A punk kid from Orange County, Brandon Saller was just 13 when he joined street punks Retribution. A few line-up changes (and a name switch) later and he was the drummer in Atreyu for their breakthrough records in the early 2000s, taking over vocal duties in 2020 after the departure of Alex Varkatzas.
Two decades since the band set out their vision for vampiric metalcore on 2004's The Curse and Atreyu continue to evolve sonically, but still maintain a kernel of darkness even as their songwriting became more direct. We caught up with Brandon to get his picks for the ten records that set him on the path to fronting the band.
