A Death-Grip on Yesterday

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A Death-Grip on Yesterday
Atreyu - ADGOY.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 28, 2006 (2006-03-28)
Recorded2005 Pulse Recording Studios
Los Angeles, California
Genre Metalcore
Length32:49
Label Victory
Producer Josh Abraham, Atreyu
Atreyu chronology
The Curse
(2004)
A Death-Grip on Yesterday
(2006)
The Best Of... Atreyu
(2007)
Singles from A Death-Grip on Yesterday
  1. "Ex's and Oh's"
    Released: March 14, 2006
  2. "The Theft"
    Released: August 29, 2006

A Death-Grip on Yesterday is the third studio album by American metalcore band Atreyu. It was released on March 28, 2006, through Victory Records. A week after its release, it had sold more than 69,000 copies and started out at #9 on the Billboard 200. [1] It has gone on to sell more than 340,000 copies.

Contents

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blistering (average) [3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 2/10 [4]
IGN 6.2/10 [5]
PopMatters 5/10 [6]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Song appearances

Personnel

Band line-up

Additional credits

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Chart (2006)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 92
US Billboard 200 [9] 9
Top Independent Albums [10] 1

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
2006"Ex's and Oh's"Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks24

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