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airwavesin America inApril.Atreyu received apositive response to their newmate r i a lfrom their most recent release, Lead Sails Paper Anchor. Thisalbum, which is more melodic than the band’s previous albums, sentthe crowd into satisfied rounds of violent dancing, particularly whenlead vocalist and drummer Brandon Saller demanded that the crowdshake their asses to “Falling Down.” Not exactly the same breed ofmetalcore riffs and guttural screaming as BFMV, Lead Sails PaperAnchor is a successful foray into the type of metal-tinged musicthat is making a comeback in the mainstream. A Metallica for ourgeneration.It has been two years since Atreyu—drummer/vocalistBrandon Saller; vocalist Alex Varkatzas; guitarists Dan Jacobs andMarc McKnight; and bassist Travis Miguel—has been on the RToCtour, but they were clearly itching to get back. Jacobs claims in arecent interview with Alternative Press that their newest album lendsitself to a more powerful live show that will translate well in the large,arena-sized venues RToC uses. It’s clear that Lead Sails Paper Anchorwas well-received at RToC because Atreyu recently announced thattheir participation on this summer’s Projekt Revolution tour. Whilefans got to see some of Atreyu’s tricks while on the Taste of Chaos,prepare for only bigger and better ones this summer as they rockthe Revolution Stage of Projeckt Revolution before big names likeLinkin Park and Chris Cornell.Avenged Sevenfold has recently released their self-producedfourth studio album, Avenged Sevenfold. Any time a band releases aself-titled album, it is a signifier that they believe that the music createdfor that album is what the band is all about. How does AvengedSevenfold—vocalist M.Shadows, guitarists ZackyVengeance and SynysterGates, bassist Johnny Christ,and drummer <strong>The</strong> Rev—feel about this assumption?“I think what we wantedto accomplish and achievewith this album that we didwas to break open any kindof pigeon hole wide openand incorporate all sorts of styles of music that we love,” says ZackyVengance, a guitarist for the band. “And, you know, just [be] verybrave.” He says that sometimes their sound is misinterpreted, butthat they can’t be categorized into one genre: “Realistically, we’re somuch more than that.” Judging by the reception from the crowd,their audience understands this.20 the continental | spring 2008“I think we always have been[brave, but] realistically, we’reso much more than that.”About the tour, Zacky also says, “I’m really excited for everyone of the shows because the ticket sales have all been really strongand knowing that thousands of kids are going to show up to see uson a show that we’ve alwayswanted to do and talkedabout doing.”While today’s metal andmetalcore bands are certainlynot like anything else fromearlier days, it’s clear to see theinfluence. Bands like Bulletfor My Valentine, Atreyuand Avenged Sevenfold arethe love-children of theirpredecessors and the current cultural phenomenon that is bringingmetal to TRL, video games, and prime-time television commercials.If you listen carefully, you can hear classic metal riffs, punk-tingedlyrics and the commentary of a new generation of kids who are readyto kick music in the teeth and look good doing it.- nicole dietsche ’09
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