Walls of Jericho
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Walls of Jericho is an American metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

 band from Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

, formed in 1998.

Early career (1998–2001)

Walls of Jericho were formed following the demise of two Detroit based bands. The first being the influential Earthmover, featuring members Mike Hasty (guitar) and Wes Keely
Wes Keely
Wes Keely is a drummer from the United States best known for his time in Walls of Jericho, Until the End and Remembering Never, and has also drummed for bands such as Most Precious Blood, Throwdown, The Famed, Earthmover, and is a current member of Seattle rock band Again & Again.- References :...

 (drums). The second was a band called Universal Stomp which Aaron Ruby (bass) played in. Both bands fizzled out at around the same time prompting the three friends to start a new band. At the same time Candace Kucsulain, 2 year singer for the band Apathemy auditioned with the band. After numerous other auditions for lead singer the band accepted Candace as their new frontwoman in September 1998. For the first few months the band would perform with friends of theirs filling in on guitar however later decided to ask close friend Chris Rawson in as full time member who was able to offer more commitment to the band. With the line-up complete the five piece began touring the local Detroit hardcore scene. Soon after in April 1999 the band released their first EP on 7" through label Underestimated, which was followed shortly thereafter by a CD EP containing that 7" and demo tracks, called A Day and a Thousand Years
A Day and a Thousand Years
A Day and a Thousand Years is an EP by metalcore band Walls of Jericho.-Track listing:# "A Day and a Thousand Years" – 1:42# "Our Fate Ends" – 2:10# "Athenian" – 1:56# "Moment of Thought" – 3:25# "Why Father" – 2:10...

released on Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 based Eulogy Recordings
Eulogy Recordings
Eulogy Recordings is a record label based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.The label specializes in heavy metal or hardcore punk bands, some of which are straight edge. The label was founded by ex-hardcore guitarist John Wylie...

. This was later released by European imprint Genet. After continuous touring in support of their EP releases, the band attracted the attention of both Ferret
Ferret
The ferret is a domesticated mammal of the type Mustela putorius furo. Ferrets are sexually dimorphic predators with males being substantially larger than females. They typically have brown, black, white, or mixed fur...

 and Trustkill Records
Trustkill Records
Trustkill Records was an American record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994...

. They went on to sign with Trustkill which resulted in the December 1999 release of their debut full-length album The Bound Feed the Gagged
The Bound Feed the Gagged
The Bound Feed the Gagged is the debut full length album by metalcore band Walls of Jericho.-Track listing:# "Playing Soldier Again" – 2:09# "Home is Where the Heart Is" – 2:39# "Changing Times" – 1:05# "Unwanted Resistance" – 1:54...

. The band hit the touring and hardcore festival circuit the following year. In August 2000 they began touring the United States in support of straight-edgers Earth Crisis
Earth Crisis
Earth Crisis is an American metalcore band from Syracuse, New York, active from 1989 until 2001, reuniting in 2007. Their most recent record, To the Death, was released in May 2009 through Century Media....

, Swedish melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...

 band In Flames
In Flames
In Flames is a Swedish heavy metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1990. Since the band's inception in 1993, they have released ten studio albums and one live DVD...

, and Oakland, CA's metallic Skinlab
Skinlab
Skinlab is a groove metal band formed in 1994 in San Francisco, California by vocalist/bassist Steev Esquivel and guitarist Mike Roberts, now with San Francisco Bay Areas RAZE the STRAY, guitarist Gary Wendt Skinlab is a groove metal band formed in 1994 in San Francisco, California by...

. After another spate of touring in 2001, drummer Wes Keely
Wes Keely
Wes Keely is a drummer from the United States best known for his time in Walls of Jericho, Until the End and Remembering Never, and has also drummed for bands such as Most Precious Blood, Throwdown, The Famed, Earthmover, and is a current member of Seattle rock band Again & Again.- References :...

 announced he would be leaving the band to finish school in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

. With the band based in Detroit it would prove impossible for them to continue together. Keely was replaced by ex Suicide Machines
Suicide machines
Suicide machines may mean:* machines for auto-euthanasia, see euthanasia device* fictional machines for suicide, see suicide booth* The Suicide Machines, an American punk rock band** The Suicide Machines , an album by the aforementioned group...

 drummer Derek Grant
Derek Grant
Derek Grant is the drummer for punk band Alkaline Trio, where he replaced Mike Felumlee. He was previously a member of The Suicide Machines, Telegraph, Gyga, Thoughts of Ionesco, Remainder, Walls of Jericho, The Exceptions and Broken Spoke, a side band with Royce Nunley and Jay Navarro...

. Five months after touring with the band Grant announced he would be leaving to join Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

 punk rockers Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...

.

Break up (2001–2003)

After unsuccessful auditions to fill the vacant drummer position the band, feeling that none of the applicants met their criteria as a band member were forced into a hiatus. Shortly before this announcement was made singer Candace got herself an apprenticeship in body piercing
Body piercing
Body piercing, a form of body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewelry may be worn. The word piercing can refer to the act or practice of body piercing, or to an opening in the body created by this act or practice...

 which would occupy her free time over the next two years. Also during this time band members Mike, Aaron and Chris started a side project band called It's All Gone to Hell. For the next 2 years guitarist Mike Hasty would continue to work out of his recording studio Cloud City as an engineer working with bands such as The Black Dahlia Murder
The Black Dahlia Murder
The Black Dahlia Murder is an American heavy metal band from Waterford, Michigan, formed in 2001. Their name is derived from the 1947 unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, often referred to as Black Dahlia. The band comprises vocalist Trevor Strnad, guitarists Brian Eschbach and Ryan Knight, bassist...

 and Bloodlined Calligraphy.

Re-formation

After a 2 year silence period the band would eventually see the vacant drummer slot filled by ex Catharsis
Catharsis (hardcore punk band)
Catharsis was an influential American hardcore punk band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina that was active from 1994 to 2002. They were associated with "Holy Terror", a phenomenon commonly regarded as a form of apocalyptic metallic hardcore that was breeding during the mid-'90s...

 member Alexei Rodriguez
Alexei Rodriguez
Alexei Rodriguez is a Puerto Rican drummer, once known for his time in Canadian heavy metal band, 3 Inches of Blood and the metalcore band Walls of Jericho. He is currently the drummer for the Los Angeles-based band, Prong....

 who called the band after returning from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It was at the same time that Candace was on her way to audition for a local indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....

 band when she received the call from Mike saying that WOJ were re-forming. In April 2003 the band began touring again playing major hardcore events such as Hellfest in Syracuse, NY. Complete with their new drummer the band began writing new material and had completed recording in September 2003. All Hail the Dead
All Hail the Dead
All Hail the Dead is the second full length album from Metalcore band Walls of Jericho. The album cover was drawn by Philadelphia-based artist Mark Price.-Track listing:# "All Hail the Dead" – 3:16# "There's No I in Fuck You" – 2:40...

was released in February 2004, 5 years since the release of The Bound Feed the Gagged
The Bound Feed the Gagged
The Bound Feed the Gagged is the debut full length album by metalcore band Walls of Jericho.-Track listing:# "Playing Soldier Again" – 2:09# "Home is Where the Heart Is" – 2:39# "Changing Times" – 1:05# "Unwanted Resistance" – 1:54...

.

The album was released to critical acclaim across the hardcore/metal scene and propelled the band to the forefront of the hardcore scene seeing them fill support slots for bands such as Madball
Madball
Madball is a New York-based hardcore band that originated in the late 1980s, as a side-project of Agnostic Front .- History :Madball was founded in 1988 and featured most of Agnostic Front's members...

, Hatebreed
Hatebreed
- History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...

 and Sick of It All
Sick of It All
Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band from Queens, New York. Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums. There have been only two member changes since their inception, with Max...

 as well as headlining tours of their own. It wasn't long after the release that the band would see the loss of their third drummer. Fortunately for the band the position was filled relatively quickly by long time friend Dustin Schoenhofer - ex drummer for Next to Nothing and Premonitions of War.

The next two years would see WOJ touring extensively across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 gaining more and more support and a very loyal following along the way.

With Devils Amongst Us All (2006)

In 2006 WOJ entered a studio in Cleveland with producer Ben Schigel (Chimaira
Chimaira
Chimaira is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1998, the group is a notable member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek mythology...

, Zao, Ringworm) to start recording their third album. April of that year saw the band contribute the song A Trigger Full of Promises to the MTV2 Headbangers Ball: The Revenge compilation CD. This would become the first track off of their new album. A video of the song was later released to accompany the song. During the Summer the band was added to the roster of one of the biggest festivals to tour the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 - Ozzfest
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...

 2006. Following on from this the band also toured as part of the Family Values Tour
Family Values Tour
The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual rock & rap tour.The tour began in 1998 and would take the year off in 2000, due to heavy competition from other tours, such as the Anger Management Tour and the Summer Sanitarium Tour. After a four year hiatus, the Family...

 before releasing their new album in August 2006 titled With Devils Amongst Us All. According to Nielsen Soundscan the album sold 2,800 copies in its first week. The band went on to play a few dates in the U.S. supporting Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello, Cover Your Tracks, Beauty and the Breakdown, Bury Your Dead, It's...

 as well as a few dates in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 before flying to Europe to headline their own UK tour as well as support Sick Of It All
Sick of It All
Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band from Queens, New York. Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums. There have been only two member changes since their inception, with Max...

, Madball
Madball
Madball is a New York-based hardcore band that originated in the late 1980s, as a side-project of Agnostic Front .- History :Madball was founded in 1988 and featured most of Agnostic Front's members...

, Terror
Terror (band)
Terror is a hardcore punk band from Los Angeles, California. Their second album One with the Underdogs sold over 40,000 copies. They have also been on tours throughout Europe , Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Mexico and South America...

, Comeback Kid
Comeback Kid
Comeback Kid is a Canadian hardcore band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Formed in 2002, the band is currently signed to Facedown Records. Their name comes from a headline in a newspaper about hockey player, Mario Lemieux coming back to the NHL. The band was formed in 2002 by Andrew Neufeld and Jeremy...

 and others on an 11 date European tour called Persistence 2006. 8 of the 11 dates were completely sold out. Early 2007 saw the band tour a few dates around Mexico before embarking on an extensive US tour. In the Summer 2007 they toured Europe again, playing many of the big European summer festivals including Hellfest, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, Pressure Fest, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, With Full Force Festival [Germany] and Summer Blast Festival, Germany.

Redemption (2008)

In October 2007 the band worked with Slipknot
Slipknot (band)
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...

/Stone Sour
Stone Sour
Stone Sour is an American rock band from Des Moines, Iowa. Since 2006, the group has been composed of Corey Taylor , Jim Root , Josh Rand, , Shawn Economaki and Roy Mayorga . Original drummer Joel Ekman left the group in 2006...

 front man Corey Taylor
Corey Taylor
Corey Todd Taylor sometimes known by the number 8, is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of Slipknot and Stone Sour. Taylor was raised by his single mother. He developed a fond feeling toward classic rock after his grandmother introduced him to it...

 who produced their EP entitled Redemption
Redemption (Walls of Jericho EP)
Redemption is an EP by metalcore band Walls of Jericho. It was produced by Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor and features more of an acoustic and hard rock feel to the band. It was released on April 29, 2008.-Track listing:...

which was released on April 29, 2008 via Trustkill. In addition to producing the EP, Taylor provided guest vocals on three of the five tracks ("Ember Drive," "My Last Stand," and "Addicted" which Taylor co-wrote). The EP also included a rendition of "The House of the Rising Sun
The House of the Rising Sun
"The House of the Rising Sun" is a folk song from the United States. Also called "House of the Rising Sun" or occasionally "Rising Sun Blues", it tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans...

". The EP was an acoustic-only release, representing a significant departure from the style of previous studio albums. The release is due to be included with their upcoming Live in South America DVD which was recorded in August 2007. The was also a guest appearance on the EP from Ben Legg - a friend of Candace's.

The American Dream (2008)

On July 29, 2008 the band released their fourth full-length studio album The American Dream
The American Dream (Walls of Jericho album)
The American Dream is the fourth studio album by metalcore band Walls of Jericho to be released on July 29, 2008. It is a return to the band's metalcore sound after their previous acoustic EP release, and is also significantly heavier than previous studio albums.- Track listing :# "The New...

. The album features a return to the band's pre-"Redemption" musical style. For this album, the band worked again with "With Devils Amongst Us All" producer Ben Schigel.

Current endeavors

According to a post by vocalist Candice Kucsulain on the band's official Myspace, Walls of Jericho is on a break and she has been working on a side-project called The Beautifuls with her husband, Death Before Dishonor guitarist Frankie. Additionally, drummer Dustin Schoenhofer is currently on tour with Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello, Cover Your Tracks, Beauty and the Breakdown, Bury Your Dead, It's...

. Walls of Jericho will be part of the European Persistence Tour, they will join Terror, Suicidal Tendencies, Biohazard and some others.

Studio albums

  • The Bound Feed the Gagged
    The Bound Feed the Gagged
    The Bound Feed the Gagged is the debut full length album by metalcore band Walls of Jericho.-Track listing:# "Playing Soldier Again" – 2:09# "Home is Where the Heart Is" – 2:39# "Changing Times" – 1:05# "Unwanted Resistance" – 1:54...

    (2000)
  • All Hail the Dead
    All Hail the Dead
    All Hail the Dead is the second full length album from Metalcore band Walls of Jericho. The album cover was drawn by Philadelphia-based artist Mark Price.-Track listing:# "All Hail the Dead" – 3:16# "There's No I in Fuck You" – 2:40...

    (2004)
  • With Devils Amongst Us All
    With Devils Amongst Us All
    With Devils Amongst Us All is the third full length album from metalcore band Walls of Jericho. The first video released from the album was "A Trigger Full Of Promises," which has also come to be their most well known song.-Track listing:...

    (2006)
  • The American Dream
    The American Dream (Walls of Jericho album)
    The American Dream is the fourth studio album by metalcore band Walls of Jericho to be released on July 29, 2008. It is a return to the band's metalcore sound after their previous acoustic EP release, and is also significantly heavier than previous studio albums.- Track listing :# "The New...

    (2008)

EPs

  • A Day and a Thousand Years
    A Day and a Thousand Years
    A Day and a Thousand Years is an EP by metalcore band Walls of Jericho.-Track listing:# "A Day and a Thousand Years" – 1:42# "Our Fate Ends" – 2:10# "Athenian" – 1:56# "Moment of Thought" – 3:25# "Why Father" – 2:10...

    (1999)
  • From Hell
    From Hell (Walls of Jericho EP)
    From Hell is an EP by metalcore band Walls of Jericho.-Track listing:*1. A Trigger Full of Promises*2. I Know Hollywood and You Ain't It*3. The Revolving Door Strategy-Personnel:*Candace Kucsulain – vocals*Chris Rawson – guitar...

    (2006)
  • Redemption
    Redemption (Walls of Jericho EP)
    Redemption is an EP by metalcore band Walls of Jericho. It was produced by Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor and features more of an acoustic and hard rock feel to the band. It was released on April 29, 2008.-Track listing:...

    (2008)

Current members

  • Candace Kucsulain – vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

  • Chris Rawson – guitar
    Guitar
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  • Mike Hasty – guitar
  • Aaron Ruby – bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Dustin Schoenhofer – drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

     (2004–present)

Former members

  • Rich Thurston – guitar (2003)
  • Wes Keely
    Wes Keely
    Wes Keely is a drummer from the United States best known for his time in Walls of Jericho, Until the End and Remembering Never, and has also drummed for bands such as Most Precious Blood, Throwdown, The Famed, Earthmover, and is a current member of Seattle rock band Again & Again.- References :...

     – drums (1998–2001)
  • Derek Grant
    Derek Grant
    Derek Grant is the drummer for punk band Alkaline Trio, where he replaced Mike Felumlee. He was previously a member of The Suicide Machines, Telegraph, Gyga, Thoughts of Ionesco, Remainder, Walls of Jericho, The Exceptions and Broken Spoke, a side band with Royce Nunley and Jay Navarro...

     – drums (2001)
  • Alexei Rodriguez
    Alexei Rodriguez
    Alexei Rodriguez is a Puerto Rican drummer, once known for his time in Canadian heavy metal band, 3 Inches of Blood and the metalcore band Walls of Jericho. He is currently the drummer for the Los Angeles-based band, Prong....

     – drums (2003–2004) (recorded drums on All Hail the Dead
    All Hail the Dead
    All Hail the Dead is the second full length album from Metalcore band Walls of Jericho. The album cover was drawn by Philadelphia-based artist Mark Price.-Track listing:# "All Hail the Dead" – 3:16# "There's No I in Fuck You" – 2:40...

    )

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