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Wrathchild America

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Wrathchild America
Also known as
  • Atlantis (1978)
  • Tyrant (1978–1979)
  • Wrathchild (1979–1988)
  • Souls at Zero (1992–1996)
OriginMartinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1978–1996
  • 2016–2017
LabelsAtlantic
SpinoffsSouls at Zero
Past membersTerry Carter
Shannon Larkin
Kevin Keller
Brad Divens
Jay Abbene
Ralph "Rat" Tillman
Max "Tuck" McDonald
Tracy "Mace" Peyton (Payton)
Max Hykes
John Turner
Mike Combs
Chris Brinkman
Jamie Miller
Rich Spillberg

Wrathchild America was an American heavy metal band formed in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1978. Before settling on the Wrathchild America name in 1988, the band had performed under the names Atlantis, Tyrant, and Wrathchild. They released two studio albums through Atlantic Records, and gained charting success through the Billboard 200. In 1992, they changed their name to Souls at Zero. The band is also notable for including one-time Kix member Brad Divens, and a then-unknown Shannon Larkin, who went on to become the drummer for many bands such as Ugly Kid Joe, Candlebox, and Godsmack.

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History

Wrathchild was formed in 1978 by high school friends, Shannon Larkin, Kevin Keller, and Terry Carter. Keller met Carter after school in band class and was asked to join up with his friend Larkin. They had a band at the time named "Atlantis". Ralph "Rat" Tillman and Max "Tuck" McDonald soon joined and changed the name to Tyrant and then later to Wrathchild. Brad was recruited by Kevin Keller by throwing business cards at him while he was performing with his band Ratzalad. John Turner was soon hired from his band "The Shift". Wrathchild was a renowned live act in the mid to late 1980s all across the U.S. when they were known simply as Wrathchild. After years of touring, playing gigs, and hard work, the band finally was signed to a major label in 1988 thanks in large part to the dedicated work of Chip Seligman. However, a British glam metal band with the same name, Wrathchild, sued and forced the delay of the debut release.[1] The band amended their name by adding America, and their debut album Climbin' the Walls, finally released in 1989, peaked at No. 190 on the Billboard 200.[2][3] Their second album, 3-D (1991), coincided with the decline of the thrash metal scene and did not chart, although the album did spawn two music videos that received regular airplay on MTV's Headbangers Ball ("Spy" and "Surrounded By Idiots").[1] The band members had mud thrown at them for the filming of the Surrounded By Idiots video. [4] During its existence, the band toured or played selected shows with such bands as Slayer, Exodus, Testament, Annihilator, Pantera, Nuclear Assault, Armored Saint, Gang Green, Voivod, Vio-lence, Chris Poland and Dark Angel, among others.[5] Around 1992, Wrathchild America was dropped from Atlantic Records and changed its name to Souls at Zero and revamped its style and approach.[1]

During the mid-2000s, former Toxik drummer Tad Leger had launched a brand new project called Lucertola (Italian for "lizard"). The group's musical style is said to be a blend of Leger's biggest influences: doom, old Voivod and Italian horror soundtracks (Goblin, Fabio Frizzi). Tad started out recording both guitar and drums himself, but was joined by his old Blackened Sky bandmate Andy Abbene and his brother Jay Abbene (Wrathchild America, Souls at Zero) in early December 2005.

Kevin Keller went on to perform with Salem with former members of Sabotage, formed his current band Vulgar Bullet in 2000. Terry Carter became involved in country music and is currently touring. Brad Divens has become an FOH sound engineer. Shannon Larkin went on to be the driving force in Godsmack.

By late 2016, rumors were circulating that Wrathchild America was planning to reunite for a series of shows and possibly new material.[6][7] Frontman Brad Divens posted video clips of rehearsal videos on Facebook in mid-2017.[8] By January 2021, however, no formal reunion of Wrathchild America had happened and there had been no updates on the current state of the band since 2017. In a June 2021 interview on the Somewhere in Time podcast, vocalist and bassist Brad Divens revealed that, during the band's near-reunion in 2017, plans were made to play at least one show at the reopening of the Hammerjack's club, but were ultimately scrapped because of scheduling conflicts, particularly including drummer Shannon Larkin's commitments with Godsmack. Divens also stated that all four members of the Climbin' the Walls lineup have not ruled out a proper reunion.[9]

Band members

Discography

Demos

  • Danger-Us (1983)
  • Days of Thunder (1987)
  • Demo '89 (1989)

Studio albums

References

  1. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 393. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
  2. ^ "Wrathchild America > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  3. ^ "Wrathchild America Music News & Info". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "METALLIAN - Wrathchild America".
  5. ^ "METALLIAN - Wrathchild America".
  6. ^ "Maryland Music Magazine : Spotlight - October 2016 : Wrathchild America - A Reunion ?". December 22, 2016. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Wrathchild America to Reunite but Not Without Shannon Larkin?". Ultimate Guitar. May 16, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Wrathchild - The Re-union". M.facebook.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Wrathchild America - Frontman On Status Of Band's Reunion". Metal Storm. June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

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