Attack Attack! - Self Titled

After looking over their previous work which always had a mixed reception, Attack Attack! decided to try "step it up to new grounds" with a sophomore album. I could never take this band seriously but I found that "Someday Came Suddenly" could be fun to listen to. Now with an attempt at a "tougher sound", all you can do is laugh. The album is made up of a bunch of electro-pop sounding songs, a bunch of metalcore songs and a few combo songs. The metalcore songs sound like poorly done For The Fallen Dreams rip offs and the electro-pop songs sound like 3OH3! rip offs. I guess that was their attempt at expanding their fan base. The rest of the songs consist of cheesey keyboard sections, autotuned clean vocals and screams that sound like they've been digitally lowered.

A lot of the songs open with repetitive breakdowns, giving it a very tedious feel. There are some potentially alright songs like "Sexual Man Chocolate", one of the few occasions where the synth parts aren't over done. The highlight of the album for me was "Shut Your Mouth", one of the dance tracks. The sound was nothing new but at least it could be a little catchy. "AC-130" has potential but seems too full of attempts at incredibly heavy breakdowns. By the end of the album I just wanted it to end finding myself asking "Why the hell am I listening to this again?" every minute or two. The band has tried way too hard to impress everyone instead of trying to find a sound that works for them, which loses them any respect they had in the first place. Hopefully one day they can develop their sound and create something worth listening to but this album is just a confused mix of genres and poor musicianship. 2/10

Best Songs: N/A (That's up to you to decide, I can't enjoy any of these songs.)