Rob Zombie insists it would be impossible to stage a festival like Download in the US – because the 90s grunge explosion has left a deep wound in the rock scene across the Atlantic, according to classicrockteamrock.com.
And he blames the movement that come out of Seattle for opening the door to the mainstream for rap music.
Zombie tells TeamRock Radio: “When the grunge rock thing hit with Nirvana and all that, everybody thought it was cool to be anti-rock star. They sort of anti-rock starred themselves right out the door – because the rap guys came in and said, ‘Fuck it. We’ll be the rock stars if you guys are going to wear flannel shirts and stare at your feet.’
“US rock music has never recovered from that. A whole generation of kids thought, ‘Rock music is boring. Let’s go listen to rap music.'”
That’s one of the reasons he loves coming back to Donington. “Here it’s different,” he states, adding that in the States, “you could never throw a rock festival like this and get this many people. Never – it wouldn’t work.”
Zombie invited younger brother Spider One of Powerman 5000 on stage with him in Germany last weekend, but Spider earlier said it was unlikely to happen at Download.
ROB ZOMBIE’s first concert film, The Zombie Horror Picture Show, will be released May 19 by Zodiac Swan/T-Boy/Universal Music. The feature-length concert film, recorded live over two sizzling nights in Texas, captures Zombie’s elaborate, multi-media production of mind-blowing SFX, animatronic robots, pyrotechnics, oversized LED screens and state-of-the-art light show combined with his powerhouse band featuring John 5, Piggy D and Ginger Fish.
The Zombie Horror Picture Show, available on Blu-ray, DVD and longform digital video, puts the viewer at the centre of the hot and nasty action for a blistering set of 16 Rob Zombie classics, including “Dragula,” “Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Super Town,” “Living Dead Girl,” “More Human Than Human,” and the crushing cover of Grand Funk Railroad’s “We’re An American Band” from the seven-time Grammy® nominee’s U.S. Top 10 2013 album, Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor.
To support the release of The Zombie Horror Picture Show, Rob Zombie is set to tour Europe across June and July. The 2014 dates are Zombie’s first European dates since 2012. That year saw Zombie also dominate the touring world, blowing away audiences on the road with Megadeth, then with Marilyn Manson for the “Twins of Evil Tour”, where Zombie and his band of maniacs brought their hair-raising theatrics, insane guitar riffs and vicious beats all around the world. 2014’s European run is set to cement Rob Zombie’s reputation as one of the most exciting and essential live touring acts.
In 1997, after the breakup of his multi-platinum group White Zombie, Zombie went on to achieve even greater success as a solo artist with several more multi-platinum and gold albums including Hellbilly Deluxe, The Sinister Urge and Educated Horses.
As a rock icon and filmmaker with a unique vision, Rob Zombie has continuously challenged audiences as he stretches the boundaries of his music and films. Zombie has sold more than fifteen million albums worldwide, and is the only artist to experience unprecedented success in both music and film as the writer/director of six feature films with a worldwide gross totaling more than $100 million.
ROB ZOMBIE: THE ZOMBIE HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Teenage Nosferatu Pussy
Superbeast
Super Charger Heaven
Living Dead Girl
We’re An American Band
More Human Than Human
Sick Bubblegum
Never Gonna Stop
Ging Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Raga
Meet The Creeper
Angry Red Planet
Mars Needs Women
House Of 1000 Corpses
Lords Of Salem
Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Super Town
Thunder Kiss ‘65
Dragula
THE ZOMBIE HORROR PICTURE SHOW was filmed and recorded at:
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, TX (August 3, 2013)
Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas, TX (August 4, 2013)
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ROB ZOMBIE: EUROPEAN TOUR 2014 Festivals unless stated
5th June Solvesbord, Sweden Rock Festival. SWEDEN
7th June Nurburgring, Rock Am Ring. GERMANY
8th June Nuremberg, Rock Im Park. GERMANY
9th June Landgraaf, Pinkpop Festival. HOLLAND
11th June Muenster, Skater’s Palace. GERMANY headline
12th June Paris, Bataclan. FRANCE headline
13th June Donnington, Download Festival. UK
15th June Nickelsdorf, Novarock Festival. AUSTRIA
16th June Budapest, Aerodrome Festival. HUNGARY
17th June Prague, Aerodome Festival. CZECH REPUBLIC
20th June Clisson, Hellfest Festival. FRANCE
22nd June Barcelona, St Jordi Club. SPAIN headline
23rd June Madrid, Riveria. SPAIN headline
26th June Rome, Rock in Roma Open Air. ITALY w/Megadeth
27th June Milan, Ippodromo Del Galoppo Open Air. ITALY w/Megadeth
28th June Wetzikon, Eishalle Wetzikon. SWITZERLAND w/Megadeth
29th June Dessel, Graspop Festival. BELGIUM
1st July Utrecht, Tivoli Vredenburg. HOLLAND headline
2nd July Luxembourg, Rockhal. LUXEMBOURG headline
4th July Roskilde, Roskilde Festival. DENMARK
5th July Leipzig, Full Force Open Air Festival. GERMANY
Graspop Metal Meeting is pleased to confirm another 22 bands for 2014 Line up: Megadeth, Slayer, Rob Zombie, Alice In Chains, Mastodon, Anthrax, Meshuggah, Satyricon, Gojira, Candlemass, Dark Tranquility, Suicide Silence, The Church Of Pungent Stench, Buckcherry, Thy Art Is Murder, Novembers Doom, Amenra, Of Mice & Men, In Solitude, Glorior Belli, Carach Angren, Letlive.
MEGADETH’s previous GMM show in 2012 blew everyone away. The band of singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine has a proud history and ‘Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying’, ‘Rust in Peace’ and ‘Countdown to Extinction’ are all landmark thrash albums. Mustaine has really come into his own in recent years, a fact illustrated by Megadeth’s 14th studio album ‘Super Collider’. The new kick-ass album is a worthy addition to Megadeth’s impressive catalogue and is one of 14 excellent reasons why the kings of speed metal should close the day’s proceedings on main stage 2 on Sunday 29th June.
This year, the GMM air will once again be rife with cries of SLAYER! The evil of Slayer has no boundaries and they show no mercy! These American thrash legends need no introduction because their perpetual hate offensive has been claiming souls worldwide for over thirty years now. They say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and that also goes for Slayer. The band suffered a crushing blow last year when the angel of death sent riffmeister and founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman south of heaven but in 2014 Slayer are more brutal and merciless than ever. Fuelled by a newfound rage, battering-ram drumming, screaming solos and relentless riffs, the Californian thrash machine will bring an onslaught no one can survive.
Following a number of tumultuous years at the start of the millennium, ANTHRAX rallied with the 2011 release of their best album in years, one with a title that leaves nothing to the imagination: ‘Worship Music’. Live on stage Anthrax is an indestructible force and thanks to the Big 4 shows with their brethren of Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica, Anthrax reclaimed their rightful place at the top of the thrash food chain.
The multi-talented ROB ZOMBIE started out as the frontman for White Zombie. When White Zombie disbanded, he built an impressive solo career and also made a name for himself as the director of several acclaimed horror flicks. White Zombie was mainly successful in the early ‘90s. Records like 1993’s ‘La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1’ and the platinum-certified ‘Astro-Creep: 2000’ are still as exciting today as at the time of their release. Unfortunately, the latter album also heralded the demise of the band. Rob immediately focused on a solo career and in 1998 ‘Hellbilly Deluxe’ became a smash hit. The ferocious-looking frontman continued to put out high-quality, horror-inspired records that carried his unique heavy/groovy signature, with 2013’s ‘Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor’ as the latest highlight.
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ROB ZOMBIE has released a video for his cover of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD‘s ‘We’re An American Band’. The track is featured on the Venomous Rat Generation Vendor album (Zodiac Swan/T-Boy/Ume).
Rob Zombie is scheduled to perform two songs on ABC-TV’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, tonight, Thursday, October 31st. The show airs at 11:35 PM / 10:35 PM, CT.
Due to overwhelming demand, Rob Zombie has added a second Great American Nightmare performance (November 1st) at FEARPlex in Pomona, CA, with guests POWERMAN 5000 and 45 GRAVE. The groundbreaking musician and filmmaker and his band will close out the ultimate Halloween music and horror event with headlining performances on both Friday, November 1st and Saturday, November 2nd.
The updated music lineup for November 1st also features a late night EDM after-party with DESTROID – the live dubstep band led by Canadian bass master Excision, featuring Downlink and former Pendulum drummer KJ Sawka – and DIRTYPHONICS. Utilizing cutting-edge technology and otherworldly music production techniques, Destroid are the embodiment of the live dubstep experience, a violent vision of the future of bass music.
Saturday, November 2nd will include performances from Rob Zombie, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, Powerman 5000, and 45 Grave. Tickets for all dates of Great American Nightmare are available now at GreatAmericanNightmare.com.
Great American Nightmare takes place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (launched on October 10th) through November 2nd and will feature 15 nights of music. This bone-chilling experience will combine the most advanced haunted house attractions with a not-to-be-missed music festival from top artists in the realms of hard rock/metal, rock alternative, EDM, and Latin music.
In addition to nightly music performances, the fully immersive haunted house experience will feature three attractions based on Zombie’s own horror films: Lords Of Salem In Total Black Out, The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto 3D, and Haunt Of 1,000 Corpses.
The Great American Nightmare’s Bloody Boulevard will offer outdoor screenings of classic horror films including The Phantom of the Opera, Horror Hotel, The Last Man On Earth, Carnival Of Souls, House On Haunted Hill, White Zombie Nosferatu and The Lords of Salem. The area will also feature a DJ, food vendors, beer, wine and spirits, and much more, with freak show characters roaming throughout the grounds each night.
Various celebrity signings and other events have been confirmed to take place on the Bloody Boulevard. Please see below for the current schedule and look for additional announcements soon:
Saturday, October 26th
8 – 10:30 PM – Photographer Jeremy Saffer signing his new book Till Death… A Guide To Love And Loss
Saturday, November 2nd
Phantom Coaches Hearse Club on display
In addition to Rob Zombie, Great American Nightmare music performances will include: 3OH!3, 45 GRAVE, ANDREW W.K., BEWARE OF DARKNESS, BLAZE YA DEAD HOMIE, BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR, BUTCHER BABIES, DIRTYLOUD, DIRTYPHONICS, DJ BL3ND, DOCTOR P, DUANE PETERS, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, EMILIE AUTUMN, EVOL INTENT, FEI-FEI, GHOST TOWN, GOLDFINGER, HEAVYGRINDER, KOTTONMOUTH KINGS, METALACHI, MOD SUN, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, ONE MORE TIME (DAFT PUNK TRIBUTE), OZOMATLI, POWERMAN 5000, REEL BIG FISH, TSOL, TERRAVITA, THE DICKIES, THE USED, THE VANDALS, TWIZTID, WALLPAPER, WILLIAM CONTROL, AND ZOMBOY. One night will also feature pro-wrestling sensations Lucha Libre USA.
Tickets for Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare are available starting at only $30 at GreatAmericanNightmare.com. Each ticket includes access to all haunted house attractions, concerts and Bloody Boulevard activities. VIP packages are available for purchase at GreatAmericanNightmare.com.
Hours for Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare are 6:30 PM until 11 PM on Thursdays and Sundays, 6:30 PM until 1 AM on Fridays and Saturdays.
FEARPlex (Fairplex) is located at 1101 W. McKinley Avenue in Pomona, CA, centrally located in the heart of Southern California. Fairplex is also home to the LA County Fair, the largest county fair in the world.
In the spirit of Halloween, Hot Topic asked numerous bands – including CHILDREN OF BODOM, ROB ZOMBIE, and LAMB OF GOD – about paranormal experiences and haunted venues. See their responses in the video below:
ROB ZOMBIE’s Great American Nightmare – the ultimate Halloween music and horror event – will launch this Thursday, October 10th at FEARPlex (Fairplex) in Pomona, just outside Los Angeles.
Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare will take place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from October 10th – November 2nd and will feature 15 nights of music, culminating with a November 2nd headlining performance by Rob Zombie himself. This bone-chilling experience will combine the most advanced haunted house attractions with a not-to-be-missed music festival from top artists in the realms of hard rock/metal, rock alternative, EDM, and Latin music. Visit wGreatAmericanNightmare.com for the full list of music performances by date.
In addition to nightly music performances, the fully immersive haunted house experience will feature three attractions based on Zombie’s own horror films: Lords Of Salem In Total Black Out, The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto 3D, and Haunt Of 1,000 Corpses.
The Great American Nightmare’s Bloody Boulevard will offer outdoor screenings of classic horror films including The Phantom of the Opera, Horror Hotel, The Last Man On Earth, Carnival Of Souls, House On Haunted Hill, White Zombie Nosferatu and The Lords of Salem. The area will also feature a DJ, food vendors, beer, wine and spirits, and much more, with freak show characters roaming throughout the grounds each night.
Various celebrity signings and other events have been confirmed to take place on the Bloody Boulevard. Please see below for the current schedule and look for additional announcements soon:
Thursday, October 10th
8 -10:30 PM – Kerry King of SLAYER
Saturday, October 12th
8 – 10:30 PM – Sons Of Anarchy cast members Michael Ornstein (Chucky), Rusty Coones (Rane Quinn), and Niko Nicotera (Ratboy)
Saturday, October 26th
8 – 10:30 PM – Photographer Jeremy Saffer signing his new book Till Death… A Guide To Love And Loss
Saturday, November 2nd
Phantom Coaches Hearse Club on display
In addition to Rob Zombie, Great American Nightmare music performances will include: 3OH!3, 45 GRAVE, ANDREW W.K., BEWARE OF DARKNESS, BLAZE YA DEAD HOMIE, BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR, BUTCHER BABIES, DIRTYLOUD, DIRTYPHONICS, DJ BL3ND, DOCTOR P, DUANE PETERS, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, EMILIE AUTUMN, EVOL INTENT, FEI-FEI, GHOST TOWN, GOLDFINGER, HEAVYGRINDER, KOTTONMOUTH KINGS, METALACHI, MOD SUN, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, ONE MORE TIME (DAFT PUNK TRIBUTE), OZOMATLI, POWERMAN 5000, REEL BIG FISH, TSOL, TERRAVITA, THE DICKIES, THE USED, THE VANDALS, TWIZTID, WALLPAPER, WILLIAM CONTROL, AND ZOMBOY. One night will also feature pro-wrestling sensations Lucha Libre USA.
Tickets for Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare are available starting at only $30 at GreatAmericanNightmare.com. Each ticket includes access to all haunted house attractions, concerts and Bloody Boulevard activities. VIP packages are available for purchase at GreatAmericanNightmare.com.
In addition, opening night is College Night. Students who bring their college ID to the box office on opening night (October 10th) will receive a $5 discount.
Hours for Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare are 6:30 PM until 11 PM on Thursdays and Sundays, 6:30 PM until 1 AM on Fridays and Saturdays.
FEARPlex (Fairplex) is located at 1101 W. McKinley Avenue in Pomona, CA, centrally located in the heart of Southern California. Fairplex is also home to the LA County Fair, the largest county fair in the world.
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