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Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool (2010)

Where the lyrics of Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool take you, and where it was really made.

The album was first meant to be titled Dark Revelation, but Rob Zombie felt that name sounded too much like black metal.

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Recording and mixing at The Chop Shop (2010)

Recording site The Music Grinder (Hollywood) — The album was recorded and mixed at The Chop Shop in Hollywood, California, according to the credits. Chris Baseford handled the recording and mixing. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool, fourth solo studio album by Rob Zombie
• Sequel to the debut album Hellbilly Deluxe
• Released February 2, 2010 through Roadrunner Records
• First album with bassist Piggy D.
• Last album with drummer Tommy Clufetos
• Original version: 11 tracks, including 'Jesus Frankenstein', 'What?', 'Burn' and 'The Man Who Laughs' (9:44)

Background

• Recording finished before the end of 2008
• Release delayed to November 2009 because of commitments to Halloween II
• Release delayed again to February 2010 due to a lack of promotion
• Originally planned for Geffen Records, Zombie's label of 18 years starting with White Zombie
• Released through Roadrunner Records/Loud & Proud Records instead
• First release where Zombie worked with his full touring band
• Earlier albums were written and recorded by Zombie with a rotating set of musicians
• First leg of the Hellbilly Deluxe 2 World Tour featured Nekromantix and Captain Clegg & The Night Creatures, the fictional band from Halloween II
• Uncle Seymour Coffins, also from Halloween II, hosted the Los Angeles show on Halloween night
• 'What?' hit radio on October 6, 2009 and iTunes on October 13
• 'Burn' released on Rock Band on October 27 in a triple pack with 'Dragula' and 'Superbeast'
• 'Burn' offered as a free download on December 17, 2009 on the band's website
• Drummer Tommy Clufetos left the band in early 2010 to play on Ozzy Osbourne's album Scream

Recording

• Keyboards and programming, recording and mixing by Chris Baseford
• Recorded and mixed at The Chop Shop, Hollywood, California
• Mastered by Tom Baker
• String arrangements by Tyler Bates
• Guitars by John 5, bass by Piggy D., drums by Tommy Clufetos

Cover

• Artwork by Dan Brereton, Alex Horley, David Hartman and Sam Shearon
• Cover photography by Piggy D.
• Rob Zombie credited for photography, art direction and package design

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Robert Bartleh Cummings, born January 12, 1965 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, performs as Rob Zombie.
• He co-founded the heavy metal band White Zombie with Sean Yseult, and was its frontman.
• He took the stage name from the 1932 horror film White Zombie, which also gave the band its name.
• White Zombie released four studio albums and one remix album before breaking up in September 1998.

Career

• His solo debut, Hellbilly Deluxe (1998), sold over 3 million copies in the United States and spawned three singles.
• His second album, The Sinister Urge (2001), became his second platinum album in the U.S.
• He directed the horror film House of 1000 Corpses (released 2003), The Devil's Rejects (2005), and a remake of Halloween (2007), his highest-grossing film.
• Halloween II (2009), The Lords of Salem (2012), 31 (2016), and The Munsters (2022) followed.
• He released a total of eight studio albums, the most recent being The Great Satan (2026).

Members

• Current members include Mike Riggs (guitars), Blasko (bass), and Ryan Goff (drums).
• Guitarist John 5 left in 2022 after a 17-year tenure to join Mötley Crüe.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Critics gave generally positive reviews
• Metacritic: 63/100, based on ten reviews
• Release pushed back to November 2009 because of work on Halloween II
• Pushed back again to February 2010 due to a lack of promotion
• According to Zombie, there was not enough time to send advance copies to the press
• Also no time to make a music video for lead single 'What?' before the tour
• Released on Roadrunner Records/Loud & Proud Records, not Geffen Records as first planned

Records

• Billboard 200: debuted at No. 8
• First-week sales: 49,000 copies

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album was first meant to be titled Dark Revelation, but Rob Zombie felt that name sounded too much like black metal.
• The track 'Sick Bubblegum' contains a sample from the film Werewolves on Wheels.
• Piggy D. joined the band in 2007, replacing bassist Rob Nicholson.
• Uncle Seymour Coffins, a character from Halloween II, hosted the Los Angeles show on Halloween night.
• Drummer Tommy Clufetos left the band in early 2010 to play with Ozzy Osbourne on the album Scream.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

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