Ironiclast
| Ironiclast | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 14, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | Chicago, Illinois; MetroSonic Studios (Brooklyn, New York) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 39:15 | |||
| Label | Mercury, Island | |||
| Producer | Rob Caggiano, Joe Trohman[1] | |||
| The Damned Things chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Ironiclast | ||||
Ironiclast is the debut album by American rock band The Damned Things. The album was released on December 14, 2010, internationally and a day later in North America.[4] The supergroup includes Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley of Fall Out Boy, Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano of Anthrax and Keith Buckley and Josh Newton of Every Time I Die. Newton, however, was only a touring member of The Damned Things initially, and did not write or record anything for Ironiclast. The album was self-produced by Caggiano and Trohman, and was released through Mercury Records.[1]
Promotion
[edit]On October 21, 2010, the band released the song "Friday Night (Going Down in Flames)" for free via their Facebook and Myspace pages.[5]
On October 25, 2010, the band released the first single from the album, "We've Got a Situation Here", on iTunes.[3] Previously a demo of the song, along with the demo of the title track "Ironiclast", were released on the band's Myspace page on May 30, 2010.
On December 1, 2010, a music video for the song "We've Got a Situation Here" premiered and was directed by Brendon Small.
On December 6, 2010, the song "Handbook for the Recently Deceased" premiered for free streaming on GuitarWorld.com.[6] On December 7, 2010, the song "Black Heart" premiered for free streaming on Spin.com.[7]
Musical style
[edit]With this album, the band was aiming for a heavy/classic rock, blues-oriented, riff-oriented sound, while trying to avoid the cliches associated with those styles and combining elements from their own bands. The result is a classic hard rock sound combined with the heavier aspects of Anthrax and Every Time I Die and the hook-laden choruses of Fall Out Boy.[1] Guitarist Joe Trohman cited Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy as influences on the record.[8]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 92%[9] |
| AllMusic |    [10] |
| BLARE Magazine | [11] |
| FasterLouder | Favorable[12] |
| Melodic | [13] |
| Rock Sound | 9/10[14] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[15] |
Drew Beringer of AbsolutePunk gave a positive review of the album, saying that "it's heavy, hook-laden, and stuffed with huge riffs. It's basically a modern take on the classic rock record" and that "this is just a straight up rock and roll takeover" with an overall rating of 92%.[9]
Charts
[edit]Ironiclast sold 6,200 copies in its first week, placing it at No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart for "new and developing artists".[16][17] It sold 31,000 copies as of February 2013.[18]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Keith Buckley, Rob Caggiano and Joe Trohman; except where noted[19]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Handbook for the Recently Deceased" | 4:16 | |
| 2. | "Bad Blood" | 3:22 | |
| 3. | "Friday Night (Going Down in Flames)" | 3:49 | |
| 4. | "We've Got a Situation Here" | Buckley, Scott Ian, Trohman | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Black Heart" | 3:18 | |
| 6. | "A Great Reckoning" | Buckley, Caggiano, Ian, Trohman | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Little Darling" | 3:19 | |
| 8. | "Ironiclast" | Buckley, Ian, Trohman | 2:32 |
| 9. | "Graverobber" | 4:51 | |
| 10. | "The Blues Havin' Blues" | 4:47 |
Personnel
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The Damned Things[20]
Additional musicians[20]
Artwork and design[20]
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Recording and production[20]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Damned Things: Ironiclast". blabbermouth.net. October 21, 2010. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ "We've Got A Situation Here amazon.com". Amazon. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ a b "We've Got A Situation Here iTunes". iTunes.com. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ "The Damned Things Taps Brendon Small For 'We've Got A Situation Here' Video". Blabbermouth.net. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ "The Damned Things post new song". PunkNews. October 21, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ "Hear It Now: The Damned Things "Handbook for the Recently Deceased"". Guitar World. January 20, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ^ "LISTEN: FOB, Anthrax Unite As Damned Things". SPIN. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ^ "Trohman Births The Damned Things". Fender.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ a b "Absolutepunk Review". Absolutepunk.net. November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ^ Rankin, Dan. "REVIEW: The Damned Things - "Ironiclast"". BLARE Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ^ Shaw, Blade (February 9, 2011). "Ironiclast – The Damned Things". FasterLouder. Junkee Media. Retrieved July 13, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Wippsson, Johan (March 24, 2012). "The Damned Things - Ironiclast". Melodic. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "RS rates the ultimate supergroup debut". Rocksound. December 8, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ Kleman, Eli (December 10, 2010). "Review: The Damned Things - Ironiclast". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ THE DAMNED THINGS: 'Ironiclast' First-Week Sales Revealed http://www.blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ^ THE DAMNED THINGS Teams Up With INKED Magazine For Headlining Tour deathscream.net. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ^ Fall Out Boy's Reunion: Looking Back at the Hiatus, Side Projects & Rumors
- ^ "Ironiclast – Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Ironiclast – Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
