ALBUM REVIEW: Wednesday 13 - Horrifier
October celebrates the return of cooler weather, overpriced pumpkin-flavoured beverages, and everything spooky. This October is extra special as the Duke of Spook, Wednesday 13 returns to the land of the living with a brand new album, “Horrifier”, just in time to set the mood for Halloween.
Just like any good monster movie with a shit ton of sequels, horror punk icon Wednesday 13 knows what his fans are looking for with his ninth full length album. Wednesday delivers plenty more of his trademark punk/metal/shock rock style he’s developed and perfected over his twenty-plus year career, but still manages to throw out a few new tricks and treats.
The opening track, ‘Inside Out’ is one of Wednesday’s heaviest songs to date - with a low and heavy chug and plenty of added eerie tones, the band experiments with a darker and even more haunting tone then they have in the past.
‘Exhume and Devour’ brings back the traditional Wednesday 13 vibe with grooving sounds and big horror punk scream along anthems. ‘Good Day to be a Bad Guy’ is one of the strongest tracks on the album, as Wednesday’s classic raspy vocals hit perfectly for what is sure to be a live staple.
“Horrifier” features plenty of homages to classic horror films such as Stephen King’s “Christine” and John Carpenter’s “Halloween”, which fans have come to love. Wednesday 13’s appreciation for all things horror is unmatched by anyone out there today and makes “Horrifier” the perfect soundtrack to keep away the trick-or-treaters this Halloween. While these tracks tread familiar ground, it’s the genuinely heart-wrenching ‘The Other Side’ – Wednesday’s personal ode to the sudden loss of his mother and former Murderdolls bandmate and Slipknot drummer, Joey Jordison – that reveals a deeper side to him. A powerful closer.
Horrifier is OUT NOW!
