Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses


Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses is the debut studio album by American metalcore band Atreyu. It was released on June 4, 2002, under Victory Records. The album featured re-worked versions of the songs "Living Each Day Like You're Already Dead", "Someone's Standing on My Chest" and "Tulips Are Better", which originally appeared on the band's 2001 EP, Fractures in the Facade of Your Porcelain Beauty. "Ain't Love Grand" and "Lip Gloss and Black" were released as singles and music videos were also made for these two songs. The latter video found significant airplay on Headbangers Ball and Uranium in the fall of 2003.
The album has sold more than 240,000 copies worldwide and continues to rise.
It is the only album to feature bassist Chris Thomson.
The album was originally to be released under the title of The Death Rock Diaries. The album name change simply came from the band liking Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses more as a title.

Track listing

Limited edition re-release

On February 23, 2004, Victory Records re-released Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses as a "limited edition" with new liner notes from the band. The new version of the album shipped with a bonus DVD. The DVD contains a live concert featuring six songs at the Showcase Theatre, Corona, California held on December 27, 2003, two of the band's music videos, a documentary "Lairs" which takes a look at the homes of the band members, and biographies of the members of the band and crew, as follows:
  • "Deanne the Arsonist"
  • "Someone's Standing on My Chest"
  • "Ain't Love Grand"
  • "A Song for the Optimists"
  • "Dilated"
  • "Lip Gloss and Black"
  • "Ain't Love Grand"
  • "Lip Gloss and Black"
  • Documentary
  • Biographies
Only 25,000 copies of the limited edition version of the album were pressed and each copy is numbered in accordance.

Personnel

Band line-up

  • Alex Varkatzas - unclean vocals, lyrics
  • Dan Jacobs - guitar
  • Travis Miguel - guitar
  • Chris Thomson - bass
  • Brandon Saller - drums, clean vocals, additional guitar, keyboards

Additional credits

  • Album artwork by Justin Borucki
  • Album layout by Paul Miner
  • DVD artwork by Justin Borucki and Clifford Raines
  • DVD produced by Maxx Padilla of Click Vision Productions
  • DVD concert footage provided by Sean Stiegemeier
  • Guest vocals on "At Least I Know I'm a Sinner" performed by Efrem Schulz
  • Mastered by Alan Douches
  • Ryan Saller - sitar
  • Piano on "Lip Gloss and Black" performed by Jaime Boepple
  • Recorded, mixed and produced by Eric Rachel

Charts

Album - Billboard
YearChartPosition
2004Top Heatseekers37
2004Top Independent Albums30