(1) Attrition are pioneers in a darker electronica. Formed in 1980 in Coventry, England (2) Attrition was also a short lived US Hardcore band from Washington DC (3) Attrition is also a Canadian war metal band formed in 2017. 1. Attrition are pioneers in a darker electronica. Formed in 1980 in Coventry, England, influenced by a mix of punk ideology and experimental art aesthetics, they emerged as part of the early '80's UK Industrial scene alongside contemporaries Coil