, ▁who , ▁while ▁uns ure ▁how ▁much ▁exactly ▁would ▁go ▁into ▁the ▁future ▁album , ▁did ▁say ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁im pressed , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁material ▁may ▁fit ▁together ▁into ▁a ▁concept ▁album , ▁a ▁first ▁for ▁the ▁band . ▁They ▁joined ▁Iron ▁Ma iden ▁on ▁tour ▁in ▁Europe ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁May , ▁and ▁began ▁recording ▁soon ▁after . ▁Upon ▁the ▁res uming ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁and ▁beginning ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁studio , ▁the ▁band ▁decided ▁to ▁actually ▁only ▁use ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 ▁originally ▁proposed ▁songs ▁by ▁Bass , ▁but ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ 2 2 ▁songs ▁still ▁inspired ▁them ▁to ▁press ▁forward ▁in ▁stick ing ▁with ▁the ▁concept ▁album ▁idea ▁overall , ▁just ▁with ▁different ▁songs . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁My ers ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁finished ▁the ▁recording ▁the ▁album ▁and ▁that ▁Bass ▁was ▁working ▁on ▁final izing ▁the ▁production ▁and ▁mixing ▁of ▁the ▁album . ▁ ▁Th emes ▁and ▁composition ▁Att ention ▁Att ention ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁hard ▁rock , ▁pop ▁rock , ▁alternative ▁rock , ▁and ▁ar ena ▁rock , ▁with ▁electronic ▁elements . ▁The ▁sound ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁bands ▁like ▁Im agine ▁Drag ons , ▁Aw ol n ation , ▁and ▁X ▁Amb ass adors . ▁Att ention ▁Att ention ▁is ▁a ▁concept ▁album . ▁The ▁album ▁tells ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁an ▁individual ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁negative ▁mental ▁and ▁emot ional ▁place ▁and , ▁over ▁the