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 Review by: FortyMinutesWest See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on June 29th 2004 Ok, I admit it, I liked Atreyu's last album. Although it didn't really offer anything new, it was pretty good for what it was, and some of the songs were catchy. Since the release of "Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses," Atreyu has gotten themselves a decent sized fanbase, and there was a decent amount of hype coming out of the Victory camp regarding this one. Before I get into the actual music, I'd like to address one other thing: man, that cover art is fucking terrible. You'd think they could've put a little more into it, but I guess not. This has nothing to do with the music, but I'm just saying what everyone probably thought when they saw this album for the first time. After a useless intro that sounded a little too much like intro from Avenged Sevenfold's "Waking The Fallen," Atreyu bursts into the album's first real track. I was actually stunned, with some speedy riffing and blazing drums, "Bleeding Mascara" really grabs the listener by the throat. Unfortunately, the chokehold turns into a soft hug with lots of sobbing when the singing starts. The title is appropriate, because this album really does suffer from a curse. Whenever the band has built up any momentum and pulled the listener in, the singing simply saps the song of its energy. The production has also cleaned up the singing quite a bit, and it feels sterile instead of genuinely emotive or heartfelt. "Bleeding Mascara," despite the name, is the album's only true standout track. There a couple of decent songs sprinkled around, but for the most part, none of the tracks are very memorable. It's not just the singing either, the songs just aren't very interesting. They seem very formulaic, and extremely predictable. This was case on their previous album as well, but atleast those songs were catchy. These songs just come off as extremely clean and heartless. I wasn't expecting this album to move me or change my mood or anything like that, but I think the production quality here actually works against the band. The singing is overdone, the album is overproduced, and nothing here really stands out. I don't even think that some guest vocals from Efrem Schulz could have saved them this time around. "The Curse" could have been a lot better, but with more and more bands taking production quality over songwriting, I'm not really surprised. I wasn't expecting "Slaughter of the Soul," but I was at least expecting a solid album of memorable songs, and "The Curse" simply doesn't deliver this. The songs on here are a lot more accesible, so I guess we'll see a lot of hype in the weeks to come. I'm disappointed, not because I was expecting something great, but because I thought "Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses" showed some potential. However, this band hasn't matured, their songs have just been dressed up a little. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
this album is my favorite one yet the best tracks ever are right side of the bed and the crimson atreyu really broke out on this one i rate it 10 these guys, alone with every other victory records band can suck it... hard Score is for the girl below me. How was the HIM show? First off if you're going to judge a band by the cover of their album you might as well just not judge them at all.The cover doesn't mean anything. *Revised* I like it and I don't care if they have an emo/screamo side to their light metalcore, there still a great band... i really didn't like the atreyu cover but still the cd roxed and thats really all that matter b/c the cover really don't matter I don't care which genre this music belongs to or how bad the cover is. The music on this album just r0x!!! Man some people that post on this site need to check there facts before they post: "Its a band named after some annoying little fuck from "Hook". " No, they are named after a guy from "The Never Ending Story". Rufio is a band that is named after a kid from "Hook". Also to the reviewer who didn't think the cover art had anything to do with the album, there are many songs on this album about vampires; "I'm an Anne Rice novel come to life". So the cover art is actually very fitting. And to all the hardcore kids that don't like anything metalcore, go listen to Terror or branch out a little bit you might find out that there are some good bands that aren't hardcore. And this album is amazing. This is Atreyu's best album yet. Great lyrics, the music is great, great harmony, great power. Any true Hardcore fans would love this album, I'd recommend it anybody. Atreyu, I salute you. ( And fuck the Staff, I'd rape their reviews. ) i love this album it's right up there with snabk its bad ass i loved it alot and i hate all u fuckin people saying this and that about atreyu you people suck and don't know real music go and listen to your crappy ass linkin park and finch.... fuck off atreyu fans are the best and so is atreyu the rock!!!! but i also like cannibal corpse there badass!!! atreyu til i die!! ""Or, you could be some shitty ass, smelly, fucktard who gets the chick who works at burger with the huge ass and XXXL looney toon print shirt."" ahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha everyone is pretty lame....or most of you think yer all big and so on...dissing metal core or fags. etc etc. ya know what if you dont like shut the fuck man, and keep it to yerself, instead of going on sites and fourms bitching about how they suddenly added a new genre and it sucks cause its not orignal or dosnt belong in that "scene". just let the people enjoy some music man, yer all having some lame ass issues. Great CD. Suicide Notes.... was much better though. These guys are extremely fucking smart and now what the fucks going on. If anyone has Suicide Notes.....and you look at the bonus material on why they wrote those songs it makes the band look that more badass. I'm feeling The Curse. Great CD. Suicide Notes.... was much better though. These guys are extremely fucking smart and now what the fucks going on. If anyone has Suicide Notes.....and you look at the bonus material on why they wrote those songs it makes the band look that more badass. I'm feeling The Curse. how sad that you guys are crying about how good/bad the album is. who cares...you like it or you don't. i just stumbled upon this site so you guys can bitch me out if you want, i won't see your response. but i do think their cd is pretty tight, if you don't like it then get over it and listen to whatever it is you listen to; no more crying. first off, most of these comments are pretty fucking retarded and just a bit off topic don't you think? Not as good as Suicide Notes. Lacks the same vocal sincerity and the hardness, but you can't call it gay. i dare any of you shitheads to try what they do. Atreyu, 18 Visions, Bleeding Through, Avenged Sevenfold, FATA, and As I Lay Dying are the shit! why hte fuck do the hardcore kids have to fucking cry about METALCORE? why hte fuck do the hardcore kids have to fucking cry about METALCORE? Look Im hardcore wearing my favorite hardcore band hoodie and combat boots i dont know what hardcore means nor do i want to know but if a band is metalcore i will bitch about it tehetehe The Curse is a good album. Some of the arent as deep. But Ales's writting is F*cking awesome and I'd like to see the retards on this site try and write better and the covers good even on the limited edition. i have to agree. this kid came in to a guitar lesson with me today with this CD and that vampiress chick gave me a semi. about the cover.........have u guys seen the non collectors edition one yet? they have that vampire chick and shes hot!!! Its a band named after some annoying little fuck from "Hook". I'm not goin to lie, Suicde Notes and Butterfly Kisses was their best and will always be but Im impressed with The Curse. Its a good album and this album will put them on the map. I promise you that! You're just a fucking idiot rambling on about pointless shit. The singing is amazing. Both the soft spoken and the hardcore screaming. The instrumentals of Atreyu are in your face full on assault. I think they have the best instumentals out of all the death metal bands out there. Also, the lyrics are EXTREMELY heartfelt. Read them. It's beautiful poetry. Its a band named after some annoying little fuck from "Hook". I love Atreyu.....i'm sorry if you don't like them...or anything about them...but i believe they are intelligent and are probably having a really fucking good time just playing music. if you don't like them...well you shouldn't stop listening to them, they're still amazing, and may surprise you sometime. .......................... and i must say, i find that vampire to be really fuckin hot. Thank you Atreyu. not as good as Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses, but I must admit this is a great album. The only thing bothering me is that with each new album they move away from their original style and become more mainstream. THEY'RE STILL ORIGNANL though and this album is kickass!! I give it up to Atreyu this album is fucking amazing better than any of you sorry ass bitch's can do. And if you think its a bad album DONT FUCKING LISTEN TO IT THEN! and if you think it has gotten to "trendy" wtf is that about Atreyu is Big to me but not the mainstream of sale outs. at least they kept there shit heavy. and again SHUT THE FUCK UP cuz ya'll cant do anything 1/10 of what they do. and who cares about the damn cover its a COVER! listen to the music before you judge it. you stupied fucks. that bon jovi song is the fucking shit So I get back from vacation and there's just a shitstorm of comments. "hey forty i just went to your hxcmp3 site and i honestly think that you should work on your OWN music before you go out and bash atreyu. I mean come on at least they have some actual lyrics that mean something rather than repeated growling and i think that "bleeding mascara" is a far better title than "shut up and eat your pine cone." i mean what the fuck is that?? Pretty much you have no right to say shit becuase atreyus music is much more thought out and BETTER that the ridiculous excuse for songwriting you slapped up on hxcmp3. And the moral of the story, dont fucking talk shit unless you have the right to. Im sure alex would love to kick your ass. long live atreyu." Fashioncore kids are a bunch of trendy fags. People bitch about Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit cuz the kids dress like wiggers but fashioncore kids are nothing but huge posers too... it should be abotu individuality and not trying to look like others so you can be accepted in a genre... fucking lame. another thing is wtf does the cover have to do with the music. atreyu doesnt need a flashy cover the all the gay bands out there even if the cover was just black they still kick ass!!! You are totally wrong. yeah there last album was ok but they had a few good songs. It is hard to find a CD that you can listen and like all the songs on the CD but atreyus the curse is fuckin awsome!!! every song rocks. i listen to it everyday. Friends that dont like there kind of music even find atreyus new album good and end up liking a few songs. I totally disagree with you. i cant wait to see them in consert. Atreyu is awesome....but I'm sick of the retards who post on this site...you're so friggin childish....just listen to the damn cds...instead of bitchin. and hardcore kids are just guys with small D*cks. I say its time for a new scene called Loserxcore.....cuz thats what you are. oh yeah and the x is for straight edge. (sXe) "By the way...what in the fuck is fashion core?...forgive me for not putting the X in between but i dont know what the fuck the x stands for in the first place" hey forty i just went to your hxcmp3 site and i honestly think that you should work on your OWN music before you go out and bash atreyu. I mean come on at least they have some actual lyrics that mean something rather than repeated growling and i think that "bleeding mascara" is a far better title than "shut up and eat your pine cone." i mean what the fuck is that?? Pretty much you have no right to say shit becuase atreyus music is much more thought out and BETTER that the ridiculous excuse for songwriting you slapped up on hxcmp3. And the moral of the story, dont fucking talk shit unless you have the right to. Im sure alex would love to kick your ass. long live atreyu. Lip Gloss and Black is still the best fucking song in the known world. But not bad...plus the video has the hottest bitches in the world...i wouldnt complain.. There are too many of you lame mother fuckers worried about image right now. this is supposed to be a comment on the fuckcing sound of their godly cd. If you have an issue with their fucking style then go fuck yourself, because this cd is pure genious. No band will ever pull off the vocal duo of Atreyu. No fucking one. Whoever gave this album a negative review obviously has AIDs THe majority of the people who bash this album are pathetic narrow-minded people who are threatened that their favorite bands are being taken away by the mainstream. Suck it up and shut the fuck up! Honestly, i think that this album is far more better than suicide notes. By the way, The Bonjovi Song was fucking awesome when they played it live (HOB Anaheim). If you dont think that they have grown since Suicide Notes, then you dont know anything about music. Just listen to the guitarists on The Curse. AMAZING. Alex and Brandon's voices have improved greatly also. I hate how people judge bands based on everything but their music. Dont hate a band because they wear make up or girly clothes, hate them because they produce music of poor quality. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but base it on something legitimate! The Curse is an amazing album, although the singing is quite different from the first one. It just shows that Atreyu is open to new ideas and interested in progressing towards a different and better sound. No one wants to buy the second album if it sounds exactly the same as the first. Atreyu is a talented band with much potential to move forward in their career, as they appear to be doing already. i disagree with you, forty. 'you eclipsed by me' is a way better track than 'bleeding mascara'. everyone dogs this band as a 'ripoff of blah blah blah' and it's unfair. they're good musicians, this album is solid because of it. everyone should stop trying to be so elite and scenester and just accept this for what it is .. another good addition to a very talented genre. For the record, I did try on some girl's jeans on a dare from some friends, and the cute girl at the Vanity told me I looked good in them. Point still stands, it's retarded to wear girls jeans for serious. once again ... anyone who knocks fashionXcore is just jealous that they don't look sexy in a pair of girls pants I am quite enjoying this album because it truly makes me smile. I was so happy to find that they did another song about being a vampire and how it's hard to be in love when you are one the jovi cover is the best part of this album It's the brutal music mixed with ridiculously sensitive lyrics, and i abhor the lead singer's voice "I coined the term Metrosexual Metalcore Bullshit, but i noramlly use it to refer to bands like As I Lay Dying and Between the Buried and Me" atreyu is fuckin awesome i loved their last cd, every song on it was amazing, this one however seems to lack something, i think its put together better but it didnt hit me the way the last one did, and the lyrics just arent as good atreyu is fuckin awesome i loved their last cd, every song on it was amazing, this one however seems to lack something, i think its put together better but it didnt hit me the way the last one did, and the lyrics just arent as good atreyu is fuckin awesome i loved their last cd, every song on it was amazing, this one however seems to lack something, i think its put together better but it didnt hit me the way the last one did, and the lyrics just arent as good atreyu is fuckin awesome i loved their last cd, every song on it was amazing, this one however seems to lack something, i think its put together better but it didnt hit me the way the last one did, and the lyrics just arent as good "Skacore, Snowcore, Hardcore, Homocore, Albacore, I can't take it anymore. My core, your core, this core, that core, one core, I can't take it"- Guttermouth I nearly brought this today. "Let's just end this, okay? Oh, and one last thing, what's wrong with wanting to look good? Since when the fuck did people start throwing around worlds like metrosexual? Doesn't "pretty boy" mean the same thing? Anyways, I like looking nice too, and girls like it too. Or, you could be some shitty ass, smelly, fucktard who gets the chick who works at burger with the huge ass and XXXL looney toon print shirt. Let's just end this, okay? I dress in drag for fun, not cuz i'm a metro, i'm the least metrosexual of guys i know. I hate guys that do the metro thing to get into girls pants, but there really are guys who are just wired like women that aren't gay. metrosexualism is bullshit. no guys honestly do that cause they are fashionable, they do it to get vagina nope, explain, they are metrosexual metalcore bullshit, atreyu is the same, but with out the bullshit "Normally I'd hate music like this, but these guys are actually good, I coined the term Metrosexual Metalcore Bullshit, but i noramlly use it to refer to bands like As I Lay Dying and Between the Buried and Me" i cant beleive people are giving this band so much shit just for putting a vampire on the cover. you guys are all lame. "You're all fucking morons, cuz you know what? Before this stuff caught on you all were eating this up, talking about how awesome and how artistic this crap was, now that it's popular you have to hate it, like what you like you bastards" "what interview?...link?" You're all fucking morons, cuz you know what? Before this stuff caught on you all were eating this up, talking about how awesome and how artistic this crap was, now that it's popular you have to hate it, like what you like you bastards I blame Dillinger Escape Plan for the "metal farm league" problem. look at the term you use - "queermo"? now THAT is grown up. "they're so pro-Bush i love it. they're so pro-Bush i love it. "whoever puts an X in the middle of fashioncore is a big fucking queermo." As I Lay Dying love jesus Normally I'd hate music like this, but these guys are actually good, I coined the term Metrosexual Metalcore Bullshit, but i noramlly use it to refer to bands like As I Lay Dying and Between the Buried and Me so we've established that i'm a homosexual "Atreyu - The Curse whoever calls a band fashion core is fucking gay as sin. meh, i've listened to the album a good many times and i like it a lot. i did find it less sinister than the first, but imho it was an adequate follow up to their prior cd, so i give this one 9/10 "I Don't know what you people are fucking talking about but this cd is amazing it has more solo guitar parts than "Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses" True they are FashionXcore, but they are still amazing. The Guitar Riffs in the songs are incredible and any true guitarist would appreciate how for they have come, It's assholes you like that give labels to music and other things and Im sick of it Its a good album.................... Leave it at that.... Atreyu Fucking Rocks" Who Posted Saying Everytime I Die is Hardcore? I Don't know what you people are fucking talking about but this cd is amazing it has more solo guitar parts than "Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses" True they are FashionXcore, but they are still amazing. The Guitar Riffs in the songs are incredible and any true guitarist would appreciate how for they have come, It's assholes you like that give labels to music and other things and Im sick of it Its a good album.................... Leave it at that.... Atreyu Fucking Rocks lyrical genius this album isn't....but the music rips. wake the fuck up people ... these guys are not hardcore ... i repeat ... they ARE NOT hardcore I vant to suck your dickkkk! where do these " i want to suck your blood" morons get off saying anything bad about led zepplin? At least they produced actual music without a silly gimmick... Gorrila Biscuits, old Agnostic Front, Sick of It All, "the singer of this band once said in an interview , "fuck metallica and fuck black sabbath"... Interesting considering they are playing the fucking OZZFEST. If it weren't for bands like Metallica, Atreyu wouldn't even exist. C'mon to think of it, why DO they exist?" "Seriously, when the fuck did the punk scene become a farm league for metal bands? Do we have Hatebreed to blame for this? (that'd be great)." This album slays! I'm seeing them with Every Time I Die, Unearth and Lamb Of God Seriously, when the fuck did the punk scene become a farm league for metal bands? Do we have Hatebreed to blame for this? (that'd be great). The only good tracks are "Bleeding Mascara", "The Crimson" and "The Remembrance Ballad" and "Blood Children" is an awesome intro. I didn't like how Brandon took over vocal wise, when Alex is apparently non existant as a screamer. I was let down somewhat. I didn't like the whole second half of the album, since all the tracks sounded the same. But since I'm a die-hard Atreyu fan since Visions EP (that I'm proud to say I own), its only a collectors item, and really isn't worth to stay in your cd player for more than 2 listens. And mine came with a dvd, which was pretty cool too. Worst vampiric-themed album ever. Two thumbs way down. having shitty lame breakdowns is more pathetic than arguing about it. thank you. To my comment below. "Atreyu's drummer/singer is a lot better than FATA's drummer/singer. That guy can't hold a note for shit." If something in life more pathetic than arguing about breakdowns exist, please alert me to it. this is a wicked album Atreyu slept at my house one time before they got more popular, they were pretty nice but what is funny is that we were all making fun of how gay 18 visions looks and acts and now i see them and they are even worse. I'm sure they wont care what some scumbag in spring hill florida thinks when they are counting all their metrosexual/goth dollars but it is still really funny the singer of this band once said in an interview , "fuck metallica and fuck black sabbath"... Interesting considering they are playing the fucking OZZFEST. If it weren't for bands like Metallica, Atreyu wouldn't even exist. C'mon to think of it, why DO they exist? i think it's really funny how the people who are defending atreyu are obviously retarded and have no valid arguments for anything. "in an interview one of them said 'i love all music but rap which isnt even a valid form of music' "in an interview one of them said 'i love all music but rap which isnt even a valid form of music" The Count from sesame street should bitch slap these fools for stealing his style. Well, I think good production and big budget production are different things. I hate when bands over produce an album because they have the money. A lot of times, so much effort is made into making the production sound perfect, that it waters down the sound, and saps the energy of the song. It takes away the character. I especially hate when the guitar is over=produced, it makes it sound weaker in my opinion (see AFI Sing The Sorrow). On that note, I really like Atreyu, but I'm scared to spend the money on this and come out way dissapointed, so many mixed reviews on it. so your saying u dont like it cause the production was done well? what the hell is that? i guess its not cool unless its recorded outta a garage right.i think the cds great So not liking rap is racist? Well i guess half this fucking bored is racist. in an interview one of them said 'i love all music but rap which isnt even a valid form of music' you nit-picking losers. shutup. the record has a hot vampire chick on the cover....how do you not like that? the record is heavy with melodic hooks, good mix. and how can you complain about good production?? what the hell is wrong with you...lets all go back to the basement and mix it up ourselves and sell it to our 10 best buds and maybe then we will rock! here's to the nay-sayers...die its good but the lyric is mostly gay A.18 is decent, and they're on victory, and isn't streetlight on victory? "These guys represent eveything I hate about Victory Records. I totally agree with the review. I am majorly disappointed. I'm giving this a 5 because I haven't heard it for myself yet. It could go either way. "listen here you fucks, this album may not be the fucking best thing that they could come up with, and to be honest im a huge atreyu fan and this is what i call medioXcore. The band is trying to make hardcore more marketable to mainstream radio, this sucks but it happens, so they'll just go down the tube like a lot of other bands, but five vicodin chased with a shot of clarity will own every one of your mother fucking faces off!" These guys represent eveything I hate about Victory Records. listen here you fucks, this album may not be the fucking best thing that they could come up with, and to be honest im a huge atreyu fan and this is what i call medioXcore. The band is trying to make hardcore more marketable to mainstream radio, this sucks but it happens, so they'll just go down the tube like a lot of other bands, but five vicodin chased with a shot of clarity will own every one of your mother fucking faces off! To the guys who posted those sample lyrics, were you being sarcastic? Cause if so, that was fucking hilarious. This one beats the shit out of SNABK, the lead singer's voice has improved so much apparently i'm the only one with this opinion... Naming yourself after a character in Never Ending Story is a joke. This band is "cursed" to suck forever. I ordered the Unearth CD, I didn't get it yet. Otherwise, I would've reviewed it. Forty, where's the Unearth review? ""Bleeding Mascara" really grabs the listener by the throat. Unfortunately, the chokehold turns into a soft hug with lots of sobbing when the singing starts." victory records went from having one of the best lineups in hardcore to being one of the worst fucking labels in all of "independent" music. Score is for your score. The lyrics are ultra-cheesy, the music is over the top with the heavy metal, but the record is still pretty good. It wasn't groundbreaking or anything, but songs like "You Eclipsed By Me" gave it some punch. You know, I didn't mind the last Atreyu album, but couldn't stop thinking how they were trying to be the next FATA, and we all know how good their follow up to "Too Band You're Beautiful" was. If I could give this band a negative score, I would do so. am i the only one who thinks putting almost naked vampire chicks on the front is a little unimaginative? not like naked girls on album covers has ever been done before or anything... i guess somebody thought this would sell a few hundred extra copies. they will look back on themselves in 5 years and collectively kill themselves, after realizing that, in order to gain FUSE fame, they wore makeup like zombies and have a REALLY SCARY LOOK IN THEIR EYES. I actually liked the last album alot. This album however is terrible. NU-metalcore at its worst i don't think this cover is bad. why does everyone hate this cover? its not that bad at all this band played krazy fest last year. i have no beef with bands being fashionable, but i have never in my life seen a band play with less passion, less sincerity, and with such a "we're just in this to look good" expression on their faces. there is NOTHING good about this band. this is insincere, trend-hopping bullshit. their first album was crap too, the same bullshit as this one. if you like these kinds of bands, then you have no understanding of what hardcore is really about. ok, im as straight as they come, and certianly dont mind seeing seeing scantily clad hot chicks. but this definitly qualifies as one of the worst covers ive ever seen. |
