Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses
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Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses is the debut album by American
metalcore
band Atreyu
, released on June 4, 2002, under Victory Records
. The album featured re-worked versions of the songs "Living Each Day Like You're Already Dead," "Someone's Standing on My Chest" and "Tulips are Better", which originally appeared on the band's 2001
EP
, Fractures in the Facade of Your Porcelain Beauty
. "Ain't Love Grand" and "Lip Gloss and Black" were released as singles and music video
s were also made for these two songs. The latter video found significant airplay on Headbangers Ball
and Uranium
in fall 2003.
The album has sold more than 240,000 copies worldwide (according to March, 2006 Nielsen SoundScan
data) and continues to rise.
. The bonus DVD contained a live concert featuring 6 songs at the Showcase Theatre, Corona, California
held on December 27, 2003, two of the band's music videos, a documentary "Lairs" which takes a look at the homes of the band members and biographies of the members of the band and crew, as follows:
Only 25,000 copies of the limited edition version of the album were pressed and each copy is numbered in accordance.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band Atreyu
Atreyu (band)
Atreyu is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/lyricist Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist Marc McKnight and drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller...
, released on June 4, 2002, under Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
. The album featured re-worked versions of the songs "Living Each Day Like You're Already Dead," "Someone's Standing on My Chest" and "Tulips are Better", which originally appeared on the band's 2001
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Fractures in the Facade of Your Porcelain Beauty
Fractures in the Facade of Your Porcelain Beauty
- Credits :Band line-up* Alex Varkatzas - Vocals* Travis Miguel - Guitar* Daniel Jacobs - Guitar* Chris Thomson - Bass* Brandon Saller - Drums, VocalsAdditional credits* Alex Varkatzas and Chad Tafolla – Album concept and layout...
. "Ain't Love Grand" and "Lip Gloss and Black" were released as singles and music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s were also made for these two songs. The latter video found significant airplay on Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...
and Uranium
Uranium (TV series)
Uranium is an American television program about heavy metal which aired on Fuse TV in the early 2000s. After establishing herself as the host of MMUSA's Tastemakers program, Juliya Chernetsky, along with network producers, created Uranium as an outlet for the broad range of heavy metal subgenres...
in fall 2003.
The album has sold more than 240,000 copies worldwide (according to March, 2006 Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
data) and continues to rise.
Track listing
Limited edition album re-release
On February 23, 2004, Victory Records re-released Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses as a "limited edition" with new liner notes from the band. The new version of the album shipped with a bonus DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
. The bonus DVD contained a live concert featuring 6 songs at the Showcase Theatre, Corona, California
Corona, California
Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 152,374, up from 124,966 at the 2000 census...
held on December 27, 2003, two of the band's music videos, a documentary "Lairs" which takes a look at the homes of the band members and biographies of the members of the band and crew, as follows:
- "Deanne the Arsonist" (Live Video)
- "Someone's Standing on My Chest" (Live Video)
- "Ain't Love Grand" (Live Video)
- "A Song for the Optimists" (Live Video)
- "Dilated" (Live Video)
- "Lip Gloss and Black" (Live Video)
- "Ain't Love Grand" (Music Video)
- "Lip Gloss and Black" (Music Video)
- Documentary
- Biographies
Only 25,000 copies of the limited edition version of the album were pressed and each copy is numbered in accordance.
Band line-up
- Dan Jacobs - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Travis Miguel - Guitar
- Brandon Saller - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, Melody Arrangement - Chris Thompson - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Alex Varkatzas - Vocals, LyricistLyricistA lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
Additional credits
- Album artwork by Justin Borucki
- Album layout by Paul MinerPaul MinerPaul Miner is the bassist for Death by Stereo, who left the band early 2005 , to produce, engineer, master, and mix music full time...
- DVD artwork (limited edition only) by Justin Borucki and Clifford Raines
- DVD produced (limited edition only) by Maxx Padilla of Click Vision Productions
- DVD concert footage (limited edition only) provided by Sean Stiegemeier
- Guest vocals on "At Least I Know I'm a Sinner" performed by Efrem SchulzEfrem SchulzEfrem "The Bean" Schulz is the lead singer of Death By Stereo. As of Paul Miner's departure in 2005, he is the only remaining original member of the band....
- Mastered by Alan Douches
- Piano on "Lip Gloss and Black" performed by Jaime Boepple
- Recorded, mixed and produced by Eric Rachel
Reception
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Top Heatseekers | 37 |
| 2004 | Top Independent Albums | 30 |
Videography
- "Ain't Love Grand" (2002) (.mov file from victoryrecords.com)
- "Lip Gloss and Black" (2003) (.mov file from victoryrecords.com)