Visions (Atreyu album)

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Visions
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EP by
Released1999
RecordedYorba Linda, California
Genre Metalcore
Length25:35
Label Die Trying Records
Producer Alex Varkatzas, Brandon Saller, and Paul Miner
Atreyu chronology
Visions
(1999)
Fractures in the Facade of Your Porcelain Beauty
(2001)

Visions is the debut release of American metalcore band Atreyu. It is a seven-track EP and was released during 1999 although the exact release date is unknown, as no confirmation on the EP's release date has been made. It is suspected that the EP was sold at the band's local shows and, as a result, is currently very difficult to find. It was released through Die Trying Records, a Yorba Linda, California independent label. As heard on this EP, much of their earlier sound is influenced by hardcore punk music. Unlike every other Atreyu album, Brandon Saller does not sing on the album in addition to playing drums.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Atreyu.

No.TitleLength
1."As the Line Between Machinery and Humanity Blurs"4:01
2."Who Died?"2:51
3."Love Is Illness"3:31
4."Bleeding Hearts Shed No Tears"3:17
5."Never Too Far Gone"4:25
6."Of Gods and Monsters"4:51
7."Dinosaurs Became Extinct (And You Are a Fossil)"2:43

Personnel

Atreyu
Additional personnel

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