EPK – Atria – Ground Zero (2023)
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For fans of Slipknot, Mudvayne, Soilwork, Killswitch Engage, Tool
“We’ve definitely gotten more aggressive, we always wanted to blend a lot of melody and anthemic chorus’ with brutality. I feel like the fans will agree that on this new one, we’ve gotten much better at doing that. Lyrically, there’s a lot of anger towards not only myself but the world we live in. I try to be hopeful, but I also try to dig into what’s making me angry. It’s therapeutic and cathartic, but it’s really hard. It comes from a real place and it’s not always fun. We hope when fans hear “Ground Zero” from beginning to end, they feel as if they are being exorcised. from the frustration of life.” – Vocalist Tom Emmans – Atria
Band: Atria
EP Title: Ground Zero
Release Date: August 18, 2023
Label: Self-Release
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Forest City London, ON Music Awards – Best Metal Band – 2023
“Atria are from Ontario, Canada, and ‘New World Nightmare’ is their debut EP and what a little gem it is… Atria were a very nice surprise this month and are now band I will be looking out for in the future, because a full album of material this good will be very special. 9/10 – Power Play Magazine UK
“As this is the bands first outing, it is a strong start. I can see them being part of a regular playlist of mine as they are the exact kind of band I listen to. Metalcore is a very selective genre when it comes to what is involved, with bands drifting away from it every day. Atria have found the spot they want and are already planting their feet into the ground of the Canadian metalcore scene. I can see these guys playing a huge festival in the near future.” – Canadian Beats
“Citing Tool, Slipknot and Lamb of God as primary influencers, Canadian rookies Atria get the blood rushing on their inaugural EP. Despite inhabiting that familiar sonic sphere, it’s how they mystically stitch melodic passages with headbanging sequences that elevate them above the chaff. Scrumptious sonic trimmings are merely icing on the industrial cake. Yet at only four songs this searing thunderbolt of heavy metal domination serves mostly as a down payment on future excellence. Mosh on.” – Music Connection
“this is definitely a band to keep an eye out for when they release a full-length.” – Metal Temple
“A Canadian act willing to fuse together elements of melodic death and modern metal to pummel your senses, Atria unleash a fierce and engaging debut four-song EP with New World Nightmare.” – Dead Rhetoric
“The fact is that Atria, apart from all influences and using all influences, delivers a nice calling card with New World NIghtmare that we can do with for the time being. However, it is a business card that is neatly stored until further notice. I’m sold.” – Rock Portaal
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Band: Atria
EP Title: Ground Zero
Release Date: August 18, 2023
Label: Self-Release
Track Listing:
1. Ground Zero – 5:58
2. Antiheroes – 5:05
3. Dysmorphia – 2:35
4. Just a Number – 5:37
5. The Brightest Lights – 6:09
EP Length: 25:27
EP Credits:
All songs written, arranged and performed by Atria
Produced and engineered by Jon Howard at Woodward Studios, Hamilton, Ontario
Mixed and mastered by Jon Howard
Orchestral arrangements, synth and sound design by Thomas Ireland
Icehouse Studios, Goderich, Ontario
Orchestral arrangements, synth and sound design on The Brightest Lights by Matty Shreds Ottawa, Ontario
Additional strings/ synth/ sound design by Jon Howard and Tom Emmans
Art by Florian Seraphim Fauna Buffalo, New York
Graphic design by Mikio Murikami
Silent Q Design, Montreal, Quebec
Art Direction by Tom Emmans
EP Line Up:
Tom Emmans – Vocals
Tim Ross – Guitar
Brody King – Guitar
Joe Mullen – Bass
Jerad Sterling – Drums
Live Band Line Up:
Tom Emmans – Vocals
Tim Ross – Guitar
Brody King – Guitar
Jake Fortney – Bass
Jerad Sterling – Drums
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The EP as a whole:
There’s a lot of anger towards not only myself but the world we live in. I try to be hopeful, but I also try to dig into what’s making me angry. It’s therapeutic, cathartic, but it’s really hard. It comes from a real place and it’s not always fun.
Track By Track explained:
1. Ground Zero is the moment that you first pray to God and realize that there will never be an answer.
2. Antiheroes is about losing faith in the government and media.
3. Dysmorphia is about body dysmorphia and the way the media will sell you a dream that will never come true.
4. Just a Number is about knowing how hard you work every day, you’re nothing more than a cog in a machine and it’s all pointless.
5. The Brightest Lights is a lullaby to my unborn dead child.
L-R: Joe Mullen (Bass), Jerad Sterling (Drums), Tom Emmans (Vocals), Tim Ross (Guitar), Brody King (Guitar)
Photographer Credit – Lisa Thompson of Dark Moon Productions
Atria is an anthemic metal band from London ON that was founded by vocalist Tom Emmans (Odium, Deathpoint, Choices, Scaithe) and guitarist Tim Ross. At first, they began as a studio project in 2017 and from there have gone on to release their debut EP in 2018 entitled “New World Nightmare”. Performing heavy, yet catchy music, the band has shared the stage with The Agonist, Goatwhore, The Casualties, Threat Signal, and more!
Now in 2023, with a fresh lineup change that now includes Jerad Sterling on drums, Brody King on lead guitar, and bassist Joe Mullen, the band has their sights set on unleashing their sophomore effort “Ground Zero” with producer Jon Howard (Threat Signal) once again and features their 2022 hit single “Antiheroes” that garnered the band a recent “Best Metal” trophy from the 2023 Forest City London, ON Music Awards.
“We’ve definitely gotten more aggressive, we always wanted to blend a lot of melody and anthemic chorus’ with brutality. I feel like the fans will agree that on this new one, we’ve gotten much better at doing that. Lyrically, there’s a lot of anger towards not only myself but the world we live in. I try to be hopeful, but I also try to dig into what’s making me angry. It’s therapeutic and cathartic, but it’s really hard. It comes from a real place and it’s not always fun. We hope when fans hear “Ground Zero” from beginning to end, they feel as if they are being exorcised. from the frustration of life.” adds vocalist Tom Emmans.
Atria’s second EP “Ground Zero” is due out on August 18, 2023.
EP Line Up:
Tom Emmans – Vocals
Tim Ross – Guitar
Brody King – Guitar
Joe Mullen – Bass
Jerad Sterling – Drums
Live Band Line Up:
Tom Emmans – Vocals
Tim Ross – Guitar
Brody King – Guitar
Jake Fortney – Bass
Jerad Sterling – Drums
Discography:
2023 – Ground Zero – EP
2018 – New World Nightmare – EP
Shared Stage with: The Agonist, Goatwhore, The Casualties, Threat Signal, Upcoming – Upon a Burning Body, As the Structure Fails
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