WRATHCHILD AMERICA – Climbin’ The Walls ’89 + 3-D ’91 [Cherry Red / Dissonance remaster + bonus] (2025) *HQ*

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Cherry Red Records / Dissonance Productions are releasing this wonderful 2-CD remastered digipak ”Climbin’ The Walls / 3-D”, a 22-track double CD from underground U.S. metal heroes WRATHCHILD AMERICA, featuring both of the band’s albums, originally released via Atlantic Records.
CD 1 features their 1989 debut studio album ‘Climbin’ The Walls’, a classic from the genre; CD 2 features the cult, and hard to find follow up from 1991, ‘3-D’, with two bonus tracks.
Formed in 1978 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, the band went through several incarnations, before initially hitting their stride under the name Wrathchild and becoming a well-known and highly regarded live act touring relentlessly around the U.S. in the 80s, supporting everyone from Judas Priest to KIX.

Signed to major label Atlantic in 1988, the band added the ‘America’ to their name after a legal dispute with the UK glam act Wrathchild. Their debut ‘Climbin’ The Walls’ was eventually released in 1989 and drew favourable reviews for its hybrid sound blending traditional melodic metal with thrash, and included a sterling cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘Time’.
‘3-D’ followed in 1991 but confused critics with its stylistic approach which kept the metal, but added progressive and even jazz elements, a very original and really captivating metallic album.

This release features extensive liner notes from respected journalist Darren Sadler, who spoke at length with the band members. “They loved to flirt with different sounds from song to song, which was the reason they never caught on more than they did, but also the reason they ruled. It’s basically like listening to a rad, fun, 80s metal compilation where nothing sucks.”

CD 1 : Climbin’ The Walls (1989)
01 – Climbin’ The Walls
02 – Hell’s Gates
03 – No Deposit, No Return
04 – Hernia
05 – London After Midnight
06 – Candy From A Madman
07 – Silent Darkness (Smothered Life)
08 – Time
09 – Day Of The Thunder

CD 2 : ”3-D” (1991)
01 – 3-D Man
02 – Spy
03 – Gentleman Death
04 – Forever Alone
05 – Draintime
06 – Surrounded By Idiots
07 – Desert Grins
08 – What’s Your Pleasure?
09 – Prego
10 – Another Nameless Face
11 – //
BONUS TRACKS:
12 – I Ain’t Drunk, I’m Just Drinking
13 – Surrounded By Idiots (edit)

Brad Divens – lead vocals, 4 & 5 string bass
Jay Abbene – guitar, backing vocals
Terry Carter – 6 & 12 string guitars, backing vocals
Shannon Larkin – drums, backing vocals

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