THE ATTILA STORY: The Most Hated Warped Tour Metalcore Band 

Nothing says “MySpace” era better than a backyard metalcore show in the middle of the afternoon

Attila is a clear example of "its not that serious, just have fun". Nothing wrong with that in my opinion, just a good time

Attila is def a guilty pleasure. There's a douchebag in all of us. Every now and then you have to let it out for a big meal.

I used to listen to Attila a lot back in 2011-2016 or so. I was a drug-addicted mid-20s college dropout going through a bit of a quarter-life crisis and their brand of douchecore party metal appealed greatly to me at the time. These days I’ll occasionally put on some of their early songs when I’m in the mood for some obnoxious breakdowns, but even then it’s a little cringy to look back on for sure. Good memories though.

I was like 12 when I followed their RU-vid account, they messaged me and said I won merch. I got a black tank top and it was pretty cool. At Warped Tour, I was walking alone and some guy was staring at me while a bunch of people were lined up behind him. It looked like he wanted me to notice him as something special, I smiled and kept walking. Realized it was the lead singer at a meet and greet lmfao

Random Attila facts not mentioned: - they had a different bassist for Rage. - the original drummer left during the Chaos era, so Fronz is the only original member. - Fronz was also known as Fronzilla starting with the Soundtrack To A Party era.

Since you've covered Attila, you might as well cover Emmure as well. They're pretty similar both in style and in terms of how (in)famous they are.

It absolutely brightens my day with nostalgia when you drop these band stories! They are so well done and bring me right back to when I was a teen, just discovering these bands! I’ve rewatched the Asking Alexandria series and I’m going to rewatch the Never Shout Never one. They are so well done and the hard work you put in is so evident! Thank you from the bottom of my heart and please never stop, Cozy!🤘🏻

Fronz is like a can of monster that became a human.

babe wake up new the cozy representative vid just dropped

dude it would be awesome if you could do a video on Woe, Is Me. The amount of drama that band had would make a great video. Huge fan of all your work Julien!

Please do a video on a skylit drive ! Their drama is so confusing and fits right in to the MySpace scene era of music.

I met Fronz after they played a few years back in Chicago. Legitimately one of the nicest dudes I have ever met.

You are crushing it! Nice work as always!

“I DONT want the band to be about death it’s overdone” *has an album art of 16 people hanging from a tree

I played a sold out show with Attila, Ice Nine kills and Sworn In and other bands back in 2012 🎸I remember everyone leaving or going for a long smoke when Attila was playing and Fronz was pretty chill when I saw him he was chillen in the back of the show watching the rest of bands play until the show was over

“Using Homophobic slurs to fight homophobia…. Straight ignorant.” 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

I'm very much in the "listened to them in high school" camp. I loved Rage, Outlawed, and About That Life back then and honestly I still love them musically. I was also following Fronz on all the socials and buying Stay Sick merch... But I fell off when they released Guilty Pleasure. It just felt more of the same, but with less interest. I think I just grew out of it and it never made sense for me to be as in to it as I was because I'm straight-edge and I don't party at all. Then a lot of annoying people in my life started listening to Attila and that really turned me off lol. Good times good times

I love all the clips of live shows in this video. Helps break up the speaking and make the video easier to digest. Great shit! Also was a big fan of the music samples given whenever you'd explain an album (Like with how a couple snippets off Fallacy were played.) I really loved that!

I was never into Atilla but i will say, i went to warped tour 2014 i believe it was and they were the last band to play. It was fucking wild we had two stages full with crowds and 2 giant circle pits going hard. One of the most insane mosh’s i’ve been in lol

On a side note, Attila's guitarist Chris Linck is a total BEAST

They still hold the record for biggest circle pit at Blossom music center ever. I only know this because I was there.

Ive met Fronz; he is about 6’3 and his tattoos are crazy; he is also a nice guy, just wants to party and make it sick.

2008 gym shorts core forever lives in my heart.. Fun fact: I was at that back yard party lol. I went to high school with Nate Salameh.

Besides the shitty lyrics. Fronz is a great vocalist with a lot of range.

Gotta say Attila has always been a guilty pleasure. And one of my fave shirts I’ve ever gotten was a lime green Attila tee with huge letters that had weed leaves in the letters and said “I’m in every f***ing city” on the front and “touching every f***ing tity”

Attila is actually genius. I will die on the hill that they are actually a great band. That goes for Fronz as well

Attila is a great band I have seen them live about 3 times now. They want you to have the time of your life. They put on a good show and love to party. Fronz is super nice in person and goes out of his way to meet fans and gove them a good experience.

i adore your band history videos theyre always so detailed and you always include videos and pictures that give more context. great job! id loooove to see you do this with bring me the horizon

damn this is so interesting that this made it to my recommendations. i used to work with chris fronz a lot on his guest vocals and vocals for like pre-production on a bunch of records. nicest dude i've ever worked with in the punk/metalcore scene easily. literally didn't drink at all when i was with him. maybe saw him drink one beer ever. never talked about women. talked about his son and gf/wife a lot at the time. honestly, very polar opposite to his brand. which is definitely not what i expected. very cool/sweet person in real life. idk if me being straight edge had anything to do with how he was around me but he felt very genuinely nice and warm. not a single bad vibe from him. also have no idea what he's like on tour, this is just my experience with him.

One of the most fun shows you could go to. Seen them like 8 times and it’s still a blast.

Punk Rock MBA covered Fronz pretty well. Basically saying Attila go no popularity until they started doing the off the wall approach. Blame the fans for not turning on the serious music they put out and only paying attention when they started being way out there with their image

i was literally just explaining to my roommate who attila is like an hour ago after seeing a picture of chris drew in one of their shirts (recommend looking into the recent allegations with him btw, very interested in hearing your take on it). your timing is perfect as always, thank you julian

This is such a good video! My band opened up for Attila last August in Jacksonville, NC and Chris Fronzak is probably one of the nicest guys I've met in a headlining band. He even noticed the sound guy was wearing a specific merch drop, knew the year and tour that it was dropped on, and talked to him about 30 minutes about it. Genuinely a nice guy.

I’ve never listened to any of their music, but I just enjoy your videos lol

maaaaaaan i always love your vids duuude. the warped tour 2006-2012 scene was the best times of my life so far and the nostalgia rushing back every time i watch one of your vids is just simply amazing. Thanks for the vids homie! P.S. ISetMyFriendsOnFire When?

it still amazes me after all the singers that have been called out, fronz (to my knowledge) is like the only warped tour vocalist without any allegations of sexual impropriety, the dude who invented the suck my fuck shirts lmaooo

I think you summed up the appeal perfectly right at the end of the video! They're exactly like the Weird Al of the scene! The lyrics and music videos are a fun over the top presentation of both the "party every night rapper" and "rich famous rock star" images I saw all over MTV around the time they started playing. It's like they hold a funhouse mirror up to the two music subcultures that inspired them. I dont know if it's all intentional, but I like their music because the instrumentals are catchy and the lyrics are funny to me. Lyrics like "break shit fuck the world"are great to unwind after a long day of customer service, trust me.

Its crazy to see people take Attila so seriously. They made feel good goofy music. They knew their crowd. And they had a niche. Honestly it’s kinda genius.

The algorithm has blessed me I suppose because this is my new favorite channel lol. Good stuff. Feels like going through my childhood all over again. Subscribed and liked 👍

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I love your vids. I played in a smaller metal band that toured around and opened for a lot of these bands (Atilla included) and I'm reliving my childhood through you rofl. God I remember a small show in Poplar Bluff Missouri opening for Atilla/Dr. Acula and smoking blunts out back with the bands. Those were the days man. Those were the days.

Great videos man! Motionless in white could be a great series

I’ve been listening to Attila since day 1 and they were my favorite band for probably 10 years. I will admit after “about that life” I lost interest in the band. But when guilty pleasure came out I started taking them a bit more seriously and that album actually got me through a deep depression. I think guilty pleasure is arguably one of their best albums. Horsepig is one song that comes to mind that has nothing to do with partying and is actually rather encouraging. As always thank you for your awesome videos bro thank you for always talking about things that I hold close to my heart. Much love bruv

Not gonna lie, I may not have been a long time fan or familiar with them before, but checking Attila out at Warped Tour '18, the energy they brought to the crowd was infectious. Had a damn good time seeing them live, and even joined in on a crazy ass circle pit that surrounded two whole tents.

Just recently found your channel and wanted to let you know that your videos are fucking awesome. SO well written and edited. Your energy is so warm and welcoming! Never change your cam cause the “lower” quality makes it feel so much more genuine

I actually really like this band! i saw them live at warped tour 2017 and they had the craziest crowd and the biggest mosh pit. It was a very fun time :)

18:49 what griffith from berserk be blasting during the eclipse

And didn’t the singer of Attila start out by being on MTVs “made” for wanting to be a singer or something prior to starting Attila ?

Dude I just came across this,and I think you did a fucking fantastic job. I’ve been a close personal friend of theirs, as well as their full time tour manager throughout the warped era and still off and on till this day. You did your homework, some of the footage you managed to find is phenomenal. Great job and happy new years 🎉

I am so glad that I got to not only grow up but also play music in this era of music. God those were the days for metal.

In my opinion: about that life is what caught my attention and I fell in love with it instantly. To this day I still absolutely LOVE that album. I don’t know anything that came before it and I don’t like what came after it but about that life is fucking BADASS

Maaaan regardless of Fronz's direction for the band he is genuinely a sick vocalist

9:40 holy cow that clip gave me 'nam-like flashbacks to 2009. especially the coordinated 'squatch stomp

Yo! First time I heard Attila I wasn’t digging their sound, but I went to an LA bar known as The Riff-Vic Fuentes and Fronz were going to be Dj-ing a set that night and when Fronz walked in, they played Middle Fingers Up and his stage presence was fucking lit! Became a fan on the spot gave their a chance again and I’m still a fan today

I've been waiting for you to do this video!! Thanks your the man. Btw can we get an I see stars video?

You should have a "Join" button on RU-vid with extra content like you have on Patreon. I'd join the $5 level if you had it. I love your stuff, dude. I miss myspace. Keep my wife's name out of your mouth please.

Great video. I definitely listened to attila in high school. Songs like rage and let me get a newport stick out as some of the best ones I remember. I was definitely more into the Christian band like underoath, the devil wears prada, August burns red, and Norma Jean. Bands like those still stick with me today even though I'm 30. Definitely look forward to seeing more videos like this.

Ahhh I remember partying to Attila back in 2010. That same year I went to see them open for We Are The End in Houston. Me and a couple friends were rolling a blunt in the car when Fronz completely randomly jumped into our car to roll a blunt himself, after introducing himself and seeing that we were doing the same he invited us to smoke in their shitty gear trailer attached to their touring van. While we were in there we somehow broke out a beat by banging on the inside of the trailer and Fronz and my friend did a freestyle rap session. Good memories! They were a really small band at the time. A year or so later I became a DJ and lost interest in a lot of deathcore. around 2015 I went to warped tour for the first time in almost a decade and it blew my mind when the headlining band came on stage and it was non other than Attila!

Hey man I just wanted you to know I never knew I needed this channel but I need this channel. Reliving my youth through these vids, I’m hooked harder than Jonny Craig on fent.

That live scene you showed them performing Soda In The Water Cup was at an old church venue called The Movement......where they completely wrecked the place. They built a new stage after that.

OMG I found your channel at the beginning of COVID and I binged your channel soooooo hard. Sooooo happy to see you on my recommended again!! I'm turning on the friggen bell bc I don't want to lose track of your videos ever again!!! love your content homie!!

Toxic from their new album was one of the sickest riffs they’ve ever done

Saw them at local shows all around Atlanta before they got big. I knew they would get big back then. One show the bassist and one of the guitar players never showed up so it was Fronz, 1 guitar and 1 drum and maybe 15 people in the crowd. Fronz put on an insane show and jumped off the stage and shoved me into some people and we made a mosh pit of about 5 people. It stayed insane their whole set

Chris is a sick guitarist. Super underrated.

One time at warped my friends and I walked past Fronz and we were star struck. Even with all the hate we still really liked what they did until my friend goes “holy shit that’s fronz! (Not asking for a pic, not even asking for his attention just exclaiming that he was in front of us) Bro turns around and goes “if you guys didn’t pay for meet and greets I don’t want to talk to you” and walked away. Didn’t even go see their set that day, fuck that guy.

Lol I’m going to a He is legend show tonight and Atilla is the headliner. Looking forward to this I have no clue about them

I just subbed bro....great content. I had to laugh a little because I 1st watched your Bryan Stars video then the Blood on the Dancefloor and then this One and your personality and voice are obviously the same but the change in appearance has been very entertaining.

i just saw them live a few weeks ago for ragefest in nj. they’re wonderful live and i love fronz’s vocals but i actually enjoyed the other bands performance more than attila’s lol. still enjoy attila tho.

Seeing a new Cozy Rep video is a pleasant surprise and a good end to a rough week. Thanks Cozy!

i feel people take attila and the lyrics way too seriously then hate on them just because of that and dont see the fun side or whats behind that

the year is 2015 Attila is playing west palm beach vans warped tour and I just found a big bag of weed on the floor as there set plays good times

I was interning as a PA at MTV when we got the assignment to work on the True Life episode that had Fronz on it. We chatted briefly during a filming break and he asked me for a cigarette. I held out my pack for him to grab one and he literally took the whole box and said “what a fucking idiot you are” and laughed as he walked away. I never smoked cigarettes again. THANK you Fronzuccini or whatever you call yourself now. Over 13 years smoke free 😎

So glad cozy is doing a video on these guys,

You forgot to mention fronz being on an episode of mtv's made which is how alot of people like myself first heard of Attila and probably played a big part in their success.

A previous band I was in played with them in 2006/2007 in SC right after the MTV show. I remember Chris walking around talking to everyone and just being a pretty genuine dude. The persona for the element of the band is understandable but really he is actually a pretty good guy.

Soooo fronz’s “bonecrew” album is a guilty pleasure of mine. Also i love the pizza song.

I only know about this band from seeing their name on the board at warped and later seeing a video where they pulled two fans on stage to perform one of their songs. Cool af imo

When they really play, Attila can be one of the best bands in that whole scene (seriously. Go check out Three6 for proof of their instrumental talent), so I'm interested in watching this! Don't get too in deep in a fight with Fronz with this one, 'kay, Julian?

I will forever hail the albums “Rage” (songwriting) and “Outlawed” (THAT guitar tone and Fronz vocals were even better) the dirty dirty souths metalcore classics

I feel like a video on Ligeia would be rad. Super promising band that burned out way too fast because of that party life.

Came up in my recommended and you sir earned a subscription. Great video, keep it up. 👍

this came out at the perfect time! i still listen to a few of their songs and my boyfriend asked me about them the other day, and i couldnt remember all the issues lmao. honestly idk how anyone else listens to them tho, i only can when im in a white trash kind of mood lmao i was a huge fan of Attila from around 2014- 2018, its one of the only bands i bought merch for and i have like $100 worth if you include Stay Sick stuff. i was one of the first people to sign up for Chris's social media app he came up with, it was called Spur but i think he changed the name if it still exists. i even talked with a few of the members on instagram because i would make fan edits, they liked when i made fake album covers for them. they were all really nice, even chris. but i stopped fkn with them when it became clear to me Chris was slowly becoming a con artist- i only bought all that merch because he was such a good salesman. all his stay sick stuff, besides the hoodie, was really poor quality for what you paid. the backpack i had broke within a couple weeks, the zipper handle fell off and the straps were really weird to the point that i stopped using it(hard to explain over text but they would pinch/pull on my shoulders and it hurt, regardless of how light the bag was. that bag was like $60+shipping iirc. i think what finally tipped me over the edge tho was when he started making ig accounts for his babies, then him and his wife broke up and i dont remember details but it just started to seem like he was very selfish and money hungry behind the scenes too... i was cool with the persona but that grossed me out oh, and i havent finished the video yet so please forgive me if this gets brought up, but he also started some weird online class thing that supposedly taught you how to be an entrepreneur or some shit. i specifically remember him mentioning it as a good replacement for college, because i told my mom that was my backup plan if college didnt work out for me, and she made me show her wtf i was talking about. thank god i realized a while later classes like that are a huge scam because i did end up dropping out lmao

honestly, one of my favorite bands, especially seeing live. seeing them tonight actually! just so much energy with their music.

people can say whatever they want about fronz but he's a marketing genius

really cool that you are uploading frequently

My only issue is Fronz seems like something stunted him mentally. He keeps getting older but has this same teenager lyric style and image. And of course his behavior with young fans has been questionable. That said their stuff is definitely a guilty pleasure sometimes.

take a shot everytime he says "southern fried"

Love them. Just saw them at rage fest. Put on a great show, so fun.. Playing with amazing bands like He is Legend and Islander as well. Honestly, they have always said fuck the haters and I guess I see why some of the take themselves so serious metal bros wouldn’t care for them, but they are so fun. To each their own ❤

Bro I started HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD back in the day, we should podcast.

Every time I hear the name Attila, I automatically scream out "YOU TOLD ME YOU CARED!" Soda In The Water Cup slapped, no matter how cringe these dudes were lol.

Love all your videos but this one was particularly entertaining; I think it was the way you nonchalantly read out the vulgar lyrics hahaha. I remember "Your ass is jealous of the shit that's coming out of your mouth" was a popular lyric for people to add to their myspaces at the time but I wasn't really paying attention to Attila back then so I didn't know where it came from til now.

attila is an absolute legend. if you dont like them your just a "i dont want to be "cringe" in front of my friends" they are brutal and everyone of there songs has great meaning and are uplifting. letting you realize you dont need to be like everyone else, and stop worrying about people talking junk about you.

My algo has brought me to your channel dude! Loved the video. I recently went to Underoaths Voyeurist tour and wouldn't mind seeing a vid about them! Thanks for the content brotha I will definitely recommend. 5 stars!

honestly i had started listening because i had a weird crush on some guy in high school who listened to them, but like he turned out to. hmm how do i say this.. all those less-than-stellar lyrics.. he'd like them all unironically like he probably wouldn't be doing it as a joke

The thing that made me favor them was they were genuinely themselves no matter how wild it got lol. They never backed down and that was so cool to me as a teenager 😊

Atilla is awesome. They are genuinely good dudes. We spent a few days with them and they even helped pay to help us record our record just to be cool.

Once, back in 2010, my bands local show got cancelled as we got there. And Atilla was supposed to play as headliner. Since they were bored and didn't have a show to play anymore, we played frisbee in the parking lot with a broken drum head from their tour van.

You can't give anybody the "Worst Band in Warped Tour History" award as long as we all remember Brokencyde... Unfortunate.

i've never seen your vids before but this was very well put together and enjoyable. i will 100% but checking into more stuff man good job