{"id":72018,"date":"2020-04-01T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T00:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=72018"},"modified":"2020-04-01T17:46:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:46:34","slug":"news-atreyu-release-seventh-studio-album-in-our-wake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-atreyu-release-seventh-studio-album-in-our-wake\/","title":{"rendered":"ATREYU Unveil Music Video For \u2018Super Hero\u2019 Track Feat. AVENGED SEVENFOLD\u2019s M. Shadows And UNDEROATH\u2019s Aaron Gillespie (April 1st, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATREYU Unveil Music Video For \u2018Super Hero\u2019 Track Feat. AVENGED SEVENFOLD\u2019s M. Shadows And UNDEROATH\u2019s Aaron Gillespie<\/strong><\/span>
\nApril 1st, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Orange County, California-based metalcore group Atreyu have released a music video for the track \u2018Super Hero\u2019. Featuring guest vocals from Avenged Sevenfold frontman M.Shadows and Underoath drummer \/ singer Aaron Gillespie, the clip can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

The band commented: \u201cOur song \u2018Super Hero\u2019 was written about what it\u2019s like to be a parent and the vast amount of time, effort, energy, and hard work it takes to be a real-life superhero for your children. The song also has a broader meaning, especially given the current situation the entire world is dealing with. There are many superheroes out there who appear in many forms – namely the first responders, medical personnel, and health care workers who are putting others first as they work to fight COVID-19 and to save lives. We dedicate this song to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Atreyu issued seventh full-length studio album In Our Wake<\/em> on October 12th, 2018 through Search And Destroy \/ Spinefarm Records.<\/p>\n

Commencing writing sessions, Atreyu posed a question. \u201cWhat are you going to leave behind?\u201d, asked drummer \/ co-lead vocalist Brandon Saller. \u201cWe named the album In Our Wake<\/em> because a lot of the concepts address this question. There are lyrics about dealing with your own personal demons and darkness. Some of it is about our children, which his who we live directly in our wake. Others are about the general public and the outpouring of hate and fear – especially in our country. We created something of a concept record without even trying.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything we do causes a ripple or a wake,\u201d added vocalist Alex Varkatzas. \u201cIt can be positive and good, or it can be fucked up and horrible. However, we are the masters of our own destiny. We want to leave something good behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following a two-year tour cycle for Long Live<\/em>, Atreyu regrouped in southern California and started sharing track ideas for what would become their seventh LP. In Our Wake<\/em> reunited Atreyu with producer John Feldmann, who helmed sessions for 2007 outing Lead Sails Paper Anchor<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLong Live<\/em> was really heavy and reminiscent of our early material,\u201d continued Brandon Saller. \u201cWhile we were on the road, fans kept asking to hear more from Lead Sails Paper Anchor<\/em>. It made us revisit that era of the band. It was a fun, experimental, and explorative time for us, which is so fun. We wanted to give ourselves and the landscape of heavy music a jolt, so we reached out to Feldmann.\u201d<\/p>\n

Atreyu recorded in two chunks bookended by Brandon\u2019s touring obligations for Hell Or Highwater. Working out of Feldmann\u2019s Los Angeles studio, they embraced this new approach as the producer still made them \u201cwonderfully uncomfortable and willing to push harder,\u201d according to Alex Varkatzas.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery song with the exception of two was fully written in the studio,\u201d said Saller. \u201cWe\u2019d split off into groups and crank out two ideas per day. We\u2019d never written a fresh idea from scratch every day. Spontaneity makes things flow so much better though. We also never spread an album out like this either. We laid the foundation with five recordings, sat with them, and finished with a better picture of where we wanted to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

The track \u2018Super Hero\u2019 features guest vocals from Avenged Sevenfold frontman M.Shadows and Underoath drummer \/ singer Aaron Gillespie.<\/p>\n

A deluxe edition of In Our Wake<\/em> was released on August 16th, 2019 featuring redesigned artwork and seven additional tracks. The bonus material includes B-sides from recording sessions for both In Our Wake<\/em> and 2015\u2019s Long Live<\/em>, along with alternate versions of the title track and \u2018The Time Is Now\u2019 from In Our Wake<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited for these songs to see the light of day,\u201d said Brandon Saller. \u201cTo us, these are songs that we loved, but didn\u2019t find a space within the album as a unit. To further that, we\u2019re excited to have some older material that only saw limited release be fully available for our fans. As for the re-imagined tracks from In Our Wake<\/em>, this is something brand new to us and it was a really fun moment for us to re-think these songs. They turned into something special that we feel stand on its own.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the topic for the deluxe edition was introduced, my brain instantly exploded with fun avenues and ideas for re-developed imagery,\u201d added bassist Porter McKnight, who created the new packaging and imagery. \u201cI wanted something that flirted with my original ideas for In Our Wake<\/em>, but took them down a new and darker path. I chose to invoke a classic punk \/ black metal feel with this one, and even ended up drawing the cover by hand. It\u2019s always an honour and a pleasure to create something for this band.\u201d<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018In Our Wake\u2019
\n02. \u2018House Of Gold\u2019
\n03. \u2018The Time Is Now\u2019
\n04. \u2018Nothing Will Ever Change\u2019
\n05. \u2018Blind Deaf & Dumb\u2019
\n06. \u2018Terrified\u2019
\n07. \u2018Safety Pin\u2019
\n08. \u2018Into The Open\u2019
\n09. \u2018Paper Castle\u2019
\n10. \u2018No Control\u2019
\n11. \u2018Anger Left Behind\u2019
\n12. \u2018Super Hero\u2019 (feat. M. Shadows and Aaron Gillespie)
\n13. \u2018In Our Wake (Acoustic Version)\u2019 *
\n14. \u2018The Time Is Now (Alternate Version)\u2019 *
\n15. \u2018Generation\u2019 *
\n16. \u2018Straight To Hell\u2019 *
\n17. \u2018So Others May Live\u2019 *
\n18. \u2018Stronger Than Me\u2019 *
\n19. \u2018When The Day Is Done\u2019 *<\/p>\n

* deluxe edition bonus tracks<\/p>\n

Atreyu\u2019s line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n

Alex Varkatzas (vocals)
\n\u2018Big\u2019 Dan Jacobs (guitars)
\nTravis Miguel (guitars)
\nPorter McKnight (bass)
\nBrandon Saller (drums and vocals)<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the title track and the songs \u2018The Time Is Now\u2019, \u2018House Of Gold\u2019 and \u2018Generation\u2019. All four clips can also be viewed below<\/p>\n

Sixth studio record Long Live<\/em> was released<\/a> in September 2015 via the Search And Destroy imprint as part of a joint venture between Raw Power Management and Spinefarm Records.<\/p>\n