Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls
Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls is the debut studio album by American horror punk supergroup Murderdolls. It was released in 2002 by Roadrunner Records. The album reached number 40 on the UK Albums Chart, and sold 100,000 copies in the U.S.
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| Released | August 20, 2002 | |||
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| Length | 46:31 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
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| Singles from Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls | ||||
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 Limited edition cover (2003) | ||||
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The original pressing of the album featured 15 tracks, with a later re-release containing six additional bonus tracks.
Previously recorded versions
In total 12 of the tracks were previously recorded by Wednesday 13's band Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 and one from an earlier band, Maniac Spider Trash. Some of the lyrics were rearranged as well as song titles for the Murderdolls project (For example "Hooray for Horrorwood" was renamed "Dead in Hollywood"). Wednesday 13 wrote all of these tracks.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Slit My Wrist" | 3:44 | |
| 2. | "Twist My Sister" | 2:06 | |
| 3. | "Dead in Hollywood" | 2:30 | |
| 4. | "Love at First Fright" | 3:02 | |
| 5. | "People Hate Me" | 4:46 | |
| 6. | "She Was a Teenage Zombie" | 2:57 | |
| 7. | "Die My Bride" | 3:10 | |
| 8. | "Graverobbing U.S.A." | 3:21 | |
| 9. | "197666" | 2:19 | |
| 10. | "Dawn of the Dead" | 3:43 | |
| 11. | "Let's Go to War" | 3:23 | |
| 12. | "Dressed to Depress" | 2:13 | |
| 13. | "Kill Miss America" | 2:27 | |
| 14. | "B-Movie Scream Queen" | 3:49 | |
| 15. | "Motherfucker, I Don't Care" | 2:57 | |
| 16. | "Crash Crash" (bonus track) | 3:11 | |
| 17. | "Let's Fuck" (bonus track) | 1:25 | |
| 18. | "I Take Drugs" (bonus track) | 1:44 | |
| 19. | "White Wedding" (bonus track) | Billy Idol | 3:16 |
| 20. | "Welcome to the Strange" (bonus track) | 4:19 | |
| 21. | "I Love to Say Fuck" (bonus track) | 4:29 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Love to Say Fuck" (live) | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Dead in Hollywood" | 1:24 |
| 3. | "Love at First Fright" | 1:43 |
| 4. | "White Wedding" | 3:54 |
Personnel
- Wednesday 13 – lead vocals, bass guitar, guitars, programming
- Joey Jordison – lead and rhythm guitar, bass, drums, percussion, keyboard, piano, backing vocals
- Tripp Eisen – select guitar solos, backing vocals
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| French Albums (SNEP)[2] | 144 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 84 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 40 |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 102 |
References
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r670290
- "Lescharts.com – Murderdolls – Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Murderdolls – Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- "Murderdolls Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
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