CharredWallsOfTheDamned

If its title doesn't already hook you in, then just check out this description of the new animated web series, Majestic Loincloth: "For lovers of heavy metal Viking rock opera homoerotic Medieval animated musical cinema, there is finally a cartoon for you...

Heavy metal fans know Richard Christy from his stunning drum work in bands like Death, Iced Earth, Control Denied and Charred Walls of the Damned, his current group. But the 37-year-old Kansas native is also familiar to a legion of Howard Stern Show fans where he's one of the legendary host's comedy writers and on-air talents ...

Last week Charred Walls of the Damned released 'Cold Winds on Timeless Days,' their sophomore album. Lead by drummer-songwriter Richard Christy, the band also features vocalist Tim 'Ripper' Owens (ex-Judas Priest), bass ace Steve DiGiorgio (ex-Death) and producer Jason Seucof on guitars...

While many Noisecreep readers know him from his drum work with the likes of Death, Controlled Denied, Iced Earth, and his current group, Charred Walls of the Damned, the rest of the world became aware of Richard Christy through his work on the Howard Stern Show...

Howard Stern fans first became acquainted with Richard Christy in July of 2004, when he joined 'The King of All Media' as a writer on his smash hit morning radio show. By that time, most in-the-know metalheads already knew Christy from his work with everyone from Iced Earth to the legendary Death...

Charred Walls of the Damned drummer Richard Christy has the world's best day job on Sirius Satellite radio's 'The Howard Stern Show.' While Stern takes the next two weeks off -- which sucks for avid fans like myself -- Christy is taking advantage of the free time to go on tour with CWOTD...

Imagine Brann Dailor leaving Mastodon to join My Chemical Romance. Unthinkable, right? Now imagine the kind of reaction dear Brann would get from the 'Don's fans. Well, when Chris Pennie left technical metal act Dillinger Escape Plan a few years back to join the sci fi-leaning progressive rockers Coheed and Cambria, he was basically vilified for the decision...

Who needs MTV when you've got MBTV! That's right, Metal Blade Records has launched Metal Blade TV. While you can barely find a music video on 'Music Television' nowadays amidst cultural cesspools like 'Jersey Shore' and hormone orgies like 'The Real World,' Metal Blade TV exists to spread the gospel of metal in the visual medium...

Want to know how Charred Walls of the Damned got their name? Curious to find out just what kind of stupid human trick producer and guitarist Jason Suecof can do with his testicles? Ever wonder what it would be like to be in a band with a singer who conducts Satanic youth group meetings on the side...

Tim 'Ripper' Owens definitely knows how to shake his money maker. The vocalist of Charred Walls of the Damned, formerly of Judas Priest and Iced Earth, stays busy by working on his solo effort, Beyond Fear, and spending time with Yngwie Malmsteen and Hail, the covers outfit he fronts...