Classifying Attack in Black presents a bit of a challenge. They do not identify with a particular genre, as they have drawn inspiration from a wide range of artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Ramones and Henry Miller. The band grew up listening to punk and hardcore, but found a lack of inspiring and creative punk bands.

“Today, I don’t even know what the punk scene is anymore,” says Spencer Burton, the band’s guitarist. “Everything is so mish mashed and jumbled. You have bands, for example, like Alexisonfire, who are a punk band in my opinion — they’re on the top 30 on MuchMusic. It’s awesome that a band like that is influencing people, but on the other hand, I always thought that punk was about not letting that kind of thing happen and really digging to find music.”

Attack in Black appreciate the old and embrace the new. They acknowledge their first radio hit, “Young Leaves,” gave them exposure within the Canadian music industry. However, Burton expressed they have developed musically over the last three years.

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“We don’t even really sound like that anymore. We don’t play a lot of those old songs at our shows,” he says. “Bands naturally evolve all the time into something different, and if they didn’t, they would not be a band.”

Since signing with Dine Alone Records back in 2006, Attack in Black have released three full length albums, including their latest, Years (By One Thousand Fingertips), last March. When asked about their albums’ Canadian content, Burton believes being from this country definitely has an impact on how they write music.

“I’m not going to speak for our whole band, but I think that Canadian music is among some of the best music in the world. I love Canadian music,” Burton says. “I do think that being from Canada does have [an] influence on your music — it made me see the world differently than people from other places who experience other things.”

The fourth track on Years, “The Greater Niagara Circle Route,” makes reference to their hometown.

“Welland is between St. Catharines and Niagara Falls, but it’s referred to as the Niagara region,” Burton says. “It’s a nice area. I really don’t mind it.”

Attack in Black is currently on tour with Dog Day, a band from Halifax. “It is a small East Coast tour,” Burton explains. “We are thinking about a West Coast one coming up this winter. I feel like I really need a good across Canada, below zero, through the mountain, drive.”

So far their East Coast tour has provided the band with some interesting stories. Burton recalls an adventure to a 24-hour grocery store at an obscene hour of the night in a search for Asian pears. “They’re crispy and terrific!” he exclaims.

Attack in Black play Call the Office with Dog Day Nov. 7. Call the Office is located at 216 York St. Advance tickets are $12.