The album was released on October 21, 2008, through Hot Topic locations in the United States and on website Interpunk.com, in a two-disc format with recordings of the live performance on CD and DVD.

The band members watched the video clip of this incident repeatedly and decided that it was emblematic of how they wanted to record a live show – without overdubbing in post-production.

Metal Storm reviewed the release and described the album as an ideal introduction to Wednesday 13, comparing the style of music to glam punk.

The release received favorable reviews from Metal.de and MusicWaves; the latter compared the album's style to that of Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson.

[5][6] Wednesday 13 explained that he had been in a motor vehicle accident in September 2007 and had fractured his clavicle, and had subsequently decided to expand the band from four to five members.

[5][6] By the time of the live recording, he had healed sufficiently to both perform as frontman and play guitar, and the band was reduced back to its normal size of four members.

[9] An individual dressed in costume as Friday the 13th character Jason Voorhees made an appearance on-stage at one point during the performance.

[5][12] Wednesday 13 appeared for fans to sign albums on October 24 in Parsippany, New Jersey,[16] as part of the Chiller Theatre Expo, which showcased films, models, and toys related to the horror genre.

[16] On October 30, Wednesday 13 joined Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe at Fopp Records in Covent Garden, London, England, for a session signing merchandise for fans.

[17] Metal Storm reviewed the DVD recording of the live performance and called it "a perfect way to discover the music of Wednesday 13 that I could describe as a mix of Glam with Punk".

"[22] Dónal McBrien gave the performance 3.8 stars out of 5 in a review for Metal Ireland writing: "It's horror punk, and you get exactly what you expect.

[21] French-language site MusicWaves gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5 stars, and compared Wednesday 13's style to that of Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson.