Biography

Coming out of Southern California during the rap-metal explosion around the turn of the century, Atreyu crafted a sound much closer to Agnostic Front or Hatebreed. The metalcore quintet was formed by Brandon Saller (drums/vocals), Dan Jacobs (guitar), Chris Thomson (bass), Travis Miguel (guitar), and Alex Varkatzas (vocals). Their warped, detuned guitars were matched by pounding drums and acidic vocals, which gave the material an edge otherwise absent from their sludge metal. Atreyu released various demos, including the seven-song EP Visions, in the late '90s before commercially debuting with the Fractures in the Facade of Your Porcelain Beauty EP on Tribunal in late 2001; the full-length Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses appeared the next year on Victory. Touring almost nonstop in support of the record, the group faced lineup changes as bassist Marc McKnight replaced Thomson before the recording of their follow-up. Atreyu's second full-length, The Curse, surfaced in June 2004 and went on to sell over 300,000 copies; it was re-released with an accompanying DVD a year later. The guys hit the road hard, playing 2004's Ozzfest and 2005's Warped Tour, in addition to headlining their own successful world tour. They contributed a track to 2006's soundtrack to Underworld: Evolution and were near the top of the billing for the year's Taste of Chaos tour, alongside the Deftones and Thrice. Their next effort, A Death Grip on Yesterday, was issued in late March 2006 and hit number nine on the Billboard charts. Following a summer spent headlining the second stage at the year's Ozzfest, Atreyu jumped into the major-label waters over at Hollywood Records, leaving an early-2007 best-of collection as their Victory farewell. Their Hollywood debut, Lead Sails Paper Anchor, followed later in the year. In 2008 the album was re-released with bonus materials, including a DVD. Atreyu didn't waste any time, and in late 2009 they released their fifth studio album, the critically acclaimed Congregation of the Damned. The album would be their last for some time, as the band went on hiatus the following year to focus on family matters and various other musical pursuits. They reconvened in 2015 with the Destroy/Spinefarm Records-issued Long Live, which featured 12 new hard-hitting tracks, including the blistering title cut and first single. ~ Bradley Torreano

Top Albums
1. Long Live	2. Lead Sails P..	3. Congregation..	4. Best of Atre..	5. The Curse
6. Suicide Note..	7. Fractures in..	8. A Deathgrip ..	9. Covers of th..	10. Lead Sails P..
11. The Curse (I..	12. Congregation..	13. I Feel You N..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Do You Know Who You Are?	Long Live	3:50	$1.29
2.	Long Live	Long Live	3:28	$1.29
3.	I Would Kill / Lie / Die (For You)	Long Live	4:10	$1.29
4.	Becoming the Bull	Lead Sails Paper Anchor	3:40	$1.29
5.	Bitter Broken Memory	Long Live	3:58	$1.29
6.	Start To Break	Long Live	4:40	$1.29
7.	Falling Down	Lead Sails Paper Anchor	2:59	$1.29
8.	Ex's and Oh's	Deathgrip On Yesterday	3:31	$1.29
9.	Live To Labor	Long Live	3:13	$1.29
10.	Brass Balls	Long Live	3:28	$1.29
11.	Heartbeats and Flatlines	Long Live	3:39	$1.29
12.	Moments Before Dawn	Long Live	5:25	$1.29
13.	Cut Off the Head	Long Live	5:00	$1.29
14.	When Two Are One	Lead Sails Paper Anchor	4:40	$1.29
15.	Reckless	Long Live	4:31	$1.29
16.	Blow	Lead Sails Paper Anchor	4:09	$1.29
17.	Ex's and Oh's	Best of Atreyu	3:30	$1.29
18.	Bleeding Mascara	Best of Atreyu	2:26	$1.29
19.	Lead Sails (And a Paper Anchor)	Lead Sails Paper Anchor	4:16	$1.29
20.	Revival	Long Live	1:41	$1.29
21.	Crimson	Best of Atreyu	4:01	$1.29
22.	Right Side of the Bed	Best of Atreyu	3:42	$1.29
23.	Wait for You	Congregation of the Damned	4:01	$1.29
24.	Storm to Pass	Congregation of the Damned	3:47	$1.29
25.	Lose It	Lead Sails Paper Anchor	3:58	$1.29

Top Music Videos
1. Becoming..	2. Falling ..	3. So Other..	4. Storm to..	5. Her Port..
6. Lonely	7. Lip Glos..	8. The Crim..	9. Ex's &am..	10. Right Si..
11. The Thef..	12. Long Liv..	13. Aint Lov..

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