Wednesday 13
| Wednesday 13 | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joseph Poole |
| Also known as | Audrey 3 Buck Bourbon |
| Born | August 12 1976 North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Horrorpunk Hard rock Outlaw country |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1992 - Present |
| Associated acts |
Frankenstein Drag Queens Murderdolls Wednesday 13 Maniac Spider Trash Bourbon Crow |
| Website | Official website |
Joseph Poole, better known as Wednesday 13 (born August 12, 1976) is a rock musician, from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is most famous for his role as the frontman of the Murderdolls. He has also played in several other bands, including the Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13, the Wednesday 13 band, Maniac Spider Trash, and an outlaw country project; Bourbon Crow.
Poole currently resides in Landis, North Carolina, he lives with his wife Roxanne (Mrs.13) and their daughter Zoie. Poole is a huge fan of campy horror movie parodies and mildly macabre TV shows such as The Munsters and The Addams Family, which influence his tongue-in-cheek lyrics greatly. He also created a set of cartoon characters with his wife Roxanne called the Thirteen Dead Kids, which was released as a clothing line. A book was supposed to be released but never came in to fruition due to being busy with touring.
Musical career
His musical career began in 1992, as he formed the band Maniac Spider Trash, alongside Abby Normal, Michael Patrick and Sicko Zero. From 1992-1996, he was the frontman for MST, but they never reached much success. The band only released one EP, and was disbanded when Poole formed the Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13, featuring both Abby Normal and Sicko Zero.
From 1996-2002, he was considered the frontman for the band, as they released 5 full-length albums, and 6 EPs. They were also featured on tribute albums for Alice Cooper, and Sweet. His time with the band was interrupted from 2001-2003, as he focused on a side project, Murderdolls, which enjoyed much more success than his previous bands, doing particularly well in Japan and the UK.
He currently works in a band under the Wednesday 13 name, and with the help of fellow musicians Pig, Ghastly, and Kid Kid, released his first solo album, "Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead" during summer 2005. In early 2006, Pig, Ghastly and Kid Kid all left the band to pursue their options. Poole recorded the follow-up album to Transylvania 90210, entitled "Fang Bang", released in September 2006. Fang Bang was released in September, and Wednesday has recently done a European tour. He toured with Alice Cooper in 2006 and with Vains of Jenna in early 2007. According to his website The official Frankenstein Drag Queens website has recently reported that the band has re-united, even playing several concerts. They released a box-set in May 2006, entitled 'Little Box of Horrors'. However, they remain mostly inactive, as Poole is still mainly focused on his solo project.
He currently tours with Racci Shay (formerly of Dope and Genitortures), Nate (formerly of Amen) and is reunited with former Murderdoll mate, Eric Griffin.
It has recently been announced that Wednesday 13 will be touring in the summer of 2007 with Finnish rockers The 69 Eyes, Fair to Midland & Night Kills The Day.
In early August, shortly before Wednesday 13 announced their second tour of 2007, Eric Griffin left the band. This information was posted on the bands official vampirefreaks.com journal confirming rumours of Eric's departure.
Eric's replacement has been confirmed as J-Sin Trioxin of Mister Monster and Michael Graves fame.
Discography
Maniac Spider Trash
- 1994: Dumpster Mummies
- 1995: Murder Happy Fairytales
Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13
- 1996: The Late, Late, Late Show
- 1998: Night of the Living Drag Queens
- 2000: Songs From The Recently Deceased
- 2001: Viva Las Violence
- 2004: 6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence
- 2006: Little Box of Horrors
Murderdolls
Wednesday 13
- 2005: Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead
- 2006: Fang Bang
- 2008: Skeletons
Bourbon Crow
- 2006: Highway To Hangovers
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