Monsters of the Universe: Come Out and Plague is the sixth studio album by horror punk musician Wednesday 13. It was released on January 12, 2015, in the United Kingdom and January 13, 2015, in the United States. The album is Wednesday 13's first concept album.
The album includes five tracks co-written by Wednesday 13 and Roman Surman, as well as one track written solely by Surman, marking the first time a Wednesday 13 album has featured a song written entirely by another band member.All songwriting credits according to album liner notes.
Background Wednesday 13 discussed the album’s development in a vlog posted to DevCo Entertainment LLC’s official Vimeo channel. He stated that he wanted to pursue a more challenging project and spent approximately eight months writing material that ultimately formed a continuous narrative for the album.
Describing the concept, Wednesday 13 cited influences from the films They Live and Night of the Living Dead, as well as the television series V, characterizing the album as a science-fiction horror story distinct from his previous work.
On October 31, 2014, Wednesday 13 released the song "Come Out and Plague" via his official SoundCloud account.
Track listing
Charts Chart (2015) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 95
Personnel Wednesday 13 - lead vocals, additional guitar Roman Surman - lead guitar, backing vocals Jack Tankersley - rhythm guitar, backing vocals Troy Doebbler - bass, backing vocals Jason West - drums
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