Rob Zombie

Zombie's follow-up to Educated Horses was still unnamed as of May, 2008. Zombie posted an update on his website stating: "Well, we have for the first time ever written more songs than we need for an album. Everything isn't 100% finished, but everything is moving along great. No release date yet." In August 2008, a new instrumental song entitled "Tyrannosaurus Rex" , featuring John 5 on guitar, was uploaded onto Zombie's MySpace music page. In an interview published in December 2008, Zombie spoke about his new band lineup (John 5, Piggy D, and Tommy C), and how happy he was with his new band members, saying, "I've never had a band that I could call my good friends until now.[2]" Meanwhile, also in December 2008, Zombie's new single "War Zone" was featured in the soundtrack to Punisher: War Zone.

Rob Zombie appeared on "The Howard Stern Show" on August 18, 2009, saying the new album is complete, although he has not yet set a title, and scheduled for release on November 10. That release date would later change to November 17, according to his MySpace blog. Eventually, the release date would be pushed back to February 2010.

On October 3, Zombie posted a link to preview the track, "Sick Bubble-Gum" on his Twitter page. The first new single "What?" was released on October 13. Zombie released the next new song, "Burn" for Rock Band, as well as two old tracks, "Dragula" and "Superbeast" on October 27. They are available via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network as well as the Rock Band Store.

On October 29, 2009, Zombie began the Hellbilly Deluxe 2 World Tour in support of the Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool (despite the fact it was not to be released until over 3 months later).

Zombie has commented that Hellbilly Deluxe 2 may be his last physical record release due to the growing popularity of iTunes and other methods of music downloading, but stated he will continue to make music. Hellbilly Deluxe 2 was set to be his last album released through Geffen Records, but in late October, Zombie announced that he had signed on to Roadrunner Records and will be instead releasing Hellbilly Deluxe 2 under that label in early 2010.[4]

On January 22, he announced that he would be touring with Alice Cooper for the "Gruesome Twosome" tour.

Tommy Clufetos recently left the band to perform with Ozzy Osbourne on drums. He replaced drummer Mike Bordin who is on tour with his current band Faith No More. Joey Jordison has since replaced Clufetos and was announced to be drumming with Zombie for his upcoming summer tour dates.[5] [6] Rob Zombie was bothered that Clufetos was the second member to leave his solo band and join Osbourne after bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson left in 2006. Zombie commented, "if my guys that I have wanna go play with other people, that's fine; I don't own them. But I think there's ways to do things in a respectful way and there's ways to just be shitty, and I feel that the way things have gone down lately has been pretty shitty."[7]

Rob Zombie performed at Edgefest in Little Rock, Arkansas as the co-headliner along with Godsmack on May 8, 2010. He also played on the main stage on the second day of the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio on May 23. It was widely reported that much of the crowd left after his performance, despite the fact that Limp Bizkit was still scheduled to take the stage.[8][9]

Rob Zombie finished recording four new songs in July 2010 with John 5, Piggy D., and Joey Jordison. The new music, expected to be released in September 2010, was described by Zombie as "some of the fastest and heaviest tracks we have recorded in a long, long time."[10] Former White Zombie member, and drummer for Rob Zombie's first two studio albums, John Tempesta was rumored to have recorded at least one song titled "Loving the Freaks" for this release.[11] While Rob Zombie did confirm that this collaboration was planned, his schedule was too busy and these recording sessions never took place. Working with Tempesta again in the future was not ruled out.[12] These newly recorded tracks were incorporated into a special edition reissue of Hellbilly Deluxe 2 which was released on September 28, 2010.[13]

For the first time in 12 years, Zombie will return to the United Kingdom to play a string of six dates in support of the album Hellbilly Deluxe 2.

On March 4, 2011, Rob Zombie said that he would record a CD after he completes his upcoming film The Lords of Salem.

Rob Zombie will embark on a North American tour with Slayer and Exodus called "Hell on Earth" tour starting July 20th and ending on August 6th.

It was announced on April 22nd on Rob Zombie's official Twitter account that the new drummer is Ginger Fish.
Zombie is featured as a backing vocalist on the Lynyrd Skynyrd album God & Guns for the song "Floyd".

Zombie supplied the vocals for Drowning Pool's song "Man Without Fear" for the soundtrack to the 2003 film "Daredevil" starring Ben Affleck.

Rob Zombie also lent his vocals to the Powerman 5000 song "Blast Off to Nowhere" on their 1999 breakthrough album Tonight the Stars Revolt!, singing along side his brother Spider One (who is the front man of Powerman 5000).[14]

On May 23, 2010 Zombie's new comic book series, Whatever Happened To Baron Von Shock?, about a fictitious horror host began. The first print sold out in less than a week.[15]

On March 14, 2011 praising him for inventing the rock show, glam rock and punk rock Zombie inducted Alice Cooper into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Feature-length films

House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
Halloween (2007)
Halloween II (2009)
Lords of Salem (2011)
Tyrannosaurus Rex (TBA)


Animated films

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)

TV work

Pee-wee's Playhouse (production assistant, unknown episodes)
Headbangers Ball (guest, numerous episodes)[30]
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (guest, 1 episode, 1997)
CSI: Miami (director, 1 episode, 2010)
WWE Raw (Raw Guest Host, 1 episode, 2010)
Extreme Makeover Home Edition (Guest, Season 8 - Episode 6, 2010)

Other

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey as himself (interview)
Werewolf Women of the SS (2007)

Solo
For a more comprehensive list, see Rob Zombie discography.

Hellbilly Deluxe (1998)
The Sinister Urge (2001)
Educated Horses (2006)
Hellbilly Deluxe 2 (2010)

[edit] Composer

Twisted Metal III (1998) (video game)
Gran Turismo 2 (1999) (video game)

BAND MEMBERS
Rob Zombie – vocals (1997–current)
John 5 – guitar, vocals (2005–current)
Piggy D. – bass guitar, backing vocals (2006–current)
Ginger Fish - drums, percussion (2011-current)