Attack! Attack! Long Road To Nowhere

I thought this was Attack Attack! (US band) but it’s Attack! Attack! (UK band), ah well, I love them both so this is still awesome! :D

WTF. So it’s not the same one who came out with “This Means War” with the two crossed peniseses on the cover? With Caleb Slo-mo? Oh crap! I apparently haven’t been keeping tabs on them. WTF number two:

“Sean Mackowski, Caleb Shomo, and John Holgado all left the band on October 30th, 2012.”

“In December 2012, John Holgado announced on Instagram that he would be selling his bass guitars, and is leaving Attack Attack! due to depression and anxiety issues.”

That doesn’t sound good. Isn’t that like a hallmark of impending suicide? Selling all your stuff, voluntarily. I have to sell mine to pay the bills, haha…

“On December 19, 2012, the band [with a new line-up] released a new song titled “No Defeat” through Alternative Press.”

Only thing to say is: damn. That sucks. Essentially, the band is broken up and the only release you’ll see under their name will be a different band; either this one, or the new band that’s only “the old band” by proxy of their name. You know what I’m saying.

Like Chimaira. I’ve loved them since like 2000-2001… and Mark Hunter is a super rad guy (as are the other past members)– but let’s be honest. Mark Hunter is the ONLY REMAINING MEMBER of a 6-piece(?) band. The only fine fiber keeping that band “Chimaira” is Mark; and that’s ONLY because he has remained on vocals since the get go.

That’s another rule: if the lead singer quits, with a few atypical exceptions… the band is no longer (insert band name here). Every now and then a replacement vocalist will change them into something great; but not as a general rule.

So now that you’ve broken some bad news, and I’ve broken even worse news– I think we’ve ruined everyone’s week, just about, huh? Considering they weren’t hoping FOR their breakup, haha…

R.I.P. to a good band that could have gotten even better, if it weren’t for the “taker-awayer of good bands”. Damn that guy/entity/concept. He’s always a buzz kill! Beiber is still on the lose! Alive and well! WTF drug are you on to be robbing us of the things we love?! Hatephetamine, I bet– or pot, the REAL threat to the world (or at least the world’s misery and hatred for one another). That was not a socio-political statement.

Yeah. I lied. It was. But in tribute, let’s make POT the official scapegoat for the demise of AA! Boooo– down with dope!

Bonus fact: Pot is also to blame for the band “Architects” to have to use the bunk “Architects (UK)” moniker… when they’re clearly the superior Architects of the two. What has the trademark band built? Nothing? Oh. Shock. Do they even tour? Do they still write songs in their basement? Stop hogging the name just to be a dick about it, arseholes. Give the (UK)-less name to its rightful owners. It’s probably because they smoke dope all day, which makes them greedy and hateful, hoarding the good one from the upstanding young Brits that actually played here tonight. Damn it! I was supposed to go. I suppose by 4am their set is done, huh? *sigh*

Ok, I’m too depressed now to even diatribe and rant and I’m not anywhere near thinking about going to a rave. Discussion has ended.

Thanks for the info, though. At least I know they’re gone, now. It’s sorta like you let me find my own dead pet under my bed by passively asking me if your copy of Teen Wolf might be under there. You don’t break the news, but you damn sure sent me on assignment!

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