ATREYU's Alex Varkatzas interview on screaming vs singing
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"I want to be emotional in an aggressive, passionate way. For me that's screaming and yelling. Not singing melodically. I don't want to do that shit anymore." Alex Varkatzas, singer for Atreyu, speaks on his changing vocal styles and his band's return to the metalcore scene.
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This explains why Alex potentially isn't in Atreyu these days. I dig the hell out of Baptize, but I don't blame Alex. I hope he does well in his future projects.
My exact sentiments on the Metalcore scene. The early bands like Killswitch Engage, Atreyu, Chimera, Unearth, etc. were/are fantastic bands that brought something new to the table when Metal was still at it's low point in America in the late 90s/early 2000s. I'd say it was probably around 2007 when brands like Hot Topic and the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival popped up and you suddenly saw the "whiny" bands like Asking Alexandria, Bring Me the Horizon, and Black Veil Brides appearing, thus now giving the style the "scene kid" stigma.
Really cool to hear Lisa now doing Banger TV interviews.
same could be said about bands like killswitch engage, atreyu and chimera by early metalcore/crossover bands like earth crisis, converge or cro-mags, think about it
Refreshing. Thank you Alex.
I admire that he's being honest about his path. maybe I'll look into the new album
if you couldn't already tell by the musical direction of more recent Atreyu records, this video should make it abundantly clear why Alex is no longer in the band. Whether he left or was fired, I'm not sure, but the first single from his new band sounds a lot like early Atreyu, so the proof is in the music. I don't hate new Atreyu, but it's not really my favorite. Dead Icarus is very exciting.
at least he was honest about selling out or at least bowing to the powers that be.
Real down to earth guy who cares about his music
What an honest interview. Awesome
Awesome. Thank you, Bangers TV.
Hey Alex.
I hear exactly what youre saying. I respect the emotional passionate aggression
His voice is ridiculously deep
Alex is a cool dude . Met him at ozzfest 06 or 07 .
A LIKE for his honesty
Funnily enough Leads Sails is (by far) my favorite Atreyu album and I'm not that into -core music. I think instrumentally and song-writing-wise it's just far ahead of their other work, even if the vocals are whiny at times. All That Remains' debut is whiny too and whiny about God at that. Ugh. It still one of the best metalcore albums out there.
Edit: I seem to be contradicting myself. To be clear, I listen to these albums maybe twice a year nowadays, and they're the only metalcore albums I listen to.
that reminds me i must buy hair gel and get a throat tattoo
😊
lmao
Oh look at the newest music
Update- He left.
Best part about this band is Dan's mom.
Didn't age well, but I still and forever will love atreyu
Fuck yeah Alex and Atreyu!🤘❤️
love his passion but hate those out of tune vocals in live performances
Lead Sails is my favorite album lol. It's not because it's more mainstream. It's cause it's a unique style that isn't really done by anyone.
Metalcore still remains a very ambiguous term. Metal + hardcore? Yeah there are so many bands that could fit in that category these days. Fuck, you could say thrash metal is metalcore under that definition.
most thrash was more inspired by NWOBHM. Anthrax leaned more towards hardcore i guess. I suppose NWOBHM was inspired by punk anyway, so Metal , and punk have been tied together for about 40 years
Completely wrong, hardcore influenced thrash is called crossover thrash and was the main influence (alongside the swedish melodic death metal movement) on the beginnings on metalcore. So yes thrash definitely influenced metalcore but thrash is definitely not metalcore.
Hardcore punk was an influence to the thrash subgenre
you are well read on wikipedia i see
36hunters Well how Hatebreed, Asking Alexandria, and Between the buried and Me are all considered the same sound/genre (metalcore) makes no sense to me. They all sound completely different from each other. Where as a genre like thrash metal is easily distinguished by it's sound.
@metalheadrailfan
Noticed ya comment about these 'WHINY BANDS" and just want to point something out for all the people that may not know... if it weren't for some of those "whiny" bands like Asking Alexandria, BMTH, BVB, UnderOath, ESCAPE THE FATE (both Ronnie and Craig yes), Bless The fall , ADTR, etc.. etc.. a huge part of a generation or two wouldn't be listening to anything other than hip hop right now. i know this video is old and all but a lesson learned is better than limited knowledge IMO (generalization). i like all music/not all bands but BECAUSE OF THESE BANDS including the "post hardcore/emo" days.. they are now incorporating hip hop artists (as shitty as it may be IMO) its bringing exposure back to the rock/metal scene believe it or not. look at all the reaction videos that are out now.. hiphop/rap fans are checking out all these rock bands and never having heard it before its like what i experienced growing up.. i didn't like MCR and was big into Weezy, The Game, Tupac etc.. its a take away from selling out as a band, any band. It brings more people into the genre and they look back into older stuff. BMTH for example. REALLY got their big break from a BFMV concert in like 04 or something like that (my years may be off). yeah they had bottles thrown at them, yeah they're set was cut short but look at them now - MONEY, FANS, EXPOSURE. they sold out to a bunch of teeny boppers YES , that listen to it now but hey.. exposure is exposure. those same 12 yo guys and gals now listen to their older stuff like count your blessings, there is a hell etc etc.. maybe because they heard something on the radio like mantra? lol.... same with some of the "emo scene" bands like Escape The Fate look what ronnie did.. brought a new sound and style to the scene yeah everyone hated on kids with skinnys and what not but we didnt have MUCH rock that was too good at that time IMO.. dudes blowin up now (again). for example i wasnt allowed to listen to much rock growing up with a very protective/religious mother. I heard Kutless a Christian rock band one day from someone at church.. one of there songs had like 2 seconds of screaming.. i kept replaying that part over and over and over never heard anything like that before.. from then on i became a metal junkie i wanted to hear more (thank you jesus), because of the "whiny" shit i got into nu-metal and everything else.. first song i heard from a atreyu was "wait for you and lose it" in like 08 or sumthing like that bangers forsure.. congregation of the damned being my fave album . is what it is
I personally like whiny vocals but to each his own
And so on
Me too lol. But I like a mix of whiny and hardcore. Hints why the middle records from Atreyu Curse til Damned was my favorites
Hotness!
Killswitch
Doesn't change the fact that Lead Sails was the beginning of the downfall and Varkatzas is tone deaf as fuck. Still love the guy, though.
vocals in metal in general have gone to shit they're over-produced, over-polished, a lot of it are those so called 'fake' screams, 'fried' screams, which are easier on the singer's throat but sound really annoying almost cringy.
well that's good he feels that way.
but someone like mustaine sang out of necessity not because he ever was a vocalist.
So a a&r guy telling you to sing different and you comprise yourself you can say whatever you want the damage is already done.
How is your career today and who are you btw.
Have to say I couldn’t agree with him more. Whiny bands are so fucking annoying. It’s like sing like you’ve got a pair, or just shut the fuck up.
It's sounded emo since 2002 lol
*2008
It was hardcore. Doesn't matter if it's emo
Cool guy, dislike the band tho
Same here, hate the fucking screaming
Maverick Mustaine I'm ok with screaming, just needs to be done right ;)
I was about to buy Long live, never heard about a change in vocals before, now i gotta hear it first, thanks dudes
metalcore was cool because i was a punk kid and could still dig shit from atreyu. first album still holds up.
I agree with him so much. So sick of Whitney vocals