The album's lyrics speak of murder, chaos, and supernatural forces.

Musically, the project portrays Zombie's love for classic horror films with heavy metal and electronic music. Hellbilly Deluxe was released on Augthrough Geffen Records. The album serves as his first release outside of the band White Zombie, with whom he released two multi-platinum studio albums. The rocky writing and band dynamic may not make it an essential purchase but fans of ZombieГўв‚¬в„ўs past works should know what to expect by now.Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International is the debut solo studio album by American musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie. The industrial tracks give this album a feel that is much closer to Rob ZombieГўв‚¬в„ўs roots as a solo artist and there seems to be a bit more energy than there was on his most recent releases.

Overall, Venomous Rat Regenerator Vendor is probably on the same level as its predecessor in terms of quality, but I think this may have been the album that really shouldГўв‚¬в„ўve been called Hellbilly Deluxe 2. I also gotta give props to the cover of Гўв‚¬Е“WeГўв‚¬в„ўre An American Band,Гўв‚¬Вќ which avoids sounding too contrived thanks to a borderline doom vibe that reminds me of classic Pentagram. The opening Гўв‚¬Е“Teenage Nosferatu PussyГўв‚¬Вќ is the stomping anthem that Гўв‚¬Е“Jesus FrankensteinГўв‚¬Вќ wanted to be, Гўв‚¬Е“Lucifer RisingГўв‚¬Вќ is an intense speed metal number that recalls Гўв‚¬Е“Let It All Bleed Out,Гўв‚¬Вќ and lead single Гўв‚¬Е“Dead City Radio And The New Gods Of SupertownГўв‚¬Вќ is a fun arena filler once you get past the cheesy spoken segments before the verses. The quality is never bad but you get the feeling that Гўв‚¬Е“Rock And Roll (In A Black Hole)Гўв‚¬Вќ couldГўв‚¬в„ўve been the next Гўв‚¬Е“SuperbeastГўв‚¬Вќ if they had arranged it a little more cohesively.Д«ut with that said, there are still plenty of entertaining moments. Tracks like Гўв‚¬Е“Ging Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga RagaГўв‚¬Вќ and Гўв‚¬Е“White Trash FreaksГўв‚¬Вќ offer promising ideas but are ultimately unrealized due to the lack of a strong guitar presence while others such as Гўв‚¬Е“Behold, The Pretty Filthy CreaturesГўв‚¬Вќ fall into filler territory due to their rather haphazard structuring. Unfortunately, the songs end up being another mixed bag thanks to some awkward writing and the underutilized talents of John 5. There are still some growing pains that can be heard but it does seem to be a step in the right direction that could potentially interest those who have been out of the loop. This can best be seen in Гўв‚¬Е“Revelation RevolutionГўв‚¬Вќ and Гўв‚¬Е“The Girl Who Loved The MonstersГўв‚¬Вќ as they both channel the Гўв‚¬Е“DragulaГўв‚¬Вќ sound with their dance beats, building verses, and party friendly choruses. On the other end, this album does manage to bring back the industrial influence that had been thoroughly abandoned since the days of The Sinister Urge. The band also stays in their set roles as the album continues to be defined by obscure samples, John 5Гўв‚¬в„ўs clunks, a solid percussive foundation, and RobГўв‚¬в„ўs distorted calls to arms. Most of the songs on here are executed in the garage metal swagger that was established two albums prior and the horror-erotica lyrics are as ridiculous as their titles would lead you to expect.

But there are a few subtle changes afoot if events like the hiring of former Marilyn Manson drummer Ginger Fish and the move to a self-run label are anything to go by.ДЇor the most part, you could describe this as a somewhat Гўв‚¬Е“typicalГўв‚¬Вќ Rob Zombie album. The somewhat awkwardly titled Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor is his first album to come out in three years, a downright blur by Zombie standards when you also consider the release of the long delayed Lords of Salem film. Review Summary: The real Hellbilly Deluxe 2ДЄs if 2010Гўв‚¬в„ўs Hellbilly Deluxe 2 wasnГўв‚¬в„ўt enough of an indicator, it seems like Rob Zombie has gotten complacent with how things are looking in his music career.

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