Wrathchild America

Wrathchild was formed in 1978 by high school friends Shannon Larkin, Kevin Keller and Terry Carter. Keller met Carter after school in music class and was asked to join his friend Larkin. At the time they had a band named "Atlantis". Ralph "Rat" Tillman and Max "Tuck" McDonald soon joined them and changed the name to Tyrant, then later to Wrathchild. Brad was recruited by Kevin Keller by throwing business cards at him while he was playing with his band Ratzalad. John Turner was soon hired into his band "The Shift". Wrathchild was a renowned live band from the mid to late 1980s all over the United States, when they were simply known as Wrathchild. After years of touring, gigging and hard work, the band finally signed to a major label in 1988, largely thanks to the dedicated work of Chip Seligman.