Make Them Die Slowly

Make Them Die Slowly is the second album by White Zombie released in 1989. It is presumably named after the 1981 cannibal movie Cannibal Ferox, which was originally released in the US as Make Them Die Slowly. There is a printing error on the CD's side saying "Let Them Die Slowly" instead of the album's proper title. Iggy Pop, who was a fan of their last album, recommended that the band recruit producer Bill Laswell to work on their follow-up rele... more

Make Them Die Slowly is the second album by White Zombie released in 1989. It is presumably named after the 1981 cannibal movie Cannibal Ferox, which was originally released in the US as Make Them Die Slowly. There is a printing error on the CD's side saying "Let Them Die Slowly" instead of the album's proper title. Iggy Pop, who was a fan of their last album, recommended that the band recruit producer Bill Laswell to work on their follow-up release. It is reported that the band spent a total of four days in the recording studio and had to re-record the album three separate times. The band was not satisfied the with the first finished product due to it sounding too similar to their last album. Laswell was unsatisfied with the second recording and advised that the band give it a third try and re-record it from scratch. By that time the lack of money and shoddy production made it unable for over half of the songs recorded to be placed on the album. Some of the songs cut from the release... less