Atreyu

Hell or Highwater's debut album, Begin Again, is one of the most slept-on hard rock records of 2011. Featuring killer vocal performances from Brandon Saller (also of Atreyu), the 11-song album is packed to the gills with hooky choruses and air guitar worthy riffs around every corner ...

Fake Figures recently released a kickass EP called Hail the Sycophants. The Orange County, Calif. band dish out the kind of expansive post-hardcore that fans of Deftones and Far will definitely want to sink their teeth into. Featuring guitarists Travis Miguel (Atreyu) and Heather Baker (The Iron Maidens), vocalist Rus Martin (Hotwire), drummer J Po (Nightfall) and bassist Bob Bradley (Scars of Tom

Most Noisecreep readers know Brandon Saller as the drummer/vocalist in Orange County, Calif. metalcore giants Atreyu, but the dude isn't happy just staying behind his trap kit. These days, Saller is the frontman for Hell or Highwater, a hard rock band that serves as the ideal vehicle for him to showcase his gritty yet melodic vocal skills...

Vocalists Alex Varkatzas (Atreyu) and Brandan Schieppati (Bleeding Through) are two heavily tattooed top dogs of the Orange County-based metalcore scene and have joined forces to start a war... I Am War, that is. Formed earlier this year, I Am War, which features Varkatzas on vocals and Schieppati doing double duty by singing and playing guitar, have hit the ground running, signing a multi-album

Artist: Fake Figures Hail From: Orange County, Calif. Song: 'Caustic' EP: 'Hail the Sycophants' Sounds Like: Avenged Sevenfold, Every Time I Die, Deftones In Their Words: "I remember hearing what would be 'Caustic' for the first couple of times as a demo...

Many metal fans know Brandon Saller as Atreyu's rhythmic anchor. The drummer sings the band's clean, melodic vocals from behind the kit and has done so for 15 successful (and turbulent) years. Now, he is standing up and stepping out in his other project, Hell or Highwater, which was once dubbed The Black Cloud Collective...

Like every band with a direct message to their fans these days, Atreyu took to Twitter on Thursday to make a significant announcement: the band is going on indefinite hiatus, effective immediately. And while we managed to say that in under 140 characters, it took the band four tweets to get across their message...

About 18 months ago, Atreyu drummer Brandon Saller was working on songs for his band when he realized that a bunch of the tunes were good, but they weren't going to work for Atreyu. Instead of scrapping them, he gave the material extra attention that led him to a revelation...

Atreyu have always been a fashionable troupe, with guitarist Dan Jacobs even operating his own clothing line of vintage, rock- inspired T-shirts. Now the Orange County style stars have partnered with Anarchy Eyewear for the Atreyu Edition of Anarchy Altercate sunglasses...

Atreyu's 'Congregation of the Damned' road show will kick off Oct. 20, and the band has some fun in store for fans. They are releasing the 'Covers of the Damned' tour EP, which features collaborative covers by the bands on the trek and members of Atreyu, which could lead to some interesting onstage hijinks...