Artist: "Rob Zombie"
Album: "Hellbilly Deluxe"
Genre: Metal
Label: Geffen

Reviewer: Dr. Boogie
Posted: 7/3/2008

Review: I've been a fan of Rob Zombie for a long while (his music, that is; his movies I could take or leave), and I still find myself going back to his very first post-White Zombie album. It's not often that I've found an album that I've enjoyed through and through, but Hellbilly Deluxe was my earliest.

All the songs are suitably heavy, but at the same time, manage to be distinct in their own regard. Songs like Superbeast and Dragula are more straightforward, whereas songs like Living Dead Girl and How to Make a Monster go by at a slightly slower tempo. Eventually, Zombie remixed all of them for his aptly-named “American-Made Music to Strip By” album, but the originals still stand well enough on their own.

I’ve got to admit, a lot of my favorite artists seem to have made only one good album before starting to churn out crap (I’m looking at you, Disturbed!), but Rob Zombie has, so far, managed to stay in the game nicely. Personally, I think it’s because he uses his movies to channel away the crap vibes, but hey, if it works, it works.

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(Scored on a 0.5 - 5 pickles rating: 0.5 being the worst and 5 being the best)