Rob Zombie has made a successful career out of bombastic rock music, with huge drums and even huger riffs accompanying scary lyrics, packaged like contemporary versions of '50s B-movies seen through the eyes of high school students. His second album since the dissolution of his band White Zombie is a collection of remixes of tracks from his first, HELLBILLY DELUXE, and on it he moves into the world of dance music--sort of. The remixes here do two primary things: they increase the beats per minute and they move the vocals further forward in the mix.
"Meet the Creeper", remixed by DJ Lethal, is one a few tracks that successfully managed to amp up the B-movie threat--which, given its largely cartoony nature, is no mean feat--into an actual threatening sound. No strangers to cartoony threatening music themselves, Rammstein's take on "Spookshow Baby" is surprisingly effective, adding massive crunch against a more spacious backing. "Demoniod Phenomenon" is a treated to a jackhammer dance beat. While most of the mixes here rearrange the beats without messing with the riffs, when "Return of the Phantom Stranger" does it comes across as a carefully controlled creep-out that is far superior to the original version.

Contains remixes of tracks on HELLBILLY DELUXE by various artists including Charlie Clouser, God Lives Underwater, Philip Steir, Rammstein, Chris Vrenna.
Personnel: Rob Zombie (vocals); Riggs (guitar); Blasko (bass); Tempesta (drums).
Rob Zombie has made a successful career out of bombastic rock music, with huge drums and even huger riffs accompanying scary lyrics, packaged like contemporary versions of '50s B-movies seen through the eyes of high school students. His second album since the dissolution of his band White Zombie is a collection of remixes of tracks from his first, HELLBILLY DELUXE, and on it he moves into the world of dance music--sort of. The remixes here do two primary things: they increase the beats per minute and they move the vocals further forward in the mix.
"Meet the Creeper," remixed by DJ Lethal, is one a few tracks that successfully managed to amp up the B-movie threat--which, given its largely cartoony nature, is no mean feat--into an actual threatening sound. No strangers to cartoony threatening music themselves, Rammstein's take on "Spookshow Baby" is surprisingly effective, adding massive crunch against a more spacious backing. "Demoniod Phenomenon" is a treated to a jackhammer dance beat. While most of the mixes here rearrange the beats without messing with the riffs, when "Return of the Phantom Stranger" does it comes across as a carefully controlled creep-out that is far superior to the original version.

Rob Zombie formed the New York City-based punk/metal band White Zombie in 1985. As frontman, Zombie also shaped the group's aesthetic, a bizarre blend of horror/sci-fi imagery, combined with a trashy go-go/hot-rod look. After numerous indie offerings, White Zombie released its major-label debut in 1992 and went on to multi-platinum success with 1995's ASTRO-CREEP 2000. Upon releasing his own HELLBILLY DELUXE in 1998, Zombie disbanded White Zombie and forged ahead as a solo artist. Since that time, he has involved himself in various projects, including the cult horror film, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, which he wrote and directed.