Rob Zombie Hellbilly Deluxe: Deluxe Edition CD

"Superbeast" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.

From the dark and twistedly clever mind of Rob Zombie, HELLBILLY DELUXE is an interesting concoction of industrial metal and hard rock. Throw in B-movie obsessions, brilliant, comic book-type art and fantasy-derived lyrics and you'll just begin to scratch the surface of what makes Rob Zombie tick. A throw back to the days of classic album cover art, HELLBILLY DELUXE contains a 24-page CD booklet with drawings and artwork from Zombie. "I grew up in the heyday of cool record packaging. Now, you open the record and you get nothing. I always feel cheated," said Zombie. Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee makes an appearance on two songs ("Resurrection Joe" and "Meet the Creeper"). Other tracks that show Zombie's mastery of shock-rock are "Superbeast," "Demonoid Phenomenon" and "What Lurks on Channel X." Fans of Zombie's previous albums will not be disappointed by this horror-core creation.

Zombie's most popular and best-selling album is presented in this package. Included is the complete original album on CD plus a DVD of Zombie-directed music videos for every song. 6 of the videos are previously unreleased as are those for 2 bonus remixes. The expanded packaging also features added artwork from Zombie. This package carries a parental advisory.

Recorded at The Chop Shop, Hollywood, California.

Personnel: Rob Zombie (vocals); Danny Lohner, Mark Matcho (guitar, bass guitar); Riggs (guitar); Blasko (bass guitar); Tommy Lee, Tempesta (drums).

Personnel: Rob Zombie (vocals); Danny Lohner, Mark Matcho (guitar, bass); Riggs (guitar); Blasko (bass); Tempesta, Tommy Lee (drums); Scott Humphrey, Paul DeCarli (programming).

Rolling Stone (9/3/98, p.102) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...pulverizing hard-rock riffs propelled by drums and electronic percussion, a sonic assault that, under all the bombast, is as meticulously arranged as any Whitney Houston track..."