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Long before the name Rob Zombie became synonymous with horror imagery and arena-scale shock rock production, Robert Bartleh Cummings was a kid from Haverhill, Massachusetts, raised around a family that worked at a carnival. That background left him with a lifelong fascination with horror films and showmanship, and a real memory of chaos, including a 1977 carnival riot that his family fled. After graduating from Haverhill High School in 1983, he moved to New York City, attended Parsons School of Design, and met future bandmate Sean Yseult, a relationship that became foundational to his first major chapter in music.
His start in the business came through the grind of building a band from scratch. Cummings and Yseult co-founded White Zombie, and he also worked day jobs in the city, including a stint as a production assistant on the children’s television show “Pee Wee’s Playhouse,” before the band broke through. He took the stage name “Rob Zombie” from the 1932 Bela Lugosi film White Zombie, and he made it his legal name in 1996. As White Zombie’s frontman, he helped take the band from underground notoriety to mainstream visibility, releasing five studio albums and a techno remix album, with Astro-Creep: 2000 – Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head becoming the group’s biggest commercial peak, including a top ten showing on the Billboard 200 and sales of more than two million copies in the United States.
Even before White Zombie ended, his profile was expanding beyond the band format. In 1996, he collaborated with Alice Cooper on “Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn),” which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance. White Zombie officially broke up in September 1998, and Zombie immediately launched a solo career that retained the same larger-than-life DNA while giving him full control over the story, visuals, and production.
As a solo artist, he has released seven studio albums, beginning with Hellbilly Deluxe in 1998 and continuing through The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy in 2021. Hellbilly Deluxe sold over three million copies worldwide and produced major signature tracks, including “Dragula,” “Living Dead Girl,” and “Superbeast,” with “Superbeast” also receiving a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance. His second studio album, The Sinister Urge, in 2001, became his second platinum album in the United States, and his third, Educated Horses, in 2006, marked his third top ten entry on the Billboard 200 while also showing his willingness to push into more experimental territory. He later returned to the Hellbilly Deluxe universe with Hellbilly Deluxe 2 in 2010, which peaked at number eight in the United States, then followed with the remix album Mondo Sex Head in 2012, Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor in 2013, and The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser in 2016.
Awards and recognition have followed him across multiple eras, even when the material was deliberately abrasive and built for the live stage. In addition to the Grammy nomination for “Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn),” he received another Best Metal Performance nomination for “Superbeast,” and his song “The Lords of Salem” was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance. Commercially, he has been credited with sales of an estimated fifteen million albums worldwide, and his catalog is defined by songs that became staples of his identity, including “Dragula,” “Living Dead Girl,” “Superbeast,” “Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy),” “Demon Speeding,” “Sick Bubblegum,” and “Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown,” all built around his horror and sci fi themes and a live presentation known for elaborate theatrical staging.
What makes Zombie easy to understand for fans is that he never treated music as the whole job; he treated it as one part of a bigger universe. He composed the original score for the video game Twisted Metal III in 1998, designed a haunted attraction for Universal Studios in 1999 that was later credited with reviving the Halloween Horror Nights annual event, and later developed his own attraction concepts in detail. In 2013, he designed and launched The Great American Nightmare haunted attraction in Chicago, and he designed specific experiences, including “Lords of Salem Total Black Out,” “The Haunted World of El Superbeasto 3D,” and “House of 1000 Corpses,” pairing the attraction with a music festival element.
His filmmaking career has been just as defining, with a clear timeline that mirrors his music output. He directed House of 1000 Corpses in 2000, a project that did not reach theaters until 2003, then expanded that world with The Devil’s Rejects in 2005 and 3 from Hell in 2019, forming what became known as his Rejects trilogy. He also stepped into a major franchise with Halloween in 2007, which became his highest-grossing film, followed by Halloween II in 2009. He continued directing with The Haunted World of El Superbeasto in 2009, The Lords of Salem in 2012, 31 in 2016, and The Munsters in 2022. Along the way, his personal life stayed closely connected to his work, including his marriage to Sheri Moon in 2002, and his creative orbit has always been tied to family as well, with his younger brother Michael, known as Spider One, fronting Powerman 5000.
Complete List Of Rob Zombie Songs From A to Z
- 17 Year Locust – Educated Horses – 2006
- 18th-Century Cannibals, Excitable Morlocks and a One-Way Ticket on the Ghost Train – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- 100 Ways – Educated Horses – 2006
- A Brief Static Hum and Then the Radio Blared – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- A Hearse That Overturns with the Coffin Bursting Open – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
- American Witch – Educated Horses – 2006
- The Ballad of Resurrection Joe and Rosa Whore – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- The Ballad of Sleazy Rider – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- The Beginning of the End – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- Behold, the Pretty Filthy Creatures! – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 2013
- Black Rat Coffin – The Great Satan – 2026
- The Black Scorpion – The Great Satan – 2026
- Boom-Boom-Boom – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- Bring Her Down (To Crippletown) – The Sinister Urge – 2001
- Burn – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- Call of the Zombie – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- Cease to Exist – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- Crow Killer Blues – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 2013
- Dead Girl Superstar – The Sinister Urge – 2001
- Death and Destiny Inside the Dream Factory – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- Death of It All – Educated Horses – 2006
- Demon Speeding – The Sinister Urge – 2001
- Demonoid Phenomenon – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- The Devil’s Rejects – Educated Horses – 2006
- The Devilman – The Great Satan – 2026
- Dragula – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- The Eternal Struggles of the Howling Man – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- Expanding the Head of Zed – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- F.T.W. 84 – The Great Satan – 2026
- Feel So Numb – The Sinister Urge – 2001
- Foxy Foxy – Educated Horses – 2006
- Get Loose – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- Get Your Boots On! That’s the End of Rock and Roll – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
- Ging Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Raga – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 2013
- The Girl Who Loved the Monsters – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 2013
- (Go To) California – The Sinister Urge – 2001
- Grave Discontent – The Great Satan – 2026
- A Hearse That Overturns with the Coffin Bursting Open – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
- Heathen Days – The Great Satan – 2026
- The Hideous Exhibitions of a Dedicated Gore Whore – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
- House of 1000 Corpses – The Sinister Urge – 2001
- Hovering Over the Dull Earth – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- How to Make a Monster – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- (I’m a) Rock ‘N’ Roller – The Great Satan – 2026
- In the Age of the Consecrated Vampire We All Get High – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
- In the Bone Pile – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
- Iron Head – The Sinister Urge – 2001
- Jesus Frankenstein – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- Jesus Frankenstein (Halfway to Hell and Loving It mix) – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- The Last of the Demons Defeated – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
- Let It All Bleed Out – Educated Horses – 2006
- The Life and Times of a Teenage Rock God – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
- Living Dead Girl – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- The Lords of Salem – Educated Horses – 2006
- Lucifer Rising – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 2013
- The Man Who Laughs – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- Mars Needs Women – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- Medication for the Melancholy – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
- Meet the Creeper – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- The Much Talked of Metamorphosis – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy) – The Sinister Urge – 2001
- Out of Sight – The Great Satan – 2026
- Perversion 99 – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- Punks and Demons – The Great Satan – 2026
- Return of the Phantom Stranger – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- Revelation Revolution – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 2013
- Revolution Motherfu&kers – The Great Satan – 2026
- Ride – Educated Horses – 2006
- Rock and Roll (In a Black Hole) – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 2013
- Satanic Cyanide! The Killer Rocks On! – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
- The Satanic Rites of Blacula – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- Sawdust in the Blood – Educated Horses – 2006
- The Scorpion Sleeps – Educated Horses – 2006
- Scum of the Earth – The Sinister Urge – 2001
- The Serenity of Witches – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- Shadow of the Cemetery Man – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- Shower of Stones – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- Sick Bubblegum – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- Sick Bubblegum (Men Or Monsters… Or Both? mix) – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- Sinners Inc. – The Sinister Urge – 2001
- Sir Lord Acid Wolfman – The Great Satan – 2026
- Spookshow Baby – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- Super-Doom-Hex-Gloom Part One – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
- Superbeast – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- Tarantula – The Great Satan – 2026
- Teenage Nosferatu Pussy – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 2013
- Theme for the Rat Vendor – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 2013
- Trade in Your Guns for a Coffin – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 2013
- Transylvanian Transmissions Pt. 1 – The Sinister Urge – 2001
- The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition) – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- Unclean Animals – The Great Satan – 2026
- Virgin Witch – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- We’re an American Band – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 2013
- Welcome to the Electric Age – The Great Satan – 2026
- Well, Everybody’s Fu&king in a U.F.O. – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
- Werewolf, Baby! – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- Werewolf, Baby! (Las Noches del Hombre Lobo remix) – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- Werewolf Women of the SS – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- What? – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- What? (The Naughty Cheerleader mix) – Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool – 2010
- What Lurks on Channel X? – Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International – 1998
- What You Gonna Do with That Gun Mamma? – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – 2021
- White Trash Freaks – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 2013
- Who Am I – The Great Satan – 2026
- Wurdalak – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – 2016
Albums
Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International (1998): 13 songs
The Sinister Urge (2001): 11 songs
Educated Horses (2006): 11 songs
Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool (2010): 15 songs
Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor (2013): 12 songs
The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser (2016): 12 songs
The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (2021): 17 songs
The Great Satan (2026): 15 songs
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