Albums : Attila : About That Life
Albums : Attila : About That Life
Listen To Attila : About That Life
Who Is Attila?
“You should do whatever it takes to have fun and enjoy the music you’re hearing. A party is whatever you make it out to be.”
Party death metal rockers Attila formed in their hometown of Atlanta in 2005, meeting each other at their high school and through mutual friends. Their mutual love of music (and partying) brought the guys together to form what would eventually become the fourth imprint on the Artery Foundation/Razor & Tie joint venture, Artery Recordings.
When the guys set out to name their newly formed band, they knew they were looking for a simple, one word name that didn’t imply the typical death metal cliché terms such as “blood, dying, and darkness.” One day they found themselves in a bookstore passing around a book about Attila the Hun, and so Attila was born.
Over the years Attila has gone through a few lineup changes, but founding members Fronz and Sean have remained a constant staple. The band is now Chris "Fronz" Fronzak (vocals), Nate Salameh (guitar), Chris Linck (guitar), Sean Heenan (drums) and Kalan Blehm (bass). This lineup really brought together Attila’s sound and image that they are known for today. While Attila certainly evokes thoughts of partying, the band is trying to expand the public’s immediate thoughts about party metal. They describe their overall take on music as a way of letting loose and having fun, and allowing the listener to take away that message in whatever context they find fitting. As Fronz said, “All we want is for the listener to have a fun experience, and that is the main message behind our music.”
In 2010 Attila released their debut album, RAGE, for Artery Recording/Razor & Tie followed one year later by their 2011 album Outlawed. This album debuted on the Billboard Independent Chart at #7, the Hard Music Chart at #8, the Rock Chart at #19 and #87 on the Top 200 Album Chart. In the Fall of 2012 Attila released the maxi single “Party With The Devil.” Attila will release a new album in 2013.
The band has been on the road almost non-stop for two years touring with the likes of Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, Suicide Silence, Emmure, Alesana, Iwrestledabearonce, A Skylit Drive, Sleeping With Sirens, Chelsea Grin etc.
About That Life Review
With a name like Attila, what springs to mind? Epic lyrics telling tales of pillaging, rape and murder? Nope, in fact, lyrics of sex, drugs and parties! Maybe it’s not what Attila the Hun had in mind as far as namesake bands go, but Attila are here to bring the party, and we can neither confirm nor deny whether that package contains pillaging and barbarism. About That Life is the deathcore outfits fifth outing, and with their last album charting in the US, is the Attila party train hitting full throttle, or has it barely left the station?
Middle Fingers Up is the first single off the new album, and a grand choice it was, exemplifying the bands persona in two and a half minutes of chugging, breakdowns and bitches, bitches, blunts and bitches, however lines such as “rape this earth of every single thing its got” suggests that perhaps there is some Hun in them after all. Backtalk brags some of the better breakdowns on the album that are sure to shatter the floors of many a venue when the pits get hold of this one, however the solo seems a little out of place, and takes the sting out of the pace of the song, but overall, a decent tune. About That Life’s longest song clocks in at 3:21, so in typical deathcore fashion, the album is over quickly. This works well for Attila, as their relentless and formulaic onslaught of staccato’d chug, followed by breakdown after breakdown can get old fast, but the short bursts work well, and will surely translate even better in a live setting for the hardcore kids. However having said that, in songs such as Hellraiser, once the band begins to venture out of the chugging patterns with melodies, the songs begin to sound a whole lot more interesting, but they are over far too fast.
The title track shows of Fronzak’s vocal abilities, as he is instantly able to switch up between guttural lows, before switching to shrieks and howls of commanding debauchery with minimal effort. One of the highlights of the album is Shots For The Boys, comparable to Asking Alexandria on E, if that E took some coke, and the coke took some speed, it’s definitely one of the catchiest songs, packed with rapping so gutturally low it’s as if Scatman John has turned to deathcore. Fronzak boasts a powerful voice, and whilst he may not use it express messages of hope or sincerity, his ability to scream his lungs out is evident throughout.
Closing track The New Kings rounds off the album well, with some catchy hooks, and also containing lyrics adapted from Forget About Dre. The bands crossover influences are evident throughout, blending a broad pool of influence to craft a monster rap-metal album packed full of chugtastic and rap appeal. Callout also mimics Eminem, dissing a host of popular figures in the hardcore scene, including Johnny Craig of Emarosa and Dance Gavin Dance fame. With such explicit lyrical content and diss tracks slagging off other musicians from the scene, this is an album that is sure to make waves.
Lyrically, with poetry like “This is for the fucking homies steady givin no fucks, if you wanna join the party put your middle fingers up”, you can tell exactly the demographic the band is going for. Whilst Attila don’t take themselves seriously with their lyrics, it’s hard to criticize them when they do exactly what they aim to do: Incite the party, make people go nuts and piss off people who don’t like to go nuts. The lyrical content is going to offend many, and piss off a lot of metalheads, but there’s no such thing like bad publicity, right?
3.5/5 – The album is not a massive departure from earlier releases, but it is bigger, heavier, and more profanity-laced than ever before, and it begs the question, how many more times can the word dick, party, fucked up and blunt be packed into one album? Being a release that many will despise due to its lyrical themes (or lack of?), it is definitely an album aimed at the hardcore youth audience, and with that in mind, it will surely delight. With the excess and hedonism strewn throughout, it is probably nigh too long before Riff Raff is on an Attila track, merging the marmite of both polarizing party scenes into one huge marmite-ridden mess. You can bet your bottom dollar that these songs will go down a storm live, so expect a party when the Attila train hits your town!
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Listen To Attila : About That Life
Who Is Attila?
“You should do whatever it takes to have fun and enjoy the music you’re hearing. A party is whatever you make it out to be.”
Party death metal rockers Attila formed in their hometown of Atlanta in 2005, meeting each other at their high school and through mutual friends. Their mutual love of music (and partying) brought the guys together to form what would eventually become the fourth imprint on the Artery Foundation/Razor & Tie joint venture, Artery Recordings.
When the guys set out to name their newly formed band, they knew they were looking for a simple, one word name that didn’t imply the typical death metal cliché terms such as “blood, dying, and darkness.” One day they found themselves in a bookstore passing around a book about Attila the Hun, and so Attila was born.
Over the years Attila has gone through a few lineup changes, but founding members Fronz and Sean have remained a constant staple. The band is now Chris "Fronz" Fronzak (vocals), Nate Salameh (guitar), Chris Linck (guitar), Sean Heenan (drums) and Kalan Blehm (bass). This lineup really brought together Attila’s sound and image that they are known for today. While Attila certainly evokes thoughts of partying, the band is trying to expand the public’s immediate thoughts about party metal. They describe their overall take on music as a way of letting loose and having fun, and allowing the listener to take away that message in whatever context they find fitting. As Fronz said, “All we want is for the listener to have a fun experience, and that is the main message behind our music.”
In 2010 Attila released their debut album, RAGE, for Artery Recording/Razor & Tie followed one year later by their 2011 album Outlawed. This album debuted on the Billboard Independent Chart at #7, the Hard Music Chart at #8, the Rock Chart at #19 and #87 on the Top 200 Album Chart. In the Fall of 2012 Attila released the maxi single “Party With The Devil.” Attila will release a new album in 2013.
The band has been on the road almost non-stop for two years touring with the likes of Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, Suicide Silence, Emmure, Alesana, Iwrestledabearonce, A Skylit Drive, Sleeping With Sirens, Chelsea Grin etc.
About That Life Review
With a name like Attila, what springs to mind? Epic lyrics telling tales of pillaging, rape and murder? Nope, in fact, lyrics of sex, drugs and parties! Maybe it’s not what Attila the Hun had in mind as far as namesake bands go, but Attila are here to bring the party, and we can neither confirm nor deny whether that package contains pillaging and barbarism. About That Life is the deathcore outfits fifth outing, and with their last album charting in the US, is the Attila party train hitting full throttle, or has it barely left the station?
Middle Fingers Up is the first single off the new album, and a grand choice it was, exemplifying the bands persona in two and a half minutes of chugging, breakdowns and bitches, bitches, blunts and bitches, however lines such as “rape this earth of every single thing its got” suggests that perhaps there is some Hun in them after all. Backtalk brags some of the better breakdowns on the album that are sure to shatter the floors of many a venue when the pits get hold of this one, however the solo seems a little out of place, and takes the sting out of the pace of the song, but overall, a decent tune. About That Life’s longest song clocks in at 3:21, so in typical deathcore fashion, the album is over quickly. This works well for Attila, as their relentless and formulaic onslaught of staccato’d chug, followed by breakdown after breakdown can get old fast, but the short bursts work well, and will surely translate even better in a live setting for the hardcore kids. However having said that, in songs such as Hellraiser, once the band begins to venture out of the chugging patterns with melodies, the songs begin to sound a whole lot more interesting, but they are over far too fast.
The title track shows of Fronzak’s vocal abilities, as he is instantly able to switch up between guttural lows, before switching to shrieks and howls of commanding debauchery with minimal effort. One of the highlights of the album is Shots For The Boys, comparable to Asking Alexandria on E, if that E took some coke, and the coke took some speed, it’s definitely one of the catchiest songs, packed with rapping so gutturally low it’s as if Scatman John has turned to deathcore. Fronzak boasts a powerful voice, and whilst he may not use it express messages of hope or sincerity, his ability to scream his lungs out is evident throughout.
Closing track The New Kings rounds off the album well, with some catchy hooks, and also containing lyrics adapted from Forget About Dre. The bands crossover influences are evident throughout, blending a broad pool of influence to craft a monster rap-metal album packed full of chugtastic and rap appeal. Callout also mimics Eminem, dissing a host of popular figures in the hardcore scene, including Johnny Craig of Emarosa and Dance Gavin Dance fame. With such explicit lyrical content and diss tracks slagging off other musicians from the scene, this is an album that is sure to make waves.
Lyrically, with poetry like “This is for the fucking homies steady givin no fucks, if you wanna join the party put your middle fingers up”, you can tell exactly the demographic the band is going for. Whilst Attila don’t take themselves seriously with their lyrics, it’s hard to criticize them when they do exactly what they aim to do: Incite the party, make people go nuts and piss off people who don’t like to go nuts. The lyrical content is going to offend many, and piss off a lot of metalheads, but there’s no such thing like bad publicity, right?
3.5/5 – The album is not a massive departure from earlier releases, but it is bigger, heavier, and more profanity-laced than ever before, and it begs the question, how many more times can the word dick, party, fucked up and blunt be packed into one album? Being a release that many will despise due to its lyrical themes (or lack of?), it is definitely an album aimed at the hardcore youth audience, and with that in mind, it will surely delight. With the excess and hedonism strewn throughout, it is probably nigh too long before Riff Raff is on an Attila track, merging the marmite of both polarizing party scenes into one huge marmite-ridden mess. You can bet your bottom dollar that these songs will go down a storm live, so expect a party when the Attila train hits your town!
Contact Attila
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Press
Contact Rock Transmission
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Email
Sources : Attila Photo | Listen To About That Life | Attila Biography | About That Life Review
Purchase : iTunes | Amazon
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