Charred Walls of the Damned, 'Ghost Town' -- Video Premiere

Posted on Jan 21st 2010 11:00AM by Carlos Ramirez Comments
Though most people know him as part of the writing crew on the Howard Stern Show, Richard Christy has the kind of metal resume most would envy. Before he joined the 'King of All Media' and his on-air family, Christy manned the drums for bands like Death, Iced Earth and Burning Inside.

Despite his hectic work schedule, last year Christy announced that he was putting together a new musical project through Metal Blade Records called Charred Walls of the Damned. The group's lineup reads like a who's who of metal with Tim 'Ripper' Owens (Judas Priest, Beyond Fear) on vocals, Steve DiGiorgio (Sadus, Testament) playing bass and Trivium (among many others) producer Jason Suecof handling the guitar duties. To say that the anticipation for this band is high would be a major understatement.


Charred Walls of the Damned will release their self-titled debut album on Feb. 2, Noisecreep is thrilled to present to you the world premiere of their 'Ghost Town' video.

"I'm so psyched about how amazing the 'Ghost Town' video turned out," Christy told Noisecreep over lunch recently in Hollywood, Calif. Directed by Mike Schiff from M.A.S. Productions, the apocalyptic clip just bleeds metal. "We were able to film in one of my favorite haunted houses in Pennsylvania called Shocktoberfest, which was really exciting for me because anyone who knows me personally knows I'm a massive Halloween and haunted house fan."

We asked the drummer what his favorite part of the video process was, and it came back to the scenery. "Getting to explore an empty haunted house while filming the video was definitely a cool bonus. I can't say enough about how proud I am of this song and this video!"

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Fatty Bo Batty

Good work Richard. Baba Booey Baba Booey

January 22 2010 at 6:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
flipmartorano

Charred Walls Of The Damned CD Release Party!!

The Hixon is back for their first live appearance of 2010 and this one is FREE to attend!

Tuesday, February 2 Tonesofdeath.com Presents:
FREE Charred Walls of the Damned CD release party and signing!
Richard Christy and Ripper Owens from Charred Walls of the Damned will be at the club signing copies of their new CD!
Buy the Charred Walls of the Damned CD from the FYE table get your CD signed and meet Richard Christy and Ripper Owens!
Signing starts at 8 PM
Live bands downstairs starting at 9 pm
9 pm-Judas Syndrome
10 pm-The Hixon
11 pm- TBD (getting final confirmations this week)
21+ to enter
Fontana's
105 Eldridge St.
New York, NY 10002
Phone: 212-334-6740
http://fontanasnyc.com/

January 22 2010 at 9:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rob

Video was kick ass!1 Great job!!!

January 21 2010 at 10:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dick Christy

Heeeeyyyy I sure wish Richard showed us his penis. Heavy metal redneck penis yeaaaaa. Oh and racoon roadkill chili yummmmmy.

January 21 2010 at 8:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
masproductions

I had a great time making this video. Working as a producer for for Howard TV, I've known Richard now for a few years. He approached me soon after the album was done and asked if I wanted to make a video for his first single, "Ghost Town." He gave me some info about what inspired the song and I came up with a story that we could translate to screen, working within our time and budget limitations. We picked up a few props and filmed everything in one day. I shot the video with a Canon 7D DSLR camera and edited with Final Cut Pro. I gave it a very gritty look to match the dark story of a guy trapped in an abandoned town, with no clean air to breath. Despite the video beginning with a shot of nuclear power plants, it is in no way anti-nuclear. It's just a story. Thanks for watching.

-Mike-

January 21 2010 at 11:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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tenlbbrown

Richard is a fag!!!!

January 22 2010 at 6:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply