A Death-Grip on Yesterday

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A Death-Grip on Yesterday
Studio album by
Atreyu
ReleasedMarch 28, 2006 (2006-03-28)
Recorded2005 Pulse Recording Studios
Los Angeles, California
GenreMetalcore
Length32:49
LabelVictory
ProducerJosh 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.

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[2]
Blistering(average)[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal2/10[4]
IGN6.2/10[5]
PopMatters5/10[6]
Punknews.org[7]

Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

  • The censored version of the song "Ex's and Oh's" is featured in EA Sports' Madden NFL 07 video game.
  • The song "Ex's and Oh's" is also part of a downloadable track pack for Guitar Hero II on the Xbox 360.
  • "Shameful" was played during the TNA 2006 recap at the end of the December 28, 2006 edition of TNA iMPACT!. It was also used in the TNA Sacrifice replay video.
  • The song "My Fork in the Road" was used on The Hills Have Eyes 2 soundtrack.
  • The song "My Fork in the Road" was used for a recap video of 2007 edition of TNA Lockdown.
  • A sample of "My Fork in the Road (Your Knife in My Back)" was also used to recap the results of a vehicle modification on the MTV2 show Pimp My Ride.
  • The songs "Ex's and Oh's" and "Our Sick Story (Thus Far)" were briefly played on MTV's Jersey Shore.
  • A sample of "We Stand Up" was on Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory during the zip lining scene.

Personnel[edit]

Band line-up[edit]

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[edit]

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)

Year Single Chart Position
2006 "Ex's and Oh's" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 24

References[edit]

  1. ^ Katie Hasty. "T.I. Rules as 'King' of Album Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  2. ^ A Death-Grip on Yesterday at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Blistering review". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "IGN review". Archived from the original on 2007-05-14. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
  6. ^ PopMatters review
  7. ^ Punknews.org review
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Atreyu Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "Atreyu Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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