Tag Archive: Attack Attack

Attack Attack! – This Means War

Filed Under: Reviews

Jan.24, 2012

Attack Attack!

This Means War

01. The Revolution
02. The Betrayal
03. The Hopeless
04. The Reality
05. The Abduction
06. The Motivation
07. The Wretched
08. The Family
09. The Confrontation
10. The Eradication

[01/17/12]
[Rise Records]

What can I possibly say about Attack Attack! that hasn’t already been said? Only a few short years ago they were the butt of every joke as the poster boys for all that is wrong with what metalcore has become. Generic breakdown-laden metalcore with autotuned vocals, misguided electronic parts, and choreographed stage moves was just too ridiculous, and I’m sure the band hasn’t heard the end of it since their ‘breakout hit’ ‘Stick Stickly.’ A lot can change a band over the course of two albums, and with lineup changes plaguing them, Attack Attack! have proved themselves to be quite resilient. I mean, regardless what you think about the band, it takes strength to keep pursuing your career after an embarrassing viral video and losing about half your band. Through it all, the band has managed to mature, making an effort to be taken seriously as musicians. Their latest album This Means War sees the band going from hilariously awful to just unoffensive.

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Tags: A Day to Remember, Attack Attack, Emmure, Rise Records, This Means War

Attack Attack! Release Their ‘Best’ Song Yet: ‘The Motivation‘

Filed Under: New music

Dec.14, 2011

Alright. It’s time to cut this band some slack. We all remember the embarrassing electro-crabcore piece of shit called Someday Came Suddenly. Not to mention that terribly generic and forgettable self titled garbage. This isn’t bad though.

So the track is imaginatively titled ‘The Motivation‘. They use some old tricks like pitch correction and terrible synth, but if the album is like this at all, it won’t be unbearable. As for the song? I enjoy it. The djent is djenty and the verses are good. Maybe we can shed the band some respect for not putting out something terrible…or maybe I am hopelessly optimistic? Shoot off in the comments or whatever and let me know what you think.

- CD

Tags: Attack Attack, The Motivation

Design the Skyline – Nevaeh

Filed Under: Reviews

Aug.10, 2011

Design the Skyline

Nevaeh

01. Crystal Swords Kill The Hordes
02. Reality Away
03. Destroyer
04. Cybernetic Strawflower
05. Break Free From Your Life
06. Reverie
07. Witch of the Woods
08. Free For Infinity
09. Under The Blood Driven Moon
10. Nevaeh

[08/16/11]
[Victory Records]

You’d think that a metal blog reviewing the new Design the Skyline would simply be a practice in creative verbal abuse, but no, not today. I’d hate to admit it—mostly because it was just so damn fun—but maybe we as an entire internet community over-reacted a bit when we found out about Design the Skyline. Sure, that song “Surrounded By Silence” was hands down one of the worst things I’ve heard in a long time. That song was a terrible mish-mash of all things that was wrong with neon hair and tight pants from the BREE BREE breakdowns to the rave synths and autotune, and worst of all it wasn’t even arranged into anything that could be considered a coherent song. We all scoffed when word got out that they were going to be “proving the haters wrong,” as if there could be any meaningful improvement seen on the album. Turns out, it’s actually not as bad as all that, and I can’t fucking believe it.

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Tags: Arsonists Get All The Girls, Attack Attack, Design the Skyline, iwrestledabearonce, The Contortionist

The League Of Extraordinary Djentlemen Presents: League Records

Filed Under: General News, New music, Upcoming releases

Jul.05, 2011

No doubt many of you will be aware of one of metal’s largest Facebook communities, “The League Of Extraordinary Djentlemen“. With ‘djent’ being the genre of the moment, it’s unsurprising, and the guys behind it capitalised quickly, and are now one of the main conduits for those seeking out new music in this vein. Bigger than us, even. Utter bastards!

Not content with this, however, the guys have decided to take the next step in promoting the movement by setting up League Records, and have announced their intent to the world with their two inaugural signings, The Machinist and Embrace The Tide. Let’s take a look shall we?

The Machinist

“Inspired by other local bands such as Monuments and TesseracT, and heavily influenced by the groovy rhythms, polymetric timings, epic ambiences and low tuned guitars, seven-piece outfit The Machinist have gained a great following already, scoring great support spots for bands such as Chimp Spanner, Aliases and Cyclamen, and are keen to get their name out there even more.”

The Machinist are the strongest of the two inaugural signees for League Records, fitting right in with the British ‘tech metal’ scene that has gathered quite a following. There seems to be some trend in British metal that is conducive to bands having two vocalists, a-la Sikth, Fellsilent, Monuments, and The Arusha Accord. The Monuments comparison in particular is prevalent; the aggressive and groove-laden side is there, and they avoid the over-reliance on the mono-tonal chugging that plagues a lot of second and third-tier djent bands.

One to keep an eye on for sure.

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Tags: A Day to Remember, Aliases, Attack Attack, Bury Tomorrow, Chimp Spanner, Cyclamen, Embrace The Tide, Exit Ten, It Prevails, Monuments, Tesseraxt, The Machinist, We Came As Romans

Japanese Techno-Metalcore Is Better!

Filed Under: Video

May.25, 2011

Here’s the video for the new Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas track Chase the Light! Wait, what? FALILV are a Japanese band in the vein of Attack Attack!, but they’re significantly better. I actually really like them, they use their electronic elements properly and it’s not a cheesy mix of things that appeal to scene kids. Yes, the band name is stupid but whatever. Anyway, here’s the video for “Chase the Light”!

I honestly think it’s great. The breakdown part is awesome, the ending is rightfully epic, and it’s upbeat and melodic all along the ride. As long as you can get over the autotuned clean vocals, that is.

And here’s an older track, “Stray in Chaos”. Sounds a bit like Raunchy, to be honest.

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Tags: Attack Attack, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Raunchy

Asking Alexandria – Reckless and Relentless

Filed Under: Reviews

Apr.06, 2011

Asking Alexandria

Reckless and Relentless

01. Welcome
02. Dear Insanity
03. Closure
04. A Lesson Never Learned
05. To The Stage
06. Dedication
07. Someone, Somewhere
08. Breathless
09.The Match
10. Another Bottle Down
11. Reckless & Relentless
12. Morte et Dabo

[04/05/11]
[Sumerian Records]

It’s rough out there being an Asking Alexandria fan. While I surely think they are better than their contemporaries (think Attack Attack!), it’s surely not something I prefer to listen to. Their previous album Stand Up and Scream was a boring, uneventful chugfest with most of the music either being horrendously stereotypical generic breakdowns or cheesy below average techno. Given the fact that they are signed to Sumerian Records, a record company with a blemish-free line-up of quality bands (sans this band and I See Stars), you wonder why they are even signed to Sumerian in the first place when listening to their previous record. Does this record show any sort of justification of them being signed, or is it more of the same tired equation?

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Tags: Asking Alexandria, Attack Attack, Born of Osiris, bring me the horizon, I See Stars

Born of Osiris – The Discovery [Second Opinion!]

Filed Under: Reviews

Mar.21, 2011

Born of Osiris

The Discovery

01. Follow the Signs
02. Singularity
03. Ascension
04. Devastate
05. Recreate
06. Two Worlds Of Design
07. A Solution
08. Shaping the Masterpiece
09. Dissimulation
10. Automatic Motion
11. The Omniscient (An Interlude)
12. Last Straw
13. Regenerate
14. XIV
15. Behold

[03/22/11]
[Sumerian Records]

Forget everything you’ve ever known about Born of Osiris. All the thoughts invoked at the sound of their name about monotonous breakdowns, songs that go absolutely nowhere, and facepalm-inducing moments like the infamous “Bow Down” are no longer relevant; The Discovery marks an incredible growth for the band that has exceeded all expectations, setting Born of Osiris on a path that may take them to the forefront of this new wave of progressive metal.

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Tags: Attack Attack, Born of Osiris, Periphery, Protest the Hero

Born of Osiris Are In The Studio: PART II?

Filed Under: General News, Upcoming releases, Video

Oct.13, 2010

For the life of me, I can’t remember if I’ve posted the first studio video on here or not, but my internet at home has been beyond lousy as of late, so I’ve had a hard time working on the site and figuring shit out. My new modem should be in soon, so I’ll try to get more done when it comes in! That said, don’t expect all that much else from me today unless luck happens.

So Born Of Osiris have posted their second studio video online this week. As you might be able to tell from the video, BoO have decided not to record with Joey Sturgis producing. Thank goodness; that man was responsible for producing some of the shittiest albums to pass for metal in the past few years. We’re talking Attack Attack, Emmure, and Oceano here. Get that shit out of my face. Apparently the only great albums he produced that I can see here was for I Am Abomination. Instead, the group are co-producing it with Don Byczynski, who recently said the album will have twelve tracks. This is sounding like it will be their best work yet.

Born of Osiris’ third studio album is due out early next year on Sumerian Records.

- JR

Tags: Attack Attack, Born of Osiris, Don Byczynski, Emmure, I Am Abomination, Joey Sturgis, Oceano

I Know You Guys Love Good News…

Filed Under: General News, Upcoming releases

Sep.03, 2010

but that’s too bad, because I don’t have any.

Emmure are set to go into the studio Joey Sturgis, famed producer of just about every terrible-to-mediocre core band in existence. Fresh off of the heels of their awe-inspiring Attack Attack! tour, it’s off to track a barrage of chug and brodowns. Year after year, they do the same thing. It’s a shame, but I suppose writing nothing but breakdowns is easy work. You’re in and you’re out with enough time for Victory to shovel that pile out into the media by the end of the year.

Tell me how stoked you guys are in the comment section. You’re excited, right?

- JR

Tags: Attack Attack, Emmure