Monsters of the Universe: Come Out and Plague
| Monsters of the Universe: Come Out and Plague | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 12, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Horror punk, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 57:43 | |||
| Label | Wednesday 13 LLC | |||
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| Singles from Monsters of the Universe: Come out and Plague | ||||
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 Cover for the Vinyl version of the album | ||||
Monsters of the Universe: Come Out and Plague is the sixth studio album by
Background
Wednesday posted a vlog on the official DevCo Entertainment, LLC.
On October 31, 2014, Wednesday uploaded the first single for the new album to his official SoundCloud account entitled "Come Out And Plague".[7][8]
The Monsters of the Universe
Like with previous Wednesday 13 albums where he offered fans their names in the booklet on gravestones and royal ghouls appearing in artwork he has offered 13 fans the opportunity to name the 13 monsters, planets and lifeforms that would be appearing in the CD booklet on his MorgueThanMerch store. Also included in the deal was a signed 8x10 print of the artwork from artist David Frizell & Wednesday 13 + a signed copy of the Monsters of the Universe CD. It is unknown at this time whether these "Monsters of the Universe" will be mentioned in the songs under the names given by the fans. All monsters were drawn and completed on September 25, 2014.[9]
Limited edition preorder releases
On Wednesday's official "Morgue Than Merch" store he offered several limited editions of the album only available through the official store. These included:
- The CD and Double VINYL along with the buyer's name appearing in the CD booklet. - Limited to 100[10]
- Limited edition VINYL record. - Limited to 900[11]
- The CD and Double VINYL along with a hand-written lyric book for the album with ideas, notes drawings made during recording sessions all written by Wednesday himself.[12]
- The CD and Double VINYL along with the buyer's name in the CD booklet, custom painted paper mache masks painted by Wednesday himself, a "toxic plague handprint" with lyrics of the buyer's choice and autographed. - Limited to 13[13]
- Monsters of the Universe: Name Your Monster - Limited to 13.[14]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Wednesday 13, except "Planet Eater: Interstellar 187" lyrics by Roman Surman.[15][16][17]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Fall of All" | Wednesday 13 | 2:40 |
| 2. | "Keep Watching The Skies" |
| 4:16 |
| 3. | "Astro Psycho Galactic Blood Drive" | 13 | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Come Out and Plague" |
| 4:25 |
| 5. | "I Ain't Got Time To Bleed" | 13 | 5:09 |
| 6. | "Bloodline 666" | 13 | 1:35 |
| 7. | "Serpent Society" |
| 4:24 |
| 8. | "Bombs, Guns & Gods - This is a War" |
| 4:26 |
| 9. | "Planet Eater - Interstellar 187" | Surman | 3:52 |
| 10. | "I Love Watching You Die" | 13 | 5:00 |
| 11. | "Into the Crop Circle" | 13 | 6:19 |
| 12. | "Over Your Dead Body" |
| 4:16 |
| 13. | "The Arrival" | 13 | 1:59 |
| 14. | "Monsters of the Universe" | 13 | 6:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Suffer (2015 Recording)" | |
| 16. | "Trick or Treat - We're Gonna Kill You (2014 Halloween Single)" | |
| 17. | "Come Out and Plague (Live from Nashville 2015)" | |
| 18. | "I Walked With a Zombie (Live from Nashville 2015)" | |
| 19. | "Bad Things (Live from Nashville 2015)" | [18] |
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] | 95 |
Personnel
- Wednesday 13 - lead vocals, additional guitar
- Roman Surman - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jack Tankersley - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Troy Doebbler - bass, backing vocals
- Jason West - drums
References
- ^ "Monsters of the Universe : Come Out and Plague". Amazon UK.
- ^ "Monsters Of The Universe CD - PRE-ORDER - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "WEDNESDAY 13 - Monsters Of The Universe Due In January - Bravewords.com". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Wednesday 13 - Facebook Page Album Art Work". Facebook.
- ^ "Wednesday 13 - Monsters Of The Universe NEW ALBUM on Vimeo". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "WEDNESDAY 13 - Monsters Of The Universe Due In January - Bravewords.com". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds".
- ^ @officialwed13 (October 31, 2014). "HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! Here is a brand new track from the new album Monsters Of the Universe...Come Out & Plague:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Monsters of the Universe - Name Your Monster offer - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Monsters Of The Universe CD, VINYL + Your Name In CD Booklet - PRE-ORDER - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved 1 September 2014./
- ^ "Monsters Of The Universe LP VINYL - PRE-ORDER - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Monsters Of The Universe Lyric Book - One Of A Kind PRE-ORDER - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Monsters Of The Universe PRE-ORDER DEATH MASK Package - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Monsters of the Universe - Name Your Monster offer - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ All songwriting credits according to album liner notes.
- ^ "Wednesday 13 takes on the Universe". 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Monsters of the Universe : Come Out and Plague". Amazon UK.
- ^ http://officialwednesday13.bigcartel.com/product/wednesday-13-monsters-of-the-universe-deluxe-edition-cd[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (January 24, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Taylor Swift 1989 Is Back At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
