Charred Walls of the Damned: Listening Party and CD Signing at Fontana's on Feb. 2nd

Charred Walls of the Damned is a new “super group” formed by drummer Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth, Howard Stern show) that features “Ripper” Owens on vocals, and Jason Sucof (guitar) and Steve DiGiorgio (bass). DiGiorgio was a member of Death, Control Denied and Iced Earth and Sucof has written and produced a number of metal band; most notably Black Dahlia Murder, All The Remains, etc. Charred Walls of the Damned combines Death’s technical precision and intensity with Ripper's clean vocals and the melodicism of bands like Judas Priest, Iced Earth and Anthrax.



The band's debut CD is coming out on Feb. 2nd (on Metal Blade) and Fontana's is hosting a free listening party / autograph signing that night. For anyone who wants an early listen, Noisecreep will be streaming the full album starting on Monday.

Come join Richard Christy and Ripper Owens at Fontana's Tuesday February 2nd for a listening party and signing in honor of the band's debut, self-titled album. Fans will be able to buy the new album, which comes in a Digipak with bonus DVD, at the FYE booth at the show and get it signed by Richard and Ripper Owens. The party kicks off at 8pm with live bands playing downstairs starting at 9pm. The show is FREE with free beer (until it runs out) and beer specials.

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Charred Walls of the Damned Release First Single from Forthcoming CD (Metal Blade)

Charred Walls of the Damned is a new “super group” formed by drummer Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth, Howard Stern show) that features “Ripper” Owens on vocals, and Jason Sucof (guitar) and Steve DiGiorgio (bass). DiGiorgio was a member of Death, Control Denied and Iced Earth and Sucof has written and produced a number of metal band; most notably Black Dahlia Murder, All The Remains, etc.

Charred Walls of the Damned combines Death’s technical precision and intensity with Ripper's clean vocals and the melodicism of bands like Judas Priest, Iced Earth and Anthrax.

Christy explained on The Howard Stern Show that the band's name was derived from a series of radio prank calls he and Sal the Stockbroker made to a Christian radio station. In mentioning the pranks they had been receiving, the radio show host described how he prayed for the pranksters to be "saved by God's grace and not in the devil's hell where you'd be put in your nails in the charred walls of the damned".

The band signed with Metal Blade and their debut CD is due out in February of next year. The first single, “Ghost Town”, is now available on iTunes. The band recorded a cover of Powermad’s "Nice Dreams" which will be available on the Japanese CD and as a bonus track on iTunes. "I've been a huge fan of Powermad's classic 1989 album ‘Absolute Power' since it came out. I wanted to do a cover song that I loved and at the same time, one that a lot of people probably have not heard. ‘Absolute Power' has been out of print for some time now so I'm sure the song Nice Dreams will be new to a lot of people, but will also bring back some great memories for metalheads like me who love the song and who love Powermad" explains Christy.

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New and Interesting CD Releases This Week

There are a handful of interesting new and reissued CDs that are coming out tomorrow:

New CDs:

Horse the Band - "A Natural Death"
It is kind of cool that a metalcore band is featured in this week's Best Buy ad. The Best Buy version is $7.99 and it has 3 exclusive bonus tracks.

Iced Earth - "Framing Armageddon"
"Ripper" Owens and Iced Earth - what more needs to be said? The version from Newbury Comics comes with a signed CD booklet

Pinback - "Autumn of the Seraphs"
Pretty cool metal band who is putting out their second release on Touch & Go. The first pressing will have a bonus disc with three songs not on the LP version of this release.

Tiny Masters of Today - "Bang Bang Boom Cake"
Very cool Brooklyn band makes their Mute Records debut. Band features Russell Simins (from JSX) on drums

Reissued CDs:

Cloud Cult - Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus
Reissue of the band's gem from 2005

Elvis Costello - "My Aim is True"
Ok, this has been reiussed like 500 times but Hip-O has dug up some pretty cool bonus tracks. This is a double-disc (like the past Rhino reissue) and it contains 4 demos that were previously unreleased along with a live recording of one of the earliest Attractions show that was recorded at the Nashville Rooms on August 7, 1977. This set is $19.99 from Newbury Comics and comes with a limited edition pint glass