Wednesday 13 (197666 – Present)
Born on August 12th in 1976(66) under the name of Joseph Poole in Lexington, North Carolina Wednesday 13 came to be. Taking the stage name from the daughter of the Addam’s Family and 13 from the address number of The Munsters and using his influences for music, horror movies, pop culture, G.I Joe, He-Man and anything dark and campy the man came to be.
In 1992 Wednesday 13 (he still used his real name at this point) he played guitar in the band Mizery, which later became Psycho Opera and which featured guitarist Abby Normal, drummer Jeff Washam, bassist Michael Patrick, and lead vocalist Todd Cage. Wednesday 13 left the band to form Maniac Spider Trash as lead vocalist, alongside Abby Normal and Michael Patrick joined by Sicko Zero on drums.
Maniac Spider Trash played local bars and the underground scene from 1992 till 1996. At first the band looked like your average high school band but as the music progressed the band started to take on an odd ball look of goth meets cat in the hat. The band recorded an EP called Dumpster Mummies and a full length record called Murder Happy Fairytales until the band disbanded.
(Wednesday 13 during the Maniac Spider Trash era)
In 1995 Wednesday 13 joined as a guitarist to the band Silly Scream. In the Early 90s (around 95) Rayen fronted the punk band named Silly Scream. The band went through a few members and even released a CD but this is when Rayen first met Wednesday 13 as he joined as a guitarist to the band before Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13. This was also around the time Wednesday started to use the stage name Wednesday 13.
In 1996 Wednesday 13 took his image a bit higher when he created his next band called Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13. This band included Maniac Spider Trash’s drummer, Sicko Zero. On bass we introduced a new member named Seaweed. The band dressed up as drag queens in flowing dresses, wigs and crazy ass make-up. He wrote songs that were surrounded around murder, horror films, pop culture and just damn dark straight satire.
(Wednesday 13 during 1996 with FDQ)
While in the band he went through multiple members changes, even some back and forth and released a large collection of records. The Late, Late, Late Show (1996), Night of the Living Drag Queens (1998), Songs from the Recently Deceased (2000), Viva Las Violence (2001) and a couple of after collections like 6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence (2004) and Little Box of Horrors (2006). The stage presence of the band was normally dark, weird and a tad creepy. From the early stages of the live sets with chickens, dolls and Halloween decorations playing in small underground venues. The horror punk band would be jumping all over the stage during their presence.
(Wednesday 13 during Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 era of 96 – 2001)
The band officially broke up in 2001 – 2002 when he decided to calls the project quits and joined The Rejects. But he did rejoin the band again 2006 and then called it quits again in 2007.
In 2001 Wednesday 13 got asked to join as a bassist to a new band called The Rejects. He changed his name at the time to Wednesday 6. Created by guitarists Tripp Eisen and Joey Jordison at the time singer Dizzy Draztik (who introduced Joey to Wednesday 13 and Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 music). Dizzy Draztik left the band because of personal issues Wednesday 6 changed his name back to Wednesday 13 and stepped into the vocals role and was found as the new driving force behind the band. The influence of Joey’s mom helped Wednesday get the slot.
The Rejects changed their name to the Murderdolls at this time. The idea of the name was Joeys but it took Wednesday’s influence to make it happen. The band stayed within the goth image with a touch of old school Motley Crue and they released their first EP in 2002 called Right to Remain Violent which was consistent of three redone old Frankenstein Drag Queen from Planet 13 songs.
Not long after the band members got settled did they release their first full length record Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls (which also was mostly redone Frankenstein Drag Queen from Planet 13 songs with one Maniac Spider Trash song). The record was a big success and the band started to play in big metal shows like Big Day Out and toured the world. After the release of EP single of a remake of Billy Idols White Wedding in 2004 the band called it quits (but did not break up).
(Wednesday 13 during Murderdolls era 2002 – 2004)
2004 Wednesday 13 decided to do another kick at the can with the Frankenstein Drags Queens and released a greatest hits called 6 Years, Feet Under the Influence. He figured with the success of the Murderdolls and getting his name out now was the time to do some limited shows and present some of the old school music. To support the shows he dressed back up in dragged, Abby Normal on bass and Sick Zero on drums.
(Wednesday 13 Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 2004 era)
Somewhere around this time Wednesday 13 and his wife decided to start a clothing line around come cartoon characters known as the Thirteen Dead Kids. A few items did get created and released but the line stopped after touring started to build up a he started to plan a solo career.
In 2004 Wednesday 13 decided to do some solo shows called Graveyard A Go-Go which he used members of a band called Death Becomes Her for support. This was not to turn out to be anything big but what happened was he liked the idea and created a more dedicated band for support which included past Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 guitarist Ikky and started to tour again under the name Wednesday 13.
(Graveyard A Go-Go with Death Becomes You era 2004)
(Wednesday 13 with wife at the time Roxanne)
In 2005 Wednesday 13 released his first solo record called Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead. He stayed true to his horror themes and was a cross between Alice Cooper and his old group Murderdolls. He created a new supporting band for the record and the tour including opening for Alice Cooper himself and playing Donington.
(Wednesday 13 2005 91210 era)
Also in 2005 after finishing his first solo tour Wednesday 13 created a second group called Bourbon Crow. Unlike his past projects he joined former Wednesday 13 bassist/former Lunatic Candy Creep front man Rayen Belchere (Kid Kid) under the alias of Jessie Crow. Wednesday 13 during this project changed his alias to Buck Bourbon and the music for the band was a total step away from the norm for them as it was old country.
(Bourbon Crow , Rayen Belchere (Kid Kid) and Wednesday 13)
In 2006 he released his second solo record called Fang Bang and toured for that record with past Murderdolls member Eric Griffin.
(Wednesday 13 during the Fang Bang era)
Also in 2006 Bourbon Crow released their first record called Highway to Hangovers.
(Wednesday 13 as Buck Bourbon for Bourbon Crow)
2008 Wednesday 13 went back to his solo product and released his third record Skeletons along with a side EP called Bloodwork. The tour and record was a success so he released a live DVD and live CD to match it called Fuck it , We’ll Do it Live.
(Wednesday 13 during Skeletons era)
In 2009 Bourbon Crow recorded their second record called Long Way to the Bottom.
Wednesday 13 decided around this time to start yet another product but pulling away from the horror themes and the backwoods country and more to his influence roots of glam rock. He got together with Todd Youth and created a new group called Gunfire 76. He cut his hair and went more for the 80s rock feel with power anthems and ballads feel. They recorded their first record called Casualties & Tragedies and toured lightly for it.
(Wednesday 13 during the Gunfire ‘ 76 era)
2010 Joey Jordison and Wednesday 13 started talks again about bringing Murderdolls back. They started to write and record a much darker record and with all new material. They also decided not to reunite with any of the past members for this round. Women and Children Last was the name of the record and toured lightly also for this record and in 2011 Wednesday 13 announced the band was officially done.
(Wednesday 13 during the return of the Murderdolls era)
Wednesday 13 decided to start to focus back to his solo stuff after the success of the first three records. In 2011 he released Calling All Corpses and rebuilt his band. They toured for this record and it had more of campy fun sound this round.
In 2012 Wednesday 13 released a EP called Spook & Destroy which included two new songs and some remastered old tracks.
(Wednesday 13 Calling All Corpses era)
(Wednesday 13 with daughter Zoie)
Wednesday 13 took his band and went right back into the studio and recorded his fifth record called The Dixie Dead in 2013. The record had more of out back hilly billy horror feel and he toured once again in support of the music.
(Wednesday 13 Dixie Dead era)
(Zoie and Wednesday 13)
In 2014 Wednesday 13 did something a little different and decided to release a unplugged record of old stuff. He called the record Undead Unplugged and with the music there was one new track. This also included some tracks that were found on Spook & Destroy EP.
(Wednesday 13 during Undead Unplugged era 2014)
2015 Bourbon Crow decided to do something a little different as they lost their label so Buck Bourbon and Jessie Crow announced a kickstarter fund to make the third record Off the Wagon on the Rocks.
At the same time of this Wednesday 13 in 2015 he wrote and recorded his darkest and one of his heaviest records called Monsters of the Universe: Come on Out and Plague.
This record was well reviewed and it was seen as a possible more mature record compared to his past stuff but it still did have a horror theme too it. He toured heavy to support this record and did a number of branched off shows for this. He started to focus more on the show theatrics much like his idols. He would dress in a robe with black make up and have laser lights on the palms of his hands, he had a voice overlay on the vocals at the show so his voice would echo and this was the first tour with the black goat/devil mask and the backwards man mask.
(Wednesday 13 Monster of the Universe era)
In 2016 he started to record his follow up to Monsters of the Universe called Condolences. He felt the title was fitting as a lot of his rock idols died that year. In 2017 they released the record and started to do rock videos again to support the very dark record. Wednesday 13 felt this was his darkest record to date when it came to lyrics and heaviest when it came to music.
Wednesday 13 started the tour off with a bang with a club show first then headed back to the Download Festival to launch and support the new CD. The show had pyros and he played some of the new material live. From there they started a tour to support the record through the UK first then into the rest of North America. The theatrics continued as he upped his game with it. He introduced a white devils mask this time along with the bible and continued the backwards man.
(Wednesday 13 Condolences era)
(Wednesday 13 in 2018)
In 2018 he continued to support Condolences across the world. August 2018 due to the death of past drummer Ben Graves, W13, Acey Slade and Eric Griffin did a one night partial Murderdolls reunion in honor of Ben. The show was just about the music as you can sense the personal vibe on the members playing.
(Wednesday 13 live Bloodstock 2018)
October 2018 Wednesday 13 did his Halloween again in the UK but this time he split it up over the weekend. The Friday night they did Skeletons from beginning to end (not in order of the CD) to celebrate the 10th anniversary. (also Roman proposed to his girlfriend Shelly D’ Inferno on stage)The Saturday night Wednesday 13 did a special Frankenstein Drag Queens Set which the current members dressed in drag to honor the classics. This included a crazy show with large scissors, a blow up man sex doll (Nigel), a headless Donald Trump (screw driver to the head) and of course the classic Rambo gun.
(Wednesday 13 Ozzfest 2018)
(Wednesday 13 Halloween 2018)
(Wednesday 13 during the FDQFP13 show October 2018)
Continuing the consent touring of Condolences they did an another round of dates. Wednesday 13 changed the show up again with songs and theatrics. He dressed as a witch from the Wizard of Oz, the white devil mask, black goat devil mask and the backwards man again.
Beginning of 2019 he started to tour again with the band but this time joined as a opener with Cradle of Filth. (with side opener Raven Black). His set list was dropped to a smaller one as they toured North America again as a opening band. They played tunes with this set list which were darker and dropped I Love to Say Fuck and Bad Things from the set list. Wednesday 13 did more masks and make up in on this tour which included the hook hand, some glow in the dark body make up, the eye patch and the backwards man. During this tour they also started to play one new song called Zodiac that will appear on the soon to come record Necrophaze called Zodiac.
(Wednesday 13 2019 showing off the eye patch)
(Wednesday 13 new haircut in 2019 to support Cradle of Filth (done recording of Necrophaze)
(Wednesday 13 in early 2019 supporting Cradle of Filth)
After the Cradle of Filth tour mid 2019 Wednesday 13 got added to the Static X / Devildriver/ Dope tour dedicated to Wayne Static. Along with Raven Black (who opened for them on the Cradle of Filth tour) that tour North America, UK and Australia. Summer of 2019 Wednesday 13 joined Devildriver, Raven Black and Dope to celebrate the life of Wayne Static and the new Static X on tour. This included yes a shorter set list again as he was second stage after Raven Black but he started to use even more glow stage make up for effects.
In the late summer of 2019 Wednesday 13 released the first single Decomposed as a sample of what was to come with Necrophaze. Two weeks later a video trailer came out for Zodiac. Which is a 2 min clip of Wednesday 13 posing as the new villain.
In August 2019 Wednesday 13 release the 3rd sample of the new song called Bring Your Own Blood. In September on Friday the 13th he released the title track Necrophaze.
The band with horror TCM2 scream queen Caroline Williams
(Wednesday 13 band in 2019)
Part of the pre-order of Necrophaze he released limited action figures. One very limited in glowing green and another in standard black of the Necrophaze character.
After the released of Necrophaze they released a small commercial for Necroflakes on youtube.com.
During this time it was announced again the Wednesday 13 would continue again the trek of the UK, Australia and USA with the Static X tour with Dope to support the new record. The stage show continued with the glowing make up, masks, the hook hand, glowing worms and even a bag over his head during the song Zodiac while waving a ax. The set list was a lot shorter and mostly made up of tracks from the new record.
Wednesday 13 and the famous worms
In November Wednesday 13 again released a limited action figure this time for the Death Hook character.
At the end of November 2019 Wednesday 13 released an unreleased track of Gary Numan’s Films digitally.
During March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world and this caused the cancellation of a chunk of W13 tour to support Necrophaze. He started up a monthly payment fan club online called Necrophazerz to help keep in touch with fans and also still make some financial gain . This is all through the Instagram platform.
In March a video was released online for the song The Hearse.
Around late April 2020 Wednesday 13 announces a late summer fall tour with the Haxens with the hope social distancing will be lifted. Wednesday 13 also around the same time during his Necrophazerz that he will be doing a Wednesday’s World spot.
With the work with HorrorBiz Wednesday started to release masks and a Zodiac Killer kits with worms, goo and a knife. He also released a Zodiac Killer figure also within the toy collection.
Wednesday 13 hinted that he has done a remake of the famous INIX Devil Inside and there was a picture of himself and Jack that surfaced of a possible video for the new track.
After many toys and new shirts released with the Necrophazerz fan club in August of 2020 Wednesday 13 announced that there will be a Necrophaze comic book to be released.
Wednesday 13 announces a virtual streaming show for Halloween featuring skits. On October 30th they finally release the remake of Devil Inside on digital format.
Halloween night Wednesday 13 did his streaming Halloween Special for 2020. The show started off Wednesday doing the intro with jokes as a number of skits were played much his Wednesday’s World. Also there was some music to follow including the video premiere of Devil Inside. The end of the show was a QA in which Wednesday gave Troy credit for the idea, Kyle has left the band (Lee Downer was on the kit during the special) and in the new year they will start to record again.
2021 was not much different for Wednesday 13 he continued to support himself doing videos and selling shirts, toys and products through his Necrophazerz fan club. Such as new shirts and even a bloody hook sculpture.
Wednesday 13 announced that a digital EP called Necrophaze Antidote will be released which will have Devil Inside, Films and two re-recordings called Screwdriver 2 The Return and Your Mother Still Sucks Cocks in Hell.
Summer 2021 Wednesday 13 announces a UK Tour in the fall to finally comeback on tour. The tour was called Crusade of Blood.
August 2021 Wednesday 13 sends an update to everyone that the UK tour will be postponed due to Covid restrictions, safety for the band and the fans reasoning.
Wednesday 13 announces that he will be touring finally in 2022 in the US on a 20 years of Fear tour. During this announcement he lists Daniel Fox as a Wednesday 13 drummer. There was also a small Europe leg added along with Canadian Dates.
Ex W.A.S.P. drummer Mike Dupke is announced as the new drummer for Wednesday 13 and will be the man behind the kit in US/CAN dates fall 2022.
In July 2022 Wednesday 13 announces that he is making a new video for the first single of the new record. The record will come out in October but the first single is called You’re So Hideous. He shares some images of himself as priest and a young girl pulling a Linda Blair from the classic The Exorcist.
In August 2022 Wednesday 13 releases the video for the first single of the new record called You’re So Hideous. At the same time he announces the name of the new record as Horrifier.
Late August 2022 small clips started to appear on the internet announcing Murderdolls meet and greet and celebration of 20th anniversary of Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls. Fans started to wonder and some got excited. It turns out it was being done by past members Acey Slade and Eric Griffin. This all included a meet and greet, live stream and was all announced with a new website. Wednesday 13 took notice and made an announcement “It’s unfortunate that this has to be said, but here it is: MURDERDOLLS was created in 2002 by Joey Jordison and Wednesday 13. The name, the look, the lyrics, the music was all created by Joey Jordison and Wednesday 13. Anyone besides Wednesday or Joey claiming to be the Official MURDERDOLLS is NOT OFFICIAL. Any merchandise being advertised using Joey and Wednesday’s original MURDERDOLLS logos, music and lyrics is NOT Approved or Authorized.” Acey did take to the internet and explained the Warner Records had no plans and he invited Jack, Roman, Racci, Jason, Eric, Dizzy and Wednesday 13 to join in the celebration.
In September 2022 Wednesday 13 releases the second single and video for Horrifier called Insides Out.
During the release of Horrifier in October 2022 Wednesday 13 release their third video and single for Good Day to be a Bad Guy which used a lot of similarities to the Silver Shamrock Halloween masks of Halloween III.
Mid October around Oct. 19th Wednesday 13 announces the cancellation of the tour due to taking care of a family emergency. The remainder of the US/Canada tour is cancelled. No other details were provided at this time due to respect of Wednesday 13 and his family and band.
January 2023 Wednesday 13 joined and played at Glamfest in Australia. This was their first show since the cancellation of the tour last year.
Into winter/spring 2023 Wednesday 13 continued to tour in the UK and announced that they will be doing a US tour later that year. Not long after it was announced that it will Wednesday 13 current band playing shows to support the Murderdolls catalogue. (Which is mainly the older Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 songs).
Wednesday 13 extends the Murderdolls tribute tour into Australia also announcing a few dates to follow for winter of 2024. Along with a UK tour again with Cradle of Filth.
In October 2023 interview Wednesday 13 was asked if he had any plans for more Bourbon Crow or Gunfire 76 plans. He made the comment about there just is no time for that anymore and there was a period for that. He will be focusing on his solo career from here on here and band members as he feels he has a great current band that all get along and can tour together without getting under each other’s skin.
During a interview with Mike Z Wired Wednesday 13 announces no new solo record until 2025 as he will be busy in 2024 with the band doing the Murderdoll set list.
In spring 2024 Roman on Instagram announced that he will sit out remaining dates due to making the big move to the UK to be with his wife Shelley. It sounded like it was an agreement with Roman and Wednesday 13 that it was the right thing to do.
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