Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead

Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead
Studio album by Wednesday 13
Released	April 12, 2005
Genre	Horror punk Glam metal
Length	51:12 / 55:08 (w/Bonus track)
Label	Roadrunner
Wednesday 13 chronology
Transylvania 90210 Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead (2005) Fang Bang (2006)
Singles from Transylvania 90210 Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead
"I Walked with a Zombie" Released: 2005 "Bad Things" Released: 2005

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Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead is the first studio album by American horror punk musician Wednesday 13. The album contains fourteen standard tracks, as well as a bonus track exclusive to Japan, titled "Thank You Satan". The album spawned two singles, "I Walked with a Zombie", inspired by the film of the same name, and "Bad Things", which was released only as a promo in the UK to promote the band's upcoming tour.

Style

"Transylvania 90210" draws mostly from horror punk, with strong influence from heavy metal music. It shows how Wednesday 13 has progressed stylistically from his last album, "Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls" (with Murderdolls), incorporating less of an alternative metal approach in favour of a more 'straight' metal style.

Wednesday 13 has also stated: "Of the tracks on the new album, Wednesday adds “There are a few surprises that the fans won't expect... The title Transylvania 90210 Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead comes from the idea of what I think a Wednesday 13 TV show would be like, it's like each song is an episode." Tune in in 2005! "

Track listing

1. "Post Mortem Boredom" – 0:57
2. "Look What the Bats Dragged in" – 2:32
3. "I Walked with a Zombie" – 3:43
4. "Bad Things" – 3:37
5. "House by the Cemetery" – 3:20
6. "God is a Lie" – 3:37
7. "Haunt Me" – 4:35
8. "Transylvania 90210" – 3:54
9. "I Want You...Dead" – 4:08
10. "Buried by Christmas" – 3:08
11. "Elect Death for President" – 4:23
12. "Rot for Me" – 4:03
13. "The Ghost of Vincent Price" – 5:08
14. "A Bullet Named Christ" – 4:00

Bonus track

15. "Thank You Satan" (Japan bonus track) – 3:56

Movie Links

Most Wednesday 13 songs are based on Movies, TV shows and sometimes Music, below is a list of what movie or show each track is inspired by.

1. "Post Mortem Boredom" references The Last House on the Left parodies the advertising campaign "it's only a movie..." with "it's only a recording..."
2. "Look What the Bats Dragged in" references Look What the Cat Dragged In parodies the album title
3. "I Walked with a Zombie" references I Walked With a Zombie music video uses footage of Night of the Living Dead
4. "Bad Things" references
5. "House by the Cemetery" references The House by the Cemetery
6. "God is a Lie" references
7. "Haunt Me" references
8. "Transylvania 90210" references 90210 and Dracula
9. "I Want You...Dead" references
10. "Buried by Christmas" references
11. "Elect Death for President" references
12. "Rot for Me" references
13. "The Ghost of Vincent Price" references House of Wax and House on Haunted Hill
14. "A Bullet Named Christ" references
15. "Thank You Satan" references

Personnel

• Wednesday 13 - vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, samples, producer, director, audio production
• Piggy D. - background vocals
• Kid Kid - background vocals
• Ghastly - drums
• Ziad - saxophone on "Elect Death for President"
• Monte Conner - A&R
• Jamie Hoover - engineer, audio engineer
• Colin Richardson - mixing
• Roger Lian - mastering
• Will Bartle - assistant
• P. R. Brown - art direction, design, photography

References

1. "Transylvania 90210 Songs of Slipknot, Murderdolls, and Stone Sour - Wednesday 13". Allmusic.