A Death-Grip on Yesterday is the third studio album by American rock band Atreyu. It was released on March 28, 2006, through Victory Records. It debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200.[3]
| A Death-Grip on Yesterday | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 28, 2006[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2005 Pulse Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 32:49 | |||
| Label | Victory | |||
| Producer | ||||
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| Singles from A Death-Grip on Yesterday[2] | ||||
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The album was released with a Victory Records DVD featuring the making of the album and promotional videos by Victory Records artists.
An instrumental version of the album, as well as The Curse, was released on iTunes on January 9, 2007.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blistering | (average)[4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 2/10[5] |
| IGN | 6.2/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[7] |
| Punknews.org |  [8] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Atreyu.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Creature" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Shameful" | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Our Sick Story (Thus Far)" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "The Theft" | 3:58 |
| 5. | "We Stand Up" | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Ex's and Oh's" | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Your Private War" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "My Fork in the Road (Your Knife in My Back)" | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Untitled Finale" | 5:17 |
| Total length: | 32:49 | |
Personnel
editBand line-up
edit- Alex Varkatzas – harsh vocals
- Dan Jacobs – lead guitar
- Travis Miguel – rhythm guitar
- Marc McKnight – bass, backing vocals
- Brandon Saller – clean vocals, drums, percussion, additional guitar, keyboards, programming
Additional credits
edit- Alex Varkatzas – lyrics
- Jeff Gros – photography
- Brian Warwick – assistant mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Josh Abraham – production
- Ryan Williams – engineering, mixing
- Scott Adair – management
- Atreyu – production
- Don Clark – artwork, layout design
- Tim Smith – management
Charts
editReferences
edit- 1 2 A Death-Grip on Yesterday at AllMusic
- ↑ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ↑ Katie Hasty. "T.I. Rules as 'King' of Album Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Blistering review". Retrieved June 19, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
- ↑ "IGN review". Archived from the original on May 14, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ Punknews.org review
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 2/4/2006 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Atreyu Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Atreyu Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2021.