With Devils Amongst Us All

Walls of Jericho | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Trustkill Records
• ASIN: B000GUJZ4Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #212,201 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

From the Motor City of Detroit comes the most savage sound in modern music. Few bands possess as much metallic venom in their guitars while retaining the grit and concrete fury of hardcore/punk in their sounds as Walls Of Jericho. The music is propelled by the inhuman roar of Candace Kucsulain, whom regardless of her gender is one of the most energetic front-people in heavy music to grab a mic. Candace certainly is as tough as her vocals, having sustained a broken nose and gash to her head at recent shows and finishing her sets bloodied and bruised before going to the hospital.The video was filmed while they played to an over-capacity sold out crowd at Anaheim's Chain Reaction. During one song, an overzealous stage-diver jumped with Candace's mic accidentally hooked to his foot, resulting in a bloody blow to her head. Hardcore trooper that she is, Candace merely brushed off the injury, having already suffered two black eyes and a broken nose at previous shows.

The band composed of Mike Hasty (guitar), Chris Rawson (guitar), Aaron Ruby (bass) and new drummer Dustin Schoenhofer (formerly of Premonitions Of War) recently finished recording in Cleveland with producer Ben Schigel (Chimaira, ZAO, Ringworm). The resulting album With Devils Amongst Us All will be released August 22nd on Trustkill Records. Speaking on the new material Hasty comments "it’s definitely the most varied music we’ve ever written and it’s a lot more anthemic whereas our older material was more about aggression than composition." Kucsulain explains "we’ve been on tour so much since the last album that we’ve been able to let our true personalities shine through on stage. When we were younger we would just express aggression and then go pass out. However playing live every night, you learn to pace yourself and as you get older you also want to express other things than rage so we’ve definitely developed our live show and our music."

This diversity has worked itself into the band’s lyrics as well which in the past had been terribly bleak. "I’ve definitely developed a much healthier mindset. During the past albums I had gone through bad relationships and bad experiences, now I’m about being productive. I’m still upset about the world, but now I also want to talk about what we can do to make things better." Walls Of Jericho formed with a different drummer in the late 90’s, the group released their debut full-length The Bound Feed The Gagged which was an important early release for fledgling indie, Trustkill (Metal Maniacs proclaimed the album more abrasive than a belt sander over broken, bloodcaked skin). The group toured the states non-stop alongside groups such as Earth Crisis and In Flames.

Between albums Hasty had become a well known producer recording The Black Dahlia Murder and Bloodline Calligraphy among other bands as well as opening a thriving recording studio in Detroit. Ruby had also emerged as a well known tattoo artist, becoming acclaimed for straight edge tattoos (Ruby also does the artwork for the new album). The band’s next release 2004’s All Hail The Dead had a fury of press coverage including Alt Press, Revolver, Headbangers Ball, Hit Parader and helped cement the band’s reputation as a must see live act. Walls Of Jericho has toured with Unearth, Sick Of It All, Mastodon, Fear Factory, Bleeding Through, Throwdown, Most Precious Blood, Atreyu, Bury Your Dead, and It Dies Today. The group are embarking on a Canadian tour with Unearth and All That Remains which will lead to Walls Of Jericho’s appearance on the second stage all this summer on Ozzfest.

Product Description

These road warriors from Detroit are back. This is, without a doubt, the most punishing and important album of their career. Traveling the world promoting "All Hail The Dead" with Fear Factory, Throwdown, From Autumn To Ashes, Bleeding Through, and Mastadon, these guys and gals have become notorious for putting on one of the best live shows metal and hardcore have seen in years. This will be put to the test with 11 new songs, as WOJ will undoubtedly reign supreme and deliver the most anticipated metal album of 2006.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this if you're looking for some really good heavy music, August 23, 2006

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Jason Chlebus "nosajmunson" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: With Devils Amongst Us All (Audio CD)

Walls of Jericho (Detroit's hardest working hardcore band) have made their tightest album to date "With Devil's Amongst Us". The song's here hit the mark every time with vicious, heavy guitar driven hardcore led by Candace's penetrating vocals. The lyrics here have meaning and purpose. The guitar work is brutal, pummeling fast and non-stop.
The songs on this disc have a more structured feel compared to the more free form hardcore style on their previous albums. All of the tracks here are good. Some standouts:

Track 1 - "A Trigger full of Promises" has one of the best lines on the album "If I load this gun, would you hold it to your heart and give your life for love"

Track 2 - "I know Hollywood and you ain't it" at 00:54 seconds, the guitar has this heavy old school thrash feel to it which carries through the rest of the song. Good stuff

Track 3 - "Hope you Die" is a quintessential Walls of Jericho song with demon speed guitar & magnum force vocals that make you want to tear *stuff* up.

Track 6 - "The Haunted" starts off slow & eerie with this chanting then gets going. The chanting turns into the chorus. Makes for a good fight song!

Track 9 - "No Saving Me" is a great mellow tune that shows off the band's musical talent. Plus Candace really flexes her singing skills (Reminds me of Angel off of 'The Bound Feed the Gagged').

This album is a must for Walls of Jericho fans. It should be required for any hardcore or metal fan. If you dig it & want to hear more Walls of Jericho check out 'The Bound Feed the Gagged' and 'All Hail the Dead'. Plus if you ever get a chance to see these guys live, do it. They are one of the most intense bands you'll ever see.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 110% Improvement, September 15, 2006

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B. Hovanec "Hovantude" (Strongsville, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: With Devils Amongst Us All (Audio CD)

After hearing the first single "Trigger Full Of Promises" on the headbangers ball cd i thought well this is a great improvement from their other albums. I decided to go ahead and give this album a chance and picked it up at best buy. After listening to the whole album i wondered if this was the same band.

The songwriting on this album has improved so much. the guitar riffs are much more intricate and thrashy, the drums are fast, pounding and full of brutal fills, and the vocals are very angry and brutal. The breakdowns are much improved as well. I know people wont agree with me on this one but i feel most of these breakdowns are better than the new unearth album.

Each song stands out on its own for each specific reason which is good cause it gives you an album that you have to listen to from start to finish. The most suprising element about this album is the ballad song which is number 9. The singer actually sings and sound really good and it has a nice solo in the song. It remings me of lacuna coil. It is also a good break between the destruction so you can catch your breath before the last two punishing tracks.

I suggest this album for anyone that likes unearth, shadows fall or any band that has either thrash elements or who likes great breakdowns. Go pick it up cause they deserve the exposure!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Killer, January 13, 2009

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S. Deciantis "soloscat" (SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: With Devils Amongst Us All (Audio CD)

Walls of Jericho is one of the hardest-hitting bands I've heard. This record may be their best from start to finish. Candace's vocals are probably the most brutal I've heard from a female vocalist, and I've heard pretty much all of them. She screams with such passion - I've read reviews that said that this record didn't have the same angst, and that is completely untrue. If you like metalcore with solid guitar parts, some good breakdowns mixed in, and passionate lyrics and vocals, the first three tracks will have you hooked. I like all their records, but this is probably my favorite.