Editing Rob Zombie (section)

=== 1998–2001: Solo debut and commercial success ===
Work on Zombie's debut solo album first began in 1997, before the band had officially broken up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/502053/singer-says-white-zombie-breakup-was-inevitable/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515030003/http://www.mtv.com/news/502053/singer-says-white-zombie-breakup-was-inevitable/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 15, 2015|title=Singer Says White Zombie Breakup Was Inevitable|website=MTV}}</ref> For the album, Zombie worked with numerous artists, including [[Charlie Clouser]] of [[Nine Inch Nails]] fame and former [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]] bandmate [[John Tempesta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://robzombie.com/2012/07/artwork-for-rob-zombies-mondo-sex-head-revealed/comment-page-1/ |title=» Artwork for Rob Zombie's Mondo Sex Head revealed |website=Robzombie.com |date=July 2, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012 |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709211222/http://robzombie.com/2012/07/artwork-for-rob-zombies-mondo-sex-head-revealed/comment-page-1/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Phares |first=Heather |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/american-made-music-to-strip-by-mw0000671137 |title=American Made Music to Strip By – Rob Zombie : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=AllMusic |date=October 26, 1999 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/poll-who-s-your-favorite-rob-zombie-drummer |title=Poll: Who's Your Favorite Rob Zombie Drummer? |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=February 8, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1428856/rob-zombie-sets-date-for-solo-album/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019171341/http://www.mtv.com/news/1428856/rob-zombie-sets-date-for-solo-album/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2015|title=Rob Zombie Sets Date For Solo Album |publisher=MTV |date=July 9, 1998 |access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westnet.com/consumable/1998/09.02/revzombi.html |title=Review |website=Consumable Online|access-date=November 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110004559/http://www.westnet.com/consumable/1998/09.02/revzombi.html |archive-date=January 10, 2013  }}</ref> Zombie's solo debut album, ''[[Hellbilly Deluxe|Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International]]'', was released on August 25, 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/rob-zombie/discography/127468/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301051552/http://www.mtv.com/artists/rob-zombie/discography/127468/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 1, 2016|title=Hellbilly Deluxe by Rob Zombie|publisher=MTV}}</ref> The album was a commercial success, debuting at number five on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with first week sales of 121,000 copies.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/garths-scarecrow-shoots-straight-to-no-1-77645/ |title=Garth's 'Scarecrow' Shoots Straight To No. 1 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> The album's first week sales topped that of his prior albums with White Zombie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Rob+Zombie|title=Rob Zombie|date=July 6, 2023 |publisher=Last FM}}</ref> ''Hellbilly Deluxe'' went on to become Zombie's highest selling album to date, with sales exceeding three million copies in the United States.<ref name="RIAA-Rob Zombie">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Rob+Zombie#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum RIAA [Rob Zombie]|publisher=RIAA|date=April 10, 2015|access-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref> The album was influenced by [[classic horror|classic horror films]],<ref name="avclub.com">{{cite news|last=Tobias |first=Scott |url=https://www.avclub.com/rob-zombie-1798208595|title=Rob Zombie interview|newspaper=The A.V. Club |date=August 2, 2005 |access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> with numerous songs on the album containing samples and quotes from some of Zombie's favorite [[horror film]]s.<ref name="reocities.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.reocities.com/tyrannorabbit/horrormetalz.html |title=Tyrannorabbit's Horrormetal-land |website=Reocities.com |access-date=November 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809171706/http://www.reocities.com/tyrannorabbit/horrormetalz.html |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album spawned three singles, all of which charted on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100xr.com/artists/R/Rob_Zombie.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105054951/http://www.100xr.com/artists/R/Rob_Zombie.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |title=Rob Zombie Biography, Music News, Discography @ 100 XR – The Net's No. 1 Rock Station!!! |website=100xr.com |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> Numerous songs from the album were used in films and video games, mainly in the horror genre.<ref name=tenbestsongs>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/best-rob-zombie-songs/|title=10 Best Rob Zombie Songs|author=Jeff Cornell|website=Loudwire|date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref> The success of the album led to the release of Zombie's first remix album, ''[[American Made Music to Strip By]]'' (1999).<ref name=remix>{{cite web|last=Phares |first=Heather |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r442377 |pure_url=yes}} |title=American Made to Strip By - Rob Zombie |website=AllMusic |date=October 26, 1999 |access-date=June 7, 2012}}</ref> The album entered the top forty of the ''Billboard'' 200 in its debut week.<ref name=remix />

Zombie formed his own record label, [[Zombie-A-Go-Go Records]], in 1998.<ref name=recordlabel>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/151829/rob-zombie-ventures-off-with-zombie-a-go-go/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302181840/http://www.mtv.com/news/151829/rob-zombie-ventures-off-with-zombie-a-go-go/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 2, 2016|title=Rob Zombie Ventures off with Zombie-A-Go-Go|publisher=MTV|date=May 5, 1998}}</ref> The label released the final album from American instrumental band [[The Bomboras]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-bomboras-mn0000618737/biography |title=The Bomboras &#124; Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=August 8, 1997 |access-date=March 14, 2016}}</ref> as well as the debut album from the [[Ghastly Ones]].<ref name=recordlabel /> Both albums were released on June 2, 1998, though received little critical or commercial success. The label next released the compilation album ''Halloween Hootenanny'' (1998), featuring appearances from artists such as [[Reverend Horton Heat]] and [[Rocket From the Crypt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/halloween-hootenanny-mw0000598776|title=Halloween Hootenanny by Various Artists|website=AllMusic}}</ref> Zombie himself contributed the song "Halloween (She Get So Mean)" to the soundtrack, which had previously appeared on promotional releases of "[[Dragula (song)|Dragula]]" (1998). Zombie released the album ''Rob Zombie Presents The Words & The Music Of Frankenstein'' on October 12, 1999, through Zombie-A-Go-Go Records.<ref name=frankenstein>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rob-zombie-presents-frankenstein-mw0000251532|title=Rob Zombie Presents Frankenstein|website=AllMusic}}</ref> The album, considered a soundtrack, features the original score and some dialogue from the original ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' (1931).<ref name=frankenstein />

Zombie was set to make his directorial debut with the film ''The Crow: 2037'', and even wrote the film's script.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428859/zombie-will-write-direct-next-crow-flick.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515131955/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428859/zombie-will-write-direct-next-crow-flick.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |title=Zombie Will Write/Direct Next "Crow" Flick – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=February 11, 1997 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> The film was set to take place in the future, though it was never released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roteirodecinema.com.br/scripts/files/crow_2037_a_new_world_of_gods_and_monster.htm |title=Scripts on the Net – The Crow: 2037 A New World of Gods and Monster, by Rob Zombie – Read The Screenplay |website=Roteirodecinema.com.br |date=September 22, 2008 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://io9.com/5932803/100-wonderful-and-terrible-movies-that-never-existed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812212846/http://io9.com/5932803/100-wonderful-and-terrible-movies-that-never-existed |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2012 |title=100 Wonderful and Terrible Movies That Never Existed |website=Io9.com |date=August 10, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012 }}</ref> It was decided that the film was not suited for the franchise, but would instead serve as a standalone project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.experts123.com/q/what-happened-to-the-rob-zombie-script-for-crow-2037.html |title=What happened to the Rob Zombie script for Crow: 2037? |website=Experts123.com |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> He composed the original score for the video game ''[[Twisted Metal III]]'', released in 1998.<ref name="GameRev">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/twisted-metal-iii |title=Twisted Metal III Review |first=Kevin |last=Dick |date=November 1998 |publisher=[[Game Revolution]] |access-date=March 14, 2014}}</ref> Zombie designed a haunted attraction for [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] in 1999, which was later deemed instrumental in reviving the Halloween Horror Nights annual attraction.<ref name=cdinterview>{{cite web|url=http://www.christiandivine.com/RobZombie.htm|title=Rob Zombie - Christian Divine|website=Christiandivine.com |access-date=January 31, 2015}}</ref> It was during this time that Zombie began working with the studio on his directorial debut, a film titled ''[[House of 1000 Corpses]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anythinghorror.com/2011/04/30/texas-frightmare-weekend-2011-day-2-press-conference-with-sid-haig/ |title=Texas Frightmare Weekend 2011: Day 2 – Press Conference with Sid Haig |website=Anythinghorror.com |date=May 2011 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> The project began filming in May 2000 with a scheduled release date of the following year, though the studio ultimately cancelled its release due to the violent themes present throughout the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wn.com/original_universal_house_of_1000_corpses_trailer_rare |title=Original Universal House of 1000 Corpses Trailer Rare |website=Wn.com |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> Zombie's song "Superbeast", taken from ''Hellbilly Deluxe'', received a nomination for Best Metal Performance at the [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/best-rob-zombie-songs/|title=10 Best Rob Zombie Songs|date=June 4, 2015 |publisher=LoudWire}}</ref> Zombie contributed the song "[[Scum of the Earth (song)|Scum of the Earth]]" (2000) to the ''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jbfoxqekldae|title=AllMusic review|website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=August 4, 2010}}</ref>

Zombie's second studio album, ''[[The Sinister Urge (album)|The Sinister Urge]]'', was released on November 13, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://survivingthegoldenage.com/rob-zombie-mondo-sex-head/ |title=Record Review: Rob Zombie: Mondo Sex Head |website=Survivingthegoldenage.com |date=August 13, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rzr.online.fr/docs/zombie/sinister_urge.htm |title=Rob Zombie: The Sinister Urge: Zombie 2d solo album @ Zombieland 2 |website=Rzr.online.fr |date=November 13, 2001 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> The album expands on the horror and shock rock elements seen in his debut album, and features collaborations with artists such as [[Ozzy Osbourne]].<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web|last=Torreano |first=Bradley |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-sinister-urge-mw0000214563 |title=The Sinister Urge – Rob Zombie : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=AllMusic |date=November 13, 2001 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> The album became his second to enter the top ten in the United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/garth-brooks/10058 |title='Scarecrow' Scares Off Britney |work=NME |date=November 22, 2001 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> with its first week sales topping that of his previous album.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Andrew |last=Dansby |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/garth-retires-the-competition-20011121 |title=Garth Retires the Competition |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 21, 2001 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Martens|first=Todd|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2003/10/01/outkast_leads_nine_new_top_20_chart_entries/ |title=OutKast Leads Nine New Top-20 Chart Entries |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date= January 10, 2003|access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> The album went on to sell over one million copies in the United States, his second to accomplish this feat.<ref name="RIAA-Rob Zombie" /> The album was preceded by the single "[[Feel So Numb]]", with a second single being released the following year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://robzombie.com/music/the-sinister-urge/ |title=The Sinister Urge |website=Robzombie.com |date=July 17, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012 |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124110542/http://robzombie.com/music/the-sinister-urge/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite the album's success, it was noted as a decline in sales when compared to his first studio album. ''The Sinister Urge'' and its subsequent singles were met with a positive critical reception,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,253069,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421134426/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C253069%2C00.html |archive-date=April 21, 2009 |title=Empty Shell |date=December 7, 2001 |access-date=June 21, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robzombie/albums/album/271092/review/6210001/the_sinister_urge |title=Album Reviews: Rob Zombie: The Sinister Urge |first=David |last=Sprague |date=2 November 2001 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001212200/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robzombie/albums/album/271092/review/6210001/the_sinister_urge |archive-date=October 1, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> with [[AllMusic]] writing "It is the slow burn of [the album's] last track that shows the most promise; after years of making good heavy metal, he finally expands the boundaries of his own sound. Few metal musicians kept their sound fresh for as long as Zombie, and this album is no exception."<ref name="allmusic.com"/> ''The Sinister Urge'' was voted as the fans' favorite album on Zombie's official website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://robzombie.com/2012/05/poll-results-you-voted-for-the-sinister-urge/ |title=» Poll Results: You voted for The Sinister Urge The Official Rob Zombie Website |website=Robzombie.com |date=May 9, 2012 |access-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-date=January 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112165732/http://robzombie.com/2012/05/poll-results-you-voted-for-the-sinister-urge/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album is the final project to feature guitarist [[Mike Riggs]] and drummer [[John Tempesta]], who had been with Zombie since the start of his solo career.