Four Walls Falling was an American

United States

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 political hardcore

Hardcore punk

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 band from Richmond

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, Virginia

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 from members of Unseen Force, Pledge Allegiance, Fed Up! and DC's TouchXDown. The band recorded four 7-inches & an EP. They played their first show with 7 Seconds and Justice League

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 in 1987 and toured the United States in 1992. The band broke up while touring Europe in the summer of 1995.

Original lineup

• Greta Brinkman (ex Unseen Force and later Moby
  Moby
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  , L7
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  , Debbie Harry Band
  Blondie (band)
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  )
• Dewey Rowell (ex Unseen Force & White Cross
  White Cross
  White Cross is a hardcore/thrashcore band from Richmond, Virginia. The core members were Mikey Rodriguez , Richard "Crispy" Kranmer , Rob Mosby and Dewey Rowell . They released one EP, one LP, one CD, and were featured on the national hardcore compilation, We Got Power...
  
  , later GWAR
  GWAR
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  )
• Bo Steele (ex Pledge Allegiance)
• Taylor Steele
  Taylor Steele
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   vocals (ex Pledge Allegiance)
• Kyle Walker
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   on drums (Fed Up!)
• Caine Rose replaced Greta on bass and recorded on the first 7" (ex Screaming for Change!, Fed up! and TouchXDown
• Brett Winletter replaced Dewey on guitar

Later members

Matt Rankin

William Thidemann

John Papazoglou

Kenny Wagner

John Peters

Jared Srsic

Tommy Anthony

Albums

• Four Walls Falling 7" (1988, Axtion Packed Records)
• Culture Shock (1991, Jade Tree Records)
• Burn It (1992, Redemption Records)
• European Release (1993, xUnderstandx Records)
• Food for Worms (LP 1994, Day After Records)

Related bands

• Askance - Matt Rankin
• Contagen - Matt Rankin
• GWAR
  GWAR
  Gwar is a satirical heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, United States, in 1984. The band is best known for its elaborate science fiction/horror film inspired costumes, obscene lyrics and graphic stage performances, which feature humorous enactments of politically and morally taboo...
  
   - Dewey Rowell
• Halfway to Gone
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   - Kenny Wagner
• Honky - Kenny Wagner
• Joyburner - Bo Steele, Taylor Steele, William Thidemann
• Pledge Allegiance - Bo Steele, Taylor Steele
• Unseen Force - Greta Brinkman
• White Cross
  White Cross
  White Cross is a hardcore/thrashcore band from Richmond, Virginia. The core members were Mikey Rodriguez , Richard "Crispy" Kranmer , Rob Mosby and Dewey Rowell . They released one EP, one LP, one CD, and were featured on the national hardcore compilation, We Got Power...
  
   - Dewey Rowell
• TouchXDown - Caine Rose
• Fed Up! - Caine Rose, Kyle Walker
• Screaming for Change! - Caine Rose, Bo Steele
• Step Above! - Gordon Collier - Because he was cool, Scott Turner, Wes Salmon and D. Smith

External links

• Four Walls Falling Official MySpace Page
• Thunder-Lizard Band Profile - An interview with the band & more