Wicked (Twiztid album) explained

W.I.C.K.E.D.
Type:Studio
Artist:Twiztid
Cover:Twiztid Wicked.jpg
Released:March 17, 2009
Recorded:2008–2009
Genre:
Length:57:20
Label:Psychopathic Records
Producer:Eric Davie, Underrated, Brian Kuma, Monoxide Child
Prev Title:Independents Day
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Heartbroken & Homicidal
Next Year:2010

W.I.C.K.E.D. (short for Wish I Could Kill Every Day) is the seventh studio album by American hip hop duo Twiztid. Released on March 17, 2009, it is the group's highest-charting album, peaking at #11 on the Billboard 200. The album is also the fourth-highest-charting album in Psychopathic Records history, beaten only by Insane Clown Posse's The Amazing Jeckel Brothers, Bang! Pow! Boom!, and The Mighty Death Pop!, all of which peaked at #4.

Production

Soon after the album title was released, it was revealed in the new year's edition of the Weekly Freeekly Weekly that Eric Davie would be producing the album.[1]

Release

W.I.C.K.E.D. was released in three different versions.[2] Best Buy & iTunes sold an exclusive version with 3 additional tracks.[2] Hot Topic sold a version with a comic based on the song "Bella Morte" included, and a third version sold at various music stores included an enhanced disk including music videos for the songs "Buckets of Blood" and "Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha".[2] Psychopathic Records' store Hatchetgear will be selling all three versions, in addition to a standard version without any extras.[3] All versions come with one of ten Psychopathic Records Trading Card.[3] The album leaked two weeks prior to its release.[4]

W.I.C.K.E.D. is currently Twiztid's highest-charting album, peaking at #11 on the Billboard 200, #4 on the Top Rap Albums chart, #1 on the Top Independent Albums chart and #1 on the Top Internet Albums chart.[5] W.I.C.K.E.D. is the third-highest-charting album in Psychopathic Records history, after Insane Clown Posse's The Amazing Jeckel Brothers and Bang! Pow! Boom!, both of which peaked at #4.[6] [7] Twiztid stated in a December 4, 2014, interview that they plan to rerelease the album as well as Abominationz.

On May 13, 2015, it was announced that Twiztid has acquired the rights to W.I.C.K.E.D., and will release the album on a blood red double vinyl on August 21, 2015.

Reception

Allmusic reviewer David Jeffries praised the album, writing "This is a serious step up from their previous album, the inconsistent Independent's Day, and an obvious favorite for those who like their Psychopathic releases to be less street, more theatrical."[8] horroryearbook reviewer Brain Hammer described it as Twiztid's best album, writing "It stands out to me as the most original record they have done, and it has the most horror influence too. Horror fans who have never checked out Twiztid in the past should give this record a spin."[9]

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[10]

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak Position
Billboard 20011
Top Independent Albums1
Top Rap Albums4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Twiztid Get W.I.C.K.E.D. . December 29, 2008 . The Hatchet Herald, Issue 4 . . March 28, 2009 .
  2. Web site: Monoxide: Wicked Welcome . March 8, 2009 . Monoxide . February 17, 2009 . Love, Twiztid . Psychopathic Records.
  3. http://www.psychopathicrecords.com/hatchetherald/wicked/index.html The Hatchet Herald, Special Notice
  4. Talking horror & music with Jamie Madrox of TWIZTID . March 23, 2009 . Zahn . James . March 20, 200 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090324033855/http://www.fangoria.com/musick/25-musick-news/1787-exclusive-talking-horror-with-jamie-madrox-of-twiztid.html . March 24, 2009 . dead .
  5. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=twiztid|chart=all}} Charts and awards for Twiztid ]. . March 28, 2009 .
  6. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r415252|pure_url=yes}} Insane Clown Posse Artist Chart History: Albums ]. Billboard. August 19, 2008.
  7. Caulfield . Keith . Herrera, Monica . September 9, 2009 . Whitney Houston Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 . . September 9, 2009 .
  8. Web site: Jeffries . David . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1490527|pure_url=yes}} Review of ''W.I.C.K.E.D.'' ]. . July 26, 2009.
  9. Web site: Brain Hammer . Review of W.I.C.K.E.D. . March 25, 2009 . horroryearbook . July 26, 2009.
  10. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1490527|pure_url=yes}} Credits for ''W.I.C.K.E.D.'' ]. February 9, 2009 . .