The Sinister Urge is the second solo studio album (excluding the remix album American Made Music to Strip By) by the former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie, released in 2001. The album was named after the 1961 Ed Wood film The Sinister Urge.
The album features a more experimental air than Zombie's intense debut, Hellbilly Deluxe. While it didn't take Zombie in a completely different direction, it incorporated various elements not previously used i...
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The Sinister Urge is the second solo studio album (excluding the remix album American Made Music to Strip By) by the former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie, released in 2001. The album was named after the 1961 Ed Wood film The Sinister Urge.
The album features a more experimental air than Zombie's intense debut, Hellbilly Deluxe. While it didn't take Zombie in a completely different direction, it incorporated various elements not previously used in his music, such as the horns on "(Go to) California" and turntables used on almost half the album. Various songs, such as the aforementioned track, favor calmer melodies over the brutal guitars heard on his previous album, although they are still evident in songs like "Feel So Numb" and "Scum of the Earth." This experimental trend would continue on Zombie's 2006 follow-up, Educated Horses.
"Iron Head" features a guest vocal from Ozzy Osbourne; "Dead Girl Superstar" contains an additional guitar solo played by Kerry King of the metal band...
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