Reviews
Atreyu
Long Live
Spinefarm Records
If heavy metal could be defined as a
natural phenomenon it would definitely
have to be thunder and this phenomenon
comes in the form of Atreyu that delve
deep into a genre that offers scathing
vocals to the maximum. The melodic
slices mingle with some tough hard core
edges that make it superb listening. The
punk and metal-core elements mean that
everyone gets something they can relate
to and these guys seem to have a torrid
love affair with their instruments that will
melt the hearts of metalheads all over the
planet.
The twisting lures and melodic seduction
go so well together – hand in hand in fact
and produces some meaty chunks of edgy
metal.
The mouth-watering chugs take you on a
tempestuous journey of aggression. Feisty
and irresistible their tracks breed a lasting
stamp on the mind with melodic voices
harmonising superbly with a hard scathing
raspy vocal that commands the lead.
The force is paraded boldly, with great
tenacity and storming rebellion. The
boisterous bolts of metal will hit brutally
like an all-out war on the audial cavities
and injecting them with military precision.
Atreyu have created a bruising backdrop
of stomping metal that is one ‘indecent’
proposal that nobody in their right minds
can ignore – once initiated on the press of
a button. The feverish appetites of the
band offer one extreme to the next with
the flexible writing and playing talents
that each of the band delivers with
mesmerizing qualities.
Catchy and aggressive momentum leaps
into action and firmly takes the bull by
the horns, kicking up a bad ass storm of
corruption.
Also packed neatly into their
flavoursome groove are some mellower
moments that captures a glimpse of a
very flexible five-piece band whose aim
is to annihilate on listening!
The production is perfection alone,
although it helps having musicians who
know exactly the direction they are
heading and that can only be forward
with an album of this calibre.
It is a healthy extreme with lots to
perk the appetite along the way and
portraying a thoroughl