Wednesday 13 has seen himself in many musical outfits over his career, spanning from Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 to Bourbon Crow, the highly acclaimed Murderdolls to his solo project veiled under his own name. We’ve seen remix to live albums from Wednesday over the last few years, but in reality the last studio release he – himself – devilishly presented us with was 2008’s ‘Skeletons’ and, three or so years later, he’s ready to drop his awaited follow up ‘Calling All Corpses’.
With his previous work’s cover more dark and simplistic, ‘Calling All Corpses’ really offers a more fun and visually enthralling draw. Having worked on the likes of Avenged Sevenfold’s ‘Nightmare’, D.A. Frizell really has given Wednesday 13 – dare we say it – a work of art in terms of horror, detail and overall appeal. Another exciting triumph for the record before so much as hitting play is the producer; Tom Baker, famed for his work with Nine Inch Nails to Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie. Needless to say, Wednesday has got quality tackling this album all angles.
Producing varying titles of horror parody, he presents us with tracks from ‘One Knife Stand’ to ‘Ghoul Of My Dreams’, also offering a twist of sorts on The Ramones’ ‘I Wanna Be Sedated’ in the form of ‘I Wanna Be Cremated’.
Overall, the tracks he’s produced all share certain similar qualities. They all encompass that horror and grit we’ve come to expect from Wednesday yet they’re ridiculously catchy. There’s a relatively set pace throughout the album, it all flows well from track to track with its raspy vocal quality. Listening to the record, it’s not hard to imagine these tracks transferring live unbelievably well.
‘Bad At Being Human’ is one of the album’s highlights; incessantly catchy and you can’t help but sing the great variations of ‘I’m bad’ offered throughout the number – being bad at life, being a bad motherfucker; the list goes on... Since he’s bad at being human, Wednesday is simply subime at being a monster; his thick vocals and deep rooted riffs team together for that dark yet quirky element we’ve grown to love. Human, he may not be; musical monster he has wholeheartedly nailed.
There’s no real need to dissect this album down track-by-track. It’s all great, everything from the musicality – sleek guitars and simplistically grabbing riffs – all the way up to Wednesday 13’s vocal grasp throughout. The compliments that fit one track would find themselves repeated over and over... and over.
‘Calling All Corpses’ is a fun album; it grabs the darker elements Wednesday is accustomed to but with that required quirky twist. It’s catchy; to the point of frustration through the instantaneousness of it all. If you can get through your first listen to ‘Candle For The Devil’ without chanting along to the chorus, then you’re simply not human.
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With his previous work’s cover more dark and simplistic, ‘Calling All Corpses’ really offers a more fun and visually enthralling draw. Having worked on the likes of Avenged Sevenfold’s ‘Nightmare’, D.A. Frizell really has given Wednesday 13 – dare we say it – a work of art in terms of horror, detail and overall appeal. Another exciting triumph for the record before so much as hitting play is the producer; Tom Baker, famed for his work with Nine Inch Nails to Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie. Needless to say, Wednesday has got quality tackling this album all angles.
