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| Released | October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22) | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Horrorcore[1] | |||
| Length | 55:43 | |||
| Label | Psychopathic | |||
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Abominationz is the ninth studio album by American hip hop duoTwiztid. It was released on October 22, 2012, throughPsychopathic Records, marking it their final album for the label. Production was handled bySeven and Joe Strange, with Bree and Twiztid themselves serving as additional producers. It featuresguest appearances fromInsane Clown Posse andRoyce da 5'9", and contributions from Leah Stalker,Blaze Ya Dead Homie and George Vlahakis, as well asKrizz Kaliko andGlasses Malone contributed to the deluxe edition of the album.
The album peaked at number 18 on theBillboard 200, number 2 on theTop Rap Albums, number 4 on theIndependent Albums and number 6 on the Tastemakers charts in the United States.
On August 16, 2011, memberMonoxide Child stated viaTwitter that the nextTwiztid album would feature a guest appearance fromHopsin.[2] However, this ultimately did not happen.
On April 18, 2012, bothJamie Madrox and Monoxide were interviewed onStrange Music's BlogTalkRadio. During the interview, they revealed the new album's title,Abominationz.[3]
Recording for the album started in the first week of February 2012 and ended in late March 2012 as Twiztid prepared for their 'Kaos and Kronik' tour. While Twiztid was on tour Joe Strange began mixing songs and recording of the album resumed in June 2012 after Twiztid had returned from tour. The album was finished being recorded and mixed between June 2012 and September 2012.
Record producerMichael "Seven" Summers provided a more varied sound for Twiztid onAbominationz, culling fromblues on "Bad Side",[1] providing a power ballad sound for "LDLHA-IBCSYWA"[1] and generally drawing fromelectro andrap rock throughout the album, as well as underlining the raps and music withhorror film-inspiredsound design.[1] For the album, Twiztid adopted a fasterrapping style which allowed the duo to write more lyrics for the album than previous efforts.[1] The duo's primary lyrical inspiration for the album wasanger andhatred, with elements ofdark humor, includinggallows humor.[1]
The pamphlet included withInsane Clown Posse's albumThe Mighty Death Pop! announced that Twiztid'sAbominationz would be released on October 23, 2012. The release date was later pushed up to October 22. On October 4, the track listing forAbominationz was revealed.[4] On October 9, the single and a series of samples from the album were released.[5]
Abominationz was released in alternate variant editions, each containing unique outer artwork depicting photographs of Jamie Madrox and Monoxide and a bonus track. The Madrox edition contained the bonus track "Return of the Pervert",[6] and the Monoxide edition contained the bonus track "Sux 2 B U", which featured guest vocals byKrizz Kaliko andGlasses Malone.[7] These variant editions were made available to purchase separately, or as a combo. The combined order was shipped with a poster.[8] Those that purchased bothAbominationz andCold 187um'sThe Only Solution within two weeks of the album's release date also received a bonus CD containingPsychopathic Records' "Psyphers".[9] In a December 4, 2014, interview, Twiztid stated that they were going to re-release the album together withW.I.C.K.E.D.. The deluxe edition was released in 2019 throughMajik Ninja Entertainment.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
In his review forAllMusic, David Jeffries gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, writing: "as far as Twiztid as rappers, here they're as shameless and gross [...] as ever, although the tempo of their delivery has steadily increased, making theAbominationz lyric sheet longer than previous albums. [...]Abominationz finds Twiztid delivering the hyped-up, hate-filled,horror-rap goods with plenty of punch and the grimmest of jokes".[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bad Side" | Seven | 4:04 | |
| 2. | "Unstoppable" |
| 4:32 | |
| 3. | "Rep That Wicked" |
| Seven | 3:31 |
| 4. | "He's Looking at Me" |
| 1:00 | |
| 5. | "Blood... All I Need" |
| Seven | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Lift Me Up" |
| Seven | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Extension Chords" |
| Seven | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Psychopathic Psychiatric Care" (performed by Leah Stalker) | 1:20 | ||
| 9. | "Coin Flip Lunatic" (featuringRoyce da 5'9") |
| Seven | 2:37 |
| 10. | "This Is Your Anthem" |
| Seven | 3:51 |
| 11. | "Abominationz" (featuringInsane Clown Posse) |
| Seven | 5:04 |
| 12. | "Unable to Cry for Help or to Escape from a Seemingly Impending Evil" (performed by Leah Stalker and George Vlahakis) |
| 2:42 | |
| 13. | "Nightmarez" |
| Seven | 3:17 |
| 14. | "2nd 2no 1" |
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| 3:33 |
| 15. | "LDLHA-IBCSYWA" |
| Seven | 4:41 |
| 16. | "It's Hard to Smile When You're..." | 1:07 | ||
| 17. | "Return of the Pervert" | 3:53 | ||
| Total length: | 55:43 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 17. | "Sux 2 B U" (featuringKrizz Kaliko andGlasses Malone) | 3:48 |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[10] | 18 |
| USTop Rap Albums (Billboard)[11] | 2 |
| USIndependent Albums (Billboard)[12] | 4 |
| USTop Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[13] | 6 |
