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Ironiclast is the debut album by American heavy metal supergroup 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]

Ironiclast
Studio album by The Damned Things
Released	December 14, 2010 (2010-12-14)
Recorded	Chicago, Illinois; MetroSonic Studios (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock
Length	39:15
Label	Mercury, Island
Producer	Rob Caggiano, Joe Trohman[1]
The Damned Things chronology
Ironiclast (2010) High Crimes (2019)
Singles from Ironiclast
"We've Got a Situation Here" Released: October 25, 2010[2][3]

Promotion

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]

Musical style

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]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	92%[9]
AllMusic	[10]
BLARE Magazine	[11]
FasterLouder	Favorable[12]
Melodic	[13]
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]

Charts

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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Keith Buckley, Rob Caggiano and Joe Trohman; except where noted[19].

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Personnel

References

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