The Sinister Urge (album)

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The Sinister Urge
Studio album by Rob Zombie
Released November 13, 2001
Recorded Chop Shop
Hollywood, California
Genre Heavy metal, alternative metal, groove metal, horror metal, industrial metal
Length 36:48
Label Geffen
Producer Rob Zombie, Scott Humphrey
Rob Zombie chronology
American Made Music to Strip By
(1999)		 The Sinister Urge
(2001)		 Past, Present & Future
(2003)
Singles from The Sinister Urge
  1. "Scum of the Earth"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Dead Girl Superstar"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Feel So Numb"
    Released: 2001
  4. "Demon Speeding"
    Released: 2001
  5. "Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars....[1]
Rolling Stone (mixed)[2]

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 Sinister Urge debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 album chart, becoming Zombie's second of four Top 10 albums.

Contents

[edit] Production

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.

[edit] Guest appearances

"Iron Head" features a guest vocal from Ozzy Osbourne; "Dead Girl Superstar" contains an additional guitar solo played by Kerry King of the thrash metal band Slayer.

[edit] Track listing

All lyrics written by Rob Zombie, all music composed by Rob Zombie and Scott Humphrey, except "Iron Head" by Rob Zombie, Scott Humphrey and Mike Riggs.

No. Title Length
1. "Sinners, Inc."   1:17
2. "Demon Speeding"   3:44
3. "Dead Girl Superstar"   2:28
4. "Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)"   3:09
5. "Iron Head"   4:10
6. "(Go to) California"   3:25
7. "Feel So Numb"   3:53
8. "Transylvanian Transmissions, Pt. 1"   1:09
9. "Bring Her Down (To Crippletown)"   3:59
10. "Scum of the Earth"   2:55
11. "House of 1000 Corpses" (Contains bonus song "Unholy Three") 9:26
Total length:
 36:48

[edit] Credits

[edit] Track Use

[edit] Chart positions

Album
Chart (2001) Peak
position
The Billboard 200 8
Singles
Year Song Chart Peak
position
2000 "Dead Girl Superstar" Mainstream Rock Tracks 25
2001 "Feel So Numb" Mainstream Rock Tracks 10
Modern Rock Tracks 18
2002 "Demon Speeding" Mainstream Rock Tracks 13
"Never Gonna Stop" Mainstream Rock Tracks 11
Modern Rock Tracks 23

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The Sinister Urge - Rob Zombie". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r562009. 
  2. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robzombie/albums/album/271092/review/6210001/the_sinister_urge[dead link]
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