Before their small venue tour with fellow Welsh pop/punk princes Kids In Glass Houses, they won the ultimate publicity prize, a spot on the new world famous Guitar Hero game. Their song "You and Me" will be heard by button bashers and wannabe rock stars from Newcastle to New Zealand! So I wondered, what the fuss is all about? In the minute venue of Blackwood Miners Institute, on November 5th 2009, Attack!Attack! roared onto the stage all guns blazing. The opening song "Home Again", off Their self-titled album, was fitting with the light hearted opening and an invite to the crowd to start taking notice, with the lyrics "Lets get this whole thing started". The upbeat set hosted some amazing songs that managed to transform the floor into a frenzy. Obviously, Their action packed album openers were always going to make the crowd jump about, but nobody expected the guitar and bass drum heavy chorus of "Say it to me" to create such a stir. If you didn't want to be in the moshpit then you better run to the edges of the music arena because the hysterical circle pits spread like a virus covering the majority of the dance floor! The sweat-ridden crowd begged and pleaded for more but they were only a support act for Kids In Glass Houses, whom i thought were found wanting in getting the audience going. Then it clicked. It isn't that KIGH aren't good at this, i mean everyone was singing along and jumping around, its that Attack!Attack! made a connection with the audience that can make a performance not just good but excellent! I could see in the eyes of the other band members that had
come to support their local lads. Sean Smith of the Blackout was leaning casually against the sound desk at the back of the room, trying so hard that nobody noticed him, that it was impossible to ignore him. When Attack!Attack! came on i saw twitches of the foot and caveman like look of aggression in his eyes that faded after the performance ended.
A band that you may want to listen to on Myspace or Spotify before going to see, its not everyone's cup of tea and as they are a small band at the moment, its nice to get to know a few songs you can sing along to. However if you do find yourself tapping your foot along to the songs. Go and have look at them, before they make it big. I recommend to drink plenty of water before you go to one of their gigs because you will be dehydrated from all the moshing. And you WILL be forced to mosh. If you enjoy an action packed, hard rocking set and fall out boy style songs then you will be addicted to this band very quickly!
Live rating : 7/10
By Dai Wells
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