Tempesta had been a member of White Zombie, while Rob was introduced to Riggs through a mutual friend. Though acting as a solo artist, Zombie worked to find a band to record and tour with Mike Riggs was selected to play guitar, Blasko played bass guitar, and John Tempesta played the drums. White Zombie announced in 1998 that the band had officially broken up, and it was confirmed that Rob had begun working on a solo debut album. Musician Tommy Lee played drums on two of the album's songs. The following year, he contributed the original song "The Great American Nightmare" with Howard Stern to the soundtrack for the film Private Parts (1997). The song, recorded for Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files, went on to receive a Grammy award nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards. Zombie released his first solo recording in 1996, a collaboration with Alice Cooper titled " Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)". Zombie began directing the band's music videos after the release of " More Human than Human" (1995). Their fourth studio album had a similar success, with sales exceeding two million copies in the United States. The group signed with Geffen Records to release their third studio album the project was a commercial success, selling over two million copies worldwide.
The band independently released two studio albums, which failed to have commercial success but caught the attention of artists such as Kurt Cobain and Iggy Pop.
Zombie first rose to fame as a founding member of the heavy metal band White Zombie. Hellbilly Deluxe is Zombie's most successful album to date. "Dragula" is often referred to as Zombie's signature song, and remains his highest selling single worldwide. All three of the songs were used extensively in the media, appearing in various films and video games. The album's third and final single was " Superbeast", which failed to emulate the commercial performance of the album's first two singles. " Living Dead Girl" was released as the album's second single, and achieved a similar amount of success as its predecessor. The song was a hit in the United States, and appeared on the singles chart in the United Kingdom. The album was preceded by the release of Zombie's debut single, " Dragula". Since its release, the album has garnered the title of a "shock rock classic" by numerous publications. The project appeared on multiple charts worldwide, though failed to duplicate the success it had in North America.
Hellbilly Deluxe outsold all of Zombie's releases with his former band, and established him as a successful solo artist. The album proved to be a commercial success, reaching the top five of the Billboard 200 and selling over three million copies in the United States. Hellbilly Deluxe was released to a generally positive critical reception, with the album's production being praised. The majority of Hellbilly Deluxe was recorded in California, and was produced by both Zombie and Scott Humphrey Zombie is credited as the sole writer on all of the songs. The album's lyrics speak of murder, chaos, and supernatural forces. Musically, the project portrays Zombie's love for classic horror films with heavy metal and electronic music. Hellbilly Deluxe was released on Augthrough Geffen Records. The album serves as his first release outside of the band White Zombie, with whom he released two multi-platinum studio albums. Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International is the debut solo studio album by American musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie.
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