Murderdolls
| Murderdolls | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2002–2004, 2010–2011 |
| Labels | Roadrunner |
| Website | www |
| Past members |
Wednesday 13 Joey Jordison Tripp Eisen Ben Graves Eric Griffin Acey Slade Roman Surman Jack Tankersley Racci Shay Jason West Chris "Zeuss" Harris |
Murderdolls were an American horror punk band, founded during 2002 in Hollywood, California. The band line-up consisted of core members Wednesday 13 and Joey Jordison, while former members included Ben Graves, Acey Slade, Eric Griffin and Tripp Eisen.
The band has released two albums, the first in the form of Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls which was released in 2002. The band had limited initial success in the United States, though their album and singles charted well in the United Kingdom and around the same time they picked up a strong following in Japan. Their second album, Women and Children Last, was released August 31, 2010. Wednesday 13 confirmed the band's split in an interview in July 2013.
The sound of the band is made up of their shared influences, which musically are punk rock and as well as from some of the 1970s hard rock acts (such as Kiss and Alice Cooper). The band also share a large interest in horror movies, from which they take most of their images and references.
Lyrically, the group most often present themselves in a "tongue-in-cheek" manner, covering topics of necrophilia, grave robbing, cross-dressing, amongst other things.
The Murderdolls are often described as "Mötley Crüe meets the Misfits" by critics and fans alike.
Some consider the Murderdolls history to go back as far as 1994 to a Des Moines, Iowa based band Joey Jordison played in, named The Rejects, which was fronted by vocalist Dizzy Draztik. The sound of the band was somewhat comparable to what the Murderdolls would later develop, minus the horror themed lyrics.
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