Rob Zombie : Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International

 

DIG THROUGH THE DITCHES,

BURN THROUGH THE WITCHES

AND SLAM IN BACK 

OF MY DRAGULA

Hellbilly Deluxe: 

13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting 

Inside the Spookshow International 

is the debut

 solo 

studio album

 by American

 musician and filmmaker 

Rob Zombie. 

The album serves 

as his first release 

outside of the band 

White Zombie, 

with whom he released

 four albums

 (two of which went multi-platinum). 

Hellbilly Deluxe

 was released on

 August 25, 1998,

 through Geffen Records.

 Musically, 

the project portrays 

Zombie's love for 

classic horror films

 with heavy metal 

and electronic music. 

The album's lyrics

 speak of murder, 

chaos,

 and

 supernatural forces.

 The majority of

 Hellbilly Deluxe 

was recorded in 

California,

 and was produced by

 both

 Zombie

 and 

Scott Humphrey;

 Zombie is credited as 

the sole writer 

on all of the songs.

Hellbilly Deluxe 

was released to a 

generally positive

 critical reception, 

with the album's production

 being praised.

 The album proved to be a

 commercial success, 

reaching the top five

 of the 

Billboard 200 

and selling over 

three million copies

 in the United States. 

Hellbilly Deluxe

 outsold all of 

Zombie's releases 

with his former band, 

and established him 

as a

 successful solo artist. 

The project appeared 

on multiple charts

 worldwide,

 though failed to

 duplicate the success

 it had in

 North America. 

Since its release, 

the album has garnered

 the title of a

 "shock rock classic" 

by numerous 

publications.

The album was

 preceded by the release of

 Zombie's debut single,

 "Dragula".

 The song was a hit

 in the United States,

 and appeared on

 the singles chart

 in the United Kingdom. 

"Living Dead Girl"

 was released as

 the album's 

second single,

 and achieved a 

similar amount

 of success 

as its predecessor.

 The album's third 

and final single was

 "Superbeast",

 which failed to

 emulate the 

commercial performance 

of the album's 

first two singles.

 All three 

of the songs 

were used 

extensively in the media, 

appearing in 

various films

 and video games.

 "Dragula" 

is often referred to as

 Zombie's signature song, 

and remains his 

highest selling single

 worldwide. 

Hellbilly Deluxe

 is Zombie's

 most successful

 album to date.

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