Ironiclast

Ironiclast
Studio album by
The Damned Things
ReleasedDecember 14, 2010 (2010-12-14)
RecordedChicago, Illinois; MetroSonic Studios (Brooklyn, New York)
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length39:15
LabelMercury, Island
ProducerRob Caggiano, Joe Trohman[1]
The Damned Things chronology
Ironiclast
(2010) 		High Crimes
(2019)
Singles from Ironiclast
  1. "We've Got a Situation Here"
    Released: October 25, 2010[2][3]

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

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 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk92%[9]
AllMusic[10]
BLARE Magazine[11]
FasterLouderFavorable[12]
Melodic[13]
Rock Sound9/10[14]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[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

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

All tracks are written by Keith Buckley, Rob Caggiano and Joe Trohman; except where noted[19]

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, Trohman4:27
5."Black Heart" 3:18
6."A Great Reckoning"Buckley, Caggiano, Ian, Trohman4:35
7."Little Darling" 3:19
8."Ironiclast"Buckley, Ian, Trohman2:32
9."Graverobber" 4:51
10."The Blues Havin' Blues" 4:47

Personnel

References

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  2. ^ "We've Got A Situation Here amazon.com". Amazon. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "We've Got A Situation Here iTunes". iTunes.com. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "The Damned Things post new song". PunkNews. October 21, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  6. ^ "Hear It Now: The Damned Things "Handbook for the Recently Deceased"". Guitar World. January 20, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  7. ^ "LISTEN: FOB, Anthrax Unite As Damned Things". SPIN. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  8. ^ "Trohman Births The Damned Things". Fender.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Absolutepunk Review". Absolutepunk.net. November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  10. ^ "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  11. ^ Rankin, Dan. "REVIEW: The Damned Things - "Ironiclast"". BLARE Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  12. ^ Shaw, Blade (February 9, 2011). "Ironiclast – The Damned Things". FasterLouder. Junkee Media. Retrieved July 13, 2017.[dead link‍]
  13. ^ Wippsson, Johan (March 24, 2012). "The Damned Things - Ironiclast". Melodic. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  14. ^ "RS rates the ultimate supergroup debut". Rocksound. December 8, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  15. ^ Kleman, Eli (December 10, 2010). "Review: The Damned Things - Ironiclast". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  16. ^ THE DAMNED THINGS: 'Ironiclast' First-Week Sales Revealed http://www.blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  17. ^ THE DAMNED THINGS Teams Up With INKED Magazine For Headlining Tour deathscream.net. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  18. ^ Fall Out Boy's Reunion: Looking Back at the Hiatus, Side Projects & Rumors
  19. ^ "Ironiclast – Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  20. ^ a b c d "Ironiclast – Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved December 10, 2010.