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The Damned Things

The Damned Things is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ram Jam, Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin and Andy Hurley. Those roots explain a lot about how The Damned Things arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Black Tide, CKY, Rev Theory, Shaman's Harvest and Danko Jones, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around The Damned Things, reaching back through Ram Jam. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Damned Things were an American rock supergroup most recently consisting of Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley, Anthrax's Scott Ian, Every Time I Die's Keith Buckley, and Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano. The band's name is inspired by the lyrics in Ram Jam's 1977 version of "Black Betty".

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The Damned ThingsRam JamThin LizzyLed ZeppelinAndy HurleyBlack TideCKYRev TheoryShaman's HarvestDanko JonesBuckcherryGodsmackVelvet Revolver

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The Damned Things grew out of Ram Jam, Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin and Andy Hurley, shares an orbit with Black Tide, CKY, Rev Theory and Shaman's Harvest. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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