![]() ![]() Attila may draw one or two comparisons to Rings of Saturn with this track, but the track is easily distinguishable from the latter group. Fronz isn't a terrible unclean vocalist, so props to him. What starts as deathcore highs turn to metalcore mids and finally, deathcore lows. Fronz does have some diversity to his screams. "Let's Get Abducted" sees Fronz and company experiment with more supernatural themes and Fronz' uncleans are the best they've ever been. The last single released before the album's November 4th release date was "Let's Get Abducted" and simply put, it's the best song of Attila's career. Fronz yells the choruses and hoarsely screams the verses, though the track still manages to far outstrip any song off of Guilty Pleasure. There's too much strain and grit there to not call it what it is - yelling. Granted, this is his first time experimenting with a truly clean voice on an album, but it doesn't sound truly clean. "Bulletproof" sees self proclaimed clean vocals from Fronz for the first time ever and while the instrumentals are again an upgrade compared to past releases, Fronz's clean choruses are very lackluster. Album opener "Ignite" is another serving of familiar Attila, though the instrumentals are much improved and while Fronz goes out of his way again to remind you he doesn't care what you think, his unclean vocals sound more well rounded. The three singles that followed fared better than "Public Apology" and for different reasons. Standard Attila lyrics coupled with 2000s nu-metal instrumentals and you've got yet another Attila song you want to skip, skip and skip some more. ![]() While the track mostly departs from the heavier spectrum Attila has long ventured into, it goes somewhere only marginally better - the most lazy and uninspired nu-metal this side of Limp Bizkit. With that said, lead off single "Public Apology" is a piss-poor effort and is one of already many songs of its kind in this group's catalog. My low expectations were validated when Fronz dropped an apology video claiming he'd renounce his past behavior, only to reveal he was just kidding only 24 hours later. Guilty Pleasure is one of the worst albums I've ever heard, so I had low expectations when middle finger flaunting frontman Chris Fronzak announced this album over the summer, their first via the newly formed SharpTone Records. ![]() What started as a group of high school pals having fun turned into a sloppy mess that reeked of arrogance. You need to be directly tied to the microcosm of their target demographic if you are to enjoy the album half as much as the group assumes you will. Let's forever keep a few things in mind - I have never been a fan of Attila, their music is a chore to listen to and they wear their edge on their sleeves. Review Summary: Metal's resident bad boys correlate a label change with a more diverse approach and get surprisingly good results. ![]()
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