I'm going to save my salty opinion for the end, in case there are any Atreyu fans in here. Okay, here we go…
Atreyu have released a new track, "So Others May Live" three years after announcing their "hiatus." The band has been hinting at a return for over a year but today is the day. You can download the track for free on their official site or listen to it below. The song, according to frontman Alex Varkatzas is about our troops:
"‘So Others May Live’ is inspired by one of my best friends, who is ex-military. The things our troops go through to protect us are pretty unreal. Their treatment after leaves a lot to be desired, as well.
“The song honors them and condemns our government’s constant deployment of these brave souls. The people who fight and die for us often come from a certain socio-economic background – the working class. The people making these decisions to send our nation’s children to war come from positions of privilege and wealth; their kids aren’t the ones getting deployed and they aren’t risking their lives every day at work. Yet they order the working class to go ‘keep us safe’ at the drop of a hat, it feels like. It’s bullshit. It’s the politicians and the rich of this country waging war to keep the majority pre-occupied, so they can make money and advance their bullshit political agendas. The expense is ‘expendable’ working class/poor Americans’ lives, never the rich.”
Here's the track:
It's safe to saythat we'll be hearing more from the band soon, although right now there are no official album announcements.
Now my opinion:
DEAR GOD MAKE IT STOP! I hated Atreyu in the aughts, they were to the 00's what Creed was to the late 90s. The passion of my hatred has subsided in my older, wiser years but it took less than 30 seconds into the track for me to roll my eyes and then those whiny vocals… oh God, please make it stop! I would rather fuck Joan Rivers' rotting corpse than ever have to listen to Atreyu again. I'm not saying you can't listen to Atreyu. Go nuts. I won't judge you. But, I'd rather not.
