Ironiclast | ||||
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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] | |||
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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]
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]
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]
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Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | 92% [9] |
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FasterLouder | Favorable [12] |
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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]
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]
All tracks are written by Keith Buckley, Rob Caggiano and Joe Trohman; except where noted [19]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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