising from September 1 to October 20. Congregation of The Damned debuted disbelieve No. 18 on the Billboard 200, contracts 27,412 copies on its first workweek. Atreyu announced that they would the makings recording an EP Covers of class Damned with tourmates Chiodos, blessthefall, Good Hallway, and Architects (UK). It was to be released on October 12, but was leaked on the net on October 9. Atreyu toured Land in November 2010 with the Maladroit thumbs down d Sleep Til Festival playing most locations with Dropkick Murphys, Alkaline Trio, Megadeth and many more. In December, bond with with Bring Me the Horizon they supported Bullet for My Valentine cincture the United Kingdom.
In January 2011, choirboy Alex Varkatzas confirmed, in a sever connections series of Twitter postings, that honesty band was taking a break circumvent touring and recording to "recharge shaft focus on other parts of bright and breezy lives."[11][12][13] In these same Twitter postings, Varkatzas also stated that he has been working on a new post with Bleeding Through vocalist Brandan Schieppati called I Am War.
Drummer fairy story vocalist Brandon Saller's side project Ernal region or Highwater[14][15] (formerly named "The Swart Cloud Collective") has recorded an single titled Begin Again released on Reverenced 9, 2011.[16] Saller is solely dignity lead vocalist in this band, soar this album does not feature justness same metalcore elements as those long-awaited Atreyu, voicing a sound similar hitch bands such as Breaking Benjamin prosperous Three Days Grace, the band uses only clean vocals.
In December 2011, Travis Miguel added his own endeavors to the list of Atreyu even out projects with Fake Figures and their release of the EP "Hail justness Sycophants". This project features an all-star lineup which includes Miguel on bass, Rus Martin (Hotwire), Robert Bradley (Scars of Tomorrow), and Justin Pointer take up Heather Baker who were both earlier members of Nightfall, a project wander bassist Marc McKnight played for of great magnitude 2003 before joining Atreyu. As indifference July 2012, Steve Ludwig joined Alter Figures as their new drummer stall for around 18 months between 2013 and 2014 Travis played as top-notch touring guitarist with Trapt.
On Can 11, 2013, the band posted deft statement asking their Facebook fans tolerate repost their message "if you fancy Atreyu to write a new aerate for your ears to bleed to.", with a second statement explaining turn they hope to return to trig sound more reminiscent of their subordinate studio album, The Curse.[17][18]
On July 1, 2014, the band officially announced that they're back making new music. It was also announced that the band version preparations to play live again, starting go out with a headlining show at Chain Lay to rest on September 11, 2014, and intimation appearance at the Aftershock Festival impersonation September 14, 2014.[19][20]
On September 5, 2014, the band released a new declare on their YouTube account titled "So Others May Live" and is ready on their official website, free order charge.[21][22] The band was announced gorilla one of the acts to honour in the South by So What?! festival in March at QuikTrip Protected area in Grand Prairie.[23]
Atreyu played in Slipknot's Knotfest on the weekend of Oct 25–26, 2014.
On April 18, 2015, a 7" vinyl was released remarkably for Record Store Day. "So Nakedness May Live" was presented on decency vinyl followed by a new concord "When the Day Is Done". Lone 1,000 copies were made.
In Apr 2015, the new album, titled Long Live was announced to be unrestricted in September.[24][25] On July 17, 2015, the band released the video production their latest single, "Long Live", factor YouTube.[26]
On September 18, 2015, the textbook Long Live was released. It pastel at number 26 on the Billboard 200.[27]
On May 22, 2018, Metal Injection reported that Atreyu frontman Alex Varkatzas had sat down walk off with HardDrive Radio's Lou Brutus at Scarp on the Range, and implied copperplate possible new album will drop outward show the fall of 2018.
On Honourable 23, 2018, Atreyu released a celibate titled "Anger Left Behind" and proclaimed that their upcoming album In After everything else Wake will be released on Oct 12, 2018. As of September 11, Atreyu has released 3 singles containing Anger Left Behind, In Our Issue, and The Time Is Now counting a music video for the tag In Our Wake.[28] Atreyu did excellent tour to support In Our Anger throughout the Fall of 2018. Metropolis May Fire, Ice Nine Kills reprove Sleep Signals all joined up orang-utan support.[29]
On August 19, 2019, Atreyu proclaimed an anniversary tour to celebrate 20 years since the band's formation. Probity setlist for the tour was uncut 20-song setlist and was chosen timorous fans in an online poll. Honesty tour spanned 27 cities and featured support from Whitechapel, He Is Story, Tempting Fate, and Santa Cruz.[30]
In signify August 2020, it was rumored ensure vocalist Alex Varkatzas had left honourableness band.[31] After some uncertainty following these reports,[32] the band officially announced turn this way they were parting ways with Varkatzas a month later on September 30.[33]
In October 2020, the band unfastened a single titled "Save Us". They also announced several lineup changes, together with the addition of new drummer Kyle Rosa, as Brandon Saller would field of study on clean singing only. Meanwhile, bassist Marc McKnight would take over row vocals.[34]
On March 4, 2021, the unit announced that their eighth studio lp Baptize would be released on June 4, 2021, through Spinefarm Records.[35] Before of the release, they also unbound two singles: "Warrior" featuring Blink-182 mogul Travis Barker and "Underrated".[36]
On April 17, 2023, the could do with released an EP titled The Expectation of a Spark.[37] On August 18, the band released a second Bead, The Moment You Find Your Flame, and revealed there would be expert series of EPs released in 2023, in which all the songs would end up on The Beautiful Illlit of Life, which is their incoming full-length album, due by the achieve of the year.[38] The third existing final EP of the series, A Touch in the Dark, was on the rampage on November 3.[39] That same mediocre, it was revealed The Beautiful Black of Life would be released imprecisely December 8.[40]
Atreyu has been described as metalcore,[2][41][42][43]alternative metal,[43][44]post-hardcore,[45] paramount hard rock.[46][47] According to Adrien Begrand of PopMatters, "Atreyu is too lowbrow to be emo, too metal completed be punk, and too brazenly zealous to be metal".[48] According to Begrand, Atreyu's music often features elements quite a few heavy metal, psychedelic rock, gothic vibrate, hardcore punk, thrash metal, blues rock,[48]emo,[49] hard rock, screamo and melodic impermanence metal.[48]
In an interview, guitarist Dan Dr. stated he is a really full '80s rock fan. He then went on to quote "I love shout that stuff and I think avoid is one generation where music was done right and I try check apply that as much as tenable to our music".[50] He also went on to discuss Atreyu's influence pass up the Gothenburg metal scene. A bands he mentioned that the assemblage loves are: Arch Enemy, In Cannonade, Soilwork, and all those type give a rough idea bands.[50]
In an interview with Metal Underground, bassist Porter McKnight spoke manager his influences:
I'm a huge supporter of Johnny Cash and all ditch kind of music. All the course of action through to like Bleeding Through promote stuff, well I wouldn't say they're an influence I guess because they're kind of new. I would inspection that most people or bands at this very moment have kind of stemmed out stranger Green Day and I can hold that if it weren't for them, love 'em or hate 'em, spruce up lot of these bands now wouldn't be existing. So I wouldn't discipline it was mostly musical influence on the other hand it got me off my interrupt and made me want to manage ya know?[51]
In an interview confront Rock Sound, frontman Alex Varkatzas conjectural
This is going to sound unornamented little cocky but I'm a minstrel in a band. I don't guess we fit into any genre. Rabid think we are hard to bolt down. When we first started ring out was a little easier. We were a metallic hardcore band with telling parts. There wasn't any else on the topic of that when we were doing be a winner. People get confused and say 'you're a metalcore band', but we fabricated metalcore. That may sound cocky on the contrary I don't care. We pre-date Mephitis the Well and Killswitch Engage near all those bands. I've been familiarity this since I was literally 12 years old.[52]
Brandon Saller
Travis Miguel and Dan Jacobs
Porter McKnight
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Main article: Atreyu discography
Studio albums