Ironiclast

Ironiclast
Studio album by The Damned Things
Released December 14, 2010 (2010-12-14)
Recorded Chicago, Illinois; MetroSonic Studios (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre Heavy metal, hard rock
Length 39:15
Label Mercury, Island
Producer Rob Caggiano, Joe Trohman[1]
Singles from Ironiclast
  1. "We've Got a Situation Here"
    Released: October 25, 2010[2][3]

Ironiclast is the debut album the American heavy metal supergroup 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

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

With this album, the band was aiming and going for a heavy/classic rock, blues-oriented, riff-oriented sound, trying not to fall into what makes that sound generic and overplayed, and combining elements from their own bands, going for 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk92%[9]
AllMmusic[10]
BLARE Magazine[11]
Rock Sound9/10[12]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[13]

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

Ironiclast sold 6,200 copies in its first week, placing it at No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart for "new and developing artists".[14][15]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Keith Buckley, Rob Caggiano and Joe Trohman; except where noted[16]. 

No. TitleWriter(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

The Damned Things[17]

Additional musicians[17]

  • Stephanie Alexander – backing vocals
  • Tabitha Fair – backing vocals
  • Nick Raskulinecz – percussion

Artwork and design[17]

  • The Damned Things – art direction, concept
  • Patrick Hegarty – art coordinator
  • Doug Joswick – package production
  • Mike Mitchell – art direction, concept
  • Kristen Yiengst – art coordinator

Recording and production[17]

  • Rob Caggiano – engineer, producer
  • Ben Terry – mixing assistant
  • Tara Bryan – A&R
  • Evan Lipschutz – A&R
  • Jon Martinez – assistant engineer
  • Dave McNair – mastering
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – drum engineering
  • Nick Raskulinecz – mixing
  • Dante Renzi – drum technician
  • Bryan Russell – editing, engineer
  • Joe Trohman – producer
  • Teruhisa Uchiyama – assistant engineer

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Damned Things: Ironiclast". blabbermouth.net. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "We've Got A Situation Here amazon.com". amazon.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 "We've Got A Situation Here iTunes". iTunes.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "The Damned Things Taps Brendon Small For 'We've Got A Situation Here' Video". Blabbermouth.net. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "The Damned Things post new song". PunkNews. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "Hear It Now: The Damned Things "Handbook for the Recently Deceased"". Guitar World. 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  7. ↑ "LISTEN: FOB, Anthrax Unite As Damned Things". SPIN. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  8. ↑ "Trohman Births The Damned Things". Fender.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  9. 1 2 "Absolutepunk Review". Absolutepunk.net. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  10. ↑ "Allmusic review". Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  11. ↑ Rankin, Dan. "REVIEW: The Damned Things - "Ironiclast"". BLARE Magazine. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  12. ↑ "RS rates the ultimate supergroup debut". Rocksound. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  13. ↑ Kleman, Eli (10 December 2010). "Review: The Damned Things - Ironiclast". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  14. ↑ THE DAMNED THINGS: 'Ironiclast' First-Week Sales Revealed http://www.blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  15. ↑ THE DAMNED THINGS Teams Up With INKED Magazine For Headlining Tour deathscream.net. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Ironiclast – Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Ironiclast – Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
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