Attack Attack! Proclaim "Our Biggest Mistake Was Being Us"

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Ohio’s Attack Attack! recently announced that their plans to embark on a comeback tour had become plans for a farewell run. This news came as a shock to many, but when one steps back to look at the group’s troubled carer with rotating members and a overall lack of direction (perhaps resulting from the revolving door of membership) shows this was bound to happen at some point. Now the group is saying their goodbyes one city at a time, and PropertyOfZack sat down to with the band to reflect on their run.

Though POZ’s full interview has yet to be released, a snippet with the group describing their “one mistake” as a band. The phrase “Our biggest mistake was being us” sums it up pretty well, but you need to read the band’s full response to undersand what they’re trying to say. Click below to read the excerpt:

POZ: Point blank, then: What was your biggest fuck-up?

WETZEL: Starting the band. [Laughs.] Our biggest mistake was being us.

When you mention Rock On The Range or Rocklahoma”those bigger festivals that we’d try to get worked into”the name of the band isn’t taken seriously in those markets. When you talk to a radio programmer and say Attack Attack!, the first thing that comes to mind is Stick Stickly, which is the only thing they ever heard. That’s not something we can help, which is why we’re going with a new direction with No Defeat. We have 14 songs that are better than that one already written. If a band name is going to stop us from getting on Rock On The Range, there’s no point in leaving my house. So we’re going to start the clock over.

We already had this tour booked and we weren’t about to cancel it. It’s not a money-making tour”we might break even. We’re doing it because there are a lot of kids that have followed us forever. It’s important that we see them and sign every single one of their shirts; whatever they want, we’ll give it to them. We’re out here just to say thanks.