BY Colin Malone | November 25th, 2025
Atreyu Celebrates 21 Years of The Curse
While looking on at the crowd, with a circle pit that maintained all night long, and countless crowd surfers, Brandon Saller of Atreyu shared “This is the most fun show I've had in probably weeks. And I'll tell you, every time we’ll come to Long Island instead of New York City. For someone from New York City if you take offense to that, be better at shows. You're better at shows here. You do good, you do good Long Island.” And it was that love for and from the band that was a strong presence in the room that night.
Atreyu has been a big name in the metalcore scene since their inception back in 1998. Now, 27 years later, the band is hitting the road to celebrate their very well received second studio album “The Curse” having been released June 29, 2004. The lineup now consisting of Brandon Saller (Vocals), Dan Jacobs (Guitar), Travis Miguel (Guitar), Mar McKnight (Bass and Vocals), and Kyle Rosa (Drums), recently got back to the studio to re-record their landmark second album with a new fresh take with their since changed lineup and improved instrumental skills.
Sharing the stage with Atreyu on this tour are acts Zero 9:36 and Unearth. Fans of Atreyu and Saller’s solo work may be familiar with Zero 9:36 as they have collaborated on multiple songs going back to 2022. Having the two bands share the stage for this tour only seems right for the next step in their music relationship. While not being as connected to the band as Zero 9:36, Unearth is not an act to miss either, as they have also been longstanding pioneers of the Metalcore scene also having formed in 1998. The choice of lineup is one that truly celebrates the founding days of the scene back to the late 90’s.
All this lead to the awaited moment of Atreyu taking the stage to the intro track of the album “Blood Children 2.0” then immediately into the headbanging mayhem of “Bleeding Mascara”. Despite the album being now 21 years old, old enough to drink even, it still feels as fresh as when it dropped. For sure due in part to the band’s clear enthusiasm for the album. Their love for the work is clear and present as they tear through the album’s 12 fiery tracks. This is of course followed up with an encore that, while brief, does well to touch on the band’s other eras. Dust off those checkered Vans and the skinny jeans with the chain wallet, because this is one celebration of early Metalcore you won’t want to miss.
