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No title could be more appropriate than “Women and Children Last” for this top job marking the comeback of one of the most missed ‘one album wonders’ of rock’n’roll: ladies and gentlemen, run off quick, Murderdolls are in the house!

Politically incorrect, playfully violent, happily inconsiderate, they may have spent eight years away from the spotlight but man, if this is what they were up to, fuck yeah, good things come to those who wait after all... They’re back for more blood, back for revenge, ‘scum, filth, anger and greed’, this is the world according to Wednesday 13 and Mr Jordison, open your ears and let it rip through you. By the time “Women and Children Last” is over, you’ll be addicted and madly looking for the repeat button, just like me.

Reading how Murderdolls new album was going to leave behind the ‘campy horror lyrics’, I must confess I had that uncomfortable feeling of apprehension, fear that another one of the few good things in rock’n’roll was no more, in the name of an evolution that no one was really wishing for: I’m glad to say I couldn’t be more wrong. For a start, what we have here is not a comeback album created in two –three months to give the cow another squeeze: “Women and children last” has been written throughout the long hiatus, and highlights a progression step by step rather than just jumping into something else all together. Sure, there are more introspective tracks, like ‘My Dark Place Alone’ or ‘Nothing’s gonna be alright’, but the Murderdolls trademark dark humour is still all there, just like their gritty energy, and there are more than just glimpses of the old “Valley” in  ‘Bloodstained Valentine’ or ‘Hello Goodbye Die’ for example. ‘Chapel of Blood’ with its deviously catchy chorus and haunting ‘Drug Me To Hell’ will make two sensational live moments.

Hard to find highlights here, this is a total grower where your favourite is bound to change every day. Right now, I’m particularly into ‘Nowhere’ and ‘Pieces of you’, then again last week I was singing ‘Chapel of Blood’ like a woman possessed. What I always liked A LOT is that you can let out the cruel bloody insensitive bastard that is somewhere inside all of us (don’t deny it, just think of that c**t at work you’d really love to punch…), let him scream and then have a laugh together. You can feel like you actually punched that c**t but you won’t lose your job. Pretty amazing stuff.

In the meanwhile, I just found a new favourite, ‘Rock’n’Roll is All I Got’. “I said it once before and I’ll say it once again, sex, drugs and rock’n’roll has been my only friend”: do I need to add anything? Oh yes, one thing I guess… Buy it. You need it. And you know it. Time for me to hit ‘repeat’.

10/10
Review by The Wicked Witch

Review Source: http://www.sonicshocks.com/MURDERDOLLS-Women-and-Children-Last.php

A preview of "Summertime Suicide", a brand new song from the reactivated MURDERDOLLS — the band consisting of Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT, ROB ZOMBIE) and Wednesday 13 — is available in the clip below (courtesy of Bloody Disgusting).

As previously reported, MURDERDOLLS will support GUNS N' ROSES on a handful of European shows in September. MURDERDOLLS will also be part of the "Halloween Hootenanny" tour of North America with ROB ZOMBIE and ALICE COOPER in September/October.

Photojournalist Stephanie Roose of the Hidden Agenda conducted an interview with MURDERDOLLS vocalist Wednesday 13 at the Detroit, Michigan stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on August 6. You can now watch the chat below.

(Note: MURDERDOLLS is not on the Mayhem bill, but the band's guitarist, Joey Jordison, is on the tour as the drummer for ROB ZOMBIE. Wednesday and Joey can also be found at the Roadrunner Records tent signing autographs and promoting the upcoming MURDERDOLLS album, "Women And Children Last".)

MURDERDOLLS will support GUNS N' ROSES on a handful of European dates in September.

The limited-edition version of "Women And Children Last", the sophomore album from MURDERDOLLS, will be packaged in a unique first-aid kit. It's not your usual first-aid kit — this frightening set includes the CD/DVD edition of "Women And Children Last", an exclusive t-shirt (size L), digital download, autographed booklet, patch, sticker, pill case, plus other gruesome extras.

"Women And Children Last" will be released on August 31 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at a studio in Hollywood Hills, California with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD).

CD:

01. The World According To Revenge
02. Chapel Of Blood
03. Bored 'Til Death
04. Drug Me To Hell
05. Nowhere
06. Summertime Suicide
07. Death Valley Superstars
08. My Dark Place Alone
09. Blood Stained Valentine
10. Pieces Of You
11. Homicide Drive
12. Rock N Roll Is All I Got
13. Nothing's Gonna Be Alright
14, Whatever You Got, I'm Against It
15. Hello, Goodbye, Die
16. Motherfucker See, Motherfucker Do (bonus track)
17. The Funeral Ball (bonus track)
18. A Moment Of Violence (bonus track)

DVD:

Filmed live on June 17, 2010 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California, MURDERDOLLS returned to the stage after seven years away without skipping a beat. Playing a mixture of classics and new favorites, this DVD captures their amazing and triumphant return.

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"My Dark Place Alone", the new video from MURDERDOLLS, was filmed with director Paul R. Brown, who has previously worked with SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KORN, GODSMACK and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, among others.

MURDERDOLLS's current touring lineup is as follows:

* Wednesday 13 (WEDNESDAY 13, GUNFIRE 76, BOURBON CROW) - Lead Vocals
* Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT, ROB ZOMBIE) - Guitar, Backing Vocals
* Roman Surman (GUNFIRE 76, BOURBON CROW) - Guitar
* Racci Shay Hart (WEDNESDAY 13, DOPE, GENITORTURERS) - Drums
* Jack Tankersley (BULLETS AND OCTANE) - Bass

Photojournalist Stephanie Roose of the Hidden Agenda conducted an interview with MURDERDOLLS vocalist Wednesday 13 at the Detroit, Michigan stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on August 6. You can now watch the chat below.