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"Condolences" is the seventh studio album by Horror punk musician Wednesday 13. The album was released on June 2, 2017 on the Nuclear Blast label.
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As he likes to do with most of his albums, the opening moments of ‘Condolences’ is a brief intro comprised of spooky sounds, this time in the form of manic laughter, unsettling whispers and an Edgar Allen Poe heart beat that feels ready to explode by the end. And it all falls under the title “Last Rites”. Once the intro concludes we are met with the first full length track and the records leading single, “What the Night Brings”. A fun, fiery and catchy number, but a pretty run of the mill Wednesday 13 song. Up to this point, ‘Condolences’ has presented itself as a pretty standard shock rock horror record, but what arrives next suggests that it may have all been a ruse to get the listener to feel comfortable, to buy into the preconception that this was a recycled and regurgitated version of something you had heard once before.
What 'Condolences' presents is a transition of sorts. It lays out a welcome mat for fans of the previous material while satisfying newcomers who needed that little extra and edgier something. The sassy punk ghoul and horror maestro stays true to his roots, but the branches are definitely exploring some new and exciting paths. --- metalwani.com
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