Since its formation in 2005, Attack Attack! has gone through more members than Spinal Tap did drummers. Wetzel and guitarist Andrew Whiting are all that remain from the original ensemble, but that hasn’t changed the band’s outlook or musical style. In fact, it has enhanced and allowed for their brand of metalcore-meets- electronica to evolve and become popular with a wider reach to audiences across the country. “[Electronica] was more of a novelty item,” Wetzel says. “But it’s not very exciting or versatile, so we’re pushing on, trying to bring rock and dance music together.”

These stylistic changes can be heard on their new material. Recently, the band recorded some tracks with producer John Horton for their next album. However, they will first be re-releasing their self-titled sophomore effort, which came out last June and peaked at Number 26 on the Billboard 200. There will be added bonuses culled from these sessions, including four new studio tracks, two electronic remixes and two acoustic songs.

“It was great to go back and take a look at the album again,” Wetzel says. “We went out to L.A. to work on a couple of new songs—-that’s what we put on here.”

And what about the role of electronic music in the band’s sound? “It’s a win-win situation because electronic music is real easy and you can release it whenever you want,” he explains. “It started off playing a limited role in our band, and over the years it progressed and branched out and intertwined more with what we’re doing.”

As much as the band enjoys the freedom of the studio, nothing beats a live performance. “We’re very active onstage, jumping around and all that stuff,” Wetzel explains. “We love to interact with the crowd, whether it’s to joke or talk, it’s all about having fun and getting the crowd’s energy up as well—which we feed off.”

Plus, Warped Tour will provide the band with something they never had the chance to use before: an epic stage. “The stage is huge so it’s going to be great to have production perks,” he says glowingly. “There’s so many ideas percolating in our minds and it’s really liberating to play on a huge stage and, most importantly, it’s really fun!”

With a main stage appearance comes a lot of responsibility, so what is Attack Attack! looking forward to most?

“Definitely meeting new people. We’ll be able to meet a lot of our fans at the tent and all kinds of people you’d never come across. Also, since it has a community feel to it, we can’t wait to meet other people on the tour. And hopefully we can get them to like our group, make new friendships and get them to fall in love with us.” R