Rob Zombie
Formed: 1985
From:
New York,
NY,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Background
Since 1985 Zombie has been carving out a strange legacy of music in the world of rock, beginning in with the formation of his brainchild White Zombie. From the start, White Zombie was a bizarre hybrid of hardcore/punk aggression, Lower East Side art-damage and hard rock thunder. As if that weren’t enough, these fixations were filtered through Mr. Zombie’s love of classic horror/sci-fi films, trash hot rod culture and generally, all things on the dark side.
White Zombie was most noted for their release 'Astro Creep 2000'. The album reached #10 on billboard and stayed for two months. After this record, we started to see a little different style from Zombie. What might best be called Techno-Horror Rock. Since then Zombie has gone solo, simply renaming the band 'Rob Zombie'.
Rob Zombie is a man of many faces. He has done work on the Beavis and Butthead movie, directed all videos since going solo, wrote a script for 'The Crow 3' (which got scrapped), and is currently in the works of creating and directing his first feature film entitled 'House Of 1000 Corpses'. In short, Rob Zombie is an entertaiment genius.
Latest Rob Zombie News
Below is our complete Rob Zombie news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Rob Zombie's "Foxy, Foxy" Video Posted Online
ROB ZOMBIE's video for his new single, "Foxy, Foxy", has been posted online. The clip, which was shot last month in Los Angeles, saw Zombie re-teaming with "The Devil's Rejects" cinematographer Phil Parmet. Parmet has also worked on LED ZEPPELIN's "The Song Remains the Same" and FRANK ZAPPA's "Baby Snakes".
ROB ZOMBIE will perform "Foxy, Foxy" on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Wednesday, March 15. The track comes off the singer's new album, "Educated Horses", which is scheduled for release on March 28 via Geffen Records. The follow-up to 2001's "The Sinister Urge" was recorded at Los Angeles' Chop Shop Studios with co-producer Scott Humphrey, who had previously worked with Rob on the platinum hits "Hellbilly Deluxe" and "The Sinister Urge". Other musicians contributing to the CD include Josh Freese (A PERFECT CIRCLE, VANDALS) and Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE).
Zombie is now gearing up for the "Educated Horses Tour". The tour is scheduled to start March 17 in Jacksonville, Florida and hit 27 cities before concluding five weeks later in Mesa, Arizona. Joining Rob on this tour will be guitarist John 5 (ex-MARILYN MANSON), longtime bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson and drummer Tommy Clufetos (ex-ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT). Support acts on the tour will be LACUNA COIL and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE.
The singer took five years off between studio albums while he wrote and directed his first two movies, the 2003 horror hit "House of 1000 Corpses" and its sequel, 2005's "The Devil's Rejects".
Rob Zombie Doesn't Want Band To Get Lost Onstage
Launch Radio Networks reports: ROB ZOMBIE is known for his spectacular live shows, but he's scaling things back a bit on his upcoming spring tour. Zombie told Launch that he still wants to give fans their money's worth without taking the focus off the music. "What I want to do is make it a big rock show where the human element of the band never gets lost, because I feel like that's what happened before a little bit," he explained. "It was a huge rock show, but the band was getting lost. This time I want to strike that delicate balance where, you know, you're getting the big show, but not to a point where the band becomes secondary to explosions."
Zombie begins a headlining U.S. tour on March 17 in Jacksonville, Florida, with LACUNA COIL and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE along as support.
The touring line-up for Zombie's band includes longtime bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson, ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 and former ALICE COOPER drummer Tommy Clufetos.
The former WHITE ZOMBIE frontman will be the featured musical guest on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Wednesday, March 15.
Zombie's new album, "Educated Horses", comes out on March 28. The first single from the album, called "Foxy, Foxy", is accompanied by a video directed by Zombie.
Rob Zombie To Be On Tonight Show
ROB ZOMBIE will be the featured musical guest on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Wednesday, March 15.
ROB ZOMBIE's new album, "Educated Horses", is scheduled for release on March 28 via Geffen Records. The follow-up to 2001's "The Sinister Urge" was recorded at Los Angeles' Chop Shop Studios with co-producer Scott Humphrey, who had previously worked with Rob on the platinum hits "Hellbilly Deluxe" and "The Sinister Urge". Other musicians contributing to the CD include Josh Freese (A PERFECT CIRCLE, VANDALS) and Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE).
ROB ZOMBIE recently directed the video for the album's first single, "Foxy Foxy" in Los Angeles. Zombie re-teamed with "The Devil's Rejects" cinematographer Phil Parmet. Parmet has also worked on LED ZEPPELIN's "The Song Remains the Same" and FRANK ZAPPA's "Baby Snakes".
Zombie is now gearing up for the "Educated Horses Tour". The tour is scheduled to start March 17 in Jacksonville, Florida and hit 27 cities before concluding five weeks later in Mesa, Arizona. Joining Rob on this tour will be guitarist John 5 (ex-MARILYN MANSON), longtime bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson and drummer Tommy Clufetos (ex-ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT). Support acts on the tour will be LACUNA COIL and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE.
The singer took five years off between studio albums while he wrote and directed his first two movies, the 2003 horror hit "House of 1000 Corpses" and its sequel, 2005's "The Devil's Rejects".
Lacuna Coil's New Single Streaming Online
As the anticipation surrounding the release of the LACUNA COIL album, “Karmacode”, continues to build, Century Media has posted a stream of the disc’s stunning first single, “Our Truth,” to tide over the masses until “Karmacode” is released on April 3rd 2006. Go here to listen to it.
Lacuna Coil will officially release the “Our Truth” on March 6th 2006 on Century Media in Europe (UK March 13th 2006). The single will be available in different formats including the track ‘Without A Reason’ which is as exclusive to the single as the “Our Truth” radio-mix and the Jack Dangers remix. The accompanying video for "Our Truth" was directed by Fort Awesome, a brand-new directorial duo whose individual credits include Queens of the Stone Age, Linkin Park, Disturbed, Chevelle and more. More...
Heavy Metal Documentary To Premiere In March
Sam Dunn is a 30-year old anthropologist. He's also a lifelong metal fan. After years of studying diverse cultures Sam turns his academic eye a little closer to home and embarks on an epic journey into the heart of heavy metal. His mission: to try and figure out why metal music is consistently stereotyped, dismissed and condemned, even while the tribe that loves it stubbornly holds its ground - spreading the word, keeping the faith, and adopting the styles and attitudes that go way beyond the music.
Sam visits heavy metal landmarks as far flung as L.A.'s Sunset Strip, the dirty streets of Birmingham and the dark forests of Norway. Along the way, the two sides of Sam Dunn - curious anthropologist and rabid fan - collide, as Sam explores metal's obsession with sexuality, religion, violence and death, meets his heroes and discovers some things about the culture that even he can't defend. Part social document, part celebration of a misunderstood art form, this documentary is the first of its kind: a chance for metal fans to speak out and a window into a culture that's far more complex than it appears.
The film stars Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Arch Enemy, Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Geddy Lee (Rush), Vince Neil (Motley Crue), Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead) and others.
The film is written and directed by Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen and is distributed by Seville Pictures.
The film opened in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Quebec City yesterday (Feb. 24) and will open in the U.S., UK, Germany, Australia, Scandinavia, Brazil, Japan, Poland and Belgium in early March.
For more information, visit www.metalhistory.com.
New Rob Zombie Song 'Let It All Bleed Out' Online
Another brand new ROB ZOMBIE track, entitled "Let It All Bleed Out", has made its way online. Check it out in streaming audio format: Windows Media, Real Media.
"Let It All Bleed Out" comes off ZOMBIE's new album, "Educated Horses", due on March 28 via Geffen Records. The follow-up to 2001's "The Sinister Urge" was recorded at Los Angeles' Chop Shop Studios with co-producer Scott Humphrey, who had previously worked with Rob on the platinum hits "Hellbilly Deluxe" and "The Sinister Urge". Other musicians contributing to the CD include Josh Freese (A PERFECT CIRCLE, VANDALS) and Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE).
In related news, ROB ZOMBIE will direct the video for the album's first single, "Foxy Foxy" (Windows Media, Real Media), in Los Angeles in mid-February. Zombie will re-team with "The Devil's Rejects" cinematographer Phil Parmet. Parmet has also worked on LED ZEPPELIN's "The Song Remains the Same" and FRANK ZAPPA's "Baby Snakes".
"Educated Horses" track listing:
01. Sawdust in the Blood
02. American Witch
03. Foxy Foxy
04. Seventeen Year Locust
05. The Scorpion Sleeps
06. 100 Ways
07. Let It All Bleed Out
08. Death of it All
09. Ride
10. The Devil's Rejects
11. Lords of Salem
Zombie is now gearing up for the "Educated Horses Tour". The tour is scheduled to start March 17 in Jacksonville, Florida and hit 27 cities before concluding five weeks later in Mesa, Arizona. Joining Rob on this tour will be guitarist John 5 (ex-MARILYN MANSON), longtime bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson and drummer Tommy Clufetos (ex-ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT). Support acts on the tour will be LACUNA COIL and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE.
Testament Taps Sadus Drummer For Upcoming Shows
Sitting behind the drums for some of the upcoming shows will be SADUS drummer Jon Allen, who will be filling in for original TESTAMENT drummer Louie Clemente while Louie is busy taking care of other matters. However, both guitarist Alex Skolnick and bassist Greg Christian have signed on for the forthcoming dates, TESTAMENT's manager - Phil Arnold of the Thrill Entertainment Group - told blabbermouth. "We'll do more shows this year, some with Louie some with Johnny Tempesta [HELMET, ex-ROB ZOMBIE, EXODUS]," Arnold said.
Bullet for My Valentine Drop Off Bodom Tour
U.K. metalcore act Bullet for My Valentine have cancelled their participation in the upcoming Children of Bodom North American tour in order to join the Rob Zombie/Lacuna Coil touring package, which is scheduled to kick off mid-March. A replacement for Bullet for My Valentine on the Children of Bodom trek has not yet been announced.
Bullet for My Valentine's full-length debut album, "The Poison", will be released in the U.S. on February 14 via Trustkill Records.
Lacuna Coil Frontwoman Comments On Rob Zombie Tour
Lacuna Coil will embark on a six-week U.S. tour this march as direct support for Rob Zombie. This trek, which kicks off in mid-March and runs through early May, will be the group's first stateside run in support of their new album, Karmacode, which is set for an April 4th release. It will also be the first time the band has played in the U.S. since Ozzfest 2004.
Vocalist Cristina Scabbia comments: "Well, I can't even count the times I said wow. We're so excited about this upcoming tour! I mean we all know how much Rob influneced the scence and how great his live shows are. We definitely can't wait to share the stage with him and his band. I'm sure it'll be a great experience. It'll be the perfect occasion for us to present the new songs from Karmacode to the fans. This new album is killer and you won't believe your ears. You guys never let us down and we can't wait to see you all. It's been a long time and Lacuna Coil is more than ready to come back!"
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Rob Zombie's "Educated Horses" Tracklisting
ROB ZOMBIE have set the tentative track listing for his new album, entitled "Educated Horses". The follow-up to 2001's "The Sinister Urge" was recorded at Los Angeles' Chop Shop Studios with co-producer Scott Humphrey and will include 11 tracks — including an acoustic number called "Death of It All", "Seventeen Year Locusts" and the album's first single, "Foxy, Foxy". A March 28 release via Geffen Records is expected.
"Educated Horses" track listing:
01. Sawdust in the Blood
02. American Witch
03. Foxy, Foxy
04. Seventeen Year Locust
05. The Scorpion Sleeps
06. 100 Ways
07. Let It All Bleed Out
08. Death of it All
09. Ride
10. The Devil's Rejects
11. Lords of Salem
"We were just very inspired this time," Zombie told MTV.com. "It's amazing how different things can be when you work with people who are excited and energetic and just so into it, that they just really inspire you to create things."
ZOMBIE's upcoming tour with LACUNA COIL and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will be his first outing since last summer's Ozzfest, where he headlined the second stage with a band that also included former MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5, drummer Tommy Clufetos and bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson.
"Before Ozzfest, I didn't have any plans to tour again at all. I was sort of sick of it, truthfully. Everything with my last band started to turn ugly and it wasn't that fun," he explained to MTV.com. "With the new band, I just had such a good time that really, as corny as it sounds, it seemed like the old days — we're having a band, we're playing and it's just fun. Once being in a band turns stressful, you go, 'What the f--- am I doing?' It was really fun, and we came off the tour and started making a record and it just clicked. The record ... we were like, 'These are the best songs ever. It would be stupid not to finish it.' "
ROB ZOMBIE tour dates w/ LACUNA COIL, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: More...
Rob Zombie Names New Album, More Tour Dates
According to MTV, the next ROB ZOMBIE album will be titled 'Educated Horses'. Geffen Records will release it on March 28.
In other news, more dates have been confirmed for ROB ZOMBIE's upcoming North American tour with LACUNA COIL. Confirmed dates for the tour are as follows:
March 16 - Jacksonville, FL @ Plush
March 18 - Miami, FL @ Bicentennial Park (Global Gathering Festival)
March 19 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
March 22 - Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
March 24 - North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
March 25 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
March 26 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
March 28 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
March 29 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
March 30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
April 1 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
April 3 - Montreal, QUE @ The Metropolis
April 4 - Toronto, ONT @ Kool Haus
April 6 - Columbus, OH @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
April 7 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
April 8 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater
April 9 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
April 11 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom/The Rave
April 13 - Des Moines, IA @ Val Air
April 14 - Maplewood, MN @ Myth
April 15 - Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall
April 17 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
April 18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Great Salt Air
April 20 - San Francisco, CA @ SF Weekly Warfield
April 21 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
April 22 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
April 24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
April 25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
April 27 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
April 29 - Lubbock, TX @ Lone Star Amphitheatre
May 1 - Grand Prairie, TX @ Nokia Theatre
May 2 - San Antonio, TX @ Sunken Garden
May 3 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street
May 4 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
More Rob Zombie, Lacuna Coil Tour Dates
More dates have been announced for ROB ZOMBIE's upcoming North American tour with LACUNA COIL. The schedule is shaping up as follows:
Mar. 18 - Miami, FL @ Bicentennial Park (Global Gathering Festival)
Mar. 25 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Mar. 28 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theater
Apr. 01 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Apr. 04 - Toronto, ONT @ Kool Haus
Apr. 06 - Columbus, OH @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
Apr. 07 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
Apr. 15 - Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall
Apr. 27 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
VH1's 'Heavy: The Story Of Metal' Details
"Heavy: The Story of Metal," premiering Monday - Thursday, May 1-4 at 9PM ET/PT each night traces the evolution of heavy metal music and culture, from its dark, grim beginnings in Birmingham, England to the worldwide force that it remains to this day. In a series of four themed hours, "Heavy: The Story of Metal," explores four decades of music, each hour examining this powerful and often misunderstood genre, from metal's pioneers to its love of glam and excess; from the fight for metal's rebellious soul to its storied flirtation with the devil:
Episode One traces metal's roots in the late-60's in the bombed-out industrial town of Birmingham England to the spectacular rise of Kiss and "glam metal" in the early 70's.
Episode Two examines metal's growing pains during the 70's when both high-brow rock critics and punk rock threatened its very existence. By decade's end, bands such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Def Leppard gave birth to what became known as "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal." Episode Three sees metal thrive in, of all places, sunny California. Van Halen, Poison, Motley Crue -- it's the world of hair metal. And, keeping everyone's Jacuzzi-soaked ego in check, a little film called Spinal Tap emerges.
Episode Four takes a walk on the dark side: Guns N' Roses, Metallica, thrash, grunge, and how the music and images of Marilyn Manson became associated with the Columbine massacre.
Told from the perspective of the musicians, promoters, writers and fans who have kept metal's flame alive for four decades, "Heavy: The Story of Metal," contains revealing, hilarious and sometimes shocking conversations. Interviews include Sebastian Bach, Jerry Cantrell, Phil Collen, Bruce Dickinson, Fred Durst, Ace Frehley, Rob Halford, Scott Ian, Tony Iommi, Chris Jericho, Lemmy Kilmister, Chuck Klosterman, Jani Lane, Tommy Lee, Doc McGhee, Bret Michaels, Dave Mustaine, Vinnie Paul, Mark Putnam, Riki Rachtman, Dave "Snake" Sabo, Nikki Sixx, Slash, Dee Snider, Geoff Tate, Eddie Trunk, Rob Zombie and more.
Three Dates Revealed For Rob Zombie, Lacuna Coil
The first three dates of Rob Zombie's North American spring tour with Lacuna Coil have been announced:
March 18 in Miami
April 6 in Columbus, Ohio
April 7 in Detroit
More dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
NIN, Zombie, A7X, more On Global Gathering 2006
Nine Inch Nails, Rob Zombie, Avenged Sevenfold, Coheed and Cambria, Rise Against and Shinedown are among the acts slated to play the Global Gathering 2006 music festival at Bicentennial Park in Miami on March 18. The show isnot exclusively metal, however, as the event's web site also promises three techno/dance-oriented stages, with sets by Sasha & Digweed, Deep Dish, Überzone and Freq Nasty.
Rock School Band To Open For Judas Priest
The band from the second series of the tv show Rock School - who are calling themselves No Comment - have just landed the gig as the opening act for Judas Priest in Long Beach, California as part of the 'Priest Feast' triple bill that also includes Rob Zombie and Anthrax. The band will make their national debut in front of some 8000 people October 30th at the Long Beach Arena.
Rock School, which is one of VH1's most successful shows, has become somewhat of a pop culture phenomenon as legendary Kiss bassist Gene Simmons shows fledgling musicians how to rock out, heavy-metal style!
Rob Zombie's Super Hellbilly Deluxe In December
Rob Zombie is plotting a December 06th release date through Geffen for his "Hellbilly Super Deluxe" CD/DVD set. As previously reported, the set features expanded artwork plus a DVD that includes a video for every song on the album ("Hellbilly Deluxe").
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Ozzfest 2005 Comes To an End in West Palm Beach
Well it was one hell of a tour, the 10th annual Ozzfest Summer Amphitheatre Tour came to an end once again in West Palm Beach, FL and I had a chance to be there. For 6 years now I have been planning on going to Ozzfest but for some reason something has always came up and I couldn't go. Last year I had everything lined up to go, and a damn hurricane hit the place. This year I finally lucked out and went to my first Ozzfest. Let me tell you "I have waited for this for a very long time." I loaded up the Tahoe with a couple friends and my wife and we left about 2:00am Saturday morning and drove about 9 1/2 hours from Charleston to West Palm Beach, FL. That was a long drive, I probably should have gone to the one in Charlotte, NC the night before but......."The best one is the last one" that's what I have always been told. More...
Priest, Zombie and Anthrax To Do Priest Fest
JUDAS PRIEST, ROB ZOMBIE and ANTHRAX will be teaming up for Priest Feast, a special, one-time only event to take place on October 30 at the Long Beach Arena. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, September 17 at 10:00 a.m. Get tickets at AvalonAttractions.com. Tickets also available at all Ticketmaster outlets, including Tower Records/Robinsons, May/Ritmo Latino and Wherehouse Music locations, via Charge by Phone: (213) 480-3232; (714) 740-2000; (805) 583-8700; and at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets also available at venue box office (11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday).
The Long Beach Arena is located at 300 E. Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, California.
Rob Zombie To Re-Release Hellbilly Deluxe
Rob Zombie is now planning to release a new edition of his "Hellbilly Deluxe" album, complete with a bonus DVD featuring videos for every song on the effort. Expanded artwork will also be included with the CD/DVD set, which will carry the title of "Hellbilly Super Deluxe" when it arrives in stores later this year. In other news, Zombie also recently gave an update on his next album, you can read about that over at www.robzombie.com.
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