Attack Attack: This Means War Review

Synopsis:
Attack Attack! are a metalcore/post-hardore band formed in Columbus, Ohio in 2005. The original lineup consisted of Austin Carlile, Ricky Lortz, Nick White, Andrew Wetzel, and Andrew Whiting. Caleb Shomo joined the band as their keyboardist and Johnny Franck joined as rhythm guitarist and clean vocalist. Nick White left the band soon afterward and John Holgado became their new bassist.

Review:

This Means War is by far the bands best attempt to fade away from their staple “electro-core” path and focus on some heavy hitting medleys. While the instruments have been stepped up, mainly in the six string department, the album still lacks a solid base to build off of. With some unimpressive and outright wonky vocals by Caleb Shomo, This Means War suffers. Lyrically the album shows little maturity and at most point falls flat between the riffs. However this does show a vast improvement for Attack Attack. Recently the demographic has faded away from dance hardcore music, leaving bands to try and settle into two distinctive categories, one revolves around Dubstep and the other around the roots of Hardcore. Attack Attack’s middle ground no longer exists and the time to grow or die is now, they must choose which route to pursue. This Means War shows a serious progression into some potentially amazing metalcore, however lyrically the album did not meet expectations. Regardless of what the album trys to accomplish it still falls short and I was fairly disappointed by Caleb all throughout this album, I hope his attempts are more serious in the future.

Track List

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

2/5

Article by: Larry Harris