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You have to give it to Wednesday 13, he is a complete
workaholic who is constantly on the road touring
or in the studio working on his next release. Wednesday
first found success in 1996 when he formed a band
called the Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet
13, the band were quite an underground band who
released 4 albums and various different ep's and
single's in their time but never quite found the
mainstream success they deserved, the band were
majorly inspired by horror B-movies and the Misfits
very own horror punk sound. Wednesday broke up the
Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 back in
2002 after Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison approached
him to start a new band and before you knew it Wednesday
13 was fronting a new band called the Murderdolls,
the band had an all star line up of people who have
had their fair share of success in other projects,
the Murderdolls went and took the world by storm
with their one and only album 'Beyond The Valley
Of The Murderdolls' and toured the world over until
they split at the start of 2004 due to band members
regrouping for projects with their other bands.
When The Murderdolls came to an end Wednesday
13 decided to go it alone and became a solo artist,
he released his debut solo album 'Transylvania
90210 Songs Of Death Dying And The Dead' in 2005,
the album was a classic and put Wednesday 13 on
the map as a talented solo artist, in 2006 Wednesday
released his second solo album 'Fang Bang', the
album was more of the shame formula but quite
a let down at the same time, it’s now been
18 months since Wednesday's last album release
and he is now back on the scene with his third
full length album 'Skeletons' and new record deal
which see's Wednesday release his first album
on demolition Records D2 label and not Roadrunner
Records like his previous releases.
'Skeletons' is a harder hitting album than Wednesday's
previous solo releases, the album has a personal
theme about it with quite dark lyrics which are
still partly about horror movies and scary things
but also quite personal and delves into Wednesday’s
personal life such as about his almost life ending
depression. Everything about the album is heavier
than his previous outings, the guitars are loud,
solid and heavy, the drums are hard hitting and
stand out nicely, the vocals are what you would
expect from Wednesday just a bit more raw and
shouty, but don’t start to worry Wednesday
hasn’t ditched the catchy sound that goes
along with his songs, it’s still here just
in a heavier way.
From the first few seconds of the opening track
'Scream Baby Scream' you will notice the shear
heaviness and darkness that is on offer on this
album, it starts off with some constant loud drumming
and Wednesday's ghoulish sounding vocals and before
you know it the song goes completely spastic with
a mad assault of drumming, meaty guitar riffs
and screams aplenty, the lyrical content is what
you expect from Wednesday with him singing about
burying the living and the usual ghost and goblins
theme.
Songs like 'Not Another Teenage Anthem', 'Gimmie
Gimmie Bloodshed' and 'From Here To The Hearse'
are some of the best songs Wednesday 13 has ever
created, they are all huge sounding and so good
in their own way. 'Not Another Teenage Anthem'
sounds like a classic Wednesday 13 song, just
that slight bit heavier and full of killer guitar
solo's. The catchiness of 'Gimmie Gimmie Bloodshed'
is enough to excite any Wednesday 13 fan, the
chorus is huge and such a repetitive sing a long
moment that you won’t forget in a hurry.
It’s hard to pick a standout moment from
the album as there are so many great moments and
your favourite song is bound to change the more
you listen to the album, but I have to say 'From
Here To The Hearse' is one of the main highlights
on the album, it has hit single written all over
it, it’s extremely radio friendly and is
one of the catchiest songs Wednesday has ever
done, seriously if this song doesn’t make
you a fan of Wednesday 13 then nothing will.
The album title track 'Skeletons' is such a good
track, it’s a lot different than the majority
of the album, the guitar work is truly amazing
and Wednesday's vocals are right in your face
and extremely shouty, the lyrical theme in the
song is also a winner. The album finishes with
the loud but catchy 'Dead Carolina' the song is
a great finish to the best album of Wednesday's
solo career.
Wednesday has been through a lot of good and
bad throughout his life so far and the bad has
helped Wednesday create the best solo album he
has ever made, 'Skeletons' is an outstanding release
and a release that I certainly wasn’t expecting
to be this good. The album features 11 tracks
and I can’t find a fault within any of them.
Everything about the album from the music to the
lyrics and the vocals is so spot on. You can clearly
tell that Wednesday has taken time away to think
about things and has put his all into 'Skeletons'.
5/5
Review by Trigger |
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Wednesday 13 (vocals, guitar) |
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1. Scream Baby Scream
2. Not Another Teenage Anthem
3. Gimmie Gimmie Bloodshed
4. From Here To The Hearse
5. Put Your Death Mask On
6. Skeletons
7. My Demise
8. With Friends Like These
9. No Rabbit In The Hat
10. All American Massacre
11. Dead Carolina |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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