  
So Wednesday 13, the man responsible for the likes
of Murderdolls, Maniac Spider Trash and Frankenstein’s
Drag Queens has decided to put forward his 5th
solo full length studio album in 2013 which means
the return of the cheesy horror references and
the over use of fuck (specifically “motherfucker”).
In my opinion Wednesday’s greatest solo
album was his Second release “Fang Bang”
Closely followed by his debut “Transylvania
90210”, after this “Skeletons”
had a few great tracks but the rest passed me
by, 2011’s “Calling All Corpses”
was also a hit and miss act to be honest some
were excellent and some were a bit boring either
because they were too cheesy or they lacked interesting
musical accomplice. My hopes for “The Dixie
Dead” aren’t exactly high it’s
more of a safe bet that the material will be on
par with previous work but nothing out of the
ordinary.
Well after having spun the album into the ground
I think I pretty much hit the nail on the head
with my generalisation, it is a good album don’t
get me wrong but the material here is pretty much
exactly the same as everything that has come before.
Starting with “Bloodsucker” what is
present includes an expressive use of a lot of
his favourite words and horror clichés
as expected on the heavier side of the spectrum;
then you’ve also got the southern style
tracks that he has also made famous like “The
Dixie Dead”, “Curse the Living”
and “Too Fast For Blood”. More of
the heavier songs on the record include “Hands
of the Ripper”, “Get Your Grave On”
and “Hail Ming”. There are a couple
of songs that I’d like to give a special
mention to; starting with “Ghost Stories”
which has the same themes but a vast sense of
melody and softer tone with ominous accompaniment,
it’s definitely something I really wasn’t
expecting. Next up is “Fuck You (In Memory
Of)” which feels as though it belongs on
the “Fang Bang” record as it’s
upbeat, punchy and generally feel good another
type of song I didn’t foresee but finally
I’d like to mention is “Carol Anne…
They’re Here” which is a strange combination
of both previous songs.
Those last 3 songs definitely peaked my interest
in Wednesday with the rest being more or less
exactly what I was expecting them to be, but the
fact after all these years in the business in
the same genre he can still push out even a simmer
of growth in his music is an impressive feat on
its own, I’m still yet to see him perform
live with his own act but from what I saw with
Murderdolls I ain’t expecting all that much,
but hey I’ve been took a back here maybe
he’ll do that again.
3.5/5
Review by James Webb
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