Wrathchild America

Wrathchild America was an American thrash metal band from Baltimore, Maryland, which was founded in 1978 under the name of Atlantis and renamed Souls at Zero 1993.

History

The band was founded in 1978 by school friends Shannon Larkin (drums), guitarist and bassist Kevin Keller and guitarist Terry Carter. A short time later came singer Tuck McDonald joined the band. After initially known as Atlantis and Tyrant and later renamed Wrathchild, some songs had developed and in subsequent years, the first demos were released, was released in 1989 with Climbin ' the Walls released their debut album with Atlantic Records. There was a British glam metal band by the name Wrathchild, which delayed the debut release with a lawsuit, "America" ​​became an integral part of their name. The debut made ​​it to number 190 on the Billboard 200

In 1991 he was the second album 3 -D, with the band at the end of the thrash metal boom could still get some good reviews. The end of 1991 she went to Europe with Gang Green on tour. Shortly after the release of Atlantic Records parted Wrathchild America. Two years after the release of their second and last album, the group in Souls at Zero renamed.

Style

The band played Thrash Metal with strong influences from the Heavy and Power Metal, so that comparisons with Metal Church were used.

Discography

• Danger -Us (Demo, 1983, self-released )
• Days of Thunder (Demo, 1983, self-released )
• Demo ( demo, 1989, self-released )
• Climbin ' the Walls ( album, 1989, Atlantic Records )
• Surrounded by Idiots (EP, 1991, Atlantic Records )
• 3 -D ( album, 1991, Atlantic Records )