Or as Rob Zombie himself would like you to call it: "13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside The Spookshow International".
With tracks that center around horror stories, movie monsters and sex with the dead, this isnt an album you should take as anything more than just being a good time. The first four tracks alone are instantaneous trademarks of Zombie's sound. It's a mix of hard hitting nu metal tracks with a slight electronic backdrop. One noteworthy track, Dragula, is almost like a dance-metal tune with a hauntingly cheesy atmosphere. It’s synths wail in the background before industrial drums kick in and soon the track edges it's way into an all out goth metal rager. The song has an instantly catchy groove, with it’s production really bringing out the pummeling industrial guitars in the mix, the likes of which make it no wonder why this track is a staple of goth clubs.
Rob Zombie's presence in general is what gives the album most of its personality. As he aims to embody your stereotypical horror b-movie monster, he growls and spits through his teeth as he commands you through each track. Many of the production techniques used, such as the overlayering of his voice, only further help to emphasise his role in taking you through a rollercoaster ride of monster movie worship.
On the surface, Hellbilly Deluxe is Rob Zombie’s love letter to classic horror. It’s a collection of fun little tracks that obsess over sex, death and video nasties. However, it’s also an assortment of instantaneously catchy and fun industrial tracks, allowing it to ascend its own period, and still give listeners lots of kitschy fun today. This is further helped by the album’s all-encompassing production. Get these crusty goth metal classics in your playlist this Halloween:
SUPERBEAST
DRAGULA
LIVING DEAD GIRL
MEET THE CREEPER
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