Surviving Murderdolls members feuding over anniversary plans

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murderdollsofficial.com. Former band members Acey Slade (guitar) and Eric Griffin (bass) also held a signing in Massachusetts to mark the 20th anniversary of the album.Former singer Wednesday 13 – real name Joseph Poole – took issue with these activities, calling them unofficial, despite Slade’s claims that he had obtained the band’s trademarks to embark on them.A post shared by Wednesday 13 (@mrmotherfucker13)“It’s unfortunate that this has to be said, but here it is: Murderdolls was created in 2002 by Joey Jordison and Wednesday 13,” Poole wrote on Facebook. “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.”Jordison, who was also the original drummer and a co-founding member of Slipknot, died last year.

He was 46 years old.Slade responded to Poole’s post, explaining that he had approached the band’s former label Warner Bros about plans to re-release their first album. “It became apparent before 2020 that none of the Alumni wanted to shoulder the responsibility of maintaining the legacy or the business of the band,” he wrote. “All of the business/legal ends of the band were abandoned.

Reinstating the assets was time-consuming and expensive as you can imagine.”A post shared by Acey Slade (@aceyslade)The guitarist said the label had told him they had no plans to reissue the record, but he said “they also indicated that they would be elated if I would like to license the album and all of its assets”.