Although only together for four years, Attack Attack! has weathered much turmoil and notched some significant accomplishments along the way.
The Columbus area quintet got started in 2005 with a major in Metalcore and a minor in Christian-centered lyrics (although the band doesn’t align itself with the “Christian Metal” movement). Within months, they installed new bassist John Holgado and also added synth-sist Caleb Shomo as a sixth member, developing a Pop/Screamo/Techno sound that has been incredibly polarizing. People who love AA! really love them; people who hate the band send around its videos in a viral Rick Astley/Chuck Norris “so bad it’s hilarious” kind of way.
With a couple of years of regional touring under its belt, AA! self-released a debut EP, If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords?, which led to signing with Rise Records and the band’s first full-length, Someday Came Suddenly. The album got as high as No. 25 on Billboard’s Independent Album chart and even cracked the lower reaches of the magazine’s general Top 200.
They play The Mad Hatter with Our Last Night, The Color Morale and I Set My Friends on Fire. Get show details and Sound Advice here.
This article appears in Nov 18-24, 2009.