Atreyu New Album In Progress

Atreyu once again entered studios to begin work on the highly anticipated follow-up to 2007's "Lead Sails Paper Anchor". They set the target to finish recording the album by June and has demoed 30 songs but plans to cut it down to 16. Good news for metal listener because they stated want to return to their roots, which is heavy hardcore while also continuing to move forward. They added that the songs definitely have a dark and heavier feel.

The band's drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller said "This album will scream as a statement of where we've been, what we've become and where we will go. We think this record will be a huge marker in the life of Atreyu and we can't wait to unveil it."

The band's last album "Lead Sails Paper Anchor" was released succesfully, debuted at No. 8 on Billboard's Top 200, making it both the highest debut and highest-charting album of the band's career. It followed 2006's "A Death-Grip On Yesterday", which entered the chart at No. 9. The album, drew rave reviews from media outlets around the world, including Metal Hammer, who declared it to be "a truly landmark album." Kerrang! gave the record 4 K's and Blender gave it 3 ½ stars and called it "metal that takes you to a magical bygone era." Revolver awarded the album 4 stars and praised it for flowing "beautifully through the speakers" and for being "a coffin-tight collection of singles."