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Brandon Saller: From Drummer to Frontman

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Brandon Saller, former drummer of Atreyu, now fronts the band, drawing inspiration from his time with Hell or Highwater and learning from heavy hitters like Lars Ulrich. Despite online criticism, Saller remains confident, citing their successful Iron Maiden tour and chart-topping single. Hes not afraid to clap back at trolls, and Atreyu is gearing up for their new album, The End Is Not The End, set to release on April twenty-fourth.

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Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Brandon Saller: From Drummer to Frontman. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 6th, a trio's former drummer, Brandon Sauer, is now their full-time frontman after more than five years behind the mic, and he opened up about it on the Garza podcast with Suicide Silence guitarist Chris Garza. During the band's hiatus, Sauer fronted his own group, Hell or Highwater, touring with heavy hitters like Stone Sauer, Avenged Sevenfold, and Seven Dust, where he picked up tips on working the crowd from those pro singers. He compared his style to Metallica's Lars Ulrich, always wanting to stand up and engage from behind the drums, but now, upfront, it's even more. Interactive and fun, with Sauer's support from his bandmates building his confidence. Fans online have thrown shade, claiming the band died when original singer Alex Barcaz is left, but Sauer lasted off, pointing to their iron, made in tour in their song-hitting number one, most added a radio this week. He's got a witty clap back for trolls calling him out on his size, like telling them he'll rat them out to their moms while the California metal crew.

Gears up for their new album, The End Is Not The End, dropping April 24th on spine farm. That wraps music news today, brought to you with AI.

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