WEDNESDAY 13 has announced the launch of his new US merch store and the official pre-order page for his upcoming full length, The Dixie Dead, due February 2013.

Commented Wednesday 13, "In Febuary 2013 I will release my fifth full length solo CD entitled The Dixie Dead. 2013 is a special year for me obviously, it marks 10 years since I began Wednesday 13. With The Dixie Dead I feel confident and proud to say I've made the best record of my carreer. I feel like The Dixie Dead has everything that a W13 fans wants, wanted, or never knew was possible from us. It's a new chapter in the W13 era, a rebirth of excitement and creativity within the band. When I started thinking of how I wanted to release this new CD and the thought of releasing it only in the same 'old format' it just seemed BORING to me, and not deserving for the Fans.

The Fans (YOU) are the people who inspire me to be creative and create, and I love having the freedom of being an independent artist to offer new and unique ways to release my music. With The Dixie Dead pre-order and the limited edition CD we are giving the Fans (YOU) every Bang for your Buck! There are different pre-order packages and price levels, and even some offer the Fans (YOU) a chance to have your name included inside the CD booklet, as well as other limited items. I find this so exciting for the Fans (YOU), because with YOUR contributions YOU are the ones releasing our album! The whole point of this is, the Fans (YOU) get to be included and say 'I helped release a CD from my favorite band.' This is a really great time in the music industry for artists like me as I never got to do things like this with my favorite bands growing up. I really can't put into words how excited I am for 2013, the release of The Dixie Dead and all the other things we have planned, so get ready, next year is Wednesday 2013!"

Wednesday's management expands on the idea, "As we were sending out press releases regarding the release (The Dixie Dead) I received a few emails saying how it would be beneficial for Wednesday 13 to consider doing a Pledge music, Kickstarter campaign... a crowd sourcing release. I think those services are great. I think they can do a lot for artists, and Wednesday and I are already talking about using one of those services for a new developing idea in 2013. However, my main issue with these programs is that you are saying, 'I'm thinking about making a project, but if I don't get $x.xx amount, I'll refund the money and not do the project'. The kickstarter website shows that only 44% of the projects get fully funded."

"We're not asking fans to pay for the recording - that's our job. The record is done. Wednesday is currently mixing it. It's coming out. We are taking a step back from crowd funding and thinking about what we liked about releases when we were growing up. We are simply offering limited items to go along with the release. If you want to be a part of those, they are there, if not, the record is still coming out in the normal packaging and as a digital release. We have decided to just give Wednesday's fans options. The normal release and the limited release have the same music, one just has limited merchandise options and expanded artwork to go along with it."

The Dixie Dead is scheduled for release in February 2013.