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Lead Sails Paper Anchor (Album) by Atreyu

Artist Biography For Atreyu

Atreyu Is A Five-Piece Melodic Metalcore Band From Orange County California United States That Formed In 1998 And Went On Hiatus In 2011 And Reformed In 2014. The Band Currently Consists Of Clean Vocalist Brandon Saller Guitarists Dan Jacobs And Travis Miguel Bassist And Unclean Vocalist Marc "Porter" McKnight And Drummer Kyle Rosa. History Early Years Atreyu Formed In Sunny Bright Orange County California Back In 1998. Originally Under The Name Retribution But Found Out That Another Band From Hemet California Already Used That Name. They Changed Their Name To Atreyu After The Character From The Fantasy Movie The Neverending Story. Atreyu's Independent EP Release Visions Was Released Somewhere Between 1998 And 1999 And Was Sold At Their Live Performances. Their Second Release Fractures In The Facade Of Your Porcelain Beauty Was A Short 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. Suicide Notes And Butterfly Kisses In 2001 Atreyu Signed With Victory Records Who Were Famous For Signing Young Upstart Metalcore Bands And Making Them Successful. In 2002 Atreyu Released Their First Full-Length Release Suicide Notes And Butterfly Kisses. The Album Was A Smash-Hit Among Critics And Metalcore Fans Worldwide. The Band's Aggressive Raw Riffs Mixed With Alex Varkatzas's Mind-Blowing Throat-Led Screams Made The Album A Success. 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. Commercial Success The Curse A Death-Grip On Yesterday Atreyu's Second Album The Curse Was A Radical Departure From Suicide Notes And Butterfly Kisses As The Album Had Slightly More Singing And Focused A Lot More On Song Structure And Deep Dark Lyrics.. The Album Also Had Somewhat Of A Metal Vibe That Only Increased Due To The Song Titles Lyrical Subjects And Victory Records' Multitude Of Successful Metalcore Acts That Came From That Label. Despite Victory's History Of Metal Bands Atreyu Still Remained Distant From Anything Emo And Had Much More Of A Dark And Gothic Feel. In 2006 Atreyu Released Their Third Full-Length LP Entitled A Death-Grip On Yesterday That Helped Further Atreyu's Move Towards The Mainstream. The Album Was Another Musical Change For Atreyu Yet Remained Too Heavy For Radio Play Despite The Hits Ex's And Oh's And The Theft. The Album Focused A Bit More On A Good Balance Of Brandon Saller's Melodic Singing Vocals And Varkatzas's Aggressive Screaming Although Varkatzas' Can Be Heard Exploring A More Melodic Side Of Vocals. The Album Was Met With Positive Reviews Though As IGN Called The Album "A Brief But Potent Hissy Fit." 3 Lead Sails Paper Anchor In Early 2007 Atreyu Signed A Record Deal With Hollywood Records And Began To Prepare Their Next Album Lead Sails Paper Anchor. The Rumor Was That Atreyu Would Continue In The More Mainstream Path A Death-Grip On Yesterday Had Taken Them On Account Of The Success Of The Short EP. In Early 2007 Atreyu Released A Jigsaw Puzzle On Their Website Of Sorts As The Goal Was To Put All The Audio Clips Of Their New Single Becoming The Bull Into Correct Order Forming The Whole Song. The Album Leaked A Few Days Before It's Release And In Matter Of No Time Reviews Came Out That Criticized The Album As The Album Itself Features Very Little Of Atreyu's Once Prolific Trademark Screaming In Favor For More Singing As A Whole. In 2009 They Added Richmond Indiana Guitar Player Craig Isaacs To The Line-Up Because They Felt It Would Re-Connect Them With Their Hardcore Roots. Touring In 2006 They Went On Tour With Every Time I Die Chiodos And From First To Last. They Kicked From First To Last Off Of The World Championship Tour Because The Band's Lead Singer Could Not Perform With Them Due To Vocal Nodules. From First To Last Wanted To Stay On The Tour And Chiodos Front Man Craig Owens Offered To Fill In On Vocals But Atreyu Insisted That They Could Not Stay On The Tour. They Also Were On The Ozzfest 2006 Second Stage Alongside Black Label Society Norma Jean Bad Acid Trip Between The Buried And Me Walls Of Jericho Full Blown Chaos The Red Chord. As Well As Taste Of Chaos 2006 With Deftones As I Lay Dying Dredg Funeral For A Friend Thrice Silverstein Story Of The Year Thursday Greeley Estates The Receiving End Of Sirens Millionaire Adair Broke The Smashup Pellican Street Drum Corps The Confession. They Were Featured On The Family Values Tour 2007 With Korn Evanescence Flyleaf Trivium Hellyeah And Neurosonic. After Family Values They Were Invited By Linkin Park To Accompany Them On The Projekt Revolution Tour 2008 Along With Armor For Sleep 10 Years Hawthorn Heights Street Drum Corps Ashes Divide The Bravery Chris Cornell And Linkin Park. They Will Embark On A Full US And EU Tour Carrying Them Into Winter. Atreyu's Fifth Studio Album Congregation Of The Damned Was Released On October 27 2009. The Album Which Was Produced By Bob Marlette Ozzy Osbourne Airbourne And Mixed By Rich Costey System Of A Down Rage Against The Machine Was Said To Be "darker" And "heavier" Than The Band's Previous Albums. Prior To Release The Album Was Expected To Contain Heavier Tracks Such As "You Were The King Now You're Unconscious" And "Bleeding Is A Luxury " As Well As Slower Songs Such As "Wait For You." According To Lead Singer Alex Varkatzas The Record Is A "mix Of Everything We've Ever Done. For Every Song That's More Melodic Or Rock-Driven There's A Total Shitkicker And I Think That's What Makes Us A Well-Rounded Band." The Band Started A Co-Headlining Tour With Hollywood Undead Escape The Fate And The Sleeping In October And As Promotion Of Album Have Debuted Songs Like "Bleeding Is A Luxury" At K-Rockathon 14 In New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse NY. And "Gallows". Atreyu Has Also Promoted Their New Album In Many Other Ways. For Example 5 Webisodes Between September 1 To October 20 Every Two Weeks Have Been Released Advertising The Album. They Describe The Album To "Make More Sense Than The Other Ones Because They Finally Realize What They Are".
Congregation Of The Damned Debuted At #18 On The Billboard 200 Selling 27 412 Copies On Its First Week. Atreyu Went On A Hiatus In January 2011 As Confirmed By Vocalist Alex Varkatzas Through A Series Of Twitter Posts. The Band Stated That They Were Taking A Break From Touring And Recording To "recharge And Focus On Other Parts Of Our Lives." In Their Official Statement Atreyu Clarified That They Were Not Breaking Up But Would Be Taking A Long Break After 11 Years Of Rocking. During This Period The Band Members Pursued Other Projects. Throughout 2012 The Members Of Atreyu Remained Involved In Their Respective Side Projects. On May 11 2013 Atreyu Posted A Statement On Facebook Asking Their Fans To Repost The Message If They Wanted The Band To Write A New Song With A Sound Reminiscent Of Their Second Studio Album "The Curse." The Band Showed An Intention To Return To A Musical Style Similar To Their Earlier Work. Atreyu Announced Their Official Reunion In July 2014 Marking Their Return To Making New Music. The Band Resumed Live Performances With A Headlining Show At Chain Reaction On September 11 2014 Followed By An Appearance At The Aftershock Festival On September 14 2014. They Released A New Song Titled "So Others May Live" On Their YouTube Account And Official Website On September 5 2014. Atreyu Performed At Various Festivals And Events Including Slipknot's Knotfest In October 2014. In April 2015 They Released A Limited Edition 7" Vinyl For Record Store Day Featuring "So Others May Live" And A New Song Called "When The Day Is Done." In June 2015 Atreyu Announced Their New Album "Long Live " Which Was Released On September 18 2015. The Album Reached Number 26 On The Billboard 200 Chart. They Released A Music Video For The Single "Long Live" In July 2015. The Band Continued To Tour And Perform In Support Of The Album. In 2018 Atreyu Revealed Plans For A New Album And Released The Single "Anger Left Behind" In August. Their Seventh Studio Album "In Our Wake " Was Released On October 12 2018. They Embarked On A Tour To Promote The Album With Support From Bands Like Memphis May Fire Ice Nine Kills And Sleep Signals. To Commemorate Their 20th Anniversary Atreyu Announced An Anniversary Tour In August 2019. The Tour Featured A Setlist Chosen By Fans In An Online Poll And Included Support From Whitechapel He Is Legend Tempting Fate And Santa Cruz. In September 2020 The Band Confirmed The Departure Of Vocalist Alex Varkatzas. They Released The Single "Save Us" In October 2020 Along With The Announcement Of Several Lineup Changes. Brandon Saller Shifted His Focus To Clean Singing While Marc McKnight Took Over Unclean Vocals. Kyle Rosa Joined As The New Drummer. Atreyu's Eighth Studio Album "Baptize " Was Released On June 4 2021 Through Spinefarm Records. The Album Features Guest Appearances By Blink-182 Drummer Travis Barker On The Single "Warrior." Prior To The Album's Release The Band Also Released The Single "Underrated." Band Members Brandon Saller - Vocals 1998-Present Dan Jacobs - Guitar 1998-Present Travis Miguel - Guitar 2001-Present Marc McKnight - Bass And Unclean Vocals 2002-Present Kyle Rosa - Drums 2020-Present Former Members Alex Varkatzas - Vocals 1998-2020 Chris Thompson — Bass 2001–2003 Kyle Stanley — Bass 1998–2001 Bryan O'Donnell — Bass 1998

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Lead Sails Paper Anchor Is The Fourth Studio Album By Atreyu. It Is The Band's First Release With Hollywood Records. The Album Was Released On August 28 2007. The First Single Is "Becoming The Bull." The Complete Album Excluding Bonus Tracks Was Leaked Onto P2P File Sharing Networks On August 19th 2007. A Single For "Becoming The Bull" Was Released Exclusively In Hot Topic On July 24 And It Included A Demo Of The Song "Can't Happen Here". The Album Debuted At #8 On The Billboard 200. Doomsday Was Released As The Second Single But Only In The UK. "Falling Down" Was Released As The Third Single And Second In The US. Slow Burn Has Been Confirmed To Be The Next Single. On April 22 2008 The Album Was Re-Released As Lead Sails Paper Anchor 2.0 Which Included Updated Artwork And A New Song Titled "The Squeeze" Recorded Exclusively For The Re-Release Plus The Two Bonus Tracks "Epic" And "Clean Sheets". It Was Formatted In The CDVU Format Featuring Exclusive Videos Live Performances Behind The Scenes Tour Clips And A Digital Guitar Lesson. The Song "Doomsday" Is Featured In The Background Of The Current X-Games Tv Commercial. Before The Release Of The Album Atreyu Made Available A Jigsaw Puzzle Game For Fans Eager To Hear A Song From The New Album. Each Puzzle Piece Was A 10-Second Sound Bite Of The First Single Off The Album "Becoming The Bull". The Object Of The Game Was To Arrange The Clips In Order And Create The Song. As An Additional Incentive The Fan To Put The Song Together The Fastest Would Win A Signed Guitar A Phone Call From The Band An Advance Copy Of The CD And A Free Membership To Atreyu's Fan Club. The Game Was Posted On The Band's Official Website And Was Taken Down Shortly After The Album Was Released. In Promotion For The Next Major Single Off The Album Atreyu Released A Game Created By Jason Oda Based On Their Single "Falling Down". The Game Allows You To Play As All Of The Members Of The Band With Each Of Them Having Their Own Unique Gameplay Type And Levels. In Lead Singer Alex Varkatzas' Game "Alex Slaughters Cute Stuff " Users Dodge Rainbows And Hearts While Slaughtering Teddy Bears. Other Games Include "Dan Becomes Guitar Hero" A Game Similar To Guitar Hero "Travis Makes McTreyu Burgers" A Remake Of The 1982 Arcade Game Burgertime "Marc Busts Ghosts" A Game Similar To Ice Climber And "Brandon Falls Down Into Hell" Where The Brandon Saller Character Fights Off Creatures From Hell While Collecting Ice Cream Cones. In An Interview With Brandon Saller And Marc McKnight Of Atreyu When Asked About The Game They Said "Jason Oda's The Guy That Designed It That Does The Games Like That I've Been A Huge Fan Of His Artwork And His Games For Years Now. And Then I Got An Email When He Had Already Completed The First Proof Of The Game. I Was Like 'Oh My God He Made One For Us?'" "We Liked The Video Game For 'Becoming The Bull ' But It Was Kind Of Like A Quiz Thing. It Wasn't Really A Game But This Is A Full-Fledged Video Game. It's Hilarious. We All Have Our Own Levels It's Hilarious. I Highly Recommend Kids To Play It If You Play Video Games. Even If You Don't I Don't Even Play Video Games And I Sat There For Like An Hour Playing It. It's Hard." Creator Jason Oda Says "The Atreyu Game Is A Mix Between Old School Arcade Game Play And Modern Polished Graphics. The Inspiration For The Game Partially Comes From The Arcade Game For The Band Journey."