Year : 1989/1991 (Cherry Red Records Digipak Edition 2025)
Style : Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 254 mb
Bio:
Wrathchild America was an American heavy metal band formed in Martinsburg, West Virginia in 1978. They released two studio albums through Atlantic Records, and gained charting success through the Billboard 200. In 1992, they changed their name to Souls at Zero.Wrathchild was formed in 1978. The band was formed by high school friends, Shannon Larkin, Kevin Keller and Terry Carter. Kevin met Terry after school in band class and was asked to join up with his friend Shannon. They had a band at the time named "Atlantis". Ralph "Rat" Tillman and Max "Tuck" McDonald soon joined and changed the name to Tyrant and then later to Wrathchild. Brad was recruited by Kevin Keller by throwing business cards at him while he was performing with his band "Ratzalad". John Turner was soon hired from his band "The Shift". Wrathchild was a renowned live act in the mid to late 1980s all across the U.S. when they were known simply as Wrathchild. After years of touring, playing gigs, and hard work, the band finally was signed to a major label in 1988 thanks in large part to the dedicated work of Chip Seligman. However, a British glam metal band with the same name, Wrathchild, sued and forced the delay of the debut release. The band amended their name by adding America, and their debut album Climbin' the Walls peaked at #190 on the Billboard 200.Though only given a half of a songwriting credit for the song "London After Midnight", Kevin also co-wrote the songs: "No Deposit, No Return" and "Day of the Thunder". Their subsequent release was widely ignored since the thrash genre was still not widely accepted as it is today. The band changed their name to Souls at Zero and revamped their stylistic approach.Jay Abbene: According to a posting on Tartarean Desire, former TOXIK drummer Tad Leger has launched a brand new project called Lucertola (Italian for "lizard"). The group's musical style is said to be a blend of Leger's biggest influences: doom, old Voivod and Italian horror soundtracks (Goblin, Fabio Frizzi). Tad started out recording both guitar and drums himself, but was joined by his old Blackened Sky bandmate Andy Abbene and his brother Jay Abbene (Wrathchild America, Souls at Zero) in early December 2005.Kevin Keller: Went on to perform with Salem with former members of Sabotage. And in 2000 formed his current band Vulgar Bullet. Terry Carter became involved in country music and is currently touring. Brad Divens has become one of the best FOH sound engineers. Shannon Larkin went on to be the driving force in Godsmack.
Album:
Cherry Red Records / Dissonance Productions are releasing this wonderful 2CD remastered digipak ”Climbin’ The Walls / 3-D”, a 22-track double CD from underground U.S. metal heroes WRATHCHILD AMERICA, featuring both of the band’s albums, originally released via Atlantic Records.CD 1 features their 1989 debut studio album ‘Climbin’ The Walls’, a classic from the genre; CD 2 features the cult, and hard to find follow up from 1991, ‘3-D’, with two bonus tracks.Formed in 1978 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, the band went through several incarnations, before initially hitting their stride under the name Wrathchild and becoming a well-known and highly regarded live act touring relentlessly around the U.S. in the 80s, supporting everyone from Judas Priest to KIX.Signed to major label Atlantic in 1988, the band added the ‘America’ to their name after a legal dispute with the UK glam act Wrathchild. Their debut ‘Climbin’ The Walls’ was eventually released in 1989 and drew favourable reviews for its hybrid sound blending traditional melodic metal with thrash, and included a sterling cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘Time’.‘3-D’ followed in 1991 but confused critics with its stylistic approach which kept the metal, but added progressive and even jazz elements, a very original and really captivating metallic album.This release features extensive liner notes from respected journalist Darren Sadler, who spoke at length with the band members. “They loved to flirt with different sounds from song to song, which was the reason they never caught on more than they did, but also the reason they ruled. It’s basically like listening to a rad, fun, 80s metal compilation where nothing sucks.”
Line Up:
Brad Divens – lead vocals, 4 & 5 string bass
Jay Abbene – guitar, backing vocals
Terry Carter – 6 & 12 string guitars, backing vocals
Shannon Larkin – drums, backing vocals
Tracklist:
CD1 : Climbin’ The Walls (1989)
01. Climbin' the Walls
02. Hell's Gates
03. No Deposit, No Return
04. Hernia (instrumental)
05. London After Midnight
06. Candy from a Madman
07. Silent Darkness (Smothered Life)
08. Time (Pink Floyd cover)
09. Day of the Thunder
CD2: 3-D (1991)
01. 3-D Man
02. Spy
03. Gentleman Death
04. Forever Alone
05. Draintime
06. Surrounded By Idiots
07. Desert Grins
08. What’s Your Pleasure?
09. Prego
10. Another Nameless Face
11. //
12. I Ain’t Drunk, I’m Just Drinking (Bonus Track)
13. Surrounded By Idiots (edit) (Bonus Track)
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