1983 - Band forms as Warloc by guitarists Pat Marnelli and Dominic Spina abong with drummer Mike Sabatini. They are soon joined by Bob Mitchell on vocals and John Joseph on bass. The group starts out playing covers with an original song or two thrown in for good measure. Dominic Spina leaves a few months later and is replaced by Jim Mooney.
1984 - The band changes its name to Attacker and records its first demo. The demo garners rave reviews from fanzines and magazines around the world. These reviews lead to a spot on the Metal Blade Records compilation album Metal Massacre 5. Attacker then parts company with bassist John Joseph. Jimmy Schulman replaces him. The group, having been offered a full record deal on the strength of the Metal Massacre reviews, enters the studio and records their debut album, Battle at Helm's Deep. Not happy with Schulman's bass tracks, he is let go and replaced by Lou Ciarlo from Hades. Bass tracks are re-recorded for the album.
1985 - Battle at Helm's Deep is released to favorable reviews. Attacker, in their infinite wisdom, decide that Metal Blade has not done enough for the band and turn down an offer to do a second record for Metal Blade. In hindsight, the band views this as a major lapse in judgement as it hindered their progress in the long run.
1986 - Best of Metal Blade Vol. 1 is released with the Attacker song "Disciple." This song was later removed after the group ceased working with Metal Blade. Bob Mitchell, no longer in the band due to personal and musical differences, is replaced by John Leone on vocals. In need of a record deal, Attacker records its second demo. This demo gets them a spot on the L'amour Rocks compilation album on Mercenary Records. The album is named after the legendary rock club in Brooklyn, NY. Before its release, Jim Mooney leaves the band and is replaced by Tom D'Amico.
1987 - L'Amour Rocks is released. As with their first compilation experience, Attacker are once again offered a full album deal, this time with New York's Mercenary Records. The band records their new album, The Second Coming, with noted metal producer Alex Peralais at Pyramid Sound in Ithaca, NY.
1988 - The Second Coming is released The album is hailed as Attacker's best work to date, but lack of label support, proper distribution and a changing music scene (thrash was all the rage) sends the band in a downward spiral.
1989 - Attacker calls it quits. The band is over.
1994 - The metal world loses a great vocalist fomer Attacker vocalist John Leone passes away.
1999 - The group's two albums, Battle At Helm's Deep and The Second Coming are re-released on Sentinel Steel Records, featuring bonus demo and unreleased tracks as well as a history booklet, photos, and more.
2000 - Another loss in the Attacker family former guitarist Jim Mooney passes away, leaving the remaining members with no choice but to write and record a third album to be dedicated to Jim and, of course, John Leone.
2001 - Writing and rehearsing begins, along with the search for a new singer. Bob Mitchell is not involved due to personal differences with the band. Mike Benetatos is added as a second guitarist. The group moves forward on a limited basis due to the band members' various other commitments.
2002 - Still no singer, but a complete album's worth of material is written with more coming a little at a time. Attacker continues to forge ahead. Felix Torres replaces Lou Ciarlo on bass due to Lou's busy schedule.
2003 - Bob Mitchell rejoins the ranks. The band goes into the studio and records Attacker's third release, Soul Taker, slated for a January 2004 release with a live CD and DVD to follow.
