One name that is not directly noted in the credited artists is Jared Louche ( Chemlab). deliver a chilling rendition of “ The Thin Ice.” The Joy Thieves (a going on 40-member musical collective) added three tracks to the album, each with a different featured vocalist: Raymond Watts ( PIG, KMFDM) contributes “ Empty Spaces,” Chris Connelly ( Ministry, RevCo, Pigface, Damage Manual) gives us gender-bending version of “ One of My Turns,” and the stunning I Ya Toyah gives us “ Don’t Leave Me Now.” Not surprisingly, the tracks by the “name” artists are some of the standouts. The bands that came on board for this project are not all well-known, but there are at least a few names in here that fans of Industrial and Goth music should quickly recognize (and probably some strict Metalheads too). Playing this compilation was like hearing “ The Wall” for the first time again with fresh ears. From start to finish, my first listen of the album tracks (1-26 of the total 37) had the hair standing up on my neck and my arms tingling with goose bumps. “ Tear Down the Walls” is nothing short of a brilliant rethinking of that already exceptional album. Those artists have delivered not only the complete album of “ The Wall” in sequence, but also 11 bonus tracks of additional cover versions of songs from this seminal album (and film) about paranoia, the Cold War, isolation, and breaking down the walls between us. Riveting Music, a group of music fans from Colorado who wanted to share their love of music with others and help to promote the bands that they loved, have put together this stellar compilation of Industrial Rock bands. It wouldn’t hurt to find the Alan Parker film of the same name and watch that a few times as well. If you are not, I suggest that you start by brushing up on your Rock history, put it on via whatever streaming service you prefer (better yet, buy the CD or vinyl) and get it into your aural cavities. I’m going to assume that you, fair reader, are at least familiar with the existence of “ The Wall” by Pink Floyd.
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