David Halbe 
I’m really impressed with this renewed direction. Less emphasis on the electronic and a stripped down guitar attack that is not reliant on gimmicks. It’s like White Zombie reborn, a real ‘90s vibe.
As another calendar year comes to an end we can really only do one of two things. We can discuss how much 2025 sucked or we can look forward to 2026. Being the optimist that I am I will always choose the latter, holding out hope that our music and lifestyle will reign supreme once again.
John-5 leaving Rob Zombie turned out to be a blessing in disguise. While I don’t mind John-5 as an artist, I never really thought his music fit with Zombie. His sound was always overproduced and unnecessarily complex. I saw him once as a solo artist at Reggie’s Rock Club (2105 South State Street, Chicago, IL) and they actually had Chicago police backstage protecting his guitar collection including his infamous “fishtank” guitar. A custom, clear acrylic Telecaster-style guitar with a real fish tank inside, complete with water and a goldfish! In my opinion, these type of theatrics always seemed more in line with a glam band like Motley Crue than they would a horror icon like Rob Zombie. The song and album titles became ridiculously long and turned Rob Zombie, a one-time metal juggernaut, into a caricature of himself. Like Ozzy Osbourne when he did The Osbournes reality television series, Rob Zombie became a cartoon character we could all make fun of not the once great frontman of White Zombie who decided to go solo.
The Great Satan is the highly anticipated eighth studio album from the metal icon and is set to hit the streets on February 27, 2026, via Nuclear Blast Records. So far two new music videos have been released to hype the effort, “Punks And Demons” and “Heathen Days”.
Thankfully these new releases mark the return of former guitarist Mike Riggs and bassist Rob “Blasko” Nicholson. I think these additions make Rob Zombie sound instantly eviler, a throwback to his “Dragula” days. I’m really impressed with this renewed direction. Less emphasis on the electronic and a stripped down guitar attack that is not reliant on gimmicks. It’s like White Zombie reborn, a real ‘90s vibe.
The music videos join the eyes with your ears at full force. “Punks And Demons” is a largely a performance offering with spirals and satanic imagery dominating the backdrop.
This video is a maniacal jam. Just watching it, I find it hard to believe Rob Zombie is 60 years old.
“Heathen Days” holds a similar vibe where monster masks replace the satanic imagery. The lyrics as well as the performance itself has a ‘go for the throat’ attitude I haven’t seen in a Zombie video for decades.
Ring in the new year with your favorite member of the undead. Check out Rob Zombie’s new music videos and let The Great Satan entertain you! \m/
ROB ZOMBIE is:
- Rob Zombie – Vocals
- Mike Riggs – Guitars
- Rob “Blasko” Nicholson – Bass
- Ginger Fish – Drums
