The quality is never bad but you get the feeling that â€œRock And Roll (In A Black Hole)â€ couldâ€™ve been the next â€œSuperbeastâ€ if they had arranged it a little more cohesively.īut with that said, there are still plenty of entertaining moments. Tracks like â€œGing Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Ragaâ€ and â€œWhite Trash Freaksâ€ offer promising ideas but are ultimately unrealized due to the lack of a strong guitar presence while others such as â€œBehold, The Pretty Filthy Creaturesâ€ 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 â€œRevelation Revolutionâ€ and â€œThe Girl Who Loved The Monstersâ€ as they both channel the â€œDragulaâ€ 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 5â€™s clunks, a solid percussive foundation, and Robâ€™s 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.įor the most part, you could describe this as a somewhat â€œtypicalâ€ 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 2Īs if 2010â€™s Hellbilly Deluxe 2 wasnâ€™t 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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