Howard TV Cameras Follow Richard Christy & His Crew As They Film Music Video For Charred Walls Of The Damned!

Howard TV takes viewers on a Heavy Metal adventure with the airing of a NEW episode of the Behind The Scenes Show: The Making of Richard Christy's Music Video. Howard Stern Show on-air personality and segment Producer Richard Christy is also a well-known Heavy Metal speed drummer. Christy's band, Charred Walls of the Damned, chose his NEW song "Zerospan" to be the subject of the album's signature video. Fans will get a close-up look at the concept behind the video and how it all came together in this new Howard TV On Demand show airing until August 6, 2012*.

Cameras follow Richard and his production team as they shoot in upstate New York, Brooklyn and Manhattan's Washington Heights during a whirlwind two-day shoot. The video features complex horror scenes filled with special effects that show the lead character getting transformed into a "horribly mutated creature" because of an overload of technological stimulation (the theme of "Zerospan").

Weighing in with their reactions to the video from the show are Gary Dell'Abate, Robin Quivers and Howard Stern.

Richard Christy elaborates on the video's concept: "I'm so excited that fans will finally be able to see the 'Zerospan' video after many months of hard work!" He enthusiastically continues, "For fans of horror like myself, this video is the perfect mix of technological horror and all out brutality. The 'Zerospan' video is like a mini horror film and the story follows the lyrical subject matter perfectly and creates a haunting vision of a man absorbed by the world's ever growing technology. What it comes down to, though, is that it's pretty much just a kick ass Heavy Metal video! Big thanks to everyone who helped make this video awesome!"

"Zerospan" is from the band's latest album, 'Colds Winds On Timeless Days' (available now via Metal Blade Records). Christy had been hinting at a NEW video since November 2011, when the trailer was released. The lead actor in the video is Bryan Haeffele. The "Zerospan" video was directed and edited by Mike Schiff (director of CWOTD's previous 'Ghost Town' video) and Sean McEwan (Albino Farm) with special effects/make up by Brian Spears and Pete Gerner from G and S Effects (Stakeland).

For the Behind The Scenes Show: The Making of Richard Christy's Video, showrunners are Lee Gerowitz and Keith Fenimore. For Howard TV On Demand, Doug Z. Goodstein is Executive Producer and Mike Gange is Supervising Producer.

*Viewers interested in learning more about how to get Howard TV On Demand should go to www.howardtv.com.

Don't forget that Richard Christy-led Metal act, Charred Walls of the Damned, will be performing at one of the biggest music festivals of 2012: "Orion Music and More Fest". The fest, which will be held at Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ on June 23rd and 24th, will feature dozens of bands as well as a Billabong All Out Air Assault Surfing Expedition, Custom Car + Motorcycle Show, and much more. For more information on the festival, including the full line-up and Tickets, visit OrionMusicAndMore.com.

Charred Walls of the Damned's 'Cold Winds on Timeless Days' was released on October 11, 2011. The album, much like its self-titled predecessor, received heaps of praise from fans and press. Here is what Richard had to say about the bands second effort.



Related links:
Orion Music and More
Charred Walls of the Damned on Metal Blade Records
Charred Walls of the Damned on Facebook
Charred Walls of the Damned on Twitter
Richard Christy's Official Site

CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED To Perform At 'TALLICA's Orion Music & More Fest!

Critically-acclaimed, Richard Christy-led Metal act, Charred Walls of the Damned, has recently confirmed a slot on one of the biggest music festivals of 2012: "Orion Music and More Fest". The fest, which will be held at Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ on June 23rd and 24th, will feature dozens of bands as well as a Billabong All Out Air Assault Surfing Expedition, Custom Car + Motorcycle Show, and much more. For more information on the festival, including the full line-up and Tickets, visit OrionMusicAndMore.com.

Richard Christy had this to say about performing at the festival: "I am beyond honored to be playing the Orion Music and More Fest with Charred Walls of the Damned! I've been a Metallica fan since the age of 12 and Lars Ulrich is a huge influence on my drumming, so to be invited by the mighty Metallica to play their festival is a dream come true to say the least. I was actually planning on attending this festival when I first heard about it and now to find out that we're actually playing just blows my mind! We'll see you at Orion Music and More!"

Charred Walls of the Damned's second album, 'Cold Winds on Timeless Days', was released on October 11, 2011. The album, much like its self-titled predecessor, received heaps of praise from fans and press.



Related links:
Orion Music and More
Charred Walls of the Damned on Metal Blade Records
Charred Walls of the Damned on Facebook
Charred Walls of the Damned on Twitter
Richard Christy's Official Site

NEW CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED Video For Their Song "Zerospan" - Watch It Now!

Richard Christy of Charred Walls of the Damned has been hinting at a NEW video since November 2011, when the trailer was released. "Zerospan" was directed and edited by Mike Schiff (Charred Wall's previous 'Ghost Town' video) and Sean McEwen (Albino Farm) with special effects/make up by Brian Spears and Pete Gerner from G and S Effects (Stakeland). The lead actor in the video is Bryan Haeffele.

Richard Christy elaborates on the video's concept:

"I'm so excited that fans will finally be able to see the "Zerospan" video after many months of hard work! For fans of horror like myself, this video is the perfect mix of technological horror and all out brutality. The "Zerospan" video is like a mini horror film and the story follows the lyrical subject matter perfectly and creates a haunting vision of a man absorbed by the world's ever growing technology. What it comes down to, though, is that it's pretty much just a kick ass Heavy Metal video! Big thanks to Mike, Sean, Brian, Pete, Bryan, Metal Blade, and everyone who helped make this video awesome!"

Click here to watch the NEW video by Charred Walls Of The Damned (courtesy of Bloody Disgusting.com)



Related links:
Charred Walls of the Damned on Metal Blade Records
Charred Walls of the Damned on Facebook
Charred Walls of the Damned on Twitter
Richard Christy's Official Site

Richard Christy Discusses CWOTD's 'Cold Winds on Timeless Days', Howard Stern Show & Chuck Shuldiner (Death)!

When most people hear the name Richard Christy, they immediately think of the stunt guy from the Howard Stern Show on Sirius Satellite Radio. For us Metaleros, Richard Christy is synonymous to Heavy Metal drumming. Believe it or not, Richard has been a professional Heavy Metal drummer since 1995. In this time span, he has played in legendary bands like Death and Iced Earth, and in 2009 he formed Charred Walls of the Damned with Tim "Ripper" Owens.

Anyone who has met Richard Christy knows that not only is he very talented, but also a gentleman in every sense of the word. This might be hard to grasp after hearing and seeing his stunts on the Howard Stern Show, but it is all just a show. One thing that is evident, is that the same passion that took Richard to Heavy Metal heaven (or hell), also took him to radio elite. After all, being a drummer in a Heavy Metal band and working on the best radio show in history take a lot of discipline, passion and perseverance.

On Tuesday, October 11, Richard Christy took over Idle Hands Bar in New York City and presented to the world Charred Walls of the Damned's second studio album entitled "Cold Winds on Timeless Days" (out now via Metal Blade Records). During the event we were able to steal Richard away from his fans, to chat about this epic new release, as well as his career in radio. We also discussed his relationship with the late great Chuck Shuldiner from the legendary Heavy Metal band Death. This is what went down!



With 12 songs clocking in at 58 minutes, fans are getting a lot more music this time around. Recording twelve songs in a short amount of time is no easy feat, but one that was accomplished because of the stellar talents in the band. Christy elaborates further; "I wanted to get a natural sound out of this album, I wanted everyone to be well rehearsed, not that I wanted the album to be rushed, but I wanted the spontaneous live feel and not over think anything too much." Richard Christy describes Cold Winds on Timeless Days as a "perfect storm of producing". Audiohammer's Jason Suecof produced and Mark Lewis mixed, while mastering was handled by Alan Douches at West Westside.

Cold Winds On Timeless Days track listing:

1. Timeless Days
2. Ashes Falling Upon Us
3. Zerospan (Listen below)
4. Cold Winds
5. Lead the Way
6. Forever Marching On
7. Guiding Me
8. The Beast Outside My Window
9. On Unclean Ground
10. Bloodworm
11. Admire the Heroes
12. Avoid the Light





Related links:
Charred Walls of the Damned on Metal Blade Records
Charred Walls of the Damned on Facebook
Charred Walls of the Damned on Twitter
Richard Christy's Official Site

Richard Christy Discusses Charred Walls of the Damned's Second Album on Howard 101

Our good friend Richard Christy from the Howard Stern Show and Charred Walls of the Damned, is very excited about the bands follow up to their self-titled debut album (to be released via Metal Blade Records on October 11, 2011).

"If you liked the first album, you're definitely going to love this album! It's going to be super-melodic, have plenty of blast beats, plenty of super-catchy vocal parts, heavy guitars, and insane bass parts!" - Richard Christy

Listen to Richard Christy as he discusses the New Charred Walls of the Damned album on Howard 101

Charred Walls of the Damned recorded their second studio album at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer/guitarist Jason Suecof (Trivium, All That Remains, Bury Your Dead, August Burns Red, The Black Dahilia Murder, Daath, Chimaira, Devildriver and God Forbid, among others.

Charred Walls of the Damned is:

\m/ Richard Christy – drums
\m/ Steve DiGiorgio – bass guitar
\m/ Tim "Ripper" Owens – lead vocals
\m/ Jason Suecof – guitar

Discography:

- Studio albums
\m/ Charred Walls of the Damned (2010)
\m/ TBA (October 11, 2011)

- Singles
\m/ "Ghost Town" (2009)





Related links:
Charred Walls of The Damned on MySpace
Official Site of Richard Christy
Metal Blade Records

Howard Stern talks about the Passing of Mario Comesanas

The King of all Media, Howard Stern, got the sad news about the untimely death of his colleague Mario Comesanas from Sirius XM Liquid Metal and this is what he had to say:

"I was reading about a guy, worked here at Sirius. I didn't know him but this is pretty sad. His name was Mario Comesanas, he was one of the hosts at Sirius XM's Liquid Metal channel. He was working here for ten years, 30 year old guy. He had a fiance, family, friends and stuff. Evidently for those in the Liquid Metal fan area, they really liked this guy. Mario was dedicated to Heavy Metal Music. He died from an aggressive form of leukemia at thirty years old."

You can watch the entire segment right here:



Rest In Peace Mario! \m/

Richard Christy: Metal meets Radio

When most people hear the name Richard Christy, they immediately think of the stunt guy from the Howard Stern Show on Sirius Satellite Radio. For us Metaleros, Richard Christy is synonymous to Heavy Metal drumming. Believe it or not, Richard has been a professional Heavy Metal drummer since 1995. In this time span, he has played in legendary bands like Death and Iced Earth, and recently he formed a band with Tim "Ripper" Owens called Charred Walls of the Damned.

Anyone who has met Richard Christy knows that not only is he very talented, but also a gentleman in every sense of the word. This might be hard to grasp after hearing and seeing his stunts on the Howard Stern Show, but it is all just a show. One thing that is evident, is that the same passion that took Richard to Heavy Metal heaven (or hell), also took him to radio elite. After all, being a drummer in a Heavy Metal band and working on the best radio show in history take a lot of discipline, passion and perseverance.

Recently, we chatted with Richard Christy outside of the Sirius XM studios, about Hixonfest 2010, his gig at the Howard Stern Show, and also about his new band Charred Walls of the Damned. Here is what we predict to be another hit delivered to you by Horns Up Rocks!


Richard Christy's multiple Voices:


Related links:
Official site of Richard Christy
Official site of Howard Stern
Charred Walls of the Damned on MySpace

IMPRINTED by Jo Schüftan (Founder of Horns Up Rocks)

HIXONFEST 2010!

Horns Up Rocks and Jefferson Avenue Productions = partners in musical crime! On Friday August 27th, you have a metallic appointment with us at Ace of Clubs here in New York City. We are stoked to present the 2010 Hixonfest! Hosted by Richard Christy and featuring live performances by:

The Hixon: The Hixon are proof that if you persevere as a band, and never compromise your musical ideals, you can rise up to the occasion and make some ears bleed! This is why they recently opened for Charred Walls of the Damned in New York City and Philadelphia.



Judas Priestess: Judas Priestess is an all girl Judas Priest tribute band from New York, formed in July 2009. Their particular Halford is MilitiA, who has performed as a lead singer with Dee Snider’s heavy metal orchestra Van Helsing’s Curse, and in other musicals as Sins of a Scarecrow or Jesus Christ Superstar.



Canons: The work ethic and attitude of this band is what Horns Up Rocks and Jefferson Avenue Productions stands for. A DIY band who's main goal is to play as many shows as possible and have a great fucking time doing it. New album recorded and getting ready for release, Canons will have you banging your head til your mother fucking neck breaks!

Lies Beneath: A five-piece metal band with influences ranging from thrash, to death-metal and hardcore. With classic dual-guitar attack, a crushing rhythm section, dynamic vocals and brooding soundscapes, this band creates an undeniable presence and demands captivation from any audience.

Sealed With a Kiss: Soooo, these three bags of douche named: Sydney Rifle, Drew Adler, and Steve Rascal all met at a brothel somewhere down in Brooklyn, now they play really good music. Their favorite things in the world are: 40's and cigarettes.

As we mentioned before, we have Richard Christy from the Howard Stern Show and Charred Walls of the Damned hosting the event for the 3rd year in a row! Additionally, Frankie Scorpion from the Gypsy Queens will be hosting the Crown Ink Divas model search. We will also have girls dancing on strip poles, plenty of drinks and we are raffling 2 tickets for the Slayer take over on October 8th at Nassau Coliseum. Do you really need any more reasons to come to Ace of Clubs on Friday August 27th?








THIS IS A MOTHERF'ING INVITATION, THE ONLY ONE YOU WILL EVER NEED!!!


SIRIUS XM LIQUID METAL HIXONFEST 2010 PROMO!!!


Related links:
Horns Up Rocks
Jefferson Avenue Productions
Richard Christy
The Hixon
Judas Priestess
Lies Beneath
Canons
Sealed With a Kiss
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