Eric Griffin, bass player for the Murderdolls, flew home immediately after the Murderdolls performance in Amsterdam in order to spend some time with his family, due to an unexpected death in the family. All here at Roadrunner UK would like to offer our sincerest condolences to Eric and his family. Please note, the UK shows will still go ahead however, Eric will not be performing in Glasgow or Manchester. Alex Kane, lead vocalist in Anti Product will be filling in on bass.

Slipknot fan Sigmund Judge and his mate James have been travelling around the globe following the tour! Sigmund sent us a little write up from the road… and here it is. “Hi to everyone @ roadrunnerrecords.co.uk just to report to you about the Slipknot Madrid gig last night. I’ve to a lot of Knot gigs on the recent tour but the audience was just absolutely amazing. The delight of these people was just untouchable, people were clapping in unison between songs and the build up to the Knot coming on stage was so intense you could almost taste the foundations of the venue falling down. It was brilliant to hear Purity again in all its glory. A message to the UK fans is to be as off the hook as you possibly can be – let’s give the Knot 3 times as much as we get, especially London who are going to have to show the world who the sicest maggots really are. Also get in early for American Head Charge you will not be disappointed. Take care, Sigmund Judge” Just happened upon the following link – http://www.stickdeath.com/martyr.html…Amongst your travels on the web, give it a visit. If you are a Slipknot fan, you will probably enjoy this… On January 29th 2002, Slipknot played a sold out show at The Docks in Hamburg, Germany. The people who saw that show are now part of Slipknot history. The show opened with the song ‘Iowa’ which was played in its entirety for the second time EVER, the first time being when it was recorded for Slipknot’s platinum selling 2nd album ‘Iowa’. This will never happen again. The set consisted of ‘Iowa’, ‘People=Shit’, Disasterpiece, Eeyore, Heretic Anthem, Wait & Bleed, Sic and Surfacing. Slipknot is currently on an extensive European tour. The show in Hamburg, though not as lengthy as the usual set, will be one of the most memorable shows in Slipknot’s history. It was Slipknot at their most decadent, spontaneous and ‘sic’ and gave the band the chance to go back to the so called ‘bar days’ where no-one knew just what could happen on any Slipknot show on any night. Slipknot will return to Hamburg and the band has promised to play a ‘make up’ show. For the second year in a row, Slipknot is a Grammy nominee – last year for Best Metal Performance with “Wait And Bleed”, this year for Best Metal Performance with “Left Behind”. Their competition this year under that category is as follows: Black Sabbath – “The Wizard”, Slayer – “Disciple”, System Of A Down – “Chop Suey!”, Tool – “Schism”. Congratulations to Slipknot! Congratulations are also in order for SLIPKNOT’s IOWA in Japan – the release is officially GOLD in Japan. In 1995, the embryo was formed. In ’97 it mutated. In ’99, the maggots were set free. Now, in 2001, the infestation continues… Iowa is GOLD. Slipknot were top of the UK album charts week one of release! The album is available from HMV, Virgin, V.Shop/Our Price, Woolworths, MVC, Andys, Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, WHSmiths, and Martin plus all good indies. You can order Iowa online at HMV. You can also buy online at WHSmiths and Dotmusic. The track listing for IOWA is- 1 – “(515)” 2 – “People = Shit” 3 – “Disasterpiece” 4 – “My Plague” 5 – “Everything Ends” 6 – “The Heretic Anthem” 7 – “Gently” 8 – “Left Behind” download it here (http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/mp3/slipknot_leftbehind.mp3) 9 – “The Shape” 10 – “I Am Hated” 11 – “Skin Ticket” 12 – “New Abortion” 13 – “Metabolic” 14 – “Iowa” Track #10, “I Am Hated”, is the track that Slipknot performed for the movie Rollerball. Left Behind is out now. It is available in 2 formats – CD (퉌£2.99) and a limited edition 7″ picture disc (퉌£1.99). You can buy it from HMV, Virgin, Wollworths, V.Shop, Our Price, and all good indies. The tracklisting is as follows: Left Behind Liberate (live) Surfacing (live from Tattoo The Earth) Left Behind (uncensored directors cut video) The director’s cut of Slipknot’s “Left Behind” video in its truest form, the way the band originally envisioned it to be is here. In fact, this is the video which was originally delivered and presented to Roadrunner. Check it out. Can you spot the differences between this and the version you may have seen on the TV or previously on our site? (hmmm, there is a contest idea in there somewhere) Sharpen your senses and enjoy. The director’s cut of Slipknot’s “Left Behind” is currently being featured right HERE. You can also see it on Kerrang! TV after 10pm as part of their ‘banned’ section – the selection number remains 666. Go request the hell out of it – it’s selection no. 666. Call 09067 533433. Remember to check with who pays the phone bill first though. Again, we are proud to present to you Slipknot’s latest video – “Left Behind”. No longer shall you be a slave to the TV, watch it anytime you like…check it out HERE.

The Murderdolls have been confirmed as support for the upcoming Papa Roach European tour in October/November. Tickets are on sale now and the full list of tour dates is as follows: OCTOBER Sun 6 Finland, Helsinki Vanha Tue 8 Sweden, Stockholm Annexet Wed 9 Denmark, Copenhagen Vega Fri 11 Germany, Essen Grugahalle Sat 12 Holland, Tilburg 013 Tue 15 Portugal, Lisbon Colisseum Wed 16 Spain, Madrid Macumba Thu 17 Spain, Barcelona Razzmatazz 2 Sat 19 Italy, Milan Rolling Stone Sun 20 Switzerland, Zurich Eulachalle Winterthur Mon 21 France, Paris Elysee Montmartre Tue 22 Belgium, Brussels Ancienne Belgique Thu 24 Germany, Stuttgart Sporthalle Boeblingen Fri 25 Germany, Frankfurt Ballsporthalle Sat 26 Germany, Leipzig Haus Auensee Sun 27 Germany, Berlin Arena Tue 29 Germany, Hamburg Sporthalle Wed 30 Germany, Munich Zenith NOVEMBER Sat 2 Scotland, Glasgow SECC Hall 2 (퉌£17.50 adv, 0870 040 4000) Sun 3 England, Manchester Apollo (퉌£17.50 adv, 0161 242 2560, 0161 832 1111) Mon 4 Ireland, Dublin The Point (38.85 Euro adv, 1 890 925 100) Wed 6 England, Birmingham Academy (퉌£17.50 adv, 0870 771 2000) Thu 7 England, London Brixton Academy (퉌£20 adv, 0870 771 2000, 020 7287 0932, 020 7403 3331, 020 7344 4040) You can also buy tickets online at www.gigsandtours.com INSTORE SIGNING CONFIRMED The Murderdolls will be making a personal appearance at the Virgin Megastore in Piccadilly Circus, London at 6pm on Friday 13th September.

UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED The Murderdolls have confirmed several UK shows for September. Support is Antiproduct. Tickets are priced at 10 quid, all venues, and are on sale now. Tickets are flying out the door faster than we can keep up, so if you know you want to go, get a move on! Mon 9th Sept – Glasgow Garage (0141-339-8383) upgraded SOLD OUT Tue 10th Sept – Manchester MDH (0161-275-1111) upgraded SOLD OUT Wed 11th Sept – Birmingham Little Academy (0870-771-2000) SOLD OUT Thu 12th Sept – Bristol Fleece & Firkin (0117-929-9008) Fri 13th Sept – London Garage (0207-344-4040) SOLD OUT There’s also a 24 hour credit card line on 0870-400-0688.

The Morning After The Night Before. It’s 2:30pm, Wednesday Aug 28th. The Murderdolls are all awake, pretty much alert, and working – doing interviews to promote their recently released album. And have in fact, been working for a couple of hours already despite partying at the Kerrang! Awards into the early hours of this morning. Not a bad way to start your first trip to the UK… and the free absinthe seemed to go down well. Want to catch a glimspe of the band at the Awards? We’ll have a couple of photos up soon but in the meanwhile, check out Sky News Interactive, Showbiz/Entertainment section – for you can see a news story on the awards which includes a very short interview with Wednesday and some shots of the band! Now if you’ll excuse us, we have hangovers to attend to. Let The Games Begin. As I type this (11am, Tuesday Aug 27th), 3/4 of the Murderdolls are in the UK. Joey is on tour with Slipknot, playing Belfast tonight. Wednesday & Acey landed in the UK this morning and are currently enroute to a hotel for timezone adjustment! Eric and Ben will join them this lunchtime. All the ‘Dolls excluding Joey will be attending the Kerrang! Awards this evening for drinks and debauchery! Tomorrow comes the work, for after a K! recovery lie-in the promo interviews begin. As if on cue, this weekend ‘Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls’ crashed into the UK album charts at no 40! Nice. Did you know? On the recent Kerrang! covermount CD compiled by Casey Chaos, you can find an unreleased Murderdolls track. The track is called ‘Let’s Fuck’, despite the magazine printing it is called Hit & Rape. Get your mits on our free ‘New Shit Volume 5’ sampler CD featuring 2 unreleased tracks each of Stone Sour, Murderdolls, and downthesun.

Murderdolls – Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls: Out August 19th. Available on CD for around 퉌£12.99 from the following stores: HMV – 퉌£2 off with ‘Download 2002’ discount card + free sampler CD, Virgin – 퉌£2 off with voucher in Rocksound (issue 21/8), Indies – Free Murderdolls Patch at selected stores (see Kerrang! 17/8 for full listing), VShop, MVC, Sanity, and Andys! The tracklisting is: 1. SLIT MY WRIST 2. TWIST MY SISTER 3. DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD 4. LOVE AT FIRST FRIGHT 5. PEOPLE HATE ME 6. SHE WAS A TEENAGE ZOMBIE 7. DIE MY BRIDE 8. GRAVE ROBBING U.S.A. 9. 197666 10. DAWN OF THE DEAD 11. LET’S GO TO WAR 12. DRESSED TO DEPRESS 13. KILL MISS AMERICA 14. B-MOVIE SCREAM QUEEN 15. MOTHERF***ER, I DON’T CARE Watch the brand new Murderdolls ‘Dead In Hollywood’ video in the video section. Request the video on Kerrang! TV – it’s selection no 345.. Did You Know? Marilyn Manson makes a cameo appearance in the video… in a suit no less. July 30th in San Diego marked the first Murderdolls show on their inaugural tour run. Rock. The train am a rollin’. One note: Murderdolls axeman Tripp Eisen will not be joining Joey Jordison and his band of misfits on the Murderdolls’ U.S. or Japan tours due to a commitment to his other band Static-X. Acey Slade of the band Dope, with whom Eisen played pre-Static-X, will be filling in for this leg of the tour. Now Downloading: another brand new track for you! Check the music section to get a free MP3 of ‘Let’s Go To War’. Also, make sure you check out the following CD cover-mount tracks: Metal Hammer (13/8) & Rocksound (21/8).

Interview With A Murderdoll (Tripp Eisen): Chris Misutka in our US office caught up with Tripp Eisen for a little chat about the Murderdolls… and here is what they had to say for themselves. Roadrunner Records: Describe Murderdolls in three words or less. Tripp Eisen: I-Don’t-Know. Actually, Murderdolls is something I always wanted to do. That’s why Joey and I get along so well. We share a similar vision and we have similar tastes. We might not like the same exact bands, but the whole point is having a heart of metal – like in Slayer and Manowar – heavy bands like that, yet still be a glam guy and puttin’ on lipstick. That’s the dichotomy of the whole thing. It’s like how many people are into Slayer equally as much as Motley Crue. Roadrunner: That’s actually perfect right there. That last line is the best I’ve ever heard it summed up thus far. Tripp: Yeah, that’s pretty much it. Joey doesn’t like so much to compare musical styles, but I mean to really want to know what Murderdolls sounds likeí¢ä‰åŒ_you’ve heard the stuff (Murderdolls) right? Roadrunner: Hell yes. Tripp: How would you describe it? Like people want to know band names. Describe Coal Chamber, they sound like Korn. Roadrunner: The way you actually put it there was definitely perfect – equal parts Slayer and Motley Crue. Tripp: Murderdolls I would describe as a mix of Motley Crue, Ramones, Marilyn Manson, Twisted Sister – there’s elements of all of those bands that we love. Joey’s drumming reminds me of Dave Lombardo – his fast drumming and shit. But he works it into the context of rock ‘n’ roll where it’s tasteful, and it’s fuckin’ cool as shit. And it’s trashy, glam-trashy, type of styles. Wednesday (vocals), you hear little elements of Alice Cooper and Kiss. All those things are all in there because that’s what makes up the guys in the band. Roadrunner: Murderdolls is simply a combined product of what you guys are, the schools of music you come from. Hanoi Rocks, have you heard of Hanoi Rocks? Tripp: Yeah exactly, that’s trashy, there’s elements of that shit in there. But unless you’re familiar with it, you wouldn’t know it. Roadrunner: You and Joey basically started this band, correct? Tripp: No, Joey had a band with the original singer Dizzy back in ’95, ’96. They formed it with just the idea of having a punk-metal, glammy trash type of band in Des Moines. I’ve seen the tapes – it started off as a cool punkish type project and they played shows – and they were just as legitimate of a band in Des Moines as Slipknot at the time. But Joey put it on hold, put everything into Slipknot. Once you get in a signed band, you put all of your other things (projects) on hold. Everyone has some other bands, similar to what I did in Dope. Around 1999, I met Joey on the Coal Chamber/Slipknot/Dope tour. We got to know each other. Come 2000, he was like, well, he was a rock star. He wanted to start pulling his side project back into the picture, and he wanted to find musicians. He and I saw eye-to-eye, so he invited me – I was the first person he invited into the band, along with the singer. We did a couple of shows and it was a lot of fun, you know, pulled in some different musicians. We just played in January, and that’s when we met Wednesday, who became the vocalist because he and Joey clicked so well in the studio. And with Wednesday’s songs, The Rejects just became the Murderdolls – which we were going to change the name anyway. It’s not like we got rid of the singer and it’s a new band. It’s just an evolution. Roadrunner: How does playing in this band compare to playing in the rest of the bands you’ve experienced (Dope, Static X)? Tripp: This band is more similar to Dope, but it has more of a glam-trashy, crotch grabbing thing to it. One of the questions we were getting asked was, “Why are you guys doing this?” To be honest, because I feel like I have the best handle on it, because Joey obviously wants to come out and play guitar, guitar was his first instrument even before drums – it’s cool to come out and play guitar after you’re behind the drums for a whileí¢ä‰åŒ_cause Wednesday always wanted to sing and this is exactly what he wants to do. What’s my reason for it? Cause I’m still playing guitar and this thing we’re doing with the Murderdolls is something special, it’s something that has been lost and is not in the music scene today. Which is something from the ’80’s, which is a dirty word, ’80’s, you know? Roadrunner: Love it, love hearing you talk about it like that…it’s true, this is missingí¢ä‰åŒ_ Tripp: But the thing is, it’s back to the Motley Crue. That’s the best band to describe it. That Motley Crue, crotch-grabbing, stick your tongue out, point the finger, and say “fuck you”. Twister Sister and even Kiss from the ’80s, that whole glam, sleaze, fuckin’ rock ‘n’ roll trash shit – that’s what Murderdolls is at the heart. Roadrunner: What do you think the difference will be between the tour you’re doing with Static X compared to going out with the Murderdolls in the near future? Tripp: The biggest difference is gonna be the audience. There’s so many crossovers now, it’s gonna be very different. What I’m hoping is that we’re going to cross boundaries. Murderdolls is gonna have more of the kids who want to dress up. There’s going to be older people from the ’80’s and they’re going to catch on to what we’re doing – kinda like Static X, we get some older people who are like, “Wow, Ministry”í¢ä‰åŒ_they can hear the influences in Static X. Murderdolls people are going to hear those influences. Some older people might hear the Alice Cooper or Rob Zombie, there are different spooky influences that turn people on. There’s going to be the Marilyn Manson type of gothic kids that are going to catch on to what we’re doing. Slipknot fans, there’s still a theatrical thing going on – Slipknot with the masks and pyro. So there’s still shock-rock to a degree. And that’s what the Murderdolls is also. Hopefully Slipknot fans will be into it. Marilyn Manson fans, Static X fans – the whole gamut. Type O Negative pulls in a lot of strange people – metal fans, goth fans. Roadrunner: You get a lot of hot chicks at Type O concerts, too: Tripp: Yeah. Murderdolls is poised to do what Poison did in the ’80’s, where there’s a female contingency in the crowdí¢ä‰åŒ_we’re going to throw that percentage way up. Hopefully Murderdolls will attract up to half or more… Roadrunner: Personally, if I go to a show and see a lot of hot chicks, the band is doing something right. Tripp: We want this thing to blow up, but if it doesn’t blow up we can still say we’re doing this because we love to do it. And if a bunch of people want to give us the finger and say “Fuck you, you’re wearing lipstick”, we’re taking a Motley Crue/Twisted Sister attitude like “Fuck you, we’ll kick your ass”. Though, we’re not really wearing that much makeup, but it’s more glammy than what people are used to. Roadrunner: OK, so we’re already talking a bit about chicksí¢ä‰åŒ_I have to ask, because I’ve seen it in so many features – What was the porn situation in Dope? Tripp: It’s really just friends of Matt Zane, the director. Just through Matt Zane we’d do different things like backstage sluts videos. Roadrunner: Were you in any of them? Tripp: Well, I was there when they filmed it, but I didn’t partake in anything. It was just a series of videos he did with different bands – Korn, Limp Bizkit, Orgy, Papa Roach – a bunch of bands were all in Matt Zane videos. It’s cool to be involved with a guy who’s into porn and around porn chicks, but c’mon, lets be honest, it’s not like you’re fuckin’ Vivid girls or anything. Matt Zane is a cool guy, he’s super cool and everything, but it’s not cream of the crop. If you’re going to be involved in porn, why not go to Vivid or something? Roadrunner: Or Germany, if ya know what I meaní¢ä‰åŒ_ Tripp: Well, if I was going to do some porno thing, I would channel it myself and contact Vivid or Club magazine. I got a connection with a photographer at Club that I want hook up with the Murderdolls and do a real fuckin’ cool thing – like what Motley Crue did Oui magazine way back whení¢ä‰åŒ_ Roadrunner: Oh really?í¢ä‰åŒ_ Tripp: Yeah, do something fucking COOL, you know? A photo shoot with fuckin’ naked porn stars, you know? HOT ones, not fuckin’ D grade or C+. HOT porn stars like Jenna Jameson, Brianna Banks, the cream of the crop. Roadrunner: Speaking of which, how did the inaugural Murderdolls photo shoot go? Tripp: The photo shoot was awesomeí¢ä‰åŒ_I think this band is ready to rip up the country and make it a party. Roadrunner: Eric and Ben, bass and drums. Tell us about them. Tripp: Eric I’ve known for a year or two just on the LA scene and he’s really cool. He’s just a good guy that I got to know. He was on a Static-X video shoot and that’s when I exchanged numbers with him – not for any real reason, I just thought he was a cool guy. Later it just so happened that we needed a bass player. I was like, well, he plays guitar, I’m sure he can play bass. I contacted him, and he said he played bass in several bands, and I said. “Well, we’re also looking for a drummer.” At first he was hesitant, then he goes, “well, my drummer’s pretty damn good and he’s a friend of mine from back east” (they’re both from the Boston area). They just came as a package, it was really cool. I met them, I jammed with them and videotaped it because we were under the gun. I sent Joey the videotapes and he reviewed it, and Joey is very pick with drummers, obviously, and it just worked out. It worked out perfectly, like it was meant to be. Roadrunner: What’s in your CD player right now? Tripp: Murderdolls mixesí¢ä‰åŒ_other than that, the new Manowar that came out a couple of weeks ago. Roadrunner: What was the first CD you bought? Tripp: Kiss got me into music. It went from Kiss to Motley Crue to Metallica. AC/DC was a big influence. There weren’t CD’s back then. Roadrunner: I know, I know. BUT when CD’s were FIRST made, back in 1990, 1991, what was the first CD you ever purchased? Tripp: I think it was RUSH actuallyí¢ä‰åŒ_Yeah. It might have been RUSH, but that doesn’t fall to well into my influences. RUSH is a spiritual influence, like Manowar. RUSH, U2, bands that influenced me emotionally and spiritually. But my playing influences are more along the lines of Kiss, Slayer, Overkill, Metallica, Motley Crue, AC/DC, Judas Priest. That’s where I cut my teeth as far as playing guitar and learning styles. Roadrunner: So I’m not going to get a straight answer on this one, ya? Tripp: Exactly. Roadrunner: Song from the Murderdolls disc that keeps going through your head? Tripp: “Love at First Fright”. It’s kind of a more poppy song, but it’s just so good and the subject matter is funny. It’s just a great song. That song I put on my stereo and play it for my friends, and am like, “Fuckin’ A, listen to this song.” It’s just so cool. Roadrunner: Any interesting stories from the recording of the album? Tripp: No crazy stories. I went in there and cut my leads, and just had a great time with the guys. It was very painless, and it was a lot of fun. Roadrunner: Longest day in the studio? Tripp: 8 hours. Roadrunner: Shortest day? Tripp: 8 hours. Roadrunner: One day, one night? Tripp: No, it was a couple of days. It was a lot of fun. It wasn’t some grueling thing. I guess Wednesday’s vocals were grueling – he did a 14-hour stretch at one point singing. Joey was amazed at his performance. Wednesday was under the gun because he had to get back to work and Joey flew him out for the sessions and it was kinda intense for him. For me, I came out and, you know, just laid my parts down, I knew the stuff. They were actually changing things in the studio for Wednesday and making up vocals on the spot. It was a crazed thing. It’s amazing the fact that 50% – 60% just came to be in the last 6 months. So even though the band has been around since ’96, there’s not that many songs from the past era of the Rejects. The Murderdolls is such a fresh thing. Roadrunner: What’s the solo situation? Is it enjoyable playing guitar solos for once? Tripp: I’ve always played solos in past bands. The band before Dope, solos were going out, so I didn’t play that much. And Dope, they weren’t that much into solos. But if you look at the first Dope album, there are about 5 guitar solos. I played what I wanted to play, and it was cool. You can hear the consistency of the styles. Static X, I didn’t play on the last album, Wayne wanted solos. He was going to have Koichi play solos, but Koichi left the band, and Wayne wasn’t much of a soloer. He wanted solos on the last Static-X album, so there will be solos on the next Static-X album. Roadrunner: What’s the first guitar you ever bought? Tripp: My first guitar was a crappy no-name acoustic, crappy no-name electric, then I got an Ibanez Iceman like Paul Stanley had. Roadrunner: You’re from New Jersey, right? Tripp: Correct. Roadrunner: Bon Jovi or Bruce Springsteen? Tripp: Neither. I hate all that shit. I’ve kinda come to respect Bon Jovi. Listening to the story of how he made it, and how that album Slippery When Wet came to be, it’s just a very interesting story. I share the same kind of heart and soul, coming out of New Jersey, I know where he came from and it’s very interesting. But the music, I hate that shit. Roadrunner: I hated Jovi so much back in the day, but as more time goes on, you gotta respect the guy. Tripp: I warm up to it and I respect it, the music, Richie Sanbora and all of the other shit. But, it’s like, in the ’80’s, anything gay like thatí¢ä‰åŒ_ even Motley Crue after the 3rd album got gay with Girls, Girls, Girls. Dr. Feelgood was a good song, there’s just so much gay, stupid crap. Twisted Sister turned really stupid after a few albums. The first couple of albums of a band are usually good. Very few bands stick to their guns. Roadrunner: Wildwood or Belmar? Tripp: Belmar? Where’s that. Wildwood I’d have to say. Roadrunner: First tour dates coming up. What can the people expect out there? Tripp: Murderdolls are here to do it right and do it better than anyone else, and I feel like we’re going to stomp all over everybody. There’s a lot of cool bands, a lot of bands with energy, but we’re gonna take it home and do it right and people are going to be blown away – They’re going to be like, “Fuck!” We’re going to have the monsters, the horror, the sex, the trash, the violence, everything people need. And we’re going to do it better than anyone else is doing anything. Roadrunner: Famous last words? Tripp: I’m just excited to hit the world with Wednesday on vocals ’cause he’s just such a good guy, he’s a great person, a great friend, and I just think that the world needs something like that. In the ’80’s, there were a lot of Alice Cooper influenced people, like Blackie Lawless, Dee Snyder, then Marilyn Manson was the next Alice Cooper influenced guy. I just think that Wednesday is right in that line of succession. He’s going to be the next cool, big, excellent thing that people are going to be like, “Fuck, yes!” Give kids something to get behind. Give kids a movement to get behind. It’s just time for some new blood. There hasn’t been anything since Manson, really. Motley Crue took over, then Guns ‘n’ Roses took over, then Marilyn Manson took over. Korn is the nearest thing I can say – Pantera, Korn, and Marilyn Manson in the ’90’s til right now. There has to be some new band and I feel we’re it.

Check out the gallery for a plethora of glamtastic official photos of the band. For those who thought life did not exist before Slipknot, here comes Murderdolls, the musical love child of Joey Jordison and Tripp Eisen (Static X). Sadistically comical, Murderdolls draw lyrical inspiration from the Friday the 13th and Night of the Living Dead genre of horror movies. Musically, they are a combination of real punk that mercilessly ruffles the gel-sculpted coifs of your kid sister’s bubble-gum pop-rockers and straight up blood and guts rock n’ roll. The result is a wildly deranged musical experience with a guitar sound that is equal to a mid-western hailstorm. Originally formed as the Rejects over seven years ago, Murderdolls is Jordison and Tripp Eisen (of Static-X) on guitars, Wednesday 13 on vocals, Eric Griffin on bass, and Ben Graves on drums. Hitting a wall of adversity with the band’s previous line-up, Jordison hooked up with Eisen on the Ozzfest tour in ’99. After a meeting of the minds, Eisen recruited Wednesday as bassist, who later shifted to lead vocalist. Graves and Griffin were recently added to the line up as drummer and bassist respectively. This motley crew’s debut, entitled Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls is set for release on August 19th. The band is currently out in L.A., still living the life after their photoshoot. Joey has completed the mixing of this album, but word has it that Marilyn Manson just might be doing some vocals on a track. For those of you who like all the small print… the album has been produced by Joey Jordison , co-produced by Matt Sepanic, and mixed by Matt Sepanic & Joey Jordison. Recorded and Engineered by Matt Sepanic, April – May 2002, except drums, bass and rhythm guitars on “She Was a Teenage Zombie” and “Dressed To Depress” Recorded and Engineered by Sean McMahon, May 2000 Recorded and Mixed at SR Audio, Des Moines, IA. 19/6/02: Check out today’s issue of Kerrang! magazine (19/6) for a double page feature on the Murderdolls – including one of the first shots of the band.

During a discussion with Joey Jordison about the upcoming Murderdolls release, the subject got diverted to cars…and that is where we pick up with the conversation, for a bit of Joey’s insight: Joey – …it’s definitely the Phantasm car. You’ve seen that movie? Roadrunner – The Phantasm what? (spoken with slight hesitation) Joey – The Phantasm car. You’ve never seen Phantasm? (spoken with 70% strict authority and 30% disbelief) Roadrunner – Noooo…(spoken with even more hesitation, and softer) Joey – You’re killing me! (spoken loud, very loud…with more authority) Roadrunner – ahhh, no. Joey – Ahhh man, go rent it – that’s one of the best horror movies of all time. That’s what we’re referring to in the song “Dead In Hollywood”, ‘HEY TALL MAN, JUST TAKE MY HAND, AND LEAD ME TO YOUR RED PLANET.’ Roadrunner – uh huh. Joey – The tall man’s the fuckin’, basically one of the most classic horror film characters in all history. But that’s the main car that’s driven in there, a ’72 Barracuda Hemi. To hear exactly what Joey is talking about, be sure to check out the MP3 HERE. As far as the movie Phantasm goes, we leave you with its tagline, “If this one doesn’t scare you, you’re already dead!”

It’s time for music from the Murderdolls to be revealed – “Dead In Hollywood” is the track you shall receive first. One more time, the Murderdolls is: Joey Jordison (guitar), Tripp Eisen (of Static X, also on guitar), Erik Griffin on bass, Ben Graves on drums, and a vocalist by the name of Wednesday 13. The “Dead In Hollywood” mp3 can be downloaded directly from the music section. And for those of you who would like to sing along, the lyrics are as follows: DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD HEY FRANKENSTEIN, WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? HEY DRACULA, I HEARD YOU..SUCK NOW VINCENT PRICE, WAS DR. PHIBES, COME STEAL MY BRAIN FRITZ, AND TAKE IT TO DR. FRANKENSTEIN (PRE CHORUS) WELL YOU CAN KNOCK ON ED WOOD BUT IT WON’T DO YOU NO GOOD, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO GOOD CAUSE ALL OF MY HEROES ARE DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD HEY NORMAN BATES, HOW ARE YOUR RATES? HEY LEATHERFACE, REMOVE MY…FACE, HEY TALL MAN, JUST TAKE MY HAND, AND LEAD ME TO YOUR RED PLANET, (PRE CHORUS) (CHORUS) YOUR SO DEAD IN, DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD, DEAD, YOUR SO DEAD IN, DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD, D, E, A, D, THAT’S HOW I WANNA BE (LEAD-TRIPP) (PRE CHORUS) (CHORUS) WHOA, DEAD IN HOLLY WOOD, WHOA, DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD