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Lead Sails Paper Anchor is the fourth studio effort by the California five piece metal band. Atreyu had moderate success with 2006’s, A Death-Grip on Yesterday.

Judging from what I have heard on this disc, this may be release that sends the band into the stratosphere.

Atreyu is powered by two singers. Drummer/Singer Brandon Saller provides the melodic vocals, while Alex Varkatzas handles the aggressive screaming. This dual vocal approach gives the band a somewhat unique sound that meshes the metal and hardcore genres together.

Lead Sails Paper Anchor is a radio friendly collection of modern metal songs. This disc ought to generate at least four to five singles on mainstream rock radio.

I can only describe the song Doomsday as melodic metal meets thrash. This song mixes the excellent vocals of Saller’s, with the thrashing guitar licks of Dan Jacobs and Travis Miquel. This is a very cool way to start off this disc.

Becoming The Bull is a killer song that has already been released as a single and is having mild chart success.

Honor has a similar guitar riff to Becoming the Bull. It is a good song, but not quite as good as the track that precedes it.

The style of the song Falling Down reminds me of Green Day quite a bit, but the heavy guitar work sets it apart. This is an upbeat song that screams radio hit.

When Two Are One is an upbeat thrasher that will put most metalheads into a moshing frenzy.

No One Cares is a mid to high tempo number that Saller’s vocals shine on. This is another song that has hit potential.

I didn’t really care for Can’t Happen Here very much. Varkatzas reminds me of Rob Zombie at times, but I don’t think he is quite as good vocally. The music is good, but Varkatzas’s vocals ruined the tune for me.

Slow Burn on the other hand is an upbeat powerhouse of a tune, and ought to be the band’s second single.

Blow is probably my favorite track on the whole CD. This song has a very 80’s metal feel to it. The lyrics are catchy. This is a killer song. (You can preview this song below.)

Lead Sails(and a Paper Anchor) is a very good mid tempo number, that is probably the least heavy song on the record. This is going to be yet another hit for Atreyu.

My copy came with a cool cover of Faith No More’s hit, Epic. This song wasn’t listed on the digipak, so it is a nice surprise. It is a tad more hardcore with Varkatzas’ vocals, but it is still very true to the original song.

As a whole, Atreyu’s Lead Sails Paper Anchor is another decent hard rock disc, and one that is worthy of your hard earned dollars.

You can pick up Lead Sails Paper Anchor in stores today! Go Get It!

Rating:Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. Doomsday
2. Honor
3. Falling Down
4. Becoming the Bull
5. When Two Are One
6. Lose It
7. No One Cares
8. Can’t Happen Here
9. Slow Burn
10. Blow
11. Lead Sails (And a Paper Anchor)
12. Epic* (Bonus Track)