The party metal band everyone loves to debate have released another song that will make teens go crazy while their parents groan in the parking lot waiting for the band’s latest all ages show to end.
“About That Life” picks up right where “Middle Fingers Up” left off, with Attila trying to find a balance between pointless metalcore and underwhelming hip hop directed at misguided suburban youth with cash to spare and poor taste in music. Lines like “My girl rides my dick like a merry-go-round” come across through gut-wrenching screams (or poorly delivered rap lines, in some cases), while the song’s musical structure relies on nothing more than what progression of staccato’d chugs best follows the previous staccato’d chugs. It’s as mindless as can be, and something tells me their fans will eat it up. You can stream “About That Life” at the end of this post.
Before the comments asking me to fellate or otherwise sexually please the now enraged fans of Attila begin, I want to make it clear that I honestly have no negative feelings towards the band members themselves. Art is art, even if I don’t agree with it or “get it,” but that doesn’t mean I am not entitled to an opinion. The artistic prowess displayed on this song, as well as “Middle Fingers Up,” is laughable at best, and the fact kids work horrible fast food industry jobs to afford Attila’s profanity-laced merchandise turns my stomach in a number of ways. There are a million bands worthy of your support who are just as fun and aggressive without boasting such a self-involved, “fuck everyone who is not me” attitude along with it. Find those groups and support them. Please.