Everyday is Halloween for Rob Zombie
By L.Ramage’
OOT put it’s thinking caps on and thought, what Rock Star really portrays Halloween the most? Dee Snider? Alice Cooper? Corey Taylor? Many of the Glam bands? I went through my personal filing cabinet and Rob Zombie seemed to stick out the most! I went after Rob for an interview to see what he’s been up to and apparently he’s not out on tour right now. But I did note off his website “http://www.robzombie.com” that “Hellbilly Deluxe II” is out. We did interview Rob with “Hellbilly Deluxe I” with that mega Hit “Dragula” which he told me was about the “Munster Car” and has sold 717,000 copies in the U.S. by 2010. A Dozen years later, this new release II features the catchy single “Sick Bubblegum,” which sounds perhaps like it was written during the original sessions, “What?” a dark, distorted track that has Zombie’s signature sound, “Werewolf, Baby,” another sick ‘n demented rock ‘n roll anthem, and Zombie electric shocks like “Jesus Frankenstein” and the thunderous “Mars Needs Women.” Hellbilly Deluxe II can be found on Roadrunner Records.
The band consists of John 5, Piggy D, Ginger Fish and of course Rob Zombie. I followed Rob’s blog and see that they did very well in Germany this year. In Nurgbring they played to 85,000 fans! I know in talking to many of the metal bands that Europe blows the states right out of the water when it comes to attendance as well as enthusiasm by a landslide! I am wondering if Europe gives them more radio support? More Press? Well, after all, Think about it! Philadelphia has what? One preprogram rock radio station, and doubtful our listeners will call in and get Zombie played to often.
Now Zombie was actually born Robert Bartleh Cummings;on January 12, 1965, in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He was the first of two sons. His younger brother Michael David Cummings was born in 1968 and is better known as “Spider One” the frontman to an alternative metal band many of you know called “Powerman 5000.” On May 23, 2010 Zombie’s new comic book series about a fictitious Horror Host “Whatever Happened To Baron Von Shock?” The first print sold out in less than a week! Rob is an American musician, film director, Screenwriter and film producer. He founded the band “White Zombie” and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the “Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.” Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the movies “House of a 1000 Corpses, The Devils Rejects,” the 2007 remake of “Halloween” and the “Haunted World of the El Superbeasto.” I heard his next film will be the “The Lords Of Salem” which is scheduled for release in theaters sometime in 2012! One might note that Rob Zombie is all into merchandising too! If you check out his website you can order, videos, T-shirts, hats, Rob Zombie dolls, Zombie lunchboxes, posters, and even a bag of Rob Zombie organic coffee!
On Halloween day of 2002, Zombie married longtime girlfriend “Sheri Moon.” A striking girl whom I met on a shared ride down an elevator with them one year. Rob frequently features her in all of his horror films. They currently live in Woodbury, Connecticut and LA He really is a pretty down to earth guy for such an incredible talent! I would have to say he is very unique!