Andrew came up with the name after hearing police sirens one day at work.
The band originally consisted of all of the above except for Brian, with ex-Fake ID singer Ben Potrykus as the Lead Vocalist and frontman of the band. Alex and Brendan were friends from high school who attended Northeastern University in Boston. There they met Andrew and they began to form a band. Old high school friend Nate, who was attending Southeastern University in Florida, relocated to Springfield, MA to join the band. Ben, who was in high school at the time, was recruited through the internet.
The band released two demos (a total of five songs) during this time period.
After some sort of conflict that may have involved the rest of the band's willingness to look for a relatively large record label, Ben left TREOS to form The Lido Venice, a folk project. At this point, the band met Casey Crescenzo (originally from California) while working at Urban Outfitters and he joined the band.
TREOS wrote a song around this time called Dead Men Tell No Tales about Ben's leaving the band in which he's assumedly accused of abandoning the band. Ben retaliated with a song called Salvo Brio that references the band by name and accuses them of pushing him out of the group.
The band played their first show with Casey on April 20, 2004 and released a 5-track self-titled EP before signing to Triple Crown Records around September.
The band released their first full-length album, Between the Heart and the Synapse in April 2005.
Casey also has a solo side-project called The Dear Hunter. He recently played his first show under the Dear Hunter name with the other members of TREOS backing him up by playing their respective instruments.
They are currently expecting to record a cover for a compilation and an original song for a movie soundtrack. They're also planning to re-release Between the Heart and the Synapse in the near future with a DVD and acoustic versions of several songs.
Vocalist/guitarist/laptop-ist Casey Crescenzo left TREOS in the end of 2006 in order to devote himself fully to his side project, The Dear Hunter. A close friend of the band, Ross, filled in for him on The Twilight Army tour with Circa Survive.
TREOS announced by way of their official website that Brian "The Otter" Southall, original drummer for Boys Night Out, would be their new permanent 5th member. He plays guitar and keyboards, but will not sing.
TREOS' new album, The Earth Sings MI Fa Mi was released on August 7th, 2007.
The group announced their discontinuation via Myspace on March 18th, 2008. The breakup (or indefinite hiatus) was due to Brendan's desire to remain with his wife and newborn child. The rest of the band intends to continue pursuing music somehow.
TREOS announced they are reuniting to play Skatefest 2010, May 8th at The Palladium in Worcester, MA.
The War of All Against All
The Receiving End of Sirens Lyrics
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Or fake your deaths; your wounds undressed beneath your costumes.
Some are so well rehearsed
For hearses it hurts, always the first to wave the white flag
And barricade themselves
In false pretenses, fox holed in trenches.
Forged casualties with casual pleas,
Dying to please the enemy
We are the corps of corpses,
We are up in arms and armed
Bring all the king's horses and all the king's men
Push on, plod on, these legs like pistons pumping forward motion.
Convalescent men in uniform.
We have fallen to friendly fire, shrapnel freckles our spine.
Still our feet fall one by one.
We were led to lead lovers, while marching to the beat.
We were led to lead lovers, we kissed so well.
The cannon's calling our name,
I hear her singing to me
In morse code,
"This is our revolution!
To arms! To arms!
This is a revolution!"
We are the corps of corpses,
We are up in arms and armed.
The lyrics to The Receiving End of Sirens' song The War of All Against All describe a war-like atmosphere where soldiers are faced with a life or death situation. The song begins with a call to remain alert and ready for battle or, alternatively, to fake one's own death and hide disguised as a corpse. The soldiers in this war are quick to surrender, always the first to wave the white flag, and barricade themselves in false pretenses. They forge casualties to try and deceive the enemy, but ultimately, they are dying to please them.
The second verse describes the soldiers pushing onward despite facing difficulties. They are convalescing and have already fallen to friendly fire, yet they continue to march forward. The song touches on being led to lead lovers while marching to the beat, perhaps a nod to the idea of soldiers being motivated by the thought of returning to their loved ones. The chorus repeats the phrase, we are the corps of corpses, and we are up in arms and armed. The song ends with the sound of a cannon and a call to arms, a revolution, signaling the never-ending cycle of war.
Line by Line Meaning
Look alive, gentlemen
Pay Attention, be alert
Or fake your deaths; your wounds undressed beneath your costumes.
Pretend you are dead to stay alive
Some are so well rehearsed
Some People are well trained in this
For hearses it hurts, always the first to wave the white flag
It's painful to see people giving up so easily
And barricade themselves
And make themselves unavailable
In false pretenses, fox holed in trenches.
Hiding under the guise of deception
Forged casualties with casual pleas,
Fake injuries with ease
Dying to please the enemy
Sacrificing oneself for the benefit of the enemy
We die to stay alive, We kill to survive
We sacrifice ourselves and others to survive
We are the corps of corpses,
We are a group of dead bodies
We are up in arms and armed
We are armed and ready for battle
Bring all the king's horses and all the king's men
Call for help from all available resources
Push on, plod on, these legs like pistons pumping forward motion.
Keep moving forward
Convalescent men in uniform.
Recovering soldiers in uniform
We have fallen to friendly fire, shrapnel freckles our spine.
We have been hurt by our own side
Still our feet fall one by one.
We keep moving forward despite our injuries
We were led to lead lovers, while marching to the beat.
We were trained to lead as we marched
We were led to lead lovers, we kissed so well.
We were prepared to display affection to blend in
The cannon's calling our name,
The war is calling out to us
I hear her singing to me
I can hear the call of war
In morse code,
In secret code,
"This is our revolution!
"This is our time!
To arms! To arms!
Prepare for battle!
This is a revolution!"
This is our fight!
We are the corps of corpses,
We are a group of dead bodies
We are up in arms and armed.
We are armed and ready for battle
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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Gerald D
Look alive, gentlemen
Or fake your deaths; your wounds undressed beneath your costumes.
Some are so well rehearsed
For hearses it hurts, always the first to wave the white flag
And barricade themselves
In false pretenses, fox holed in trenches.
Forged casualties with casual pleas,
Dying to please the enemy
We die to stay alive,
We kill to survive
We are the corps of corpses,
We are up in arms and armed
Bring all the king's horses and all the king's men
We are the corps of corpses,
We are up in arms and armed
Bring all the king's horses and all the king's men
Bring all the king's horses and all the king's men
Push on, plod on, these legs like pistons pumping forward motion.
Convalescent men in uniform.
We have fallen to friendly fire, shrapnel freckles our spine.
Still our feet fall one by one.
We are the corps of corpses,
We are up in arms and armed
Bring all the king's horses and all the king's men
We are the corps of corpses,
We are up in arms and armed
Bring all the king's horses and all the king's men
We were led to lead lovers, while marching to the beat, to the beat.
We were led to lead lovers, we kissed so well, we kissed so well.
We were led to lead lovers, while marching to the beat, to the beat.
We were led to lead lovers, we kissed so well, we kissed so well.
The cannon's calling our name,
I hear her singing to me
The cannon's calling our name,
I hear her singing to me
In morse code, (To arms! To arms!)
"This is our revolution!"
In morse code, (To arms! To arms!)
"This is our revolution!"
In morse code, (To arms! To arms!) (We are the corps of corpses)
"This is our revolution!" (We are up in arms and armed)
In morse code, (To arms! To arms!) (We are the corps of corpses)
"This is our revolution!" (We are up in arms and armed)
Matt G
This is honestly the greatest album ever written. In my opinion.
Daddy
Matt G - definitely top 10
Quentin “Bring the Nu Metal” Childs
TRUTH.
CryptoDuck007
Still one of the best bands I have ever heard. this coming in 2021
CryptoDuck007
Best band i have ever heard. These guys need be on the radio.
Wronged Sports
I saw them about 15 years ago and I loved this song before I saw them and after seeing them perform this song I loved it even more. Everyone went fucking nuts at the breakdown
Quentin “Bring the Nu Metal” Childs
This is one of my favorites by them! 😍 The outro makes me hum and sing every time, even if I can’t clarify on what they’re saying!
DDAI12
I remember seeing them at a crappy storage unit used as a recording studio/music venue in Virginia summer of 2005, I was 17. Usually just local bands played there but sometimes touring bands would come. I'll never forget they opened with this song and barely got through the intro when the power went out. I thought they would just leave because it was an audience of maybe 30 people but they stayed. Eventually the problem was fixed and they played an amazing set.
valedeer
Holy shit the first 50 seconds are all I ever wanted in a song
dr .n0
oh god for real! you gotta love that super melodic underoath style build up!! straight through the first verse to that first hook and then 3:42 just crushes you with the macho man randy savage POWER!