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READ IT AND WEEP

2011-07-03T10:16:00.001-07:00

Now that's what I can a MOTHERFUCKNG T-SHIRT!

GENE COLAN

2011-06-25T02:41:00.000-07:00

I was very sad to hear that comic legend Gene Colan has died at the age of 84. Gene was always in my opinion one of the greatest artist to ever work in comics. His art for Daredevil, Tomb Of Dracula and Howard The Duck alone is insane. Gene was a nice guy and cool enough to do art for my first album HELLBILLY DELUXE.

In the early 90's Gene did the art for a White Zombie comic featuring both Drac and Howard, but unfortunately the book was never published for some reason.

Below are a few pages of the amazing art he did for me.

BACKSTAGE IN OBERHAUSEN, GERMANY

2011-06-07T00:26:00.000-07:00

LAST NIGHT IN NURNBERG

2011-06-04T11:15:00.000-07:00

Backstage minutes before the show.

On stage rocking DRAGULA

A ROOM WITH A VIEW

2011-06-04T07:04:00.000-07:00

This is what I see when I look out the window of my room in Nurburgring. Across that street 85,000 rock fans await.

ZOMBIE LAND IN GERMANY !

2011-06-02T23:28:00.000-07:00

Zombie and company finally arrive in Frankfurt, Germany.

FIRST TOUR

2011-05-27T11:06:00.000-07:00

Man, that first Hellbilly tour was insane. If you missed it back in 1998 here isa taste of the shit that went down.

ZOMBIE INTERVIEW

2011-05-17T13:29:00.000-07:00

Rob Zombie Talks "The Lords of Salem", Woolite Commercial, and Next "Dark, Crazy" Record

Rob Zombie really can do it all.

He's one of the most versatile artists in history seguing from making music to making movies seamlessly and always creating unique, unforgettable, and undeniable art no matter the medium. Right now, Zombie's busier than ever.

He's gearing up for what's bound to be a legendary tour with Slayer aptly titled "Hell On Earth", he just wrapped up a commercial for Woolite, he's contemplating new music, and he's about to get started on his next feature, The Lords of Salem. Even though he's beyond busy, he preserves that palpable passion for every nuance and detail that made White Zombie records like Astro-Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head classics. Zombie approaches each work with a pure enthusiasm that's infectious when he speaks and even more infectious when the finished product is ready…

In between all of this, Rob Zombie sat down for an exclusive interview with ARTISTdirect.com editor and Dolor author Rick Florino about the commercial, touring with Slayer, The Lords of Salem, and what he keeps learning along the way.

Did you get to apply a lot of your personal storytelling techniques to the Woolite commercial? You have to tell a story in about 30 seconds so it's not that different from what you normally do.

Somewhat! It was an interesting situation to handle. It was just one of those projects that came to me. I wasn't searching out shooting a commercial. A lot of directors do commercials, but most of the time they don't talk about it so you don't realize it. I just thought it was cool so I'd been mentioning it. I was on tour in Australia when it came up. I got a call that this ad agency had pitched this crazy idea to Woolite, and they wanted me to direct it. They essentially wanted a commercial that the first half resembled a horror movie trailer. They needed something along those lines, and they thought I could handle it. It was fun. We shot it over two days in Vancouver. My director of photography who worked on Halloween II came in and worked with me. I like doing things like that for the experience. It was like when I did CSI, I wanted the experience of doing a television show. You just want to have it under your belt. Also, the more direct gigs I can get between films, I always learn something from everything.

You can take everything you learn and infuse it into the next feature as well.

Yeah, there's always something because every situation calls for a different set of techniques, and it's just a good experience. Experience is the one thing that you always want to be gathering. I don't know how this is useful, but it will be at some point someday.

Your career is a testament to that. Each art form you immerse yourself in will inform the next.

Exactly! It's always good to shake it up and step outside of what you would normally do because it forces you to think about things a different way. If you're always doing the same thing, you fall into a big rut. Whenever these opportunities come up, I'm intrigued. With this commercial in particular, I was more interested in shooting the moments that weren't supposed to be dark and scary because that's a different type of challenge for me. It's something that I wanted people to see. Sometimes, people pigeonhole you. They think, "We didn't call him for that because he doesn't do that." It's nice when you have more diverse things on your resume so to speak.

Where there any commercials you remember being inspired by as a kid?

I'm sure there was stuff, but it's all sort of a blur. Some commercials are absolutely horrible, but some are absolutely brilliant. Like you said, you have to tell a story in about 30 seconds. That's how long this spot was. Some are really funny and cool. There was that famous commercial during this past Super Bowl with the little kid as Darth Vader. It was a great commercial. You're selling a product, but it's cool when it can be done in a skillful, artful way that's actually entertaining as opposed to being just crass like so many commercials are. When they come on, you just groan.

A commercial is even shorter than a song so the narrative is genuinely compact.

If you break it down, we probably told the whole story in a matter of 15 shots or something like that.

Where are you at on The Lords of Salem?

We're in early pre-production. It's a very effects-heavy movie so the effects department had to start much earlier than they have on my other films. They've been working for a month or so now, building and working on things. Once I finish the tour with Slayer, then we'll go into full-blown pre-production with everything. The difference with film as opposed to the other films I've done, the producers on this are the guys who did Paranormal Activity. They have a different company and they run it a different way. I've been working on this movie for a while in different ways. Usually, you're not working at all and the studio goes, "Okay, green light! We need it done by this time" and you're in complete madness. Whereas this time, I've already location-scouted many times so I have a lot of locations. It's a more drawn out process which is good because you get to dig deeper into the project. From the moment Halloween II started to when it was in theaters, it was a period of about seven months. That's complete madness. You're just racing like maniac every single day to get it done. It's nice to have a little more time to reflect on what you're trying to accomplish. We'll start shooting at the end of the summer.

Are you going back to Massachusetts to shoot?

For some of it probably.

Salem has so much history that has never been really explored in a movie.

And it's a very unique-looking town when it comes to the architecture of the buildings and the streets. I had kind of forgotten. I hadn't been there since I was a kid, and I went back there recently to do some scouting. I forgot how interesting the houses and the buildings were. It's very cinematic. It's a great back backdrop for something like this.

Is the film deeply connected to your song "The Lords of Salem"?

Not really, the film idea actually came first. I had the idea for the movie a long time ago. I started writing the script and, at one point, I was possibly going to do it as a comic. I just get ideas, and I'm never really sure how they're going to manifest themselves eventually. I shelved that for a while, but I still liked the title. Then, it became a song. The song is actually sort of about the Salem Witch Trials. In the last year or so, it popped back up. I found the script, and I thought, "This is pretty cool" so I went ahead with trying to get it made.

You and Slayer do very different things, but you speak to the same audience.

I think it's a good match because it's not unlike the tour with Alice Cooper where both acts are very different, but there's a certain sensibility that crosses over in both audiences. Rather than two full sets of being pounded over the head with the same type of thing, musically we're so different and we complement each other well. It feels like it's going to be a really great tour.

Have you begun working on any new music yet?

I was actually talking about it with John 5 the other day for a long time. We're very excited to get back to it. I feel like it's been a journey back. It's like the long way around. Educated Horses was sort of this weird reformation of the band. Hellbilly Deluxe 2 was edging back to the old days. Now, with the new band, we really want to take it back to the beginning in a weird way—just a dark, crazy Zombie record. It's almost exactly like what I think people would want us to do.

—Rick Florino

MORE GOLDEN GODS BLACK CARPET

2011-05-14T09:07:00.001-07:00

RZ and John 5 on the black carpet

2011-05-04T06:13:00.001-07:00

ZOMBIE SHOTS

2011-05-02T06:49:00.000-07:00

14 YEARS AGO

2011-04-27T04:05:00.000-07:00

Howard Stern and RZ in the studio recording THE GREAT AMERICAN NIGHTMARE back in 1997.

THE NEW ZOMBIE!

2011-04-22T04:06:00.000-07:00

It's official. Meet the newest zombie behind the drums. Mr. Ginger Fish.

GERMANY HERE WE COME!

2011-04-17T13:47:00.000-07:00

FAMILY FUN

2011-04-16T08:49:00.001-07:00

The Zombies and The Coopers out on the town.

AVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES

2011-04-12T09:29:00.001-07:00

I found this pic from back in 2007 (I think) of RZ & SMZ hanging with Avenge Sevenfold. Good dudes.

TIME FLIES

2011-04-11T06:56:00.000-07:00

Well, it was 16 years ago today that White Zombie released their final album. The record hit #6 on the Billboard charts and went triple platinum.

I think this might have been the last photo the band took together.

German Rolling Stone

2011-04-01T10:29:00.000-07:00

ROCKSOUND REVIEW

2011-03-31T14:34:00.000-07:00

GET READY DOWNLOAD!

2011-03-30T19:03:00.001-07:00

This is going to be without a doubt the biggest Zombie stage show I have ever done... ever. This is one you do not want to miss!

ROLLING STONE PIC

2011-03-28T17:10:00.001-07:00

Old pic from 1995 from a White Zombie photo shoot for Rolling Stone.Sixteen years ago, wow.

EUGENE CAN SING!

2011-03-28T12:45:00.000-07:00

Well, I did a little digging an uncovered a song recorded by our pal Eugene. I guess back in 93 kid was shopping his demo around town for a top producer. For your pleasure Eugene's letter.

Dear Producers at XXXXXXXX
Here is my self-produced “Demo” album that I promised you. As I explained in my previous letter, these songs are in the rough state and I placed guitar riffs and a baseline in where they should be placed…etc. I feel with your musical expertise we could turn this into “Gold”! These songs flowed out of me and I have a whole catalogue of similar songs from “the Broken Heart”. I think this can be an unusual concept album that a whole market (in multiple demos) can relate to, I mean who hasn’t been there before?

Again I really feel that this is a diamond in the rough and if properly re-mastered and fine-tuned it could be lucrative for all parties. We don’t necessarily have to use my voice but I am open to receiving professional training.

I look forward to meeting with you in the near future. Rock on.

Singer/Songwriter
Eugene S. Van Dekak

THIS SONG IS AMAZING!

HELL ON EARTH !!!!!!!!

2011-03-27T18:11:00.001-07:00

SLAYER AND ROB ZOMBIE TO BRING HELL ON EARTH TO NORTH AMERICA
The Two Metal Icons Will Together for the First Time in More than a Decade

LOS ANGELES, CA - MONDAY, March 28, 2011 -- Get ready for hell on earth, because for the first time since they tour together on Ozzfest 1999, Rob Zombie and Slayer are teaming up to hit the road, bringing a glorious purgatory to fans in 12 North American cities. The co-headline trek kicks off Wednesday, July 20 at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA. Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 1 at 10:00AM local time. Tickets for all shows are available at the venues' box office, and via the online outlets as listed below.

"We haven't toured with Zombie since Ozzfest 1999, so you can expect no less than 'hell on earth,'" said Slayer's Kerry King. "Total sonic annihilation and a visual bludgeoning. Bring your own body bag..."

"Total destruction on stage and off is what this combination promises," states Zombie, "Seriously, how much more Hell could you ask for? The answer is none more Hell."

Both Zombie and Slayer will present their full headline sets at every show, and both bands will close shows over the course of the tour. San Francisco's thrash-metal band Exodus has been confirmed to open all shows.

Slayer has been performing its classic 1990 Seasons In the Abyss album in its entirety over the past several months, but will instead draw from its entire 30-year catalogue for this tour's setlist.

Never one to play it safe, Zombie will be bringing his legendary stage show out in full force. Audiences can expect an exploding non-stop barrage of sin, sex and Satan guaranteed to rip your face off. This a true rock and roll spectacle at its finest.

Rob Zombie: With more than 15 million albums sold, seven Grammy nominations, the helming of five major motion pictures (including the #1 record-breaking Halloween) and dozens of music videos under his belt, Zombie is truly a force to be reckoned with in today's entertainment landscape. For over 25 years his unique meld of horror and hard rock has influenced his sound as a musician, and more recently, his vision as a director and writer. After the tour, Zombie will be starting production on his sixth feature film, The Lords of Salem, with the producers of the Paranormal Activity franchise.

Slayer: The Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot wrote that the four-time-nominated, two-time Grammy winning Slayer is "one of the great American rock bands of the last 30 years, forget about genre." Indeed, few bands come close to matching the intensity that Slayer brings to its live shows, having been named "Best Live Band" by numerous media outlets including Revolver, SPIN, and Metal Hammer. With songs that mirror the turmoil and aberrations of our society - God's terrifying global genocide, the chaos of our broken political system, chemical warfare, the hideous minds of serial killers, and the way-too-close proximity of world horrors that technology has brought us, Slayer remains crushing and brutal, steadfastly refusing to cater to the Mainstream.

Dates for the Slayer and Rob Zombie tour are as follows:

JULY
20 Sovereign Center, Reading, PA - ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster locations
22 DTE Amphitheatre, Detroit, MI - ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster locations
23 Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA - ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster locations
24 Heavy T.O. at Downsview Park, Toronto, ON Canada - ticketmaster.ca and all Ticketmaster locations
27 MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB Canada - ticketmaster.ca and all Ticketmaster locations
29 Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, SK Canada - ticketmaster.ca and all Ticketmaster locations
30 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB Canada - ticketmaster.ca and all Ticketmaster locations
31 Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB Canada - ticketmaster.ca and all Ticketmaster locations

AUGUST
2 Save-On-Foods Memorial Center, Victoria, BC Canada - SelectYourTickets.com
3 Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC Canada - ticketmaster.ca and all Ticketmaster locations
5 Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR - ComcastTix.com
6 WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA - ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster locations

FEEL THE VOODOO!

2011-03-25T05:40:00.001-07:00

Hey kids! Fun for the whole family! This is not a joke. Okay, it's kind of a joke but it is real.

Available at The Official Zombie store.

ROCKING OUT SOMEWHERE

2011-03-23T10:53:00.001-07:00

Found this pic on my computer. I have no idea where we are but I'm pretty sure it is from 2009.Can you find yourself?

WHO'S NEXT?

2011-03-22T06:25:00.000-07:00

Fuck it sure is tough holding a band together. And again I ask who's next? Any drummers out there looking for a gig? Are you the next zombie?

LIVE VIDEOS THROUGH THE YEARS

2011-03-21T06:42:00.000-07:00

WHITE ZOMBIE 1988

WHITE ZOMBIE 1995

ROB ZOMBIE 1999

ROB ZOMBIE 2006

ROB ZOMBIE 2010

DUDE, SIGN ME!

2011-03-19T17:48:00.001-07:00

"sign my arm so I can get a tattoo". I hear this all the time. Here are few folks who actually went and did it. Rock on!

TONIGHT ON FUSE

2011-03-18T06:02:00.000-07:00

Zombie and The Coop on Hoppus on music tonight on FUSE.

Straight from the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame after party and into the FUSE studio. Yep, I was brain dead.

Hall Of Fame

2011-03-15T10:23:00.000-07:00

The original Alice Cooper band - Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper Dennis Dunaway, Neil Smith and RZ.

After the show.

Rocking School's Out with The Coop.

HOLY FUCK!

2011-03-15T08:55:00.001-07:00

This picture blows my mind. I worshipped these two cats when I was a kid and to be hanging with them is a wild scene man. Life is good.

THE LATE LATE SHOW

2011-03-11T02:55:00.000-08:00

I don't even remember doing the Craig Ferguson Show but I guess I did since I have the picture to prove it.

BRICKHOUSE 2003!

2011-03-10T04:23:00.001-08:00

A shot from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. This the one and only time we played this live. I think the bass player is rotting. Hmmm? Cool shirt I wonder what I ever did with that?

Goodbye Australia!

2011-03-07T17:20:00.000-08:00

Minutes before our final gig in Australia. Thanks for a killer run. See ya soon.

MELBOURNE!

2011-03-06T01:16:00.000-08:00

After chants of, “Zombie, Zombie, Zombie…” from the audience, the lights dim and vampiric organ music plays as we are led into the opening of what promises to be a very entertaining set from Rob Zombie. The band emerge covered in skeletal face masks, elaborate helmets and Zombie himself with an elongated skeletal claw on one arm, before launching themselves into Jesus Frankenstein.

After the introductory songs, Zombie is quick to shed the extra weight of his helmet, claw and trench coat, instead whipping out the litheness of a much younger man. In Scum Of The Earth, he is all knees and joints as he kicks and struts around stage in flared leather pants. Visually, the massed array of screens behind the band show schlock imagery from pre 60’s horror movies and violent anime, setting off the acts shock horror metal perfectly. Perhaps due to the lengths between visits to Australian shores, material doesn’t seem to centre on one album, with older fan favourites like Living Dead Girl getting as much of a run as newer album songs like Sick Bubblegum, with its gender-dividing call and response of “Rock” “MotherFucker” while beach balls are launched overhead. Other highlights include American Witch, White Zombie track More Human Than Human and Demon Speeding, which ends in a double-kick heavy drum solo.

Apart from Zombie himself, the focus is very much on guitarist John 5, who goes through a ridiculous solo that ends in him playing with his teeth. Meanwhile Zombie, when addressing the audience, acts as some kind of crazed Preacher drawing out his words and raising his hands out above his head. The set closes out with the dirty yet catchy Pussy Liquor from Rob Zombie’s first foray into film House Of A Thousand Corpses, Never Gonna Stop and finally the White Zombie hit Thunder Kiss 65.

The band are led into an encore set by Rob Zombie’s grindhouse trailer for Werewolf Women Of The S.S. Leading into the song of the same name. The band returning to stage outfitted in SS-like red military uniforms, This leads into Devil Man before a brief interlude in which Zombie changes into robe made entirely of the Australian flag, closing with the industrial powerhouse of Dragula -- FASTERLOUDER.COM

SIN IN SYDNEY

2011-02-28T17:32:00.001-08:00

"On to the next! Sure, Rob Zombie’s set was 10 minutes late due to a technical hitch with the backing displays, but when he came out it was like the Messiah had returned. Not only did the band put on a great show with a mix of old favourites including ‘More Human than Human’ from ‘Astrocreep 2000’ and some newbies, but what really drew focus was those amazing costumes.

Zombie worked the crowd like a pro. After his set finished the crowd went crazy screaming for more… and were ecstatic that Zombie bestowed a few more tracks, including his rendition of the Alice Cooper classic ‘School's out for Summer’ to make up for Slayer's cancelation. I guess Rob Zombie thought we deserved it... and we did ... and it ROCKED! "

----- MTV NEWS AUSTRALIA

GOING INSANE IN BRISBANE

2011-02-28T17:20:00.000-08:00

"With their penchant for theatricality, a Rob Zombie set might be like a KISS concert held in a graveyard. In spite of the all-star band that surrounds him, tonight at Soundwave Rob Zombie’s front man and namesake is like Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons; he alone is the spectacle. Playing a set that satiates fans of old, White Zombie cuts More Human Than Human and Thunder Kiss ’65 seem like a gracious offering to fans, Zombie and his cohorts toe the line between style and substance, before finishing strong with Dragula." --- RAVE MAGAZINE

ROCKING IN SYDNEY!

2011-02-27T12:16:00.000-08:00

Getting up close and personal with the fans in Sydney, Australia! 30,000 Zombie can't be wrong.

Yeah, guy in black shirt is me if you are wondering.

THE BARON !

2011-02-24T17:58:00.000-08:00

Some Baron art.

Same old hat

2011-02-24T16:22:00.001-08:00

Before the show in Sacramento rocking my old hat from the cover of Astro-Creep:2000.

LIVE AT LEEDS!

2011-02-22T06:31:00.000-08:00

A hot night in Leeds.

Rocking in GLASGOW!

2011-02-21T05:00:00.000-08:00

Last night in Scotland. A drunken good time was had by all!

RAVE UP IN LONDON!

2011-02-20T05:07:00.000-08:00

A cool shot from the end of the London gig.

LIVE IN LONDON!

2011-02-19T06:20:00.000-08:00

The sound is shit, but it looks pretty good.

THE TRUTH ABOUT EUGENE

2011-02-18T04:25:00.001-08:00

I knew this guy was trouble. A source who asked to remain nameless sent me this lovely mugshot of our good friend Eugene. Apparently he was busted back in 96 for "pyramid embezzlement scam in a senior living community" . So stupid it must be true.

LIVE IN LONDON!

2011-02-17T06:46:00.000-08:00

Can you believe it’ s been twelve years since Rob Zombie last performed in the UK? Just think in that space of time Machine Head went a bit shit and got good again, nu-metal died and came back, and Gary Glitter got caught being naughty abroad. Songs like ‘Dragula’ and ‘Superbeast’ are now 13 years old. Gosh that makes us feel ancient. With Joey Jordison back behind the kit, we knew this sold-out show was going to be too good to miss.

Six things we learned when Rob Zombie came to London:

Rob Zombie has more than enough hits for a one and a half hour set. It’s pretty much wall-to-wall party anthems and interestingly only two songs from his former band’s catalogue, which goes to show how credible his efforts have been as a solo artist. Musically, not one boring moment.

When it comes to stage shows, not many can rival the likes of Alice Cooper, Rammstein and Iron Maiden. Rob Zombie is one of very few that can. There’ s fire, biomechanical robots, skeletons, Frankensteins, Nazi costumes, bubblegum balloons and marching band monsters. Visually, not one boring moment.

Rob Zombie has always injected his warped sense of humour into all his projects from his art to his music to his films. Tonight, there is a screen behind the band with black and white B-movie footage, including excerpts from his directorial debut House Of 1000 Corpses. The comical faux-trailer for Werewolf Women Of The SS is shown during the song, and it seems the absurdity of Nicolas Cage playing the role of Fu Manchu will never get old.

John 5 is one of the most versatile session guitarists around. Having already played for Lita Ford, David Lee Roth and Halford, John 5 has now cemented his place as Rob Zombie’s right hand man and co-writer in the band. The strong chemistry between them is evident on stage, especially when John cheekily plays the ‘Sweet Dreams’ melody instead of ‘Thunder Kiss ’65′ and Zombie threateningly reminds him that he could be back playing with Marilyn Manson. It’ s quite unusual for a show like this to have over five minutes dedicated to a guitar solo, but John 5 captivates the entire room’s attention with his neo-classical arpeggios and signature country shred licks.

Tonight’ s show was faultless in every single way and will be a strong contender for gig of the year. Rob Zombie is still one of the most energetic entertainers in music, and the John 5/Joey Jordison/Piggy D supergroup was every bit as tight as we expected. If you were unlucky enough to miss out on tickets for this tour, make sure you don’t miss a second of Rob Zombie’s set at Download 2011.

Here a few show from last night's gig at Brixton Academy.

A GOSSIP GAL ROCKS SOME ZOMBIE

2011-02-12T15:16:00.000-08:00

Taylor Momsen rocks some classic Zombie wear while shopping at THE GROVE in California.

BACKSTAGE IN SAC

2011-02-12T12:20:00.001-08:00

Screaming about something in Sacramento!

HELLO CHICO!

2011-02-10T08:53:00.000-08:00

Here we are hanging backstage in Chico, Ca moments before hitting the stage. A good time was had by all.

ANOTHER NEW ZOMBIE?

2011-02-07T14:54:00.000-08:00

Here's the first shot of GInger Fish backstage with Zombie before the first gig in Santa Cruz. Ginger is helping us out with some warm up gigs before we rejoin with Joey Jordison over in England for our next tour.

THE COOP!

2011-02-04T08:22:00.001-08:00

A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the one and only ALICE COOPER!

UK TOTAL SKULL MEET & GREET WITH SHERI MOON ZOMBIE

2011-02-02T07:16:00.000-08:00

Attention all United Kingdom TOTAL SKULL fans who already have tickets to see Rob Zombie's upcoming UK tour in February. Here's your chance to meet Sheri Moon Zombie backstage at the show!!! The first 2 fans from each of the 6 UK shows to email us the following information will be the
winners...

- your full name
- the show date you have tickets for
- picture or scan of ticket
- picture of yourself wearing Total Skull clothing

Email everything to KENNY@MYERSHOUSENC.COM. You must already have tickets to the show to enter the contest and there's still time to buy your Total Skull clothing if you don't have any yet - VISIT WWW.TOTALSKULL.COM!!! Thanks everyone and good luck!

A BLAST FROM THE PAST!

2011-01-30T03:36:00.000-08:00

ZOMBIES IN FRANCE

2011-01-27T17:53:00.001-08:00

Zombie will be heading to France for Hellfest on June17th. This will be the first show in France in about 20 years. Yikes.

ZOMBIE TATTOO MANIA !

2011-01-26T05:33:00.001-08:00

Dig on all these crazy tattoos man !

IRELAND GET READY TO ROCK!

2011-01-25T15:54:00.000-08:00

Ireland here we come! I hope you are ready for a Zombie Invasion on your rolling green hills.

RZ TV

2011-01-23T06:01:00.001-08:00

CARTOON TIME!

2011-01-22T11:10:00.001-08:00

BRICKHOUSE!

2011-01-21T14:35:00.000-08:00

Found this weird pick of me and Lionel on The Tonight Show. It's a strange life sometimes.

THE RETURN.

2011-01-20T02:57:00.000-08:00

I thought I'd post a few shots form THE MUSIC FOR RELIEF BENEFIT CONCERT that took place February 18, 2005. This was my first time on stage in years and was also the first time I played with John 5. This was the start of a whole new musical chapter that is just now kicking into high gear. So much more to come!

Backstage after the show with John 5 and Dave Navarro.

A little Gruesome Twosome tuesday.

2011-01-18T13:19:00.000-08:00

The last night of the tour in Toronto.

Another view.

PM5K video.

2011-01-16T06:54:00.000-08:00

Here is another video from way back that I directed. If I remember correctly it was 1997.

Zombie cover boy!

2011-01-12T14:12:00.001-08:00

Here is Zombie on the cover of the new issue of SHOCK HORROR.

PRONG!

2011-01-06T05:18:00.001-08:00

Here's one I directed from way back in the day. This sucker is fifteen years ago. Crap, where does the time go. Prong were a great band and did a whole bunch of shows with White Zombie. I think this was their best line-up with Paul Raven on bass. Wacky low budget video. Enjoy.

BLS Motherfucker!

2011-01-05T06:58:00.000-08:00

Here is a cool video for the song Stillborn I directed 8 years ago. Awesome song, awesome band. One of the skinny guys dancing around is Walt Phelan who played Dr. Satan in House of 1000 Corpses.

Dreamer video

2011-01-04T06:39:00.000-08:00

Here is a video I directed for Ozzy about ten years ago. Has a good winter feel even though we shot in in California in the summer time. I actually hadn't seen it in a really long time. Still looks rad. All those little kids are about 18 or 20 years old by this point. Weird.

Sweden line up!

2010-12-28T08:35:00.001-08:00

Hello Belgium!

2010-12-21T13:20:00.000-08:00

European summer festivals just got a little more awesome: In addition to his co-headlining stint at Download next June, Rob Zombie has also been confirmed for the 2011 edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting. Set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium, Zombie joins labelmates Slipknot, of whom he shares bandmate drummer Joey Jordison, on the Sunday date.

METAL HAMMER COVER!

2010-12-09T05:37:00.001-08:00

In advance of the upcoming SOLD OUT U.K. Tour Metal Hammer has stuck me on the cover. I look pretty pissed and I have a chainsaw. Hmmm? Not very Christmasy of me.

DOWNLOAD HERE WE COME!

2010-12-07T06:16:00.000-08:00

Uncle Seymour returns.

2010-12-04T07:04:00.000-08:00

Don't forget to get your official Uncle Seymour shirt exclusively at : http://www.halloweentownstore.com/

Warm up shows

2010-12-02T18:06:00.000-08:00

Attention Zombie heads! We are playing 4 small warm up shows before we head over to England to kick some ass.

Here are the dates:
2/6/2011 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
2/8/2011 Reno, NV Knitting Factor
2/9/2011 Chico, CA Senator Theatre
2/10/2011 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades

Get your tickets ASAP because they are gonna go fast!

22 year old Zombie

2010-12-01T08:49:00.000-08:00

Found this photo from way back in the day. I don't have any memory of this at all. I assume it was before a show at CBGB'S. No tattoos, skinny as fuck and dreadlocks about to go crazy.

And 2,000 shows later the Zombie rolls on.

What a way to spend a saturday

2010-11-07T06:20:00.000-08:00

Here is the show that I used to watch as a kid that got me hooked on monsters.

H3: The night he came home... and complained.

2010-11-05T08:46:00.000-07:00

The kind folks at the cool website Kindertrauma send me this.

Eugene part 2.

2010-11-04T14:44:00.000-07:00

I just received more classic Eugene video. Enjoy.

H2 pumpkin

2010-10-28T12:51:00.001-07:00

Nice work with the knife. Michael would be proud.

A little H2 music.

Big Mike and some moonshine.

2010-10-24T11:40:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween from the gang down in Haddonfield.

Now in color!

2010-10-22T11:46:00.001-07:00

He's back in full color.

The cult of Eugene?

2010-10-20T09:42:00.001-07:00

Great now this guy is getting fans. Here is a sketch by one of his followers. What is the world coming to?

ROCKING IN ROANOKE !

2010-10-20T07:26:00.000-07:00

Eugene is back!

2010-10-19T16:12:00.000-07:00

I just got sent this from the man himself. I thought you all would love to see it.

He's back!

2010-10-13T08:00:00.000-07:00

I just received this nice little picture and a letter from Eugene's lawyer. Enjoy.
Dear Mr. Robert Zombie:

As you have been made aware from numerous emails we have sent you this past week, I represent Mr. Eugene S. Van Dekak on matters pertaining to his ownership and copyright of his trademark “Everything is Boring” used for the last three years on Mr. Van Dekak’s blog: Eugene’s Entertainment Report. As I have stated in previous emails, Mr.Van Dekak has invested significant sums of his own money in order to develop, produce and maintain his internet video blog. Your use of his trademark catch phrase “Everything is Boring” as the title and in the lyrics of a rock and roll song has caused my client serious harm both financial and psychological.
It is not generally my practice to provide free legal analysis, but in the interests of finding some solution as painlessly and efficiently as possible, we again are asking for the sum of $350,000 in damages with an added 15% of all gross income (before taxes) generated from future sales of the song “Everything is Boring”, as we have already stated now on three different occasions. Of Course, this is only my opinion, and I urge you to refer any questions you have to your own, apparently quite capable legal counsel. If you will not comply with this request, please provide the requested documents I have described in my previous emails. My client has now halted his production of further blog webisodes until a future agreement is met.
I hope you are able to appreciate our side of this issue, the well being of my client Mr. Van Dekak and can agree with our terms accordingly. We look forward to your reply at your earliest convenience. Thank you once again for your time and thoughtful consideration of this matter, and I hope we can quickly resolve our differences.

Drago Rutherford the II
Counsel for Mr. Van Dekak

ROCK THE DEAD!

2010-10-11T22:05:00.000-07:00

My new video game!
In Stores Oct. 19th.
Featuring the music of Rob Zombie
Featuring the voices of Rob Zombie, Neil Patrick Harris, and Felicia Day
For Playstation, PS3, and XBOX

FINALLY! ZOMBIES OVER ENGLAND!

2010-10-11T06:57:00.000-07:00

ROB ZOMBIE is set for a return to the U.K. stage after a 12-year hiatus. Rob and his band — featuring John 5 (guitar), Piggy D (bass) and Joey Jordison (drums) — will play a string of six dates this coming February, finally bringing their visually-arresting, high-octane, pyro-laden, monster stage show to U.K. shores.

Rob is looking forward to the visit, saying, "I am thrilled to be finally heading back to the UK. I have been away far too long, but trust me it will be worth the wait. The band is in top form and completely ready to destroy."

The dates are as follows:

Feb. 16 - London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
Feb. 17 - Manchester, UK @ Academy
Feb. 18 - Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
Feb. 20 - Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
Feb. 21 - Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
Feb. 22 - Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy

Tickets, priced £26.50 regionally and £29.50 in London (subject to booking fee), go on sale 9 a.m. this Friday, October 15 from box offices, all usual agents and online at www.livenation.co.uk and www.kililive.com.

Support comes from SKINDRED and Rob Zombie's Roadrunner U.K. labelmates REVOKER.

Remember this face!

2010-10-08T22:40:00.000-07:00

This is Eugene. Eugene is claiming that " Everything Is Boring" is his idea. Eugene believes this so much that he has hired a lawyer. Stay tuned for more insanity with this nut.

The calm before the storm!

2010-10-07T15:00:00.001-07:00

Here we are moments before hitting the stage last night. An epic time was had by all!

Rocking in Salt Lake!

2010-10-05T15:14:00.000-07:00

Screaming Lord Zombie begins the destruction in Salt Lake City!

Zombie Vans coming your way!

2010-10-05T11:42:00.000-07:00

Scary shoes for your scary feet.

HALLOWEEN HOOT BEGINS!

2010-10-01T18:19:00.000-07:00

Here are a few shots from the opening night of the tour.

THE LORDS OF SALEM

2010-09-23T18:18:00.000-07:00

This is the next film. Are you ready?

Better than the GREAT PUMPKIN!

2010-09-15T06:23:00.000-07:00

The Grue Two are coming! Get ready!

2010-09-03T05:58:00.000-07:00

Do not miss the greatest night of Halloween fun ever!

WEREWOLF WOMEN OF T HE SS!

2010-08-11T10:39:00.000-07:00

Finally the deluxe version of GRINDHOUSE is coming to DVD on October 5th! Along with tons of extras the special features will feature the extended cut of WWSS. The trailer is now 5 minutes long with director's commentary and a making of WWSS featurette! More Commander Hess! More Eva Krupp! More Fu Manchu! More nude Nazi action! Do not miss this!

Fu Manchu and RZ at the Werewolf party.

Voted the most popular NAZI MOVIE in the history of Japanese cinema!

RIP MATTY

2010-08-09T11:21:00.000-07:00

Can't believe it's been five years since Big Matt died. Here are a few shots to remember him by.

RZ and Matt on the first day of shooting The Devil's Rejects.

Matt and Bill Moseley on the red carpet for the premiere of The Devil's Rejects. This was the last time I saw Matt before he died.

Zombie & Ozzy... all good.

2010-08-06T11:47:00.000-07:00

"I am very happy to put this Zombie vs Ozzy crap to rest. I just got off the phone with Ozzy and all is good with us. I have known Ozzy and Sharon for many years and have never had any problems with them. In fact they have always been very cool and easy to deal with. So, needless to say I found this whole situation very strange and a real bummer. This whole thing was really always between my band and a certain ex-drummer not between me and Ozzy. I wish Ozzy nothing but the best. End of story."

SID HAIG

2010-08-05T15:07:00.000-07:00

Here is a cool news piece on Sid from KSEE 24 in Fresno.

HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES in 3D !

2010-08-04T14:13:00.000-07:00

ROB ZOMBIE JOINS FORCES WITH UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD FOR
“HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS”
PRESENTING THE NIGHMARISH NEW 3D MAZE,
“ROB ZOMBIE’S HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES IN ZOMBIEVISION!”

Universal City, California—Captain Spaulding’s Museum of Monsters and Madmen, the world’s deadliest tourist trap, will be the setting for a nightmarish 3D world of carnage and chaos created by a preeminent master of contemporary horror as " ROB ZOMBIE'S HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES in ZOMBIEVISION" presented at " Universal Halloween Horror Nights” event beginning Friday, Sept 24, 2010.
Halloween Horror NIghts at Universal Studios Hollywood is expanding in 2010, growing to a 17-night schedule and offering spine-chilling new mazes based upon the horror genre’s most compelling characters. Rob Zombie and other top artists are collaborating with Universal Studios Hollywood in the creation of new mazes, “scare zones” and backlot experiences.
"ROB ZOMBIE'S HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES " an original concept based on the cult smash film “House Of 1000 Corpses” will offer Halloween Horror Nights guests the opportunity to don 3D glasses for an up-close-and-personal three-dimensional encounter with the world’s most infamous serial killers. Guests will travel through the world of Capt. Spaulding, Baby, Otis and Dr. Satan experiencing Zombie’s iconic creations - “live” and in 3D. Fans of House of 1000 Corpses” will feel at home walking through the Firefly family residence, the “Museum of Monsters and Madmen” and Dr. Satan’s lair.

MICHAEL

2010-08-04T07:46:00.001-07:00

I've gotten may letters asking if the new song entitled MICHAEL is about Michael Myers. The answer is YES. This creepy new song is featured on HELLBILLY DELUXE 2 THE SPECIAL EDITION coming Sept. 28th

HELLBILLY 2 GETS MORE DELUXE!

2010-07-26T13:41:00.000-07:00