The Damned Things

MagicMan · 12-09-2010, 10:00 PM

I was just wondering if anyone has heard of this new "super group." It features members of Every Time I Die, Fall Out Boy, and Anthrax. Their debut album Ironiclast will be coming out in a couple of days and I'm quite interested in seeing how it turns out. Supposedly it is gonna be a hard rock album and will draw heavily on blues and classic rock.

Their first single "We've Got a Situation" was released earlier this year and it sounds pretty decent imo. Riff-oriented with a hook-laden chorus, some solid vocals and a short guitar solo. It even has some harsh vocals during the bridge which I thought was a nice touch.

So what's your take on this new band and do you think it is a successful combination of such diverse origins as poppy FOB, metalcore ETID, and thrashy Anthrax?

Alfred · 12-09-2010, 10:07 PM

I dig this band because they don't sound like either Fall Out Boy or Anthrax, more like a more commercial, hook-focused version of Every Time I Die. I haven't heard the album but the single is solid.

DoucheGuy · 12-16-2010, 10:38 PM

Better than anything Anthrax has done in quite a while, nothing spectacular but solid modern catchy hard rock, I approve.

~~trapdoor~~ · 12-16-2010, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

I dig this band because they don't sound like either Fall Out Boy or Anthrax, more like a more commercial, hook-focused version of Every Time I Die. I haven't heard the album but the single is solid.

because they weren't already commercial and hook focused???????

12-09-2010, 10:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
MagicMan Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 37	The Damned Things I was just wondering if anyone has heard of this new "super group." It features members of Every Time I Die, Fall Out Boy, and Anthrax. Their debut album Ironiclast will be coming out in a couple of days and I'm quite interested in seeing how it turns out. Supposedly it is gonna be a hard rock album and will draw heavily on blues and classic rock. Their first single "We've Got a Situation" was released earlier this year and it sounds pretty decent imo. Riff-oriented with a hook-laden chorus, some solid vocals and a short guitar solo. It even has some harsh vocals during the bridge which I thought was a nice touch. So what's your take on this new band and do you think it is a successful combination of such diverse origins as poppy FOB, metalcore ETID, and thrashy Anthrax? __________________ The problem with now is no matter how much we want it to, it doesn't last forever.

12-09-2010, 10:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	I dig this band because they don't sound like either Fall Out Boy or Anthrax, more like a more commercial, hook-focused version of Every Time I Die. I haven't heard the album but the single is solid. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

12-16-2010, 10:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
DoucheGuy Groupie Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 27	Better than anything Anthrax has done in quite a while, nothing spectacular but solid modern catchy hard rock, I approve.