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|accessdate=2008-01-24}}</ref> The American release of the album had a bonus track, a cover of the song "[[Epic (song)|Epic]]" by ''[[Faith No More]]'', which received much criticism from Faith No More fans, while the European and Australian bonus track was a cover of "Clean Sheets" by The ''[[Descendents (band)|Descendents]]''. |
|accessdate=2008-01-24}}</ref> The American release of the album had a bonus track, a cover of the song "[[Epic (song)|Epic]]" by ''[[Faith No More]]'', which received much criticism from Faith No More fans, while the European and Australian bonus track was a cover of "Clean Sheets" by The ''[[Descendents (band)|Descendents]]''. |
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They will play in the United States along side bands such as [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Bullet For My Valentine]], [[Blessthefall]]. As well as Taste of Chaos, Atreyu, along with Bullet For My Valentine, will be supporting Avenged Sevenfold in Australia and New Zealand in May 2008. |
They will play in the United States along side bands such as [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Bullet For My Valentine]], [[Blessthefall]]. As well as Taste of Chaos, Atreyu, along with Bullet For My Valentine, will be supporting Avenged Sevenfold in Australia and New Zealand in May 2008. Atreyu will also feature in the Revolution Stage (Stage 2) of Linkin Park's Project Revolution. |
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On 22 April 2008 Atreyu will be re-releasing ''Lead Sails Paper Anchor'' with three previously unreleased bonus tracks, a DVD, and a digital booklet. It features a brand new cover art as well. A trailer has been released promoting the CD on their myspace page. |
On 22 April 2008 Atreyu will be re-releasing ''Lead Sails Paper Anchor'' with three previously unreleased bonus tracks, a DVD, and a digital booklet. It features a brand new cover art as well. A trailer has been released promoting the CD on their myspace page. |
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Atreyu is a rock band from Orange County, California. The band consists of vocalist Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist Marc McKnight and drummer and vocalist Brandon Saller. The band was originally named "Retribution" but later changed their name to "Atreyu" after the character of the same name from the fantasy movie The Neverending Story when they found out that another band from Kenya had been using their original name.
History
1998-2000: Independent years
They consist of drummer Brandon Saller, vocalist Alex Varkatzas, bassist Marc Mcknight, and guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel.[1][2] The band changed its name to Atreyu after the character in The Neverending Story, which was suggested by a friend, Scott Lloyd, aka The Mess.[3]
In 1998, Atreyu released an independent 7-track EP titled Visions. The album was sold at their live performances. Their second release, was a short 5-track EP released by underground label Tribunal Records and featured tracks that would be re-worked in later releases. Atreyu signed with Victory Records in 2001, and their most critically acclaimed works would be to come from these releases.[4]
2001-2006: Signing to Victory Records
In 2001, Atreyu signed with Victory Records, who were famous for signing young, upstart emocore and metalcore bands and making them successful, later releasing in 2002 their first full-length album Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses. The band also introduced another singer, Brandon Saller, the drummer, who would become more prolific in their later releases, but in this album, his parts were most confined to choruses, and only in certain songs at that.[5] Atreyu's second album, The Curse, was released in 2004, selling 300,000 copies.[4] The band was then featured on the soundtrack to the film Mr. and Mrs. Smith with a cover of Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name".[6] Atreyu was also featured on the Underworld Evolution Soundtrack with "Her Portrait in Black."
In 2006, Atreyu released its third studio album A Death Grip on Yesterday on March 28, 2006. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200, with sales of 69,000.[7] The album was said to have a balance of Brandon Saller's melodic singing vocals and Varkatzas's aggressive screaming.[8] The album was met with positive reviews though, as IGN called the album "A brief but potent hissy fit."[9]
2007-present: Signing to Hollywood Records
In early 2007, Atreyu signed a record deal with Hollywood Records for America and an international deal with Roadrunner Records. With a new label, the band began to prepare its fourth studio album. A jigsaw puzzle was released on the band's website, as the goal was to put all the audio clips of the single, "Becoming the Bull" into correct order, forming the whole song.[10]
Lead Sails Paper Anchor was released on August 28, 2007, and debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 43,000 copies.[11] The American release of the album had a bonus track, a cover of the song "Epic" by Faith No More, which received much criticism from Faith No More fans, while the European and Australian bonus track was a cover of "Clean Sheets" by The Descendents.
They will play in the United States along side bands such as Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Blessthefall. As well as Taste of Chaos, Atreyu, along with Bullet For My Valentine, will be supporting Avenged Sevenfold in Australia and New Zealand in May 2008. Atreyu will also feature in the Revolution Stage (Stage 2) of Linkin Park's Project Revolution.
On 22 April 2008 Atreyu will be re-releasing Lead Sails Paper Anchor with three previously unreleased bonus tracks, a DVD, and a digital booklet. It features a brand new cover art as well. A trailer has been released promoting the CD on their myspace page.
Discography
- 2002: Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses
- 2004: The Curse
- 2006: A Death-Grip on Yesterday
- 2007: Lead Sails Paper Anchor
Band members
- Dan Jacobs – lead guitar (1998–present)
- Alex Varkatzas – lead vocals (1998–present)
- Brandon Saller – vocals, drums (1998–present)
- Travis Miguel – rhythm guitar (2001–present)
- Marc McKnight – backing vocals, bass (2004–present)
References
- ^ Lumpkin, Sharita (2005-03-13). "Interview Travis Miguel Atreyu". Fourteeng. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Interview With Atreyu". Euro Punk. 2005-05-23. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Metal Underground - Interview with Dan Jacobs from Atreyu". Metal Underground. 2005-07-19. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Torreano, Bradley. Atreyu. All Music Guide. Accessed December 8, 2007.
- ^ Taylor, Jason D. Shoelaces and Butterfly Kisses review. All Music Guide: 2002
- ^ Phares, Heather. Mr. and Mrs. Smith. All Music Guide: 2005.
- ^ Hasty, Katie (2006-08-05). "T.I. Rules As 'King' of Album Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Prato, Greg. A Death Grip on Yesterday. All Music Guide: 2006
- ^ "Atreyu - A Death Grip on Yesterday Review". music.ign.com. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
- ^ Atreyu: New Album Details Revealed. Blabbermouth.net: June 20, 2007.
- ^ Cohen, Jonthan (2007-09-05). "'High School Musical 2' Starts Third Week At No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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