The music on Hellbilly may not be terribly original as evidenced by my description of the sound, but it doesn’t bother me, because Zombie pulls it off with aplomb. It’s a fun record about silly stuff with a booming soundtrack to match. This album plays out like some kind of horror fairy tale dark and creepy to be sure, but also containing its fair share of schlock and camp. He named his previous band (White Zombie) after a 1932 horror film, went on to make horror movies of his own (which improved with each subsequent release), and he’s thoroughly saturated Hellbilly Deluxe with horror related samples (mostly from 70’s B-movies). Rob Zombie obviously loves horror movies. Hellbilly Deluxe crams so much of what I personally find appealing into one package that it’s definitely one of my favorite favorites.
And just to keep it fun without a bunch of socio-political lyrics to decode, there’s a generous helping of the Misfits’ overt love of horror. It’s got the grinding, churning guitars from Manson’s Antichrist Superstar, Ministry’s knack for sampling, tidbits of Reznor’s “noise as music” and electronic from The Downward Spiral, and Korn’s sense of rhythm from their self-titled record. Rob Zombie’s debut solo effort, Hellbilly Deluxe, rarely left my CD player from the moment I bought it. Why Hellbilly Deluxe is One of My Favorites
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