Atreyu have announced their new EP The Hope Of A Spark, due for release on 14th April via Spinefarm. The band have also released a video for their new single 'Watch Me Burn'.

The video, directed by While She Sleeps bassist Aaran McKenzie, features English actor Leigh Gill (Joker, Game of Thrones, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them).

Check out the video for 'Watch Me Burn' here: https://youtu.be/r1D4496O-XM

Stream/purchase 'Watch Me Burn' here: https://atreyu.lnk.to/WatchMeBurnPresave

Pre-save The Hope Of A Spark here: https://atreyu.lnk.to/TheHopeOfASparkPreSave

'Watch Me Burn' is the EP’s phoenix rising from life’s trial-by-fire; a call to arms to let renewed hope emerge from smouldering embers and ash. “To, me it’s a song about being cleansed by fire,” says bassist Marc 'Porter' McKnight. “Whatever it is that’s bringing you down and holding you back, burn it down. Use it, learn from it, move on, and grow. That thing does not deserve you and you don’t deserve it.”

“It’s very relatable to all of us individually, but it’s also incredibly pertinent to the journey of this band,” adds frontman Brandon Saller, who leads the track’s anthemic, hooky chorus with a defiant cry of: "Even when flames grow higher/I’ll be fighting till I’m dead."

The four-track EP embodies everything that Atreyu have come to be, to mean, and to represent. Marking the beginning of the next chapter in the band’s story, with assorted pieces of an expansive puzzle still taking shape, form and focus.

Produced by long-time collaborator John Feldmann, the new music explores reflection and rumination on the pressures, pleasures, and pains of modern life, with each track representing a snapshot of deeply personal lived and shared experiences.

“The overarching concept is essentially about the seasons of life,” Saller explains. “Everyone goes through the same things, the ups, and downs of life. The emphasis really is the importance of at least respecting those, and finding the positives and the lessons from even your lowest moments.”

Atreyu's previous single and opening track 'Drowning' was written as a collective effort from each band member, who poured their own experiences. Be it familial health problems that guitarist Dan Jacobs was shouldering, Saller’s first encounters with feelings of anxiety, or McKnight’s long-running fight with depression. The second track, 'God Devil', laments a loss of identity, self and faith, a desperate cry for help from a higher power, when our greatest power is one we need to find within. Following track, 'Capital F', was inspired by Saller’s observations of the human plight he saw in his local community.

“We draw strength from each other and give each other the space and support to be the best, most creative people we can be,” Jacobs explains. “And together, right now, that makes us the best band we’ve ever been.”

Atreyu will embark on their The Hope Of A Spark US headline tour in April and May, including a one-off date supporting Kayzo on in Los Angeles. Find out more and purchase tickets here: https://www.atreyuofficial.com

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*The Hope of a Spark* EP Tracklisting

01. Drowning
02. God Devil
03. Capital F
04. Watch Me Burn

Atreyu ushered in a new movement in heavy music. Their music seamlessly intertwines with formative experiences for a diverse legion of dedicated listeners, many of whom started their own bands. They've broken into the Top 10 in the Billboard 200 more than once; two of their albums, The Curse and Lead Sails Paper Anchor, are certified gold with two million albums sold worldwide and an encompassing 600 million streams. Their most recent album, Baptize, has clocked 65 million streams alongside a Top 10 at rock radio hit with 'Warrior' featuring Travis Barker.

Where once the band was heralded as the early innovators of the nascent metalcore scene, their place in heavy music’s diverse and boundary-breaking scene has never felt more relevant, with inspirations of pop-punk, hardcore, thrash, ‘80s rock and more melding into a unique and varied sound that has never felt more relevant than in today’s increasingly genreless world.

With a 20-year career and eight acclaimed albums in the rear-view mirror, Atreyu are focused only on the present and the future in 2023, with a mission to continue shaping and defining the rock and metal scene, just as they have always done since their emergence from Huntington Beach in Southern California.

Frontman Brandon Saller, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist Porter McKnight and drummer Kyle Rosa are some of the most respected names and potent forces in heavy music, and their live show is one of the most heralded on the touring circuit.

Atreyu announce EP details and release video for new single 'Watch Me Burn'

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