Atreyu Uploads Webisode #1

In anticipation to their next studio album as well hitting the 10 year mark as band, Atreyu has uploaded the first of several "webisode" teases.

Atreyu Announces 2009 Tour Dates

Atreyu has announced a list of tour dates in promotion of their upcoming studio album. Unfortunately as of now they are not coming to Ohio (where yours truly lives).

October 16th in Lubbock, TX @ The Pavilion
October 17th in San Antonio @ Sunset Station
October 18th in Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
October 20th in Mission, TX @ Las Palmas Race Park
October 21st in Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
October 23rd in Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock
October 24th in Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
October 25th in Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
October 26th in Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
October 27th in Richmond, VA @ The National
October 29th in New York, NY @ Roseland
October 30th in Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
October 31st in Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
November 2nd in Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
November 3rd in Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
November 4th in Pittsburgh, PA @ Ches-Arena
November 6th in Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
November 7th in St. Paul, MN @ The Myth
November 8th in Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
November 10th in Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
November 11th in Salt Lake City, UT @ The Great Salt Air
November 13th in Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
November 14th in Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
November 15th in Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
November 17th in Sacramento, CA @ Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
November 18th in San Jose, CA @ Events Center at San Jose St. University
November 20th in Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues

Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.

New Album Title & Release Date

Atreyu announced today that their fifth studio album will be called "Congregation of the Damned" and will be released on October 27th, 2009.

Who Is Atreyu?

Alex Varkatzas - January 17, 1982
(lead vocals)
He is half Greek and his first name is actually "Ektor" which is a family name. He has a large number of tattoos, many of which are based on Japanese imagery. He currently lives in Orange County, only a few blocks away from the houses of Offspring vocalist/guitarist Dexter Holland and Avenged Sevenfold vocalist M. Shadows. Also, he is a health and fitness fanatic and he does not drink alcohol, although he used to heavily. Many of the Atreyu's lyrics are inspired by his past alcoholism.

Brandon Saller - June 24, 1983
(drums, percussion, lead vocals, piano, additional guitar)
He played saxophone in elementary school, whilst borrowing drumsticks from other people, although at the time he didn't actually play drums. He started playing drums when he moved to southern California. Chad Smith from Red Hot Chilli Peppers is one of his biggest influences. In junior high, Dan Jacobs, Brandon Saller, and Alex Varkatzas were in a punk band together. After a while, their musical tastes began to change and their songs stopped sounding so punk and became heavier with a bit of singing thrown in. They decided to start fresh and do things differently in a new band. They looked for names for the band in movies and comics, because they thought a lot of good names came from there. A friend, Scott Lloyd, suggested the name Atreyu, from a character in The Neverending Story. Guitarist Travis Miguel was added to the band when he and Alex worked together at Hot Topic. Bassist Marc McKnight was picked up more recently after losing the original bassist, Chris Thompson. For equipment, Saller uses two brands. One is Drum Workshop, the other is Truth Drums. Although he uses both brands, he is seen using Truth drums for the music video "Ex's and Oh's" and various live shows. He also provides vocals for the band.

Brandon is also actively writing music for his solo project. He has released a teaser of songs and also a whole song on his myspace. He has said that although he has EPs worth of music, he plans to release his solo album sometime in 2010 at the earliest.

Brandon is married to a very beautiful model named Ashley.

Dan Jacobs - June 30, 1982
(lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals)
Dan Jacobs was born in Orange County, California. He has played guitar since the age of 12. His passion for eighties rock and clothing has been a major influence in developing his unique style. He has his own clothing line.

Travis Miguel - March 25, 1979
(lead & rhythm guitars)
He has an ESP guitar signature mode; the LTD TM-600. Travis is also a vegetarian. You can see an interview of him with PETA on PETA's official website.

Marc McKnight - July 12th, 1983
(bass, vocals)
He moved to California in 2001 to study design and play soccer. He went to school in Orange County. He played in the bands A Week Strong and Nightfall. Shortly after leaving Nightfall, he was asked to join Atreyu, who were up in Canada recording the Curse at the time. Aside from playing bass in Atreyu, he is also an artist, photographer, and a designer.


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