Most frequent collaboratorJohn Feldmann · 53 tracks
GenresMetalcorePost-HardcoreAlternative MetalHard Rock
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 123 of 123 tracks
Did Atreyu write their own songs?
Yes. Which name goes on them changes. Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses and The Curse credit Alex Varkatzas with the lyrics and Dan Jacobs, Travis Miguel and Brandon Saller with the music. The next five albums credit only Atreyu. From Baptize in 2021 the members are named again, alongside John Feldmann.
By the Numbers
10
Studio Albums
123
Tracks Credited
100%
Self-Written
28
Years Active
32
Collaborators
Authorship Breakdown 123 / 123 self-written
Who wrote the songs?
Across all 123 tracks: how many Atreyu wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Atreyu has a writing credit100%
55%
45%
Sole author68tracks55%
Co-written55tracks45%
Outside writers0tracks0%
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Atreyu's roles across the catalogue
Share of all 123 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Lyricist (words)100%
Composer (music)100%
Producer17%
Performer100%
Member Credit Breakdown share of tracks each member is credited on
Percentage of all 123 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
Member
Period
Lyrics
Music
Production
Performance
Dan Jacobs
1998-2011; 2014-present
23%
41%
0%
0%
Brandon Saller
1998-2011; 2014-present
23%
41%
0%
0%
Travis Miguel
2000-2011; 2014-present
23%
41%
0%
0%
Marc McKnight
2004-2011; 2014-present
23%
23%
0%
0%
Kyle Rosa
2020-present
12%
12%
0%
0%
Alex Varkatzas
1998-2011; 2014-2020
28%
9%
0%
0%
Chris Thomson
2001-2004
0%
0%
0%
0%
Kyle Stanley
1999-2001
0%
0%
0%
0%
Brian O'Donnell
1998
0%
0%
0%
0%
Authorship Over Time writing credit per album
Atreyu's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
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2002Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses
2004The Curse
2006A Death-Grip on Yesterday
2007Lead Sails Paper Anchor
2009Congregation of the Damned
2015Long Live
2018In Our Wake
2021Baptize
2023The Beautiful Dark of Life
2026The End Is Not the End
Early · 100% written
Mid · 100% written
Late · 100% written
Authorship by Decade track-weighted
100%
2000s
Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses, The Curse +3 more
100%
2010s
Long Live, In Our Wake
100%
2020s
Baptize, The Beautiful Dark of Life +1 more
Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author
Where Atreyu sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
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Other artists on the site
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. G GGGarth · BM Bob Marlette · MP Matthew Pauling · FA Fred Archambault · ER Eric Rachel
The Authorship Story
Data Insight
The credits move in three blocks. The first two albums name people, with Alex Varkatzas on lyrics and Dan Jacobs, Travis Miguel and Brandon Saller on music. Then five albums in a row, from A Death-Grip on Yesterday through In Our Wake, credit only Atreyu. From Baptize onward the names come back, with the current line-up plus John Feldmann on every track. That works out to 62 of the 123 tracks naming a member and 72 carrying the band line, with Baptize counted in both because it credits the group and its writers together.
Quick Facts
FromYorba Linda, California, formed in 1998
Credit convention72 of 123 tracks carry the band credit rather than a member's name
Best sellerThe Curse has sold more than 500,000 and is certified gold
Biggest songs"Becoming the Bull", "Falling Down" and "Gone" all reached number five on Mainstream Rock
Gold albumsThe first four studio albums are all certified gold by the RIAA
Line-upDan Jacobs and Brandon Saller since 1998; Alex Varkatzas left in 2020
Creative Fingerprint
Named writers at the start and at the end, with five albums of flat band credit in the middle covering the band's biggest years.
The Story
Atreyu formed in Yorba Linda, California in 1998 and became one of the defining metalcore bands of the 2000s, built on Alex Varkatzas screaming against Brandon Saller's clean singing from behind the drums. Ten studio albums, a four-year break from 2011, and Varkatzas gone since 2020.
Frequently Asked Questions Atreyu
Did Atreyu write their own songs?
Yes. Which name goes on them changes. Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses and The Curse credit Alex Varkatzas with the lyrics and Dan Jacobs, Travis Miguel and Brandon Saller with the music. The next five albums credit only Atreyu. From Baptize in 2021 the members are named again, alongside John Feldmann.
Who wrote "Bleeding Mascara"?
Lyrics by Alex Varkatzas, music by Dan Jacobs, Travis Miguel and Brandon Saller, the credit that runs across all of The Curse.
Who wrote "Becoming the Bull"?
Atreyu, credited as a band. Every track on Lead Sails Paper Anchor carries the same line. It reached number five on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.
What happened to Alex Varkatzas?
Varkatzas sang the unclean vocals from 1998 and left in 2020. He is still credited as an additional lyricist and songwriter on Baptize, the first album made without him.
Dan Jacobs on guitar and Brandon Saller on vocals, both since 1998, with Travis Miguel on guitar since 2000, Marc McKnight on bass since 2004 and Kyle Rosa on drums since 2020.
Did Atreyu break up?
They went on hiatus in 2011 and came back in 2014. Long Live in 2015 was the first album after the return.
A Death-Grip on Yesterday through In Our Wake all print one band credit instead of names. That is a labeling choice, not a claim about who wrote what, and it is why the authorship figure on this page reads lower than the band's actual involvement.
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