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Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie (born Robert Bartleh Cummings; January 12, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live shows have been praised for their elaborate shock rock theatricality. He has sold an estimated 15 million albums worldwide.Zombie initially rose to fame as a founding member and the frontman of heavy metal band White Zombie, with whom he released four albums. His first solo effort, the 1996 song "Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)", was written and performed with Alice Cooper and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. His debut solo studio album, Hellbilly Deluxe, was released in 1998; White Zombie disbanded a month later. Hellbilly Deluxe sold over 3 million copies worldwide and spawned three singles. His second studio album, The Sinister Urge, was released in 2001 and became his second platinum album in the U.S. His third studio album, Educated Horses was released in 2006 and marked a departure from his earlier style. It became his third album to enter the top 10 of the Billboard 200, but saw a decrease in sales compared to his previous releases. His fourth studio album, Hellbilly Deluxe 2 released in 2010 and peaked at no. 8 in the U.S. A remix album, Mondo Sex Head, released in 2012 and was followed by his fifth album Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor in 2013. In 2016, Zombie released his sixth album The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser and his seventh studio album The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy was released in 2021.

Zombie directed the horror film House of 1000 Corpses in 2000, though the controversial project was not released until 2003, and has since been described as a cult classic. Zombie followed the film with two sequels in his "Firefly" trilogy: The Devil's Rejects (2005) and 3 From Hell (2019). After the success of his first two films he directed Halloween (2007), a remake of the classic 1978 horror film. The film became his highest-grossing to date, though was generally received negatively by critics. He later directed Halloween II (2009), which failed to match the commercial success of its predecessor. Zombie has also directed the films The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009), The Lords of Salem (2012), 31 (2016), and The Munsters (2022).

Albums

1998 Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International
2001 The Sinister Urge
2006 Educated Horses
2010 Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool
2013 Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
2016 The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser
2021 The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy
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Rob Zombie Shares Trailer For 'The Munsters'
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"The riffs are brutal, the allusions to D-grade slasher flicks are abundant."
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We did not see this partnership coming
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But you can't really blame him, all things considered
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Album Review: Rob Zombie - 'The Zombie Horror Picture Show'
An extremely lively and powerful performance.
Reviews / Live
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The atmosphere was contagious and in the middle it was heavy, but everyone looked out for each other – bravo, Sydney.
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Reviews / Album
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If you can suspend all good sense, Rob Zombie has once again delivered a triumph.
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Album Review: Rob Zombie - Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor won’t win any new fans, but if you’re already an acolyte, this is Rob Zombie at his Rob Zombiest – and it’s pretty great.