Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls & The Systematic Dehumanization Of Cool (reissue) vinyl

If you've ever heard Rob Zombie's account of why his parents left their life with a travelling carnival, taking their two young sons with them, then his obsession with gore and visceral horror begins to make sense. Shots fired, people's faces being smashed apart with hammers. A full blown riot complete with burning tents. A cinema-worthy redneck vision of a hyperlocal apocalypse. Of course, his love of blood and guts and the undead has evolved since then, with a slew of cult movies behind him, not to mention all those huge album successes that came beforehand, both with and without the band that catapulted him into the spotlight, White Zombie. Hillbilly Deluxe 2 is his fourth solo LP, and the first to be recorded with his full touring band, as oppose to session musicians. It's loud. It's heavy. It's unequivocally Rob Zombie.