Murderdolls – Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls (2002)

November 7, 2020

Hey Frankenstein! You want some metal infused horrorpunk? What do you mean “no”? Haha

I played the absolute death out of this record when I was a teenager. Admittedly, I only really bought it because it had Joey from Slipknot on guitars, but it opened up the world of horrorpunk for me. An obsession with the Misfits developed in the years coming which would allow me to snake into the punk genre too – so as rubbish as most people think this album is, it is responsible for a lot, as far as my own musical journey goes.

The Murderdolls channel the spirit of old, specifically Alice Cooper or Twisted Sister, into the world of punk rock. Expect shlocky horror like the aforementioned Misfits, and expect a bunch of re-worked Frankenstein Drag Queens tracks brought over by vocalist Wednesday 13, but if you’ve got an appetite for some cringe lyrics and some stomping punk rock, I would suggest giving this a chance.