Murderdolls’ debut album, Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls, is a glam-punk-horror sleazefest that crashes through the speakers like a chainsaw on a cocaine bender. Spearheaded by Wednesday 13 (vocals) and Slipknot’s Joey Jordison (drums/guitar), this record is a riot of B-movie bloodlust, twisted humor, and undead swagger, paying tribute to the graveyard rock ‘n’ roll of Alice Cooper, The Misfits, and early Mötley Crüe.
Every track oozes with rotten charm. “Dead in Hollywood” kicks things off with a necrophilic wink at Tinseltown’s fallen icons, while “Love at First Fright” delivers hook after hook in a ghoulish prom-night anthem for the undead. The production is intentionally raw and over-the-top, matching the band’s trash-glam aesthetic and zombie-stripper-from-hell attitude.
Lyrically, it’s juvenile, macabre, and proudly offensive—like the pages of Fangoria scrawled in lipstick and blood. But that’s the whole point. The Murderdolls don’t aim for subtlety—they want to offend, entertain, and raise the dead. Tracks like “She Was a Teenage Zombie” and “Slit My Wrist” ride that line between tongue-in-cheek parody and genuine punk chaos.
While critics at the time were divided—some dismissing it as shock-rock pastiche—Beyond The Valley… has become a cult classic for fans of horror punk, gutter glam, and anyone who ever dreamed of a sleazy Halloween that never ends. It’s not for the faint of heart or the overly serious—but for the ghouls, misfits, and blood-dripping maniacs, it’s a blast from the crypt.
BY RUE MORGUE RECORDS