Rob Zombie, born Rob Cummings, is best known as the dreadlocked, Jourgenson-esque vocalist and songwriter for the industrial-influenced heavy metal band White Zombie. Rob formed White Zombie in New York City in 1985 with bassist Sean Yseult, then guided it to international stardom with several innovative albums that made the band stand out in a world of heavy metal clones, most notably 1995's double platinum selling Astro Creep: 2000. By the late '90s, however, Rob Zombie had begun to branch out into other areas, including production and remixing, artist management (he co-manages his brother's band, Powerman 5000), and film direction (The Crow 3). In 1998 Zombie announced he was launching his very own record label, Zombie A-Go-Go, distributed through Geffen Records (White Zombie's label); the imprint's first two signees were the Ghastley Ones and the Bomboras, both influenced by White Zombie's ghoulish sound and look. That same year he also began a solo career with an appearance on the Korn Family Values summer tour. Zombie made his solo recording debut in the summer of '98 with the release of Hellbilly Deluxe on Geffen Records. American Made Music To Strip By, released the following year, was a collection of remixes of the music on Hellbilly Deluxe. Seth Hindin
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