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| released = June 8, 2010<br>July 19, 2011 (reissue)
| released = June 8, 2010
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| recorded = January–February 2010
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* 59:51 (Reissue)
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| label = [[Rise Records|Rise]]
| label = [[Rise Records|Rise]]
| producer = {{flatlist|
| producer = {{flatlist|
* [[Joey Sturgis]]
* [[Joey Sturgis]]
* [[John Feldmann]] (Tracks 1 and 3 of Reissue)
* [[John Feldmann]] (tracks 1 and 3 of reissue)
* [[Caleb Shomo]] (Tracks 2 and 4 of Reissue)
* [[Caleb Shomo]] (tracks 2 and 4 of reissue)
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| prev_title = [[Someday Came Suddenly]]
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| single1date = May 16, 2010
| single1date = May 16, 2010
| single2 = Smokahontas
| single2 = Smokahontas
| single2date = January 11, 2011
| single2date = May 25, 2010
| single3 = Last Breath
| single3 = Last Breath
| single3date = June 27, 2011
| single3date = June 27, 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/last-breath-single/id443854904|title=Last Breath - Single by Attack Attack! (US) on Apple Music|publisher=}}</ref>
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'''''Attack Attack!''''' (released as '''''Attack Attack! (US)''''' in the UK) is the second [[studio album]] by American [[metalcore]] band [[Attack Attack! (American band)|Attack Attack!]] It was released on June 8, 2010, through [[Rise Records]]. It was produced by [[Joey Sturgis]]. The album was initially titled ''"Shazam!"'', but due to copyright issues, it was self-titled.<ref name="Shred News">{{Cite web|url=http://www.shrednews.com/attack-attack-interview-2/|title=Attack Attack! Interview|website=Shred News|date=March 12, 2010|access-date=March 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316143232/www.shrednews.com/attack-attack-interview-2/|archive-date=March 16, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Heaney |first=Gregory |title=Attack Attack! - Overview |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/attack-attack-r1797332 |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |work=Allmusic |accessdate=July 19, 2011}}</ref>
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| rev2 = [[AbsolutePunk]]
| rev2Score = (25%)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1746582 |publisher=AbsolutePunk.net |title=Attack Attack!}}</ref>
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| rev3 = [[Rock Sound]]
| rev3Score = 6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/attack-attack-attack-attack|title=Attack Attack! - Attack Attack!}}</ref>
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| rev4 = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/REVIEWS/ENTRY/ATTACKATTACK/itunes.apple.com/us/artist/attack-attack/id267808763/P0/|title=Alternative Press}}</ref>
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| rev5 = [[Kerrang!]]
| rev5Score = {{Rating|1|5}}
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'''''Attack Attack!''''' (released as '''''Attack Attack! (US)''''' in the UK) is the second studio album by American [[metalcore]] band [[Attack Attack! (American band)|Attack Attack!]] It was released on June 8, 2010 through [[Rise Records]]. It was produced by [[Joey Sturgis]]. The album was initially titled ''"Shazam!"'', but due to [[copyright]] issues, it was self-titled.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web |url=http://www.formspring.me/WetzelAA |title=Andrew Wetzel (WetzelAA) |access-date=2010-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014070416/http://www.formspring.me/WetzelAA |archive-date=2012-10-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


It is the first album to feature Caleb Shomo on lead vocals, replacing former lead vocalist Nick Barham who had replaced original lead vocalist Austin Carlile but had not recorded an album with the band. It is also the final album to include former [[clean vocals|clean vocalist]] and [[rhythm guitar]]ist Johnny Franck.
It is the first album to feature [[Caleb Shomo]] on lead vocals, replacing former lead vocalist Nick Barham who had replaced original lead vocalist [[Austin Carlile]] but had not recorded an album with the band. It is also the final album to include former clean vocalist and [[rhythm guitar]]ist [[Johnny Franck]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/attack_attack_guitarist_vocalist_johnny_franck_leaves_band_to_refocus_on_go/|title=Attack Attack! guitarist/vocalist Johnny Franck leaves band to refocus on God|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|author=Tim Karan|date=November 11, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121093601/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/attack_attack_guitarist_vocalist_johnny_franck_leaves_band_to_refocus_on_go/|archivedate=November 21, 2010|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref>


It peaked at number 26 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard 200|200]], as well as topping the [[Independent Albums]] chart and peaking within the [[Alternative Albums|Alternative]], [[Rock Albums|Rock]], and [[Digital Albums|Digital]] Album charts. It received mixed reviews from music critics, with praise generated around the album's heavier tracks and negativity directed toward the [[electronicore]] and [[electropop]] songs.
It peaked at number 26 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard 200|200]], as well as topping the [[Independent Albums]] chart and peaking within the [[Alternative Albums|Alternative]], [[Rock Albums|Rock]], and [[Digital Albums|Digital]] Album charts. It received mixed reviews from music critics, with praise generated around the album's heavier tracks and negativity directed toward the [[electronicore]] and [[electropop]] songs.
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== Background ==
== Background ==
On November 25, 2009, [[lead guitar]]ist Andrew Whiting announced information about an upcoming album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c3sBZP3tSw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/5c3sBZP3tSw |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Attack Attack! (Andrew W.) *interview w/ Punk World Views* |publisher=Punk World Views/[[YouTube]] |date=28 November 2009 |accessdate=12 January 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The band began performing four confirmed tracks during their tour: "Sexual Man Chocolate", "Renob, Nevada", "A for Andrew", and "AC-130".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.formspring.me/WetzelAA/q/405656714 |title=sorry if you've already answered this question, but i was wondering how many tracks will be on the new album? {{!}} Formspring<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2010-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319035551/http://www.formspring.me/WetzelAA/q/405656714 |archive-date=2012-03-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album was initially titled ''Shazam'', but due to [[copyright]] issues, it was self-titled.<ref name=autogenerated1 />{{dead link|date=January 2015}}
On November 25, 2009, lead guitarist Andrew Whiting announced information about an upcoming album.<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c3sBZP3tSw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/5c3sBZP3tSw |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Attack Attack! (Andrew W.) *interview w/ Punk World Views* |website=[[YouTube]] |date=November 28, 2009 |accessdate=January 12, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He revealed that the band would be recording the album from January to February 2010.<ref name="YouTube"/> He also spoke about the album's lead single, "Sexual Man Chocolate", which came from a phrase he once said.<ref name="YouTube"/> In April 2010, drummer Andrew Wetzel confirmed that ten tracks would appear on the album.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.formspring.me/WetzelAA/q/405656714 |title=sorry if you've already answered this question, but i was wondering how many tracks will be on the new album? {{!}} Formspring<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=April 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319035551/http://www.formspring.me/WetzelAA/q/405656714 |archive-date=March 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album was initially titled ''Shazam'', but due to [[copyright]] issues, it was self-titled.<ref name="Shred News"/> Wetzel felt that the name ''Shazam'' was "shitty" anyways and thought that the album being self-titled was a better idea.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/attack-attack-s-andrew-wetzel-being-labeled-emo-is-just-gay-7063011|title=Attack Attack!'s Andrew Wetzel: "Being Labeled Emo is Just Gay."|website=[[Dallas Observer]]|author=Darryl Smyers|date=June 23, 2011|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref>

The group toured with [[Breathe Carolina]], [[I See Stars]], [[Asking Alexandria]], and [[Bury Tomorrow]] on the Artery Foundation Across The Nation Tour in March 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/13743/attack-attack-i-see-stars-etc-tour/comments/|title=Attack Attack!, I See Stars, etc. tour|website=Lambgoat|date=December 14, 2009|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref> They headlined the This Is a Family Tour in November 2010 with support from [[Emmure]], [[Pierce the Veil]], [[In Fear and Faith]], and [[Of Mice & Men (band)|Of Mice & Men]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/attack-attack-emmure-family-tour|title=Attack Attack! and Emmure to go out on the This Is A Family Tour|website=Metal Injection|date=August 23, 2010|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref> The band performed at [[Vans Warped Tour|Warped Tour]] in the summer of 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/attack_attack_post_warped_tour_video_update/|title=Attack Attack! post Warped Tour video update|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=June 25, 2011|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref> Following their appearance at Warped Tour, the band performed three additional tour dates.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/attack_attack_announce_three_new_tour_dates/|title=Attack Attack! announce three new tour dates|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=July 13, 2011|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref>

== Composition ==
"Sexual Man Chocolate" was the first song written for the album and was written while the band was on Warped Tour. [[Caleb Shomo]] came up with the idea and is about "falling in and out with [[God]]," according to [[Johnny Franck]].<ref name="TBT Attack">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/track-by-track_attack_attack/|title=Track-By-Track: Attack Attack!|author=Tim Karan|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=June 15, 2010|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref> "Renob, Nevada" was a song written in five minutes by Franck and is about people who criticized the group "in really obnoxious ways." He also wanted to give an "old-school hardcore feel" to the track.<ref name="TBT Attack"/> "I Swear I'll Change" is one of Franck's favourite off the album because of its "eerie overtone" feel to it. The title came from a familiar excuse the band had heard before and is about how "you wish you didn't get to know people as well as you do," and seeing that person's faults, hoping they would change.<ref name="TBT Attack"/> "Smokahontas" is a song that blends [[dubstep]], [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]], [[metalcore]], [[Pop music|pop]] and [[dance-pop]] music and its title came from how the group wanted to "come up with funny [marijuana-related] names."<ref name="TBT Attack"/> Franck wrote the first 30 seconds of "Fumbles O'Brian" and showed Shomo it. The track was fully written the following day after he showed him.<ref name="TBT Attack"/>

Most of the album was recorded in drop-B tuning, with the expection of "A for Andrew", which was recorded in drop-A tuning, the song name inspired by Whiting wanting the entire album to be in drop-A.<ref name="TBT Attack"/> The album features a two-minute breakdown from the track "AC-130". "Shut Your Mouth" features guest vocals from their friend McSwagger, and "Lonely" features [[Bury Tomorrow]] vocalist Jason Cameron. The latter track was originally going to be a love ballad, but ended up turning into an [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] ballad.<ref name="TBT Attack"/> The standard edition of the album was produced by [[Joey Sturgis]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/attack-attack-deluxe-edition-r2218851|title=Attack Attack! - Attack Attack! - Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref> whereas "Pick a Side" and "All Alone" were produced by Shomo and "Last Breath" and "Criminal" were produced by [[John Feldmann]] from the deluxe edition.<ref name="AlbumNotes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Attack Attack!|others=Attack Attack!|year=2011|type=CD liner|publisher=[[Rise Records]]|id=}}</ref>


== Release ==
== Release ==
The album was released on June 8, 2010 through [[Rise Records]], after initially planning to be released on May 25. It peaked at number 26 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard 200|200]],<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=attack attack!|chart=all}} Attack Attack! – Billboard.com]</ref> selling more than 15,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grafwall.indiestar.tv/2010/06/attack-attacks-self-titled-record.html|title=自動車保険の補償内容 - 自動車保険の補償内容とは？|access-date=2010-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305123316/http://grafwall.indiestar.tv/2010/06/attack-attacks-self-titled-record.html|archive-date=2012-03-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> It also topped the ''Billboard'' [[Independent Albums]] chart,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-26/independent-albums|title=Independent Albums|publisher=}}</ref> as well as peaking at numbers 5,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-26/alternative-albums|title=Alternative Music: Top Alternative Albums Chart|publisher=}}</ref> 6,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-26/rock-albums|title=Rock Albums|publisher=}}</ref> and 14 on the [[Alternative Albums|Alternative]], [[Rock Albums|Rock]], and [[Digital Albums|Digital]] Album charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-26/digital-albums|title=Digital Albums Chart|publisher=}}</ref> Its second single, "Smokahontas", was released on January 11, 2011. A music video for the song was uploaded onto [[Rise Records|Rise]]'s official [[YouTube]] on January 21, 2011, and has accumulated 14 million views to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/attack_attack_premiere_smokahontas_video/|title=Attack Attack! premiere "Smokahontas" video - News - Alternative Press|publisher=}}</ref>
The album was released on June 8, 2010, through [[Rise Records]], after initially planning to be released on May 25.<ref name="YouTube"/> The album's lead single, "Sexual Man Chocolate" was released on May 16, 2010. Its second single, "Smokahontas", was released on May 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ryansrockshow.com/news/attack-attack-post-new-song-smokahontas|title=Attack Attack! Post New Song 'Smokahontas'|website=Ryans Rock Show|author=Ryan Minic|date=May 25, 2010|access-date=November 4, 2023}}</ref> A music video for the song was uploaded onto [[Rise Records|Rise]]'s official [[YouTube]] on January 21, 2011, and has accumulated 17 million views to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/attack_attack_premiere_smokahontas_video/|title=Attack Attack! premiere "Smokahontas" video – News – Alternative Press|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|author=Tim Karan|date=January 21, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123224328/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/attack_attack_premiere_smokahontas_video/|archivedate=January 23, 2011|access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref>

A deluxe reissue of the album was released on July 19, 2011, through [[Rise Records]], and features four bonus tracks, two remixes, and two acoustic tracks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/attack_attack_reissue_their_2010_self-titled_album/|title=Attack Attack! reissue their 2010 self-titled album|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=June 7, 2011|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref> The group posted a remix version of "Sexual Man Chocolate" in promotion for their 2011 [[Vans Warped Tour]] performance.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/attack_attack_post_remix_of_sexual_man_chocolate/|title=Attack Attack! post remix of "Sexual Man Chocolate"|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=June 4, 2011|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref> The band premiered "Last Breath" on June 11, which appears on the deluxe edition of the album.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/attack_attack_release_new_song_last_breath/|title=Attack Attack! release new song, "Last Breath"|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=June 11, 2011|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref> It was released as a single on June 27, via [[iTunes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/last-breath-single/id443854904|title=Last Breath – Single by Attack Attack! (US) on Apple Music|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817214632/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/last-breath-single/id443854904|archivedate=August 17, 2011|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref> A day before the release of the re-issue, the band premiered "Criminal", via [[Bloody Disgusting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/1841/exclusive-stream-check-out-attack-attacks-criminal/|title=Music Exclusive Stream: Check Out Attack Attack!'s 'Criminal'|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|author=Jonathan Barkan|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
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| rev1 = [[AbsolutePunk]]
| rev1Score = (25%)<ref name="Absolute Punk">{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1746582|website=[[AbsolutePunk.net]]|title=Attack Attack! - Attack Attack!|author=Thomas Nassiff|date=June 11, 2010|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120721025148/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1746582|archivedate=July 21, 2012|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref>
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| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
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| rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |last=Heaney |first=Gregory |title=Attack Attack! - Overview |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/attack-attack-r1797332 |website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=July 19, 2011}}</ref>
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| rev3 = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|''Alternative Press'']]
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AltPress">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/REVIEWS/ENTRY/ATTACKATTACK/itunes.apple.com/us/artist/attack-attack/id267808763/P0/|title=Reviews: Attack Attack! from Attack Attack!|magazine=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]|author=Scott Heisel|access-date=November 26, 2010|archive-date=October 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007020213/http://www.altpress.com/REVIEWS/ENTRY/ATTACKATTACK/itunes.apple.com/us/artist/attack-attack/id267808763/P0/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| rev4 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|1|5}}{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
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| rev5 = ''[[Rock Sound]]''
| rev5Score = 6/10<ref name="Rock Sound">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/attack-attack-attack-attack|title=Attack Attack! - Attack Attack!|magazine=[[Rock Sound]]|access-date=July 4, 2010|archive-date=March 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328165356/https://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/read/attack-attack-attack-attack|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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''Attack Attack!'' was met with mixed reviews from music critics. Gregory Heaney of [[AllMusic]] noted the band's experiment with [[electropop]] and [[metalcore]] stating, "While this hodgepodge is an interesting gimmick, the elements never feel like they come together in any kind of harmony, making the electronic work feel more like an ironic wink than an earnest attempt to fuse two disparate styles together."<ref name="AllMusic"/> He also pointed out how not much has changed in their sound from debut studio album, ''[[Someday Came Suddenly]]''.<ref name="AllMusic"/> Scott Heisel of [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|''Alternative Press'']] praised Shomo's vocals on the album, as well as the song "Sexual Man Chocolate", comparing it to [[Chiodos]]' ''[[Bone Palace Ballet]]''.<ref name="AltPress"/> However, he criticized the "unbelievably terrible attempts to incorporate electro-pop."<ref name="AltPress"/> Chris Hidden of ''[[Rock Sound]]'' remarked, "The potentially chart-bothering sparkly [[disco-pop]] of the likes of 'Shut Your Mouth' and 'AC-130' offer a refreshing diversion from the textbook set of belligerent riffs and breakdowns seen on the likes of 'Renob, Nevada'."<ref name="Rock Sound"/> He ended the review stating, "Attack Attack! should be encouraged for seeking to reinvent the hitherto deeply stale metalcore genre, even if their particular results are a little mixed."<ref name="Rock Sound"/>


A negative review came from Thomas Nassiff of [[AbsolutePunk.net]], who criticized the predictability of the album. Calling it "one of the worst records," he added, "The bare-bones structure of Attack Attack!'s sound is back, featuring high-pitched vocals to the point that dogs everywhere bark in suffering, metal breakdowns, and autotuned, synth-laden dance portions. It's safe to say that they haven't gotten any better or worse at what they do."<ref name="Absolute Punk"/> Zach Shaw of Metal Insider simply remarked, "Crabcore reached this high on the charts? Indeed a sad day."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-616-attack-of-the-crabcore|title=Metal By Numbers 6/16: Attack of the Crabcore|author=Zach Shaw|website=Metal Insider|date=June 16, 2010|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref>
A deluxe reissue of the album was released on July 19, 2011 through [[Rise Records]], and features four bonus tracks, two remixes, and two acoustic tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2314922|title=chorus.fm|publisher=}}</ref> It was first announced when the band premiered the song, "Last Breath", on Rise's official [[YouTube]] channel on June 7, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/attack_attack_release_new_song_last_breath/|title=Attack Attack! release new song, "Last Breath" - News - Alternative Press|publisher=}}</ref> It was released for [[Music download|digital download]] on June 27.


== Commercial performance ==
Promotion for the album began before and during the [[Vans Warped Tour|2010 Vans Warped Tour]], playing a 3 show mini tour which included a stop in Tulsa, Oklahoma performing with such bands as Upright, Cutthroat, and My Morning Skyline, whilst promotion for the deluxe reissued album began during the 2011 Vans Warped Tour.
''Attack Attack'' peaked at number 27 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard 200|200]],<ref name="Billboard 200">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/attack-attack/chart-history/billboard-200|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924090710/https://www.billboard.com/music/attack-attack/chart-history/billboard-200|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2018|title=Attack Attack! Chart History: Billboard 200|accessdate=September 23, 2018}}</ref> selling more than 15,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grafwall.indiestar.tv/2010/06/attack-attacks-self-titled-record.html|title=Attack Attack!'s self-titled record debuts #26 on Billboard!|website=Indiestar.TV|date=June 17, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305123316/http://grafwall.indiestar.tv/2010/06/attack-attacks-self-titled-record.html|archivedate=March 5, 2012|access-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref> The album also topped the ''Billboard'' [[Independent Albums]] chart,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2010-06-26/|title=Independent Albums: Week of June 26, 2010|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref> as well as charting on the US [[Alternative Albums|Top Alternative Albums]] chart, [[Rock Albums|Top Rock Albums]] chart and [[Digital Albums]] chart at number five, six and 14 respectively.<ref name="Alternative">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-albums/2010-06-26/|title=Top Alternative Albums: Week of June 26, 2010|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Rock">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums/2010-06-26/|title=Top Rock Albums: Week of June 26, 2010|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-albums/2010-06-26/|title=Digital Albums Chart: Week of June 26, 2010|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328024728/https://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-albums/2010-06-26/|archivedate=March 28, 2018|access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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|headline = Standard edition
|headline = Standard edition
|title1 = Sexual Man Chocolate
|title1 = Sexual Man Chocolate
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{{track listing
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| headline = Deluxe edition (re-issue)
| headline = Deluxe edition (re-issue)
| title1 = Last Breath
| title1 = Last Breath
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| title14 = Lonely
| title14 = Lonely
| length14 = 5:40
| length14 = 5:40
| note14 = featuring Jason Cameron of [[Bury Tomorrow]]) (features an untitled instrumental after moments of silence
| note14 = featuring Jason Cameron of [[Bury Tomorrow]]) (features an untitled instrumental hidden track that starts at 4:07
| title15 = Sexual Man Chocolate
| title15 = Sexual Man Chocolate
| note15 = remix) (bonus track
| note15 = remix) (bonus track
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== Charts ==
== Personnel ==
Credits adapted from album's [[liner notes]].<ref name="AlbumNotes"/>
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|align="left"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
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|align="left"|US ''Billboard'' [[Billboard charts|Rock Albums]]
|align="center"|6<ref name="billboard.com"/>
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|align="left"|US ''Billboard'' [[Billboard charts|Alternative Albums]]
|align="center"|5<ref name="billboard.com"/>
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|align="left"|US ''Billboard'' [[Billboard charts|Digital Albums]]
|align="center"|17<ref name="billboard.com"/>
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==Personnel==
;Attack Attack!
;Attack Attack!
*Johnny Franck – clean [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]]s {{small|(all tracks of original; 5–16 of the re-issue)}}
*[[Johnny Franck]] – clean [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]]s {{small|(all tracks of original; 5–16 of the re-issue)}}
*John Holgado – [[bass guitar]]
*John Holgado – [[bass guitar]]
*[[Caleb Shomo]] – [[lead vocalist|lead vocals]], [[programming (music)|programming]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]]s, [[synthesizer]]s
*[[Caleb Shomo]] – [[lead vocalist|lead vocals]], [[programming (music)|programming]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]]s
*Andrew Wetzel – [[Drum kit|drums]]
*Andrew Wetzel – [[Drum kit|drums]]
*Andrew Whiting – guitars
*Andrew Whiting – guitars
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*Caleb Shomo – production
*Caleb Shomo – production
*Doug Cunningham – artwork
*Doug Cunningham – artwork
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;Deluxe edition production
;Deluxe edition production<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/attack-attack-deluxe-edition-r2218851|title=Attack Attack! - Attack Attack! - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|publisher=}}</ref>
*[[John Feldmann]] – production, engineered, mastering, mixing, co-writing on tracks "Last Breath" and "Criminal"
*[[John Feldmann]] – production, engineered, mastering, mixing, co-writing on tracks "Last Breath" and "Criminal"
*Caleb Shomo – production, engineered, mastering, mixing on tracks "Pick a Side" and "All Alone"
*Caleb Shomo – production, engineered, mastering, mixing on tracks "Pick a Side" and "All Alone"
*Glenn Thomas – design
*Glenn Thomas – design
*Steven Taylor – photography
*Steven Taylor – photography
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==Charts==
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! scope="row"| US [[Independent Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/attack-attack/chart-history/independent-albums|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924082305/https://www.billboard.com/music/attack-attack/chart-history/independent-albums|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2018|title=Attack Attack! Chart History: Independent Albums|accessdate=September 23, 2018}}</ref>
| 1
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| 5
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| 6
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== References ==
== References ==
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Attack Attack!
Studio album by
Attack Attack!
ReleasedJune 8, 2010
RecordedJanuary–February 2010
Genre
Length
  • 34:11
  • 59:51 (reissue)
LabelRise
Producer
Attack Attack! chronology
Someday Came Suddenly
(2008) 		Attack Attack!
(2010) 		This Means War
(2012)
Singles from Attack Attack!
  1. "Sexual Man Chocolate"
    Released: May 16, 2010
  2. "Smokahontas"
    Released: May 25, 2010
  3. "Last Breath"
    Released: June 27, 2011
Deluxe edition
Deluxe edition cover

Attack Attack! (released as Attack Attack! (US) in the UK) is the second studio album by American metalcore band Attack Attack! It was released on June 8, 2010, through Rise Records. It was produced by Joey Sturgis. The album was initially titled "Shazam!", but due to copyright issues, it was self-titled.[1]

It is the first album to feature Caleb Shomo on lead vocals, replacing former lead vocalist Nick Barham who had replaced original lead vocalist Austin Carlile but had not recorded an album with the band. It is also the final album to include former clean vocalist and rhythm guitarist Johnny Franck.[2]

It peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200, as well as topping the Independent Albums chart and peaking within the Alternative, Rock, and Digital Album charts. It received mixed reviews from music critics, with praise generated around the album's heavier tracks and negativity directed toward the electronicore and electropop songs.

A deluxe reissue of the album was released on July 19, 2011, through Rise Records, which included four new tracks, two remixes, and two acoustic tracks. It was announced when the band premiered the bonus track and lead single, "Last Breath" on June 7, which was released for digital download on June 23, 2011.

Background

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On November 25, 2009, lead guitarist Andrew Whiting announced information about an upcoming album.[3] He revealed that the band would be recording the album from January to February 2010.[3] He also spoke about the album's lead single, "Sexual Man Chocolate", which came from a phrase he once said.[3] In April 2010, drummer Andrew Wetzel confirmed that ten tracks would appear on the album.[4] The album was initially titled Shazam, but due to copyright issues, it was self-titled.[1] Wetzel felt that the name Shazam was "shitty" anyways and thought that the album being self-titled was a better idea.[5]

The group toured with Breathe Carolina, I See Stars, Asking Alexandria, and Bury Tomorrow on the Artery Foundation Across The Nation Tour in March 2010.[6] They headlined the This Is a Family Tour in November 2010 with support from Emmure, Pierce the Veil, In Fear and Faith, and Of Mice & Men.[7] The band performed at Warped Tour in the summer of 2011.[8] Following their appearance at Warped Tour, the band performed three additional tour dates.[9]

Composition

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"Sexual Man Chocolate" was the first song written for the album and was written while the band was on Warped Tour. Caleb Shomo came up with the idea and is about "falling in and out with God," according to Johnny Franck.[10] "Renob, Nevada" was a song written in five minutes by Franck and is about people who criticized the group "in really obnoxious ways." He also wanted to give an "old-school hardcore feel" to the track.[10] "I Swear I'll Change" is one of Franck's favourite off the album because of its "eerie overtone" feel to it. The title came from a familiar excuse the band had heard before and is about how "you wish you didn't get to know people as well as you do," and seeing that person's faults, hoping they would change.[10] "Smokahontas" is a song that blends dubstep, hardcore, metalcore, pop and dance-pop music and its title came from how the group wanted to "come up with funny [marijuana-related] names."[10] Franck wrote the first 30 seconds of "Fumbles O'Brian" and showed Shomo it. The track was fully written the following day after he showed him.[10]

Most of the album was recorded in drop-B tuning, with the expection of "A for Andrew", which was recorded in drop-A tuning, the song name inspired by Whiting wanting the entire album to be in drop-A.[10] The album features a two-minute breakdown from the track "AC-130". "Shut Your Mouth" features guest vocals from their friend McSwagger, and "Lonely" features Bury Tomorrow vocalist Jason Cameron. The latter track was originally going to be a love ballad, but ended up turning into an R&B ballad.[10] The standard edition of the album was produced by Joey Sturgis,[11] whereas "Pick a Side" and "All Alone" were produced by Shomo and "Last Breath" and "Criminal" were produced by John Feldmann from the deluxe edition.[12]

Release

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The album was released on June 8, 2010, through Rise Records, after initially planning to be released on May 25.[3] The album's lead single, "Sexual Man Chocolate" was released on May 16, 2010. Its second single, "Smokahontas", was released on May 25.[13] A music video for the song was uploaded onto Rise's official YouTube on January 21, 2011, and has accumulated 17 million views to date.[14]

A deluxe reissue of the album was released on July 19, 2011, through Rise Records, and features four bonus tracks, two remixes, and two acoustic tracks.[15] The group posted a remix version of "Sexual Man Chocolate" in promotion for their 2011 Vans Warped Tour performance.[16] The band premiered "Last Breath" on June 11, which appears on the deluxe edition of the album.[17] It was released as a single on June 27, via iTunes.[18] A day before the release of the re-issue, the band premiered "Criminal", via Bloody Disgusting.[19]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(25%)[20]
AllMusic[21]
Alternative Press[22]
Kerrang![citation needed]
Rock Sound6/10[23]

Attack Attack! was met with mixed reviews from music critics. Gregory Heaney of AllMusic noted the band's experiment with electropop and metalcore stating, "While this hodgepodge is an interesting gimmick, the elements never feel like they come together in any kind of harmony, making the electronic work feel more like an ironic wink than an earnest attempt to fuse two disparate styles together."[21] He also pointed out how not much has changed in their sound from debut studio album, Someday Came Suddenly.[21] Scott Heisel of Alternative Press praised Shomo's vocals on the album, as well as the song "Sexual Man Chocolate", comparing it to Chiodos' Bone Palace Ballet.[22] However, he criticized the "unbelievably terrible attempts to incorporate electro-pop."[22] Chris Hidden of Rock Sound remarked, "The potentially chart-bothering sparkly disco-pop of the likes of 'Shut Your Mouth' and 'AC-130' offer a refreshing diversion from the textbook set of belligerent riffs and breakdowns seen on the likes of 'Renob, Nevada'."[23] He ended the review stating, "Attack Attack! should be encouraged for seeking to reinvent the hitherto deeply stale metalcore genre, even if their particular results are a little mixed."[23]

A negative review came from Thomas Nassiff of AbsolutePunk.net, who criticized the predictability of the album. Calling it "one of the worst records," he added, "The bare-bones structure of Attack Attack!'s sound is back, featuring high-pitched vocals to the point that dogs everywhere bark in suffering, metal breakdowns, and autotuned, synth-laden dance portions. It's safe to say that they haven't gotten any better or worse at what they do."[20] Zach Shaw of Metal Insider simply remarked, "Crabcore reached this high on the charts? Indeed a sad day."[24]

Commercial performance

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Attack Attack peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200,[25] selling more than 15,000 copies in its first week.[26] The album also topped the Billboard Independent Albums chart,[27] as well as charting on the US Top Alternative Albums chart, Top Rock Albums chart and Digital Albums chart at number five, six and 14 respectively.[28][29][30]

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Sexual Man Chocolate"3:17
2."Renob, Nevada"3:13
3."I Swear I'll Change"3:40
4."Shut Your Mouth" (featuring McSwagger)2:43
5."A for Andrew"3:22
6."Smokahontas"3:54
7."AC-130"1:47
8."Fumbles O'Brian"2:57
9."Turbo Swag"3:33
10."Lonely" (featuring Jason Cameron of Bury Tomorrow) (features an untitled instrumental hidden track that starts at 4:07)5:37
Total length:34:11
Deluxe edition (re-issue)
No.TitleLength
1."Last Breath" (bonus track)3:43
2."Pick a Side" (bonus track)2:41
3."Criminal" (bonus track)3:20
4."All Alone" (bonus track)4:01
5."Sexual Man Chocolate"3:17
6."Renob, Nevada"3:13
7."I Swear I'll Change"3:40
8."Shut Your Mouth" (featuring McSwagger)2:43
9."A for Andrew"3:22
10."Smokahontas"3:56
11."AC-130"1:47
12."Fumbles O'Brian"2:57
13."Turbo Swag"3:33
14."Lonely" (featuring Jason Cameron of Bury Tomorrow) (features an untitled instrumental hidden track that starts at 4:07)5:40
15."Sexual Man Chocolate" (remix) (bonus track)2:53
16."AC-130" (remix) (bonus track)2:44
17."I Swear I'll Change" (acoustic version) (bonus track)3:08
18."Turbo Swag" (acoustic version) (bonus track)3:06
Total length:59:51

Personnel

[edit]

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[12]

Charts

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Chart performance for Attack Attack!
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[25] 27
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[31] 1
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[28] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[29] 6

References

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  2. ^ Tim Karan (November 11, 2010). "Attack Attack! guitarist/vocalist Johnny Franck leaves band to refocus on God". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Attack Attack! (Andrew W.) *interview w/ Punk World Views*". YouTube. November 28, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  4. ^ "sorry if you've already answered this question, but i was wondering how many tracks will be on the new album? | Formspring". Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Darryl Smyers (June 23, 2011). "Attack Attack!'s Andrew Wetzel: "Being Labeled Emo is Just Gay."". Dallas Observer. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Attack Attack!, I See Stars, etc. tour". Lambgoat. December 14, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Attack Attack! and Emmure to go out on the This Is A Family Tour". Metal Injection. August 23, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Attack Attack! post Warped Tour video update". Alternative Press. June 25, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "Attack Attack! announce three new tour dates". Alternative Press. July 13, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Tim Karan (June 15, 2010). "Track-By-Track: Attack Attack!". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  11. ^ "Attack Attack! - Attack Attack! - Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Attack Attack! (CD liner). Attack Attack!. Rise Records. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Ryan Minic (May 25, 2010). "Attack Attack! Post New Song 'Smokahontas'". Ryans Rock Show. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  14. ^ Tim Karan (January 21, 2011). "Attack Attack! premiere "Smokahontas" video – News – Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  15. ^ "Attack Attack! reissue their 2010 self-titled album". Alternative Press. June 7, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  16. ^ "Attack Attack! post remix of "Sexual Man Chocolate"". Alternative Press. June 4, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  17. ^ "Attack Attack! release new song, "Last Breath"". Alternative Press. June 11, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  18. ^ "Last Breath – Single by Attack Attack! (US) on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  19. ^ Jonathan Barkan (July 18, 2011). "Music Exclusive Stream: Check Out Attack Attack!'s 'Criminal'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  20. ^ a b Thomas Nassiff (June 11, 2010). "Attack Attack! - Attack Attack!". AbsolutePunk.net. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  21. ^ a b c Heaney, Gregory. "Attack Attack! - Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  22. ^ a b c Scott Heisel. "Reviews: Attack Attack! from Attack Attack!". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  23. ^ a b c "Attack Attack! - Attack Attack!". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on March 28, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  24. ^ Zach Shaw (June 16, 2010). "Metal By Numbers 6/16: Attack of the Crabcore". Metal Insider. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
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  28. ^ a b "Top Alternative Albums: Week of June 26, 2010". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  29. ^ a b "Top Rock Albums: Week of June 26, 2010". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  30. ^ "Digital Albums Chart: Week of June 26, 2010". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  31. ^ "Attack Attack! Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
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