Battle at Helms Deep

"Battle At Helm's Deep" received solid reviews, but there were alot of factors that hindered the potential exposure of this highly underated and somewhat unoticed release. Thrash music was on the rise. Opportunities to go on national tours never came their way. And Metal Blade had so many bands on their roster that Attacker got lost in the herd, never getting the same type of promotion to the extent other acts on the Metal Blade label received. Because of these frustrations, as well as musical and personal differences, Bob Mitchell left the band. Attacker would have a few line up changes before releasing their sophomore effort, "The Second Coming" in 1988.