Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls
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{{Infobox album
| name = Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls
| type = studio
| artist = Murderdolls
| cover = BeyondtheValleyoftheMurderdolls.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 20, 2002
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Horror punk
| length = 46:31
| label = Roadrunner
| producer =
- Matt Sepanic
- Joey Jordison
| prev_title = Right to Remain Violent
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = Women and Children Last
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls
| type = studio
| single1 = Dead in Hollywood
| single1date = 2002
| single2 = White Wedding
| single2date = 2003
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = MurderdollsBeyondValleySpecial.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Limited edition cover (2003)
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r670290|pure_url=yes}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls is the debut studio album by American horror punk supergroup Murderdolls. It was released in 2002 by Roadrunner Records. The album reached number 40 on the UK Albums Chart, and sold 100,000 copies in the U.S.
The original pressing of the album featured 15 tracks, with a later re-release containing six additional bonus tracks.
Previously recorded versions
Most of the songs on the album came from Wednesday 13's previous bands Maniac Spider Trash and Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13, as well as Joey Jordison's previous band The Rejects.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls track listing
| title1 = Slit My Wrist
| length1 = 3:44
| title2 = Twist My Sister
| length2 = 2:06
| title3 = Dead in Hollywood
| length3 = 2:30
| title4 = Love at First Fright
| length4 = 3:02
| title5 = People Hate Me
| length5 = 4:46
| title6 = She Was a Teenage Zombie
| length6 = 2:57
| title7 = Die My Bride
| length7 = 3:10
| title8 = Graverobbing U.S.A.
| length8 = 3:21
| title9 = 197666
| length9 = 2:19
| title10 = Dawn of the Dead
| length10 = 3:43
| title11 = Let's Go to War
| length11 = 3:23
| title12 = Dressed to Depress
| length12 = 2:13
| title13 = Kill Miss America
| length13 = 2:27
| title14 = B-Movie Scream Queen
| length14 = 3:49
| title15 = Motherfucker, I Don't Care
| length15 = 2:57
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Re-release bonus tracks
| title16 = Crash Crash
| length16 = 3:11
| title17 = Let's Fuck
| length17 = 1:25
| title18 = I Take Drugs
| length18 = 1:44
| title19 = White Wedding
| note19 = Billy Idol
| length19 = 3:16
| title20 = Welcome to the Strange
| length20 = 4:19
| title21 = I Love to Say Fuck
| length21 = 4:29
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Enhanced DVD
| title1 = I Love to Say Fuck
| note1 = live
| length1 = 3:13
| title2 = Dead in Hollywood
| length2 = 1:24
| title3 = Love at First Fright
| length3 = 1:43
| title4 = White Wedding
| length4 = 3:54
}}
Personnel
- Wednesday 13 – lead vocals, bass guitar, guitars, programming
- Joey Jordison – lead and rhythm guitar, bass, drums, percussion, keyboard, piano, backing vocals
- Tripp Eisen – select guitar solos, backing vocals
Production
- Matt Sepainc – producer, engineering, mixing
- Sean McMahon – engineering
- Michael Barbiero – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Paul Brown – art direction, design, photography
- Monte Conner – A&R
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|France|144|artist=Murderdolls|album=Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|84|id=26000|artist=Murderdolls|album=Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|40|date=20020825|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|102|artist=Murderdolls|rowheader=true|access-date=December 4, 2021}} |
References
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