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Murderdolls, the recently resurrected glam/punk/rock project of Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison and his cohort Wednesday 13, will play two shows in California later this month, casting a fiendish shadow over the warm and sunny Golden State with their brand of irreverent, middle-finger-in-the-air rock ‘n’ roll. The band’s long awaited second album, Women and Children Last, is slated for release through Roadrunner this August.

The band will play the Glass House in Pomona on June 15 and will follow up that show with an appearance at the Key Club in Los Angeles on June 17.

As soon as fans caught wind of the shows, the venues were bombarded with phone calls demanding more information. The calls came from fans across the globe, from locations as vast and varied as Russia, the UK, and well, Texas. It’s clear that interest in the Murderdolls is burning at a fevered pitch, since they merely played 15 shows on US soil in support of their debut, Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls, way back in 2002.

MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has released the following statement regarding the passing of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray:

"I write this with great sadness that such a great human being has left us.

"Paul Gray was not a close friend of mine, but we were friends. In fact, he is one of the first people I met in this crazy fucked up business, but I will say that he treated me like he knew me his whole life. One of the most genuine people you could ever ask to meet.

"I remember once back years ago, I hadn't seen him in a year or more — no phone calls, text — and outta the blue he texted me.... 'Hey, you wanna come hang out and go to the Grammys with me? We got nominated and I wanted to hang with ya.'

"That's the kinda guy I will remember Paul Gray as, just an all-around good person.

"To my brother Joey [Jordison, SLIPKNOT drummer and MURDERDOLLS guitarist], and all my friends within the SLIPKNOT family, my thoughts are with you all."

According to a posting on the official Twitter profile of the Key Club in Hollywood, California, the reactivated MURDERDOLLS — the band consisting of Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT, ROB ZOMBIE) and Wednesday 13 — will play at the famed venue on June 17, 2010 in what will mark the group's first concert in more than six years. Tickets go on sale today (Tuesday, May 25) at 12:00 p.m. (noon).

MURDERDOLLS played its last show on January 17, 2004 in Corona, California. After this they went on an indefinite hiatus, with Jordison returning to SLIPKNOT and Wednesday 13 pursuing a solo career.

Joey Jordison (MURDERDOLLS, SLIPKNOT, ROB ZOMBIE) and Wednesday 13 (MURDERDOLLS) were interviewed on this past weekend's (April 23-25) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below.



Source: Blabbermouth.net

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with Rob Zombie. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

ARTISTdirect.com: Do you feel like "Hellbilly Deluxe 2" taps into an aesthetic and vibe similar to "Astro Creep: 2000"?

Zombie: It's really a bit hard to distinguish something like that since I was there for the making of each record. However, the records were made under completely different circumstances. Musically, if the vibe was similar, it didn't come across that way in my mind. In a certain sense, I'm the worst judge of the music out of anybody. [Laughs]. Other people are like, "This sounds like WHITE ZOMBIE or this sounds like your first solo record," but I'm the worst person to distinguish those things.

ARTISTdirect.com: What does Joey Jordison (of SLIPKNOT and MURDERDOLLS) add to the live sound?

Zombie: We really haven't started the tour with him yet, but we're very excited to start those shows. It's so hard to tell from rehearsing. [Laughs] We've gone through this even with the guys who work for us. When a new guy who hasn't worked with us comes to rehearsal and sees us, he might think, "Oh these guys are boring." Then we go on stage, and it's like "BOOM! I didn't see that coming." [Laughs] I'm really excited for the first show to see Joey because there's a different energy that everyone brings live. The adrenaline kicks in, the crowd kicks in and you go nuts. Rehearsal is just a minor taste of what happens. We're really thrilled to have him in the band for the next however-many months. There's something about having him around where we just get a renewed energy with everything. Change is good, especially in a band, you know? When something like that happens, it always opens up new ways of thinking.

Read the entire interview at ARTISTdirect.com

Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Joey Jordison (Murderdolls, Slipknot, Rob Zombie) and Wednesday 13 (Murderdolls) will guest on this weekend's (April 23-25) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show.

To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com