Dead Icarus Vocalist and Ex-Atreyu Frontman Alex Varkatzas Completes Firefighter Training

Alex Varkatzas has officially completed his training to become a firefighter.

The Dead Icarus frontman and former Atreyu vocalist shared the news on social media on June 13, announcing his graduation from the fire academy after months of intensive preparation and training.

Varkatzas reflected on the journey, thanking his friends and family for their support while detailing the demanding schedule that led to his graduation.

“@mvcfireacademy54 graduation today. Grateful for my friends and family coming. I couldn’t have done this without their love and support. We have been working hard since pre academy in Jan. Up @ 4am, PT @ 5:30am usually not home til around 6pm everyday, mon-fri for 16 weeks. Countless hours of studying, training and drills has led up to today and to be honest this is just the start. There is a lot i want to say but i don’t know how to sum it all up. I’ll leave you with this….

Don’t ever give up on yourself. Losing is not the same thing as failing and winning doesn’t teach half the lessons that losing does. Be a student of life. Keep putting one foot in front of the other and when you falter, get up and just keep going. The only way to truly fail is to quit. I wish you all peace and power.”

While Varkatzas remains active with Dead Icarus, his graduation marks the beginning of a new chapter outside of music as he pursues a career in firefighting.

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