Wrathchild

Glam Metal

For the American thrash metal outfit, see Wrathchild America. Formed in 1980 and coming from Evesham, Worcestershire - WRATHCHILD almost and should have hit the big time. After original guitarist Phil Wrathchild (later to be Phil Volken of Persian Risk) departed, the above line up became the definitive Wrathchild. Live they were unparalleled. Hair raised to the sky, made up to the hilt, leather, studz, flashbombs .... WRATHCHILD were trash rock's greatest exponent and one of the founders of the worldwide 80's glam revival. WRATHCHILD made the cover of Sounds magazine in 1983 I think. Unheard of for a metal or glam act. They also notoriously made the front page of the national newspaper The Daily Star late in their career but more on that later. After producing some independently released singles and tapes in the early 80's and garnering a reputation as a wild live act, WRATHCHILD signed to Heavy Metal Records and began work on their debut album. In 1984 WRATHCHILD released their finest moment : STAKK ATTAKK. This album was critically acclaimed and beats the socks of lots of other glam rock albums from the 80's. Classik songz like ...Trash Queen, Shokker, Stakk Attakk, Too Wild To Tame .... were included. Read my full STAKK ATTAKK review (includes the original back cover collage from the album)! On his famous Friday Rock Show in 1984, Tommy Vance lauded praise on the track SHOKKER. This is what introduced me to the band. This was followed by the infamous live at Camden Pa...