Hugely respected metal label Roadrunner Records has announced the worldwide signing of metalcore titans Atreyu, whose last album A Death Grip On Yesterday exploded into the US Billboard chart at number 9 last year.
A million record sales later, Atreyu are ready to release
its follow up, Lead Sails Paper Anchor on August 27th.
The album, the band’s fourth, has been produced
by Goldfinger’s John Feldmann, who has previously
enjoyed massive success with bands including Good Charlotte,
The Used, and Lostprophets.
Atreyu’s singer Alex Varkatzas is delighted with
signing to Roadrunner, commenting, “We’re
excited to be on a label with a roster we respect and
with such a strong track record overseas. The Atreyu
/ Roadrunner combination is going to really shake things
up, we feel confident about this relationship and can’t
wait to start crushing together!”
In June, Atreyu also launched a game in which fans are
able to hear and arrange snippets of the new album’s
first single, Becoming The Bull. The fan who stitches
all parts of the song together fastest, in the correct
order, will win a sought after collection of prizes,
including a signed guitar and a phone call from the
band. Go to www.atreyugame.com
to try it for yourself.
Proving that today's hellraisers still have a lot to learn about true rock and roll behaviour, Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx is publishing The Heroin Diaries, a no-holds barred account of a drug crazed year in the mid-eighties. As one of the hardest-living rock stars ever, the diary is likely to prove shocking to say the least.
Hugely respected metal label Roadrunner Records has announced the worldwide signing of metalcore titans Atreyu, whose last album A Death Grip On Yesterday exploded into the US Billboard chart at number 9 last year.
This year's nominees for the Mercury Music Prize have been announced with previous winners Arctic Monkeys appearing on the list for the second year running. This year they find themselves competing against Amy Winehouse, whose star has risen considerably in the last twelve months.
Metal favourites Porcupine Tree are set to return to the UK in November
for two dates in Oxford and London. Further dates are also expected to follow
in December.
