White Zombie was an American heavy metal band that formed in 1985. Based in New York City,they started as a noise rock band,releasing three EPs and one studio album in that style before changing to a heavy metal-oriented sound that broke them into the mainstream. The albums La Sexorcisto:Devil Music Volume One (1992) and Astro-Creep:2000 (1995) established them as an influential act in groove metal and industrial metal,respectively. Their best-known songs include "Thunder Kiss '65","Black Sunshine" and "More Human than Human". The group officially disbanded in 1998. In 2000,White Zombie was included on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock,ranking at No. 56. As of October 2010,the band has sold six million albums,according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Industrial rock is a fusion genre that fuses industrial music and rock music. It initially originated in the 1970s,and drew influence from early experimental and industrial acts such as Throbbing Gristle,Einstürzende Neubauten and Chrome. Industrial rock became more prominent in the 1980s with the success of artists such as Killing Joke,Swans,and partially Skinny Puppy,and later spawned the offshoot genre known as industrial metal. The genre was made more accessible to mainstream audiences in the 1990s with the aid of acts such as Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson,both of which have released platinum-selling records.
Astro-Creep:2000 –Songs of Love,Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head is the fourth and final studio album by American heavy metal band White Zombie,released on April 11,1995,by Geffen Records. The album proved to be their most commercially successful recording,peaking at number six on the Billboard 200 with the aid of the popular hit singles "More Human than Human" and "Super-Charger Heaven". It was the band's only studio album to feature John Tempesta on drums.
Rob Zombie 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" is a protest song by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries. It was written by the lead singer,Dolores O'Riordan,about the young victims of a bombing in Warrington,England,during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The song was released on 19 September 1994 by Island Records as the lead single from the Cranberries' second studio album,No Need to Argue (1994). Critics have described "Zombie" as "a masterpiece of alternative rock",with grunge-style distorted guitar and shouted vocals uncharacteristic of the band's other work.
"Basket Case" is a song by rock band Green Day,released on August 1,1994 by Reprise Records as the second single from the band's third studio album,Dookie (1994). The song spent five weeks at the top of the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart and garnered a Grammy Award nomination in the category for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. Its music video was directed by Mark Kohr and filmed in an abandoned mental institution in California. In 2001,the song appeared on their greatest hits album International Superhits!. In 2021,"Basket Case" was ranked number 150 in Rolling Stone's updated list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". As of March 2024,"Basket Case" is the most streamed song by the band on Spotify,with over 1 billion streams.
Hellbilly Deluxe:13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International is the debut solo studio album by American musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie. The album serves as his first release outside of the band White Zombie,with whom he released two multi-platinum studio albums. Hellbilly Deluxe was released on August 25,1998,through Geffen Records. Musically,the project portrays Zombie's love for classic horror films with heavy metal and electronic music. The album's lyrics speak of murder,chaos,and supernatural forces. The majority of Hellbilly Deluxe was recorded in California,and was produced by both Zombie and Scott Humphrey;Zombie is credited as the sole writer on all of the songs.
The English rock band Radiohead have released nine studio albums,one live album,five compilation albums,one remix album,nine video albums,seven EPs,32 singles,and 48 music videos. Their debut album,Pablo Honey, released in February 1993,reached number 22 in the UK,receiving platinum certifications in the UK and US. Their debut single,"Creep",remains their most successful,entering the top 10 in several countries. Their second album,The Bends,released in March 1995,reached number four in the UK and is certified triple platinum.
Groove metal,sometimes also called neo-thrash or post-thrash,is a subgenre of heavy metal music that began in the early 1990s. Heavily influenced by thrash metal,groove metal features raspy singing and screaming,down-tuned guitars,heavy guitar riffs,and syncopated rhythms. Groove metal is usually slower than thrash. Pantera are often considered the pioneers of groove metal,and the genre expanded in the 1990s with bands including White Zombie,Machine Head,and Sepultura. Successful groove metal acts of the 2000s include Lamb of God,DevilDriver,and Five Finger Death Punch.
"Epic" is a song by American rock band Faith No More. It was released as the second single from their third album,The Real Thing (1989),in 1990 in United States,the United Kingdom,and Europe. The song was the band's breakthrough hit,peaking at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100,number two in New Zealand,and number one in Australia for three weeks. It is among the band's most popular songs and a staple in their concerts.
"Celebrity Skin" is a song by American alternative rock band Hole,released on August 31,1998 as the first single from their third studio album of the same name. It is their most commercially successful single,being the only one to reach the top place on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. In October 2011,NME ranked it the 126th best track of the past 15 years.
The Sinister Urge is the second solo studio album by American musician Rob Zombie. The album is the follow-up to his highly successful debut album Hellbilly Deluxe,released in 1998. The album was released by Geffen Records on November 13,2001,more than three years after the release of his first album. The album's title is named after the 1960 crime drama film The Sinister Urge,directed and written by Ed Wood. Much like his previous effort,The Sinister Urge features elements of horror film and suspense in both its lyrical content and its music. Zombie also features a change of sound in several songs on the album when compared to Hellbilly,with songs such as "Never Gonna Stop " featuring a more dance-influenced beat.
Educated Horses is the third studio album by American musician Rob Zombie,released on March 28,2006,by Geffen. A streaming "listening party" was held on MP3.com starting March 22,2006,which caused advance copies to spread throughout P2P software programs. It is the first album to feature guitarist John 5 and drummer Tommy Clufetos,and the last to feature bassist Blasko.
"Thunder Kiss '65" is a song by American heavy metal band White Zombie,released in 1992 from the band's third studio album,La Sexorcisto:Devil Music Volume One (1992). The song was released as their first official single and was later included on compilations,such as Rob Zombie's Past,Present &Future (2003) and The Best of Rob Zombie (2006).
"Electric Head Pt. 2" is the second official single from the Astro-Creep:2000 album by the heavy metal band White Zombie. A remix version of this song was the first track on the 1996 album Supersexy Swingin' Sounds.
"You've Got Another Thing Comin'" is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was originally released on their 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance and released as a single later that year. In May 2006,VH1 ranked it fifth on their list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs. It became one of Judas Priest's signature songs along with "Electric Eye" and "Breaking the Law",and a staple of the band's live performances. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" was first performed on the opening concert of the Vengeance World Tour at the Stabler Center in Bethlehem,Pennsylvania,on 26 August 1982 and had been played a total of 673 times through the 2012 Epitaph Tour.
"Dragula" is a debut solo single co-written and recorded by American rock musician Rob Zombie. It was released in August 1998 as the lead single from his solo debut Hellbilly Deluxe. Since its release it has become Zombie's most recognizable song as a solo artist. It is also his best-selling song,and had sold over 717,000 copies in the U.S. by 2010. The song is based on the drag racer "DRAG-U-LA" from the sitcom The Munsters.
"Photograph" is a song by the English rock band Def Leppard and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. It is the lead single from the band's third studio album,Pyromania (1983). Their lead vocalist Joe Elliott has described the song as generally about "something you can't ever get your hands on". When released as a single it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart,where it stayed for six weeks,and No. 12 on the Pop Singles chart.
The discography of American vocalist,film director,screenwriter,and film producer Rob Zombie consists of seven studio albums,four compilation albums,two remix albums,three live albums,one video album,23 singles,and eight promotional singles. Zombie first rose to fame as a member of the heavy metal band White Zombie,with whom he released four studio albums;the group disbanded in 1998. Opting to continue making music as a solo artist,Zombie began working on his debut solo studio album that would come to be known as Hellbilly Deluxe:13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International (1998). The project became a commercial success for Zombie,entering the top five of the Billboard 200 in the United States and selling over three million copies in the United States alone. The album spawned three singles,all of which were used extensively in films and video games following their release. Zombie released remixed versions of songs from his debut studio album on American Made Music to Strip By (1999),which peaked inside the top forty in the United States.
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