Wednesday 13 "Calling All Corpses" Review

Monsters and goblins and candy oh my! Halloween, the most wonderful season of them all is upon us and what better way to start the ghoulish festivities than with a new solo album by Wednesday 13 entitled “Calling All Corpses.”

If you are a fan of campy horror movies and macabre parodies of horror such as The Munsters and the Addams Family like myself then “Calling All Corpses” is the album for you. Wednesday 13's lyrics are lighthearted spooky tongue-in cheek fun about turning into werewolves (“Silver Bullets”), punching babies and kicking puppies (“Bad At Being Human”) along with themes that would fit right in with episodes of Tales From The Crypt (“One Knife Stand”) and anthems for misfit outsider kids such as myself (“Something Wicked This Way Comes”). The Murderdolls front man sings about what he knows best which is refreshing and fun particularly during this time of year.

Vocally, Wednesday remains distinct and his voice sounds like a cross between Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper. The music on the record is pure high energy unrelenting punk reminiscent of The Misfits which is sure to keep your devil horns in the air and your head banging for the duration of the album. Huge simple catchy choruses dominate the entire record and midway through each song you will be left singing along especially on “Ghoul of My Dreams” and “London After Midnight.”

There is a real charm to “Calling All Corpses”, because the album never takes itself seriously. It is supposed to be a fun record and Wednesday 13 delivers with the perfect album for the Halloween season and to prepare us for all the devious deeds we will take part of October 31st. If you really want to get the most out of Halloween, I definitely recommend giving “Calling All Corpses” a listen as it is a frighteningly spooktacular time.

Ranked on the Beavis and Butt-Head Scale:
3 Beavis' Out of 5 Butt-Heads

Songs I Recommend:
I Wanna Be Cremated, Ghoul of My Dreams, Bad At Being Human, London After Midnight, Something Wicked This Way Comes

Tracklist:
1.Blood Fades To Black
2.I Wanna Be Cremated
3.Ghoul of My Dreams
4.One Knife Stand
5.Calling All Corpses
6.Miss Morgue
7.Silver Bullets
8.Bad At Being Human
9.London After Midnight
10.Candle For The Devil
11.We All Die
12.Something Wicked This Way Comes
13.Blood Fades To Black (Reprise)