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Rating: Putting an end to the White Zombie experience, which had produced great albums like "L.A. Sexorcisto" and "Astro Creep: 2000," the singer (as well as director and writer) Rob Zombie begins his solo career with this good album, where all his major influences come together: from Slayer-like killer riffs to Ministry-like technological blasts passing through nods to a certain Marilyn Manson, resulting in a good album—not a masterpiece, mind you—but a pleasant, captivating album from the first song to the last, an album that attracts even without being the epitome of originality!
“Hellbilly Deluxe” begins with an intro (“Call Of The Zombie”), in which a girl recites some verses that might (?) belong to some evil poetry. It really kicks off with “Superbeast,” relentless drums, sinister voice for an anthemic chorus, and industrial base for one of the best tracks on the entire album, besides having become a Rob classic. In the same vein as “Superbeast” is “Dragula,” but there’s more openness to certain disco/new wave rhythms typical of Reverend Manson, which does not ruin the song at all; quite the contrary, it's very lively and full of energy for a Rob in great shape! The masterpiece of the album is the following “Living Dead Girl,” a dark atmosphere introduces us to a paced and dirty industrial track, halfway between Nine Inch Nails and Ministry, with heavy riffs taken from thrash metal and Arabesque influences setting the stage for this excellent piece. “Perversion 99,” in its short duration, is a murky dark/industrial instrumental serving as filler, unnecessary. “Demonoid Phenomenon” is another highlight of the album, another piece that maliciously blends Slayer-like riffs and technological flair, again with an anthemic refrain.
“Spookshow Baby” is a more rock-oriented piece, slightly moving away from industrial and skillfully embracing certain oriental influences, resulting in another enjoyable song. “How to Make a Monster” is another filler, an industrial speed track lasting 1 minute and 38 seconds. “Meet The Creeper” is a somewhat repetitive track, but its main riff and technological embellishments enrich it, making it a nice song. “The Ballad Of Resurrection Joe And Rosa Whore” is a track with the typical Reznor-esque main theme, but enriched by a refrain more in Rob's style, decidedly more aggressive than that of NIN. A vicious piece (in the sense of angry) is “What Lurks on Channel X?” with heavy drums and a dirty, hard riff, even though Rob is not at his best, not aggressive enough, but delivers a low and hoarse voice. The organ of a funeral mass introduces us to “Return Of The Phantom Stranger,” a typical Rob Zombie-style track, paced industrial with dark background atmospheres, with melodic openings regarding the voice, quieter and more relaxed (with due exceptions, of course), concluding this dive into Rob's murky mind with the outro “The Beginning Of The End,” a 1 minute and 52-second instrumental piece rich in frenzied drums and technological samples.
In addition to Rob's fans, I highly recommend it to lovers of the already mentioned Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Slayer, and Marilyn Manson.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 Superbeast (03:40)
Shriek the lips
Across a ragged tongue,
Convulsing together.
Sing violently,
Move the jaw
Cry out loud.
Bound up the Dead
Triumphantly
The ragged they come and
The ragged they kill!
You pray so hard on bloody knees.
The ragged they come and
The ragged they kill!
Down in the cool air I can see.
Hey, Yeah - I'm the one that you wanted
Hey, Yeah - I'm your Superbeast
Hey, Yeah - I'm the one that you wanted
Hey, Yeah - I'm your Superbeast
Stir the limbs across the wrist,
Full possession of memory.
Bury me as a dog,
Icy hands surrounding me.
The ragged they come and
The ragged they kill!
You pray so hard on bloody knees.
The ragged they come and
The ragged they kill!
Down in the cool air I can see.
Hey, Yeah - I'm the one that you wanted
Hey, Yeah - I'm your Superbeast
Hey, Yeah - I'm the one that you wanted
Hey, Yeah - I'm your Superbeast
Shriek the lips
Across a ragged tongue,
Convulsing together.
Sing violently,
Move the jaw
Cry out loud.
Bound up the Dead
Triumphantly
The ragged they come and
The ragged they kill!
You pray so hard on bloody knees.
The ragged they come and
The ragged they kill!
Down in the cool air I can see.
Hey, Yeah - I'm the one that you wanted
Hey, Yeah - I'm your Superbeast
Hey, Yeah - I'm the one that you wanted
Hey, Yeah - I'm your Superbeast
03 Dragula (03:42)
Superstition, fear, and jealousy
Dead I am the one, exterminating son
Slipping through the trees, strangling the breeze
Dead I am the sky, watching angels cry
While they slowly turn, conquering the worm
Dig through the ditches and burn through the witches
I slam in the back of my Dragula
Dig through the ditches and burn through the witches
I slam in the back of my Dragula
Dead I am the pool, draining from the fool
Weak and want you need, nowhere as you bleed
Dead I am the rat, feast upon the cat
Tender is the fur, dying as you purr
Dig through the ditches and burn through the witches
I slam in the back of my Dragula
Dig through the ditches and burn through the witches
I slam in the back of my Dragula
Do it baby, do it baby
Do it baby, do it baby
Burn like an animal
Dead I am the light, dig into the skin
Knuckle crack the bone, twenty-one to win
Dead I am the dog, hound of hell you cry
Devil on your back, I can never die
Dig through the ditches and burn through the witches
I slam in the back of my Dragula
Dig through the ditches and burn through the witches
I slam in the back of my Dragula
Do it baby, do it baby
Do it baby, do it baby
Burn like an animal
Dig through the ditches and burn through the witches
I slam in the back of my Dragula
Dig through the ditches and burn through the witches
I slam in the back of my Dragula
Dig through the ditches and burn through the witches
I slam in the back of my Dragula
04 Living Dead Girl (03:21)
Who is this irresistible creature who has an insatiable love for the dead?
(What are you thinking about?)
(What are you thinking about?)
(What are you thinking about?)
Rage in the cage
And piss upon the stage
There's only one sure way
To bring the giant down
Defunct the strings
Of cemetery things
With one flat foot
On the devil's wing
Crawl on me
Sink into me
Die for me
Living dead girl
Crawl on me
Sink into me
Die for me
Living dead girl
(What are you thinking about?)
(What are you thinking about?)
Raping the geek
And hustling the freak
Like a hunchback juice
On a sentimental noose
Operation filth
They love to love the wealth
Of an SS whore
Making scary sounds
Crawl on me
Sink into me
Die for me
Living dead girl
Crawl on me
Sink into me
Die for me
Living dead girl
(Ooh, ooh, oohh, ohhh)
(Ooh, ooh, oohh, ohhh)
(What are you thinking about?)
Cyclone Jack
Hallucinating hack
Thinks Donna Reed
Eats dollar bills
Goldfoot machine
Creates another fiend
So beautiful
They'll make you kill
Crawl on me
Sink into me
Die for me
Living dead girl
Crawl on me
Sink into me
Die for me
Living dead girl
Blood on her skin
Dripping with sin
Do it again
Living dead girl
Blood on her skin
Dripping with sin
Do it again
Living dead girl
06 Demonoid Phenomenon (04:11)
(oh) hell on earth
for what its worth
dead on dreaming
you started screaming
the wizard of how
the king of now
cry like a banshee
and die like you want me
Violator(hey)
Desacrator(hey)
Turn around and meet the hater
Violator
Desacrater
turn around and...
Demonoid Phenomenon
get it out get it on
Demonoid Phenomenon
Get it out Get it on
Oh the conquering worm
the slithering germ
lost in the black sleep
i see how the gods weep
the horror of maddness
the terminal saddness
the cool air of mourning
gave me that warning
Violator
Desacrator
turn around and meet the hater
Violator
Desacrator
turn around and...
(enjoy that dead girls body)
Demonoid Phenomenon
Get it out get it on
Demonoid Phenomenon
Get it out Get it on
08 How to Make a Monster (01:38)
She freak out at a damaged life like a jailbait in the park
A teenage wolf with a bloody knife goin' down in the dark
How to make a monster baby, how to get it on
How to make a monster baby, how to get it on
Go go zombie, go go yeah,yeah, yeah, yeah
Go go zombie, go go yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Roots in hell and only time will tell if your baby is insane
A child bride with bloody eyes got Satan on the brain
How to make a monster baby, how to get it on
How to make a monster baby, how to get it on
Go go zombie, go go yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Go go zombie, go go yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Repeat verse 1
09 Meet the Creeper (03:13)
(The Devil is in all you!)
Creature core you can't ignore
I got a 5000 fingers of dead yeah
A Rats are we you can't break free
You're with the livin' on your bed yeah!
Meet the creeper, dig it deeper!
Meet the creeper, yeah!
Yeah!
I see the dead in your eyes!
I transform in the skies!
Stabbin out the city's crowd
Like a dagger fallin on your baby
Thrill the kill I know you will
Feed the monster and the lady
Meet the creeper, dig it deeper!
Meet the creeper, yeah!
Yeah!
I see the dead in your eyes!
I transform in the skies!
Creature core you can't ignore
I got a 5000 fingers of dead yeah
A rats are we you can't break free
You're with the livin' on your bed yeah!
Meet the creeper, dig it deeper!
Meet the creeper, yeah!
Yeah!
I see the dead in your eyes!
I transform in the skies!
Meet the creeper ahhhh
Meet the creeper ahhhh
Meet the creeper ahhhh
Meet the creeper
11 What Lurks on Channel X? (02:29)
Thirteen acres of Hell (scream)
Ladies and gentlemen (x4)
I would like to make the following statement (x2)
The young generation, that sick generation (x2)
chorus
What is lurking? what is here?
What is lurking? what you fear
What is lurking? what is here?
What is lurking? what you fear
Channel X (x4)
Impressionable young people (x4)
Brutal honesty will be shown on this screen (x2)
The young generation, that sick generation (x2)
chorus
What is lurking? what is here?
What is lurking? what you fear
What is lurking? what is here?
What is lurking? what you fear
Channel X (x4)
12 Return of the Phantom Stranger (04:31)
Shape shifting high
and a haunted eye.
Falling plastic and paper demons!
No trace of time,
I'm branded sly,
I am your ghostmaster baby free me.
All you know,
is alone,
you see a,
Phantom Stranger!
Down you go,
all alone,
you love my,
Phantom Stranger!
My sinister sounds
Sweep the grounds
Still-born I Lie beneath it
I throw it away
the freaks all stay
Deformed and laughing screaming!
All you know,
is alone,
you see a,
Phantom Stranger!
Down you go,
all alone,
you love my,
Phantom Stranger!
A wretched heart
in the dark decay,
dominate forever...
Destroy the things you love
and see if I remember
All you know,
is alone,
you see a,
Phantom Stranger!
down you go
all alone
you love my,
Phantom Stranger!
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