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Charred Walls of the Damned: 1st Single From Debut Album Available on iTunes Tomorrow
As CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED prepare for their self-titled debut album out February 2nd 2010 – the group is gearing up for their official release by unleashing a “radio spot” created by Richard Christy himself. The “radio spot” that is now being streamed via the band’s MySpace page features clips of the first single Ghost Town, taken from the band’s debut album, Charred Walls of the Damned.
“I am beyond excited about how the Charred Walls of the Damned album turned out. Tim, Steve and Jason all did an amazing job and I can’t wait for people to hear it! The songs are super heavy and melodic at the same time, and I think my fellow Metalheads will be pumped when they hear the album” comments drummer and founding member Richard Christy.
Vocalist Tim “Ripper Owens adds, “Well…I must say, I’m not sure what people are expecting from this CD. I mean it’s coming from the mind of a drummer and we all know the crazy things he does on the Howard Stern show. That being said…THIS WILL BLOW YOU AWAY, it is a Great CD! I love it!! All the way across the board… Nice Job Richard (and Carlos the Lizard)”
CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED recorded a cover of the song Nice Dreams by the Minneapolis metal band Powermad as a bonus track for the Japanese release of the band’s debut album. US fans will have the chance to buy this track as well, as Nice Dreams will be made available on iTunes the day the album is released in the states, February 2nd 2010.
It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.
Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.
Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.
“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.
“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”
You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…
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