What are the riffs that impressed Atreyu’s Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel to select up the guitar and what riffs have they made that proceed encourage themselves in addition to their followers? That’s a part of what we discover out on this Atreyu version of Loudwire’s Gear Factor.

Where It Started

When we caught up with Atreyu’s guitarists, each confirmed completely different sides of the musical spectrum when it got here to what first impressed them to select up the guitar. Miguel shouts out the intro to Metallica’s “One” for his preliminary want to select up the instrument, whereas Jacobs revealed extra punk roots in vibing off Green Day’s “Basket Case.”

“I remember seeing the video on MTV and just the aesthetics of it, just the sound, everything about it just captivated me immediately,” Jacobs mentioned of the observe. Green Day additionally had the primary riff he discovered with “When I Come Around,” additionally off the Dookie album. Miguel provides of Green Day’s first album, “The guitar tone on that record is amazing. I don’t think he gets enough credit for how awesome his guitar sounds on that record,” to which Jacobs copped, “I love distortion and everything I was trying to do was trying to sound like Billie Joe.”

As for Miguel, as soon as he bought a guitar, it was all about Black Sabbath, first studying “Paranoid” and later selecting up “Iron Man.” “I remember just kind of being amazed that I could play pretty much a whole song using that chord. All you have to do is move it around the neck,” -recalled the guitarist.

Where It Continued

The guys additionally shared a few of their favourite riffs and solos as they continued to study guitar. Miguel praised Deftones’ “Root” as a superb train in string skipping, whereas Jacobs leaned into his love of Ratt’s “Lay It Down” and the guitar work of Warren DeMartini. “The way he riffs, the way he solos, everything is just buttery,” mentioned Jacobs of the longtime Ratt guitar slinger.

The two musicians additionally recalled their first guitar solos they ever discovered, with Jacobs revealing that he took an idea from Eddie Van Halen’s taking part in on “Panama” and utilized it to to the band’s personal hit single, “Right Side of the Bed.”

Where It’s Gone

Having discovered loads of inspiration in different acts, the blokes addressed their very own musical catalog, displaying their skills on their very own favourite riffs and solos. Among their picks for favorites had been “Creature,” “Blow” and “Becoming the Bull.” They additionally delved into the primary riffs that they ever wrote for Atreyu and their favourite elements from their newest album, 2023’s The Beautiful Dark of Life.

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Atreyu in 2024

Atreyu has a brand new album, The Pronoia Sessions: Revised and Reimagined, due Oct. 25 digitally and Nov. 8 on CD and vinyl. Meanwhile, the group has a handful of dates scheduled for the autumn. Ticketing info might be discovered via their web site. Check out the total Gear Factor with Atreyu’s Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel under.

Atreyu’s Dan Jacobs + Travis Miguel Play Their Favorite Riffs