History Music / RobZombie

Tropes that apply to Rob Zombie:

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Has [[{{Sampling}} sampled]] dialogue from ''Film/FasterPussycatKillKill,'' ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead'' and..the AdamWest version of ''Series/{{Batman}}''.

* AsHimself: Rob Zombie was a playable character in Twisted Metal 4 (a game he did most of the music for).
* AscendedFanboy: Oh is he ever, of music and movies.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: On ''CannibalHolocaust'' in response to the real animals killed making the film; "As far as showing gore and showing rape or whatever I don’t have a problem with that but when real things get involved – I mean, I’ll show all sorts of violence but I’d never hack up a turtle on screen. That crosses the line."

White Zombie (its name taken from a 1932 BelaLugosi [[HollywoodVoodoo zombie flick]] ''Film/WhiteZombie'') was initially a NoiseRock band signed to an independent label. In this incarnation, they released two [=EPs=] and two albums, ''Soul-Crusher'' and ''Make Them Die Slowly''. The latter album showed them moving away somewhat from their noise rock sound in favour of Music/HeavyMetal.

* John 5 - guitars (formerly of MarilynManson)

* Ginger Fish - drums (also formerly of MarilynManson)

He produced his most successful album, ''Hellbilly Deluxe'', in 1998. He followed it up in 2001 with ''The Sinister Urge''. Since then, Rob has divided his attention between a solo career and directing the sort of trashy, B-movie horror films that he loves so much. He recently attracted a lot of negative attention for his remake of ''Film/{{Halloween 2007}}'' and [[Film/HalloweenII2009 its sequel]]. Riggs and Tempesta, tired of waiting around while Rob worked on films, left the band and started Scum of the Earth, a band whose sound is most similar to ''Hellbilly Deluxe'' era Rob Zombie.

* JerkAss: There are many, many stories of Rob's poor treatment of supporting bands and general jackassery that have accumulated over the years.

* ''{{Grindhouse}}'' -- "trailer" for ''Werewolf Women of the SS''

* ''TheLordsOfSalem'' (2013)

* ''LordsOfSalem'' (2013)

He produced his most successful album, ''Hellbilly Deluxe'', in 1998. He followed it up in 2001 with ''The Sinister Urge''. Since then, Rob has divided his attention between a solo career and directing the sort of trashy, B-movie horror films that he loves so much. He recently attracted a lot of negative attention for his remake of ''Film/{{Halloween}}'' and its sequel. Riggs and Tempesta, tired of waiting around while Rob worked on films, left the band and started Scum of the Earth, a band whose sound is most similar to ''Hellbilly Deluxe'' era Rob Zombie.

* ''HouseOf1000Corpses'' (2003)
* ''TheDevilsRejects'' (2005)

* ''Film/{{Halloween}}'' (2007)

* ''Film/{{Halloween}} II'' (2009)

Eventually, once TheNineties rolled around, the band signed with GeffenRecords, recruited a new guitarist named Jay Noel Yuenger and re-fashioned themselves as a {{Industrial}}-influenced {{Groove Metal}} band that used lots of {{sampl|ing}}es from old B-movies and trashy, surreal horror-movie aesthetics. This incarnation put out two well-received albums, ''La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1'' and ''Astro Creep: 2000''.

** He also said that he just couldn't watch Film/{{Audition}} all the way through because it was too disturbing.

** Rob walked out of ''{{Audition))'' because the ending disturbed him too much. Take a look at his filmography again.

* WordSaladLyrics:
--> Dead I am the one, Exterminating sun\\
Slipping through the trees, strangling the breeze\\
Dead I am the sky, watching angels cry\\
While they slowly turn, conquering the worm\\

White Zombie (its name taken from a 1932 BelaLugosi [[HollywoodVoodoo zombie flick]]) was initially a NoiseRock band signed to an independent label. In this incarnation, they released two [=EPs=] and two albums, ''Soul-Crusher'' and ''Make Them Die Slowly''. The latter album showed them moving away somewhat from their noise rock sound in favour of Music/HeavyMetal.

White Zombie (its name taken from a 1932 BelaLugosi [[HollywoodVoodoo zombie flick]]) was initially a NoiseRock band signed to an independent label. In this incarnation, they released two [=EPs=] and two albums, ''Soul-Crusher'' and ''Make Them Die Slowly''. The latter album showed them moving away somewhat from their noise rock sound in favour of HeavyMetal.

* John 5 - guitars

* Ginger Fish - drums (formerly of MarilynManson)

* Tommy Clufetos - drums

* EvenEvilHasStandards: On CannibalHolocaust; "As far as showing gore and showing rape or whatever I don’t have a problem with that but when real things get involved – I mean, I’ll show all sorts of violence but I’d never hack up a turtle on screen. That crosses the line."

* EvenEvilHasStandards: On CannibalHolocaust: "As far as showing gore and showing rape or whatever I don’t have a problem with that but when real things get involved – I mean, I’ll show all sorts of violence but I’d never hack up a turtle on screen. That crosses the line."

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The climax of ''{{Audition}}'' disturbed him so much that he ''walked out''. To put this in perspective, ''The Devil's Rejects'' featured one character cutting a man's face off and forcing his wife to wear it as a mask.

* {{Camp}}: YourMileageMayVary, but the guy obviously loves his trashy bad horror films and yet can't seem to take them even remotely seriously. And yet he obviously puts effort into the presentation. See, for example, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqQuihD0hoI the ''Dragula'' video]]. It's simply too ''funny'' to be even remotely scary.
** Clarification: Night of the Roxbury head-bobbing with killer clowns.

* HowardStern: Not only have Zombie and his wife been interviewed on Stern's show many times, but in 1997, Zombie contributed a song entitled "The Great American Nightmare" for the Howard Stern movie ''Private Parts''. Since January 6, 1999, it has been the opening theme for Stern's radio show.

* UglyGuyHotWife: Rob's looks may be something of a YMMV thing for the female fans, but almost no one would deny that Sheri Moon is ''smokin'''.

He produced his most successful album, ''Hellbilly Deluxe'', in 1998. He followed it up in 2001 with ''The Sinister Urge''. Since then, Rob has divided his attention between a solo career and directing the sort of trashy, B-movie horror films that he loves so much. He recently attracted a lot of negative attention for his remake of ''{{Halloween}}'' and its sequel. Riggs and Tempesta, tired of waiting around while Rob worked on films, left the band and started Scum of the Earth, a band whose sound is most similar to ''Hellbilly Deluxe'' era Rob Zombie.

* ''{{Halloween}}'' (2007)

* ''{{Halloween}} II'' (2009)

* Jay Noel Yuenger - guitar (1989-1998), always credited as [[Film/MenInBlack "J."]]

Eventually, once TheNineties rolled around, the band signed with GeffenRecords, recruited a new guitarist named Jay Noel Yuenger and re-fashioned themselves as a {{Industrial}}-influenced {{Groove Metal}} band that used lots of [[{{Sampling}} samples]] from old B-movies and trashy, surreal horror-movie aesthetics. This incarnation put out two well-received albums, ''La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1'' and ''Astro Creep: 2000''.

* AsHimself: Rob Zombie was a playable character in Twisted Metal 4 (a game he did most of the music for)
* {{Camp}}: YourMileageMayVary, but the guy obviously loves his trashy bad horror films and yet can't seem to take them even remotely seriously. And yet he obviously puts effort into the presentation. See, for example, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqQuihD0hoI the ''Dragula'' video]]. Its simply too ''funny'' to be even remotely scary.

* CreatorCouples: Zombie's then-girlfriend Sean Yseult played bass in White Zombie. His wife, Sheri Moon-Zombie, has acted in all his films to date.
* DoingItForTheArt: His revision of ''{{Halloween}}''. Even after the studio offered him the director's chair, he wouldn't do it until he got permission from JohnCarpenter himself. The second film was to make sure that the series got a proper ending, and didn't become another FranchiseZombie (no pun intended).