"Jesus Frankenstein," "Sick Bubblegum," and "Mars Needs Women" are the same schlocky grooves that made up his five previous solo records and six White Zombie records. This could be because it was his first outing to include help from his bandmates (longtime touring comrades guitarist John 5, bassist Piggy D, and drummer Tommy C) but it's probably more attributed to the fact that making songs like these is old hat by now. Returning with his first album since 2006's Educated Horses, after several delays following this record's completion in 2008 - due to his work on Halloween 2, lack of promotion, and time spent shopping for a new label after 18 years of recording for Geffen - Zombie has since gone on to say that the songs on Hellbilly Deluxe 2 were his easiest to write. Said tracks along with the ROCK BAND-released “Burn” stand out as highlights on HBD2, with “What?” undoubtedly being the most infectious song on the album despite the simplicity of it’s construction.As a director or as a musician, Rob Zombie shows no signs of closing the door on either of his creative endeavors anytime soon.
If you caught Rob on his recent Fall Tour, chances are you’ve already experienced the best that this album has to offer, with only a handful of songs (“What?”, “Sick Bubblegum”, “Werewolf Women of the SS”) making it into a set consisting largely of “greatest hits” from Zombie’s past work. Officially a follow-up to Zombie’s 1998 solo debut HELLBILLY DELUXE, Part 2 feels nothing like a sequel, and if anything feels like a collection of b-sides and studio outtakes. Unless your name is Meatloaf, sequels to albums rarely work, and unfortunately HELLBILLY DELUXE 2 is no exception. “All hail Jesus Frankenstein” wails Rob Zombie on the opening track of his long-awaited HELLBILLY DELUXE 2: NOBLE JACKALS, PENNY DREADFULS, AND THE SYSTEMATIC DEHUMANIZATION OF COOL, the fourth studio album from the musician-turned-filmmaker, and his first for Roadrunner’s Loud & Proud imprint.
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