Trivia

• "The Werewolf of Westeria" was the nickname used for the serial killer Albert Fish
  Albert Fish
  Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish was an American serial killer. He was also known as the Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria, the Brooklyn Vampire, the Moon Maniac and The Boogey Man. A child rapist and cannibal, he boasted that he "had children in every state," and at one time put the figure at...
  
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• "Black Widow of La Porte" is a reference to female serial killer Belle Gunness
  Belle Gunness
  Belle Sorenson Gunness was a Norwegian-American serial killer....
  
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• "Harold Rollings Hymn" is an edited version of a song Danny Rollings, a convicted serial killer, sang before he was executed.
• "Dead Art in Plainfield" references serial killer Ed Gein
  Ed Gein
  Edward Theodore "Ed" Gein - July 26, 1984) was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety after authorities discovered Gein had exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes...
  
  , who worked in the area of Plainfield, Wisconsin
  Plainfield, Wisconsin
  Plainfield is a village in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. A tiny portion extends into adjacent Town of Oasis. The village is located almost entirely within the Town of Plainfield...
  
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• "July 31st (The Last Stand)" is a reference to the last victim of David Berkowitz
  David Berkowitz
  David Richard Berkowitz , also known as Son of Sam and the .44 Caliber Killer, is an American serial killer and arsonist whose crimes terrorized New York City from July 1976 until his arrest in August 1977.Shortly after his arrest in August 1977, Berkowitz confessed to killing six people and...
  
  , who was killed on the 31 July. This date is also John 5's birthday.
• "27 Needles" is also a reference to Albert Fish
  Albert Fish
  Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish was an American serial killer. He was also known as the Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria, the Brooklyn Vampire, the Moon Maniac and The Boogey Man. A child rapist and cannibal, he boasted that he "had children in every state," and at one time put the figure at...
  
  . In an infamous x-ray, it was revealed that the serial killer had 27 needles shoved into his pelvis.
• "Black Widow of La Porte" is a playable track in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
  Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
  Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is a music video game and the sixth main entry in the Guitar Hero series for the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles. The game was released September 24, 2010 in Europe, September 28, 2010 in North America and September 29, 2010 in Australia...
  
  as one of the most difficult songs in the game.

Personnel

• John 5 - guitars, bass, production, tenor banjo
• Piggy D - bass, graphic design, photography
• Matt Bissonette
  Matt Bissonette
  Matt Bissonette is an American bass player and the brother of drummer Gregg Bissonette. He attended the University of North Texas's jazz music program. According to Guitar 9, an online musicianship magazine, he has played bass and other stringed instruments on at least 22 albums, with music...
  
   - bass
• Sid Riggs - drums, production, engineering, mixing, programming
• Tommy Clufetos
  Tommy Clufetos
  Tommy Clufetos Currently plays drums for Ozzy Osbourne, and previously played for famous rock artists Ted Nugent and Alice Cooper. He also played drums for Rob Zombie, and was featured on the 2006 album Educated Horses, Zombie's first live release, 2007's Zombie Live and 2010's Hellbilly Deluxe 2...
  
   - drums
• Undercurrent Studios - Mastering
• Gabrielle Geiselman - photography
• VQPR/Nancy Sayle - marketing