The Damned Things - High Crimes! (April 26, 2019) Album • Page 4

Man I love the last track. Keith's vocals are so good.

 

The empty hi-hat hits in the beginning trick me into thinking it's Indian Giver.

 

Invincible, Storm Charmer, and The Fire Is Cold blew me right out of my seat. This record owns

 

Holy shit. This thing rips

 

Listening to this now. So far so good.

 

One thing this album is really reminding me is how great of a guitarist Joe actually is. As much as I enjoy newer Fall Out Boy, I am glad he has this project again to really show off.

 

just pressed play

 

It’s pretty good. I’ll enjoy it more as I listen to it more.

 

I'm finally digging into this, it freaking slaps ! It also really shows what a great bass player Dan is.

 

Keep Crawling needs more love. That track is easily my fav.

Drum fill at 1:50. Cmon son.

 

This might be the funniest band bio I’ve read.

THE DAMNED THINGS — what are they? Why are they? These are questions NO ONE ever asks. And yet, here we are…

9 wee years ago, Scott Ian – guitarist, beard-man and co-founder of legendary thrash metal outfit, ANTHRAX – took a meeting with the lowly Joe Trohman (also a guitarist, and a co-founder, of the band FALL OUT BOY). While Joe had no beard to speak of, he and Scott hit it off, and started making songs together. Weird, right? Well, they both love Thin Lizzy, and catchy, dirty rock ’n roll music — and doggone, they we’re going to make some of that greasy stuff!

So, with the help of Cross Fit enthusiast/drummer Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy) and the sensual yet sardonically irreverent vocals of Keith Buckley(EVERY TIME I DIE), The Damned Things were formed.

Some other guys played other instruments too at some point — and that’s all fine, IF THIS WERE A DANG BOOK! All that matters is that Dan Andriano of ALKALINE TRIO is on bass now.

The Damned Thing’s first album in 8 years – HIGH CRIMES – comes out April 2019 on NUCLEAR BLAST. Why make a record 8 years later? It wasn’t planned, that was for sure. But the lore goes: Joe Trohman started writing songs secretly, scantily clad and afraid. He then played them for the rest of the band. They said “Ok, I guess we’ll make this.” Then everyone texted their parts over to producer Jay Ruston and…VOILA! 2019, what a time to be alive!

 

Name a better vocalist or lyricist than Keith in music. I’ll wait.

 

Aaron Weiss is up there.

 

Listened to this in the car today and liked it a lot! Need to listen more. I've loved everything Keith has been a part of since Ex-Lives more and more.

 

keith just sounds so exceptional on this wow

 

So excited to finally get to see these guys live tonight.

 

That's a bit lighter on the new record than I thought it might be. Still stoked to see them

 

Update: they were sick

 

How was He is Legend?

 

I got stuck in traffic and didn’t get there until Crobot unfortunately

 

What’s all the red type mean?

 

Anyone get their vinyl yet? Still haven't got anything from FYE

 

Only got around to this now for some reason but it is a ripper alright.