Atreyu

atreyu is not just hardcore. they have a unique sound with some hardcore.. some emoish sh-t… some metal, even. there is no band that sounds like them.
raise up your head, unclasp your hands.
your weakness makes me tremble.
true strength comes from within,
and we were given this life to live,
not exist under standards, set by some bullsh-t rule book.
what prayers of yours, were ever answered, by degrading others?
spare me your biblical back peddling nonsense.
for the people that you’ve hurt, and the being you dishonor,
your fall from grace will finally justify my means.
judge me and now you are me, and what’s worse…
you are now a traitor to your g-d.
tell me judas, how does it feel to be looked down upon?
sinners like you, should be strung up from the highest tree.
you judged me, and now you are me.
stop playing g-d.
-at least i know i’m a sinner
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a f-cking awsome band.
atreyu f-cking rocks. rock the f-ck on.(
very talented band from orange county, california. the combination of alex varkatzas’s screaming and drummer brandon saller’s melodic singing creates a perfect balance. the lyrics to most songs are influenced by alex’s dark, gloomy mindset.
you should add the alb-ms ‘suicide notes and b-tterfly kisses’ and ‘the curse’ to your cd collection if you haven’t already done so.
a melodic melodic-metalcore band from orange county.
guy #1 “hey man did you go to that atreyu show?”

guy #2 “yeah, i got kicked in the face.”
a rather successful hard-rock band from orange county, ca that has been around since 1999. they’ve released two ep’s and three full-lengths, the most recent being “a deathgrip on yesterday.”

the band (at the time consisting only of alex varkatzas, dan jacobs, and brandon saller) first put out the “visions” ep in 1999. it earned them some success in the o.c. metalcore scene, and they played shows heavily to support it. next they put out the “fractures in the facade of your porcelain beauty” ep, on an indie label called tribunal records. around this time, alex met travis miguel while working at hot topic, which they both quit to play in the band. alex quit playing b-ss to be able to move around more at shows, and chris thomson was eventually picked up as the replacement b-ss player. the band was soon discovered by and signed to victory, for whom they released their first full-length in 2002, “suicide notes & b-tterfly kisses.” the alb-m produced two popular singles – “ain’t love grand” and “lip gloss and black.” the alb-m was accepted by a wide variety of hard-rock music fans and according to critics, the alb-m brought “new definition to over-night success.” the popularity of the alb-m earned them a spot on the second stage at the 2004 ozzfest. around this time, chris left the band to start a family.

in june 2004, the band picked up marc mcknight (ex-nightfall) and released it’s second victory records full-length – “the curse.” compared with previous releases, the band had much improved upon its sound; better vocals, better guitars, etc. “right side of the bed” and “the crimson” were the two singles off the alb-m. “the curse” is considered what broke atreyu into mainstream music, due to heavy rotation of music videos on fuse and mtv2’s headbanger’s ball. the alb-m was re-released in 2005 while the band was on the ’05 vans warped tour.

in the fall of ’05, the atreyu hit the studio again to record their third full length – “a deathgrip on yesterday.” the alb-m is much more diverse than their others, including songs such as “the theft,” a relatively slow song compared to the other ones on the alb-m. still, “deathgrip” delivers, filled with alex varkatzas’ usual acidic vocals complimented by brandon saller’s melodic singing. “big” dan jacobs and travis miguel solo much more on this alb-m, and marc mcknight’s b-ss is very distinct and clear on this alb-m.

atreyu puts on a h-ll of a live show, and are very nice dudes who really care about their fans. they still get hated on like no other for some reason, and hopefully with the success of their new alb-m, they’ll finally recieve some well earned respect.
atreyu is a hard-rock band from orange county, ca, and seem to improve more and more with each alb-m.
some weird named character from the movie “the neverending story”. he is a warrior who has to save a kingdom from this force called “the nothing”, which is exactly that. nothing. it ultimately destroys said kingdom, making everything and everyone float thru sp-ce…
atreyu loses his horse in the “swamp of sadness. the horse don’t even make an attempt to get out. next 5 minutes of his movie is about atreyu telling the horse to get out. not like he could hear that kid anyway.
a great metal band! their c.d. the curse is one of the best in my collection.
check them out, it’s something worth listening to!