The Charm City Devils are a hard rock band from

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

. The band was founded by singer/songwriter and former

SR-71 The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation. It was operated by the United States Air Force ...

drummer John Allen and includes bassist Anthony Arambula, drummer Jason Heiser, and guitarists Victor Carrera and Nick Kay.

History

The band was first signed to Eleven Seven Music in 2009. After signing with them, the Eleven Seven Music chairman (and

Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 100 million albu ...

bassist)

Nikki Sixx Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.; December 11, 1958) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, bassist, and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a me ...

, suggested the band's current name Charm City Devils. Their debut album ''Let's Rock-N-Roll'' was released in 2009. The band released the single from their debut album: "Let's Rock n' Roll (Endless Road)" and received extensive airplay for the song "Best of the Worst" in their hometown of Baltimore. They were named ''BEST NEW ROCK BAND by iTunes for 2009''. "Let's Rock n' Roll (Endless Road)" reached #40 on Billboard's

Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock is a music chart in '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States, a category that combines the formats of active rock and heritage rock. The chart was launched i ...

chart. On January 25, 2012, Charm City Devils announced the release of a new single, a cover of "Man Of Constant Sorrow," from their forthcoming release "Sins" on new label Fat Lady Music. "Man Of Constant Sorrow" reached #20 on the Active Rock Radio Airplay Chart and #25 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The band's second album ''Sins'' was released April 10, 2012. ''Sins'' was recorded at Sound Kitchen Studios in Nashville and produced by

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ...

-winning producer

Skidd Mills Skidd Mills is a songwriter/producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Skidd began his career at Ardent Studios in 1991. There he learned from the likes of John Hampton, Joe Hardy, Jim Dickinson, and Paul Ebersold. In 2001, Skidd left Ardent and sta ...

. "Unstoppable" was used by

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and var ...

as the official theme song to the returning No Way Out 2012 pay-per-view event, and reached #36 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. In late 2013 the band began work on their follow up to ''Sins'' once again teaming up with Skidd Mills. The album ''Battles'' was released on September 23, 2014, via The End Records. On July 29, 2014, the first single from the new album, "Shots", was released. On September 16, 2019, the band released the single "Skipping Stone" from their next EP, ''1904'' released later that year.

Members

Current

* John Allen - lead vocals (2007–present) * Victor Karrera - guitar, backing vocals (2007–present) * Nick Kay - guitar, backing vocals (2007–present) * Anthony Arambula - bass guitar, backing vocals (2007–present) * Jason Heiser - drums (2007–present)

Discography

;Studio albums *''Let's Rock-N-Roll'' (2009) *''Sins'' (2012) *''Battles'' (2014) *''1904'' (2019)

Singles

References

External links

Official website
Rock music groups from Maryland Musical groups from Baltimore {{US-rock-band-stub