Monsters of the Universe: Come Out and Plague

Monsters of the Universe: Come Out and Plague
Studio album by Wednesday 13
Released January 12, 2015
Genre Horror punk, heavy metal, groove metal
Length 57:43
Label Wednesday 13 LLC
Wednesday 13 chronology

Dead Meat: 10 Years of Blood, Feathers & Lipstick
(2014)		 Monsters of the Universe:Come Out and Plague
(2015)
Singles from Monsters of the Universe: Come out and Plague
  1. "Come Out and Plague"
    Released: October 31, 2014
  2. "Keep Watching The Skies"
    Released: January 2, 2015
  3. "Serpent Society"
    Released: January 6, 2015
Alternative covers
Cover for the Vinyl version of the album

Monsters of the Universe: Come Out and Plague is the sixth studio album by Horror punk musician Wednesday 13. The album was released on January 12, 2015[1] in the UK and January 13, 2015 in the US[2] and is Wednesday's first concept album.[3] It will be released on CD and limited edition Double Vinyl. The album features 5 tracks co-written by Wednesday 13 and Roman Surman along with 1 track written entirely by Surman which is a first for a Wednesday 13 album that another band member has written an entire track without a co-credit from Wednesday.

Background

Wednesday posted a vlog on the official DevCo Entertainment, LLC. Vimeo channel detailing the album's release. He stated that he wanted to do something different and more challenging and spent 8 months with his guitar and wrote songs that all ended up piecing together into a story which will be the basis of the album. For details on the concept Wednesday stated “Take the movies, They Live and Night Of The Living Dead, and the series V, and mix that together. It’s a sci-fi, horror story that will be the most unique Wednesday 13 album to date. I wouldn’t even compare it to anything I’ve done in the past.” He also stated the CD and Double Vinyl releases will have completely different artworks to each other. Wednesday 13 has featured several album covers on his Facebook page and allows fans to customize their album cover by naming their monster and other details.[4][5][6]

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:

Track listing

All lyrics written by Wednesday 13, except "Planet Eater: Interstellar 187" lyrics by Roman Surman.[15][16][17]. 

No. TitleMusic 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"  
  • Surman
  • 13
 4:25
5. "I Ain't Got Time To Bleed"  13 5:09
6. "Bloodline 666"  13 1:35
7. "Serpent Society"  
  • Surman
  • 13
 4:24
8. "Bombs, Guns, Gods - This is a War"  
  • Surman
  • 13
 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"  
  • Surman
  • 13
 4:16
13. "The Arrival"  13 1:59
14. "Monsters of the Universe"  13 6:22

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 95

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Monsters-Universe-Come-Out-Plague/dp/B00PIW9B0U/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1419009089&sr=1-1&keywords=monsters+of+the+universe+come+out+and+plague
  2. ↑ "Monsters Of The Universe CD - PRE-ORDER - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved Sep 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "WEDNESDAY 13 - Monsters Of The Universe Due In January - Bravewords.com". Retrieved 1, 09, 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ↑ "Wednesday 13 - Facebook Page Album Art Work".
  5. ↑ "Wednesday 13 - Monsters Of The Universe NEW ALBUM on Vimeo". Retrieved 1, 09, 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ↑ "WEDNESDAY 13 - Monsters Of The Universe Due In January - Bravewords.com". Retrieved 1, 09, 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/wednesday-13/come-out-and-plague?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/officialwed13/status/528229586123767808
  9. ↑ "Monsters of the Universe - Name Your Monster offer - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved 28, 09, 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ↑ "Monsters Of The Universe CD, VINYL + Your Name In CD Booklet - PRE-ORDER - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved 1, 09, 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)/
  11. ↑ "Monsters Of The Universe LP VINYL - PRE-ORDER - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved 1, 09, 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ↑ "Monsters Of The Universe Lyric Book - One Of A Kind PRE-ORDER - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved 1, 09, 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ↑ "Monsters Of The Universe PRE-ORDER DEATH MASK Package - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved 1, 09, 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ↑ "Monsters of the Universe - Name Your Monster offer - Morgue Than Merch". Retrieved 28, 09, 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ↑ All songwriting credits according to album liner notes.
  16. ↑ http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2014-11-03/wednesday-13-takes-on-the-universe
  17. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Monsters-Universe-Come-Out-Plague/dp/B00PIW9B0U/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1419009089&sr=1-1&keywords=monsters+of+the+universe+come+out+and+plague
  18. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (January 24, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Taylor Swift 1989 Is Back At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved January 24, 2015.