Wrathchild America "Climbin' The Walls (2016 Reissue Collector's Edition Remastered & Reloaded, UK, Rock Candy Records, CANDY294)"

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.

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, despite having completed their debut album Climbin' the Walls in May of that year, a British glam metal band with the same name, Wrathchild, sued and forced the delay the album's release.

The band amended their name by adding America, and Climbin' the Walls, finally released in August 1989, peaked at No. 190 on the Billboard 200.

Climbin' the Walls is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Wrathchild America, released in 1989 by Atlantic Records. Although the album was recorded in May 1988, its release was delayed for a whole year, due to both label and legal issues that resulted in the band changing their name from Wrathchild to Wrathchild America, in order to avoid confusion with the British band with the same name.

Climbin' the Walls was moderately successful, becoming the band's only album to chart on the Billboard 200, where it peaked at number 190. A music video for the song "Climbin' the Walls" was released to promote the album.

Climbin' the Walls received generally positive reviews. Eduardo Rivadavia from AllMusic only gave the album a score of two stars out of five but noted the "speedy, muscular riffs, complex time changes, and superb drumming."

Tracklist:

1. Climbin' the Walls 04:26  
2. Hell's Gates 04:05   
3. No Deposit, No Return 03:20   
4. Hernia 03:15
5. London After Midnight 05:54  
6. Candy from a Madman 05:37
7. Silent Darkness (Smothered Life) 04:30  
8. Time (Pink Floyd cover) 05:40   
9. Day of the Thunder 06:33

Time:  43:20  

Released as part of Rock Candy Records' Collector's Edition Remastered & Reloaded series.

Typo on label's sticker: Amercia

Includes 16 page full-colour booklet, 5,000 word essay with new band interviews, enhanced artwork with previously unseen photos.

Recording information:

All songs written by Wrathchild America.

Produced by Mark Dearnley & Wrathchild America.

Recorded at Amigo Studios, Los Angeles, CA.

Mixed at The Enterprise, Los Angeles, CA & Quantum Studios, NJ.

Originally mastered at Sterling Sound.

Mastered in High Definition for Close To The Edge 2016. An audiophile recording from the original master. Sound Shaped from 24 bit digital tools via POW-r technology.