*7 out of 10*
Don’t let this band’s “talk of the town” repuation fool you just yet, Attack Attack! might just be the new face of modern heavy music. On first listen, it’s hard to see how fans could dislike this band’s debut record “Someday Came Suddenly” released on Rise Records in November 2008. They have catchy, voice coder sing alongs, dance beats, catchy synthesizer, catchy drum lines, even catchy break downs! To give you a visual, it’s a mash-up of a hardcore show and rave. This album from a technical standpoint is by no means brilliant but at the same time, through the 11 tracks it’s never boring either. Their writing skills are admittedly immature and at times incredibly simple, but they’ve still managed a record that is enjoyable, fun, and overall an easy listen. The album’s lyrics suggest that Attack Attack! is a Chrisitan band which indicates that along with auto-tuning & voice modifying they have also jumped on the Christian hardcore bandwagon that has gained so many bands popularity. They’ve created a genre of their own (happy hardcore, crabcore) and after selling more than 40,000 records will sureingly be duplicated. These kids are bringing hardcore music to the masses and made a record that has undoubtedly turned into the “hardcore kid’s” guilty pleasure.
