Atreyu announces “The Hope Of A Spark” EP, releases “Watch Me Burn” Music Video

American metalcore unit Atreyu has announced a new EP, “The Hope Of A Spark”, set to be released on April 14 via Spinefarm. The official music video for the EP’s latest single, “Watch Me Burn“, can be seen below.

The clip, directed by Aaran McKenzie, bassist of While She Sleeps, features English actor Leigh Gill (Joker, Game of Thrones, Fantastic Beasts, and Where To Find Them).

“Watch Me Burn” is the EP’s phoenix rising from life’s trial-by-fire, a call to arms to let renewed hope emerge from smoldering embers and ash.

“To me, it’s a song about being cleansed by fire,” says bassist Marc “Porter” McKnight. “Whatever it is that’s bringing you down and holding you back, burn it down. Use it, learn from it, move on, and grow. That thing does not deserve you and you don’t deserve it.“

“It’s very relatable to all of us individually, but it’s also incredibly pertinent to the journey of this band,” adds frontman Brandon Saller, who leads the track’s anthemic, hooky chorus with a defiant cry of: Even when flames grow higher/I’ll be fighting till I’m dead.

The four-track EP embodies everything that Atreyu has come to be, to mean, to represent, marking the beginning of the next chapter in the band’s story, with assorted pieces of an expansive puzzle still taking shape, form, and focus.

Produced by longtime collaborator John Feldmann, the new music explores reflection and rumination on the pressures, pleasures, and pains of modern life with each track representing a snapshot of deeply personal lived and shared experiences.

“The Hope Of A Spark” EP track listing

Drowning
God Devil
Capital F
Watch Me Burn

Atreyu will kick off “The Hope Of A Spark” headlining tour on April 27 in Sacramento at Ace of Spades with a one-off date supporting Kayzo on May 6 in Los Angeles and concluding on May 21 in Denver at the Gothic Theatre. All dates are with special guests Point North, Within Destruction, and Lylvc, unless otherwise noted.

U.S. tour dates:

Apr. 27 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Apr. 28 – Reno, NV @ Virginia Street Brewhouse
Apr. 29 – Bend, OR @ Midtown Ballroom
Apr. 30 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
May 02 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
May 03 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
May 05 – Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren
May 06 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Kia Forum *
May 07 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
May 08 – Tucson, AZ @ Encore
May 10 – San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center
May 11 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Brewster Street Ice House
May 12 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
May 13 – Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
May 15 – Joliet, IL @ The Forge
May 16 – Belvedere, IL @ The Apollo
May 18 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
May 19 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
May 20 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Sunshine Studios Live **
May 21 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre **

• supporting KAYZO
  ** without POINT NORTH