Walls of Jericho (band)

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Walls of Jericho
Walls of Jericho at Wacken Open Air 2009
Walls of Jericho at Wacken Open Air 2009
General information
Genre (s) Hardcore punk , metalcore
founding 1998
Founding members
Candace Kucsulain
Wes Keely
Chris Rawson
guitar
Mike Hasty
Aaron Ruby
Current occupation
singing
Candace Kucsulain
guitar
Chris Rawson
guitar
Mike Hasty
Electric bass
Aaron Ruby
Drums
Dustin Schoenhofer
former members
Drums
Derek Grant
guitar
Marc Brzeczek

Walls of Jericho is a metalcore band from Detroit , Michigan , USA, founded in 1998 .

history

Walls of Jericho emerged from the Earthmover group. In 1999 they released a first single, shortly afterwards the first EP A Day And A Thousand Years was released on Genet Records. At the turn of the millennium they released the album The Bound Feed The Gagged on Trustkill Records . In early 2001, drummer Keely decided to leave the band. However, his successor Derek Grant was soon poached by Alkaline Trio , and the unsuccessful search for a new drummer led to the band almost breaking up. After a longer break, this position could then be filled with Alexei Rodriguez.

In 2004, the album All Hail The Dead (again via Trustkill Records) was released, whereupon Rodriguez left the band. Dustin Schoenhofer, a long-time friend of the band, was able to close the gap quickly. On August 22, 2006, the album With Devils Amongst Us All followed . It follows a more melodic direction and partly goes away from the pure hardcore of the early days.

Collaboration with Corey Taylor / Redemption EP

The EP Redemption , which was released in 2008, was produced with Slipknot and Stone Sour singer Corey Taylor . Taylor took over the vocals on the EP alongside Kucsulain. The front man and the band met on the Family Values ​​Tour in 2006. Taylor liked the band's music, especially the song No Saving Me . Thereupon he offered Kusculain another collaboration, which failed because of time problems. Stylistically, the "Redemption" EP is rather untypical for Walls of Jericho, as they are calm songs with clear vocals.

The American Dream (2008)

With the release of the album The American Dream in 2008, Walls of Jericho made another musical step towards Hardcore / Metal. As with With Devils Amongst Us All, the album was produced by Ben Schigel.

After a long break, due to a baby break by front woman Candace Kucsulain, Walls of Jericho performed again in Germany on the Persistence Tour in January 2012.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
No One Can Save You from Yourself
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  • 1999: A Day and a Thousand Years (EP)
  • 2000: The Bound Feed the Gagged
  • 2004: All Hail the Dead
  • 2006: From Hell (EP)
  • 2006: With Devils Amongst Us All
  • 2008: Redemption (EP)
  • 2008: The American Dream
  • 2016: No One Can Save you from Yourself

Web links

Commons : Walls of Jericho  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. PERSISTENCE TOUR 2012. monkeypress.de , December 27, 2011, accessed on February 19, 2016 .
  2. Walls of Jericho in the German charts