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[Ohhai]

Attack Attack! is an American metalcore band from Westerville, Ohio. The group is currently signed to Rise Records. Since their inception in 2005, Attack Attack! have released one EP, If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords? and two full-length albums, Someday Came Suddenly and a self-titled album.

Although some of the group's earlier songs contain Christian-based lyrics, not all members of Attack Attack! follow the religion. As such, they do not consider themselves a Christian band.

Attack Attack! was founded in 2005 by members Austin Carlile, Ricky Lortz, Andrew Whiting, Nick White, and Andrew Wetzel as a primary metalcore group. As time went on, they added keyboard player Caleb Shomo. Several months later, Nick White announced his departure from the group and John Holgado was added on bass. In early 2008, they self-released their debut EP titled If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords?. Later they signed to Rise Records in June 2008 and released their debut album, Someday Came Suddenly, on the label late that year. Someday Came Suddenly peaked at #25 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and #193 on the Billboard 200, with sales of more than 3,600 in its first week.

Later, halfway through a tour supporting Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, vocalist Austin Carlile was fired by the group due to personal differences. Carlile was replaced by Nick Barham, former vocalist of For All We Know. In 2009 for Fearless Records' eighth Punk Goes... album, Punk Goes Pop 2, Attack Attack! covered Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" with Austin Carlile performing the lead vocals, before his departure from the band. Attack Attack! then toured with Escape the Fate, William Control, Black Tide and Burn Halo early in 2009. Attack Attack! was included on Warped Tour 2009 and did signings for the non-profit organization Music Saves Lives where they met with fans who gained special access to the band by donating blood.

Attack Attack! at 2009's Bamboozle festival held in New Jersey.
Attack Attack! released a music video for their highly criticized song "Stick Stickly", and made its premiere on MTV2's Headbangers Ball. Two music videos were created, with one of them being produced by a company named DecembersEdge. The band decided to go with the other video featured on their Myspace profile. The "Stick Stickly" video has led to a number of criticisms, including lengthy pieces by Buddyhead and the British newspaper The Guardian. The band also has a "live" video for the song "Dr. Shavargo Pt. 3".

On October 19, 2009, lead vocalist Nick Barham announced his departure from Attack Attack! just two days short of their headliner tour. He stated in his blog on MySpace that "It was just time for change," and that there was no conflict between him and the other band members. The band then made the decision of Caleb Shomo to be moved as the band's primary vocalist but still remaining at his place as the keyboardist as well.

Near the end of 2009, Attack Attack! toured with I Set My Friends On Fire, Miss May I, Our Last Night, and The Color Morale as part of the "Shred Til You're Dead" tour. Attack Attack! started playing "Sexual Man Chocolate", which was the first song leaked from their self-titled album.

Attack Attack! headlined the 2010 Artery Across the Nation Tour with support from Asking Alexandria, I See Stars, Breathe Carolina and Bury Tomorrow in early 2010. The group performed three songs off their self-titled album live during the tour before its release. The songs performed were "Sexual Man Chocolate", "AC-130", and "A For Andrew". The self-titled album was released on June 8, 2010. The working title for it was intended to be "Shazam!", but was changed due to copyright issues.

The group performed on the Altec Lansing Stage during Warped Tour 2010 for the entire tour. They will be venturing on the This Is a Family Tour in November.

On November 10, 2010 Johnny Franck announced he had departed from the band to focus on his relationship with God. He has started a new project called The March Ahead. With this news also came a clip of a new song featuring Caleb Shomo doing both clean, and unclean vocals. Sean Mackowski of My Ticket Home substituted for Franck's position in the band during their tours. The music video for "Smokahontas" was released on January 21, 2011 and was directed by Thunder Down Country films. Attack Attack! will be performing on the main stage at the 2011 Vans Warped Tour.

The band has planned to re-release their self-titled album on July 19, 2011 with four new songs, two acoustic songs, and two remixes. Their third album is due out in 2012.

-Info from Wikipedia-

[Pete]

There will most probably be a page for Attack Attack! In the musical slander section.

Expect to get flamed for this, harshly, don't take it personally though. If Ryan shows up then just duck & cover. He's the Music section mod & hates anything like Attack Attack!

Yup, here we go.

[Ohhai]

Oh, lol. Why does he hate them? They don't use autotune anymore, they basically got rid of all the synth stuff, and they have a new singer that has pretty meaningful lyrics. Juss sayin lol.

[Pete]

I don't hate them, they're far from my favourite band but with they're old screamer I liked a couple of songs. Namely, 'Bro, Ashley's here!'

Still, you'll find that the regulars around here don't like bands like this that fall into the 'scene' category. Other than Asking Alexandria for most & Alesana for a few.

[Britty-kitty]

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[Ohhai]

I sorta like Asking Alexandria, I used to think they were amazing! Theyre just getting a wee bit old, and I love Alesana! Lol.

[Ohhai]

Here, take a listen to they're new song:

[Pete]

It's not too bad, I have to admit I love a good breakdown, so the end was the best bit for me.

I prefer my post-hardcore to sound a bit more raw though. A bit more like this:



By the way if you wanna post a youtube video, copy the code after v= in the url & put it between these tags.

(youtube) code here (/youtube)

Use [ brackets though, I only did it in these ( as an example.

[Ohhai]

Oh okay. And I wish I could watch this lol but I am on my ipod soooooo when I get on a computer I will watch it. My computer takes ages to load so I just use my ipod lol.

[Ohhai]

oh ya! I know these guys! Ya I like this stuff too, but I really enjoy metal/hardcore with electronic influences lol.

[Pete]

I don't mind that kinda stuff, I like music with breakdowns in though so stuff like Parkway Drive.

British post-hardcore has taken my fancy a lot lately. Granted I'm bias though. Unfortunately there isn't an awful lot, I don't mean Asking Alexandria either.

[Ohhai]

Lol I kind of liked those songs lots lol. I like breakdowns with an epic synth, ya know. lol

[Ohhai]

[Ohhai]

Or if ya like powerpop or pop-punk theres this;

[Pete]

I know eatmewhileimhot, not a fan at all. Second one is autotuned & just so, so horrible.

I'm a big TDWP fan, however Scarlett O'Hara, what diabolical screaming.

[Ohhai]

Haha the second band is a local band lol they are A LOT better now lol. (and by local I mean from my state lol)

[Sunshine Bunny]

Crabcore!

[Ohhai]

Ya! lol, you know whats up lol. Thats what my picture thingy is of over there <. lol.

[Sunshine Bunny]

I wasn't saying it like it was a good thing. Sad thing is, the former lead singer of Attack Attack! is now in a much better band, Of Mice & Men. Well, somewhat better, they are, after all, yet another Christian Post-Hardcore band.

[Ohhai]

Except Austin Carlile (the screamer your talking about) is a huge douche. He was kicked out of AA! for being a douche, and he's already been kicked out of OM&M once lol.