Hellbilly Deluxe – 13 Tales Of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside The Spookshow International [1998]
“Hellbilly Deluxe – 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International” is the debut solo album from Rob Zombie. The recording of the album came after White Zombie announced in 1998 that they were splitting as a band.
Personnel for the album included John Tempesta on drums who had joined White Zombie as they released their final album Supersexy Swingin’ Sounds. New to working with Zombie was Blasko who came on to play bass and Mike Riggs who played the guitar. The album would also see guest drums from Tommy Leeof Motley Crue.
The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 charts selling an estimated 121,000 copies in its initial weeks’ release. By September 29th, Hellbilly had already shipped over 500,000 copies which earned the album a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. By November 4th the album had attained platinum status and by April of the following year multi-platinum.
Three singles were released for Hellbilly including Living Dead Girl, Dragula and Superbeast– all tracks that are still played by Zombie in his live shows.
In 2005, the album was re-released as a deluxe edition CD + DVD combo. All videos on the re-release were directed by Rob Zombie.
Music Videos
Album Tracklist and Lyrics
Original Release and Disc One of 2005 release
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| Title | Length | Lyrics | Listen* | |
| 1 | Call of the Zombie | 00:30 |
And out of the darkness, the Zombie did call
True pain and suffering he brought to them all Away ran the children to hide in their beds, for fear that the devil would chop off their heads |
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| 2 | Superbeast | 03:40 |
Shriek the lips
Across ragged tongue, Convulsing together.Sing violently, Move the jaw Cry aloud. Bound up the Dead Triumphantly The ragged they come and The ragged they kill! You pray so hard on bloody knees. The ragged they come and The ragged they kill! Down in the cool air I can see.Hey, Yeah – I’m the one that you wanted Hey, Yeah – I’m your Superbeast Hey, Yeah – I’m the one that you wanted Hey, Yeah – I’m your SuperbeastStir the limbs across the wrist, Full possession of memory. Bury me as a dog, Icy hands surrounding me.The ragged they come and The ragged they kill! You pray so hard on bloody knees. The ragged they come and The ragged they kill! Down in the cool air I can see.Hey, Yeah – I’m the one that you wanted Hey, Yeah – I’m your Superbeast Hey, Yeah – I’m the one that you wanted Hey, Yeah – I’m your SuperbeastShriek the lips Across ragged tongue, Convulsing together.Sing violently, Move the jaw Cry aloud. Bound up the Dead TriumphantlyThe ragged they come and The ragged they kill! You pray so hard on bloody knees. The ragged they come and The ragged they kill! Down in the cool air I can see.Hey, Yeah – I’m the one that you wanted Hey, Yeah – I’m your Superbeast Hey, Yeah – I’m the one that you wanted Hey, Yeah – I’m your Superbeast |
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| 3 | Dragula | 03:42 |
Dead I am the one, Exterminating son
Slipping through the trees, strangling the breeze Dead I am the sky, watching angels cry As they slowly turn, conquering the wormDig through the ditches And Burn through the witches I slam in the back of my Dragula!Dig through the ditches And Burn through the witches I slam in the back of my Dragula!Dead I am the pool, spreading from the fool Weak and what you need, nowhere as you bleed Dead I am the rat, feast upon the cat Tender is the fur, cying as you purrDig through the ditches And Burn through the witches I slam in the back of my Dragula!Dig through the ditches And Burn through the witches I slam in the back of my Dragula!Do it baby, Do it baby Do it baby, Do it babyBurn like an animalDead I am the life, dig into the skin Knuckle crack the bone, 21 to win Dead I am the dog, hound of hell you cry Devil on your back, I can never dieDig through the ditches And Burn through the witches I slam in the back of my Dragula!Dig through the ditches And Burn through the witches I slam in the back of my Dragula!Do it baby, Do it baby Do it baby, Do it baby Burn like an animalDig through the ditches And Burn through the witches I slam in the back of my Dragula!Dig through the ditches And Burn through the witches I slam in the back of my Dragula!Dig through the ditches And Burn through the witches I slam in the back of my Dragula! |
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| 4 | Living Dead Girl | 03:21 |
Rage in the cage
And piss upon the stage There’s only one sure way To bring the giant down Defunct the strings Of cemetary things With one flat foot On the devil’s wingCrawl on me Sink into me Die for me Living Dead Girl Crawl on me Sink into me Die for me Living Dead GirlRaping the geek And hustling the freak Like a hunchback juice On a sentimental noose Operation filth They love to love the wealth Of an SS Whore Making scary soundsCrawl on me Sink into me Die for me Living Dead GirlCrawl on me Sink into me Die for me Living Dead Girl Psyclone Jack Hallucinating Hack Thinks Donna Reed Eats dollar bills Goldfoot machine Creates another fiend So Beautiful, They make you kill Crawl on me Sink into me Die for me Living Dead Girl Crawl on me Sink into me Die for me Living Dead Girl Blood on her skin Dripping with Sin Do it again Living Dead GirlBlood on her skin Dripping with Sin Do it again Living Dead Girl |
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| 5 | Perversion 99 | 01:43 |
(Instrumental)
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| 6 | Demonoid Phenomenon | 04:11 |
Hell on Earth
For What It’s Worth Dead on Dreaming You started screaming The wizard of how The king of the now Cry like a banshee And die like you want meViolator Desecrator Turn around and meet the hater Violator Desecrator Turn around andDemonoid Phenomenon Get it out Get it on Demonoid Phenomenon Get it out Get it onThe conquering worm The slithering germ Lost in black sleep I see how the gods weep The horror of Madness The Terminal Sadness The cool air of mourning Gave me the warningViolator Desecrator Turn around and meet the hater Violator Desecrator Turn around andDemonoid Phenomenon Get it out Get it on Demonoid Phenomenon Get it out Get it onViolator Desecrator Turn around and meet the hater Violator Desecrator Turn around andDemonoid Phenomenon Get it out Get it on Demonoid Phenomenon Get it out Get it on |
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| 7 | Spookshow Baby | 03:38 |
A hangin all over you yeah Devilman yes I can cut a little peice of you yeahHunger! Inside you Hunger! Hunger! Destroy you Hunger!Swift might dead night That’s all right for you yeah Voodoo man yes I can tear it all down for you yeahShe’s a killer! She’s a thriller! Spookshow baby! She’s a killer! She’s a thriller! Yeah Spookshow baby!Red rain, no pain Fallin down over you yeah Wicked man yes I can a walkin all over you yeahHunger! Inside you Hunger! Hunger! Destroy you Hunger!She’s a killer! She’s a thriller! Spookshow baby! She’s a killer! She’s a thriller! Yeah Spookshow baby!Bright glove, mad love A movin all over you yeah Psycho man yes I can do it all over for you yeahShe’s a killer! She’s a thriller! Spookshow baby! She’s a killer! She’s a thriller! Yeah Spookshow baby! |
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| 8 | How to make a Monster | 01:38 |
She freak out at a damaged life like a jailbait in the park
A teenage wolf with a bloody knife going down in the dark How to make a monster baby, how to get it on How to make a monster baby, how to get it on Go go Zombie, go go yeah, yeah, yeah Go go Zombie, go go yeah, yeah, yeahRoots in hell and time will tell if your baby is insane a child bride with bloody eyes got Satan on the brain How to make a monster baby, how to get it on How to make a monster baby, how to get it on Go go Zombie, go go yeah, yeah, yeah Go go Zombie, go go yeah, yeah, yeah[Chorus] |
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| 9 | Meet the Creeper | 03:13 |
Creature core you can’t ignore
I got a 5000 fingers of dead yeah A Rats are we you can’t break free You’re with the livin’ on your bed yeah!Meet the creeper, take it deeper! Meet the creeper, yeah! Yeah! I see the dead in your eyes! I transform in the skies!Stabbin out the city’s crowd Like a dagger fallin on your baby Thrill the kill I know you will Feed the monster and the ladyMeet the creeper, take it deeper! Meet the creeper, yeah! Yeah! I see the dead in your eyes! I transform in the skies!Creature core you can’t ignore I got a 5000 fingers of dead yeah A rats are we you can’t break free You’re with the livin’ on your bed yeah!Meet the creeper, take it deeper! Meet the creeper, yeah! Yeah! I see the dead in your eyes! I transform in the skies!Meet the creeper ahhhh Meet the creeper ahhhh Meet the creeper ahhhh Meet the creeper |
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| 10 | The Ballad of Resurrection Joe | 03:55 |
Insane Blue at the green man inn
Cut the lights and pray that you’re dead Opium dreams through the seven dials And feel the pillow over your head Rachel hide from Ned the crow Keen eye on the peelers Experiment 53 And no scratch for the dealersShe wants some more Sweet Rosa whore She wants some more Sweet Rosa whore I say hell is love You say I must suffer She’s a motherfucker Ressurrect me I say hell is love You say I must suffer She’s a motherfucker Ressurrect meSleep well in your killing bed Give a jig and show some life Favor for a favor Don’t seperate the Pain from the knife All the doctors sing You got to suffer for the cure As the world fades away You wonder where you wereShe wants some more Sweet Rosa whore She wants some more Sweet Rosa whore I say hell is love You say I must suffer She’s a motherfucker Ressurrect me I say hell is love You say I must suffer She’s a motherfucker Ressurrect meShe wants some more Sweet Rosa whore She wants some more Sweet Rosa whore I say hell is love You say I must suffer She’s a motherfucker Ressurrect me I say hell is love You say I must suffer She’s a motherfucker Ressurrect me |
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| 11 | What Lurks on Channel X? | 02:29 |
What is lurking?
What is here? What is lurking? What you fear!What is lurking? What is here? What is lurking? What you fear!Channel X. Channel X. Channel X. Channel X.What is lurking? What is here? What is lurking? What you fear?What is lurking? What is here? What is lurking? What you fear?Channel X. Channel X. Channel X. Channel X. |
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| 12 | Return of the Phantom Stranger | 04:31 |
Shape shifting high
and a haunted eye. Falling plastic and paper demons! No trace of time, I’m branded sly, I am your ghostmaster baby free me.All you know, is alone, you see a, Phantom Stranger! Down you go, all alone, you love my, Phantom Strange!rMy sinister sounds Sweep the grounds Still-born I Lie beneath it I throw it away the freaks all stay Deformed and laughing screaming!All you know, is alone, you see a, Phantom Stranger! Down you go, all alone, you love my, Phantom Stranger!A wretched heart in the dark decay, dominate forever… Destroy the things you love and see if I rememberAll you know, is alone, you see a, Phantom Stranger! down you go all alone you love my, Phantom Stranger! |
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| 13 | The Beginning of the End | 01:52 |
(Instrumental)
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DVD TRACKLIST
Disc Two 2005 Release DVD
On November 22, 2005, Rob Zombie re-released Hellbilly Deluxeas a Deluxe Edition; a CD+DVD combo which included videos recorded for each of the 13 tracks, as well as 2 bonus tracks. Each track video is credited to Rob Zombie’s direction.
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| 1 | Call of the Zombie * | 00:30 |
| 2 | Superbeast | 03:40 |
| 3 | Dragula | 03:44 |
| 4 | Living Dead Girl | 03:22 |
| 5 | Perversion 99 * | 01:42 |
| 6 | Demonoid Phenomenon – uncensored | 04:02 |
| 7 | Spookshow Baby | 03:39 |
| 8 | How to make a Monster * | 01:38 |
| 9 | Meet the Creeper * | 03:13 |
| 10 | The Ballad of Resurrection Joe and Rosa Whore * | 04:15 |
| 11 | What Lurks on Channel X? * | 02:28 |
| 12 | Return of the Phantom Stranger | 04:28 |
| 13 | The Beginning of the End * | 01:53 |
| 14 | Living Dead Girl (Remix – Bonus video) * | 04:11 |
| 15 | Return of the Phanton Stranger (Remix – Bonus video) * | 03:32 |
* Previously unreleased
Album line-up and album details
LENGTH:38:23
LABEL:Geffen
RELEASED:August 25, 1998 and November 22, 2005
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- Rob Zombie – Vocals
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- Mike Riggs – Guitar
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- Blasko – Bass
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- John Tempesta – Drums
Special Thanks to Sheri Moon Zombie
| Produced by: | Scott Humphrey & Rob Zombie |
| Lyrics by: | Rob Zombie |
| Music by: | Rob Zombie & Scott Humphrey |
| Recorded at: | The Chop Shop Hollywood CA |
| Mixed, engineered and programmed by: | Scott Humphrey |
| Additional mixing: | Chris Lord-Alge |
| Additional Engineering: | Frank Gayner |
| Additional Programming: | Paul Decarli |
| Additional Guitar/Bass: | Danny Lohner & Mark Matcho |
| Additional Drums: | Tommy Lee |
| Mastered by: | Gavin Lurssen at The Mastering Lab |
| Music Supervised by: | Dana Smart |
| Cover Art: | Basil Gogos |
| Booklet Art: | David Hartman |
| Living Dead Girl Painting: | Dan Brereton |
| Photos: | Myriam Santos-Kayda |
| Management: | Andy Gould |
| Booking: | John Dittmar for Pinnacle Entertainment |
| Legal Affairs: | Jeffery Light |
| Business Affairs: | Scott Adair |
| Design: | Rob Zombie |
| All videos directed by: | Rob Zombie |
| DVD Produced by: | Rob Zombie and Jeff Fura |
| DVD Production Facility: | Spitfire Media, Santa Monica CA |
| DVD Menu Design: | Kelly McFadden |
| DVD Authoring: | Chris Barragan |
| Audio Resync: | Chris Holden |
| Production Manager: | Beth Stempel |
| Legal Clearances: | Scott Ravine |
| Product Manager: | Adam Starr |