Editing Rob Zombie (section)

===2010–2015: New label and return to music===
It was announced in 2009 that Zombie had begun working on his fourth studio album, the follow-up to his 2006 album ''[[Educated Horses]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/25735/tempidx/1/menuid/1 |title=Rob Zombie To Begin Work On New Studio Album In June |website=Blistering.com |access-date=November 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912051855/http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/25735/tempidx/1/menuid/1 |archive-date=September 12, 2014  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rob-zombie-talks-tyrannosaurus-rex-i-haven-t-even-written-the-script-yet/ |title=Rob Zombie Talks 'Tyrannosaurus Rex': 'I Haven't Even Written The Script Yet' |website=Blabbermouth.Net |date= October 28, 2008|access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/rob_zombie_says_new_album_is_a_great_follow-up_to_original_hellbilly_deluxe.html |title=Rob Zombie Says New Album Is 'A Great Follow-Up' To Original 'Hellbilly Deluxe'|website=Ultimate-guitar.com |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> The album was originally scheduled to be released on November 17, 2009, but was delayed following Zombie's departure from longtime label Geffen Records on October 29, 2009,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-29 |title=Rob Zombie Unexpectedly Switches Labels |url=https://sleazeroxx.com/rob-zombie-unexpectedly-switches-labels/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Sleaze Roxx |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-29 |title=Zombie quits record label |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/136941/Zombie-quits-record-label |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> after which he penned a new deal with [[Roadrunner Records]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hardtimes.ca/node/9274 |title=Rob Zombie (NY) Leaves Geffen Records, Signs With Roadrunner/Loud & Proud |website=Hardtimes.ca |access-date=November 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515152110/http://www.hardtimes.ca/node/9274 |archive-date=May 15, 2013  }}</ref> Zombie later claimed that Geffen had "morphed into a different label" and that being signed didn't "work for [him] anymore."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eddietrunk.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/naa/cdid/417186/pid/400512 |title=Rob Zombie Says He Left Geffen Records Because They "Morphed Into A Different Label" |website=EddieTrunk.com |access-date=November 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207140350/http://eddietrunk.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/417186/pid/400512 |archive-date=February 7, 2010  }}</ref> The album was confirmed to be titled ''[[Hellbilly Deluxe 2|Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool]]'', with Zombie describing it as a sequel to his 1998 debut as they sounded similar in both "vibe" and "attitude".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/video-interview-rob-zombie-on-hellbilly-deluxe-2 |title=Video Interview: Rob Zombie on Hellbilly Deluxe 2 |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=July 12, 2011 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> ''Hellbilly Deluxe 2'' was released on February 2, 2010.<ref name="mtv">{{cite web| last = Anderson| first = Kyle| title = Rob Zombie Says New Songs "Are Connecting In An Amazing Way"| publisher = MTV| date = December 2, 2009| url =http://www.mtv.com/news/1627385/rob-zombie-says-new-songs-are-connecting-in-an-amazing-way/| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150218063223/http://www.mtv.com/news/1627385/rob-zombie-says-new-songs-are-connecting-in-an-amazing-way/| url-status =dead| archive-date =February 18, 2015| access-date = December 13, 2021}}</ref><ref name="blab tracklisting">{{cite web| title = Rob Zombie: "Hellbilly Deluxe 2" Pushed Back A Week| work = Blabbermouth.net| publisher = Roadrunner Records| date = September 27, 2009| url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=127734| access-date = September 27, 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091001112647/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=127734| archive-date = October 1, 2009| df = mdy-all}}</ref> The album sold 49,000 copies in its first week of release, becoming his fourth top ten album in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/rob-zombie-s-hellbilly-deluxe-2-debuts-at-8-on-billboard |title=Rob Zombie's 'HellBilly Deluxe 2' Debuts at No. 8 on Billboard |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=July 12, 2011 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=rob zombie|chart=all}} |title=Hellbilly Deluxe, Vol. 2 – Rob Zombie |magazine=Billboard |date=February 20, 2010 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> The album received a mixed to positive critical reception upon its release.<ref>{{cite web| title = Reviews of ''Hellbilly Deluxe 2''| website = [[Metacritic]]| url = https://www.metacritic.com/music/hellbilly-deluxe-ii| access-date = February 10, 2010}}</ref> Zombie released a special edition of the album on September 28, 2010, featuring three new songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143552 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201184344/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143552 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |title=Rob Zombie: 'Mars Needs Women' Video Released; 'Hellbilly Deluxe 2' Special Edition Detailed |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=July 26, 2010 |access-date=November 24, 2012 }}</ref> Zombie promoted the release through his [[Hellbilly Deluxe 2 World Tour]], which served as his first international tour since beginning his solo career.<ref>{{cite news |title= Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Tour-Beginning October 29th |website=Interscope.com |date= May 23, 2010 |url= http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=22818&aid=1026 |access-date= May 23, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/rob-zombie-announces-us-tour/|title = Rob Zombie Announces US Tour|publisher = Metal Hammer Blog|date = September 15, 2009|access-date = February 21, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110628211759/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/rob-zombie-announces-us-tour/|archive-date = June 28, 2011|df = mdy-all}}</ref> The tour featured 150 dates, spanning over a two-year time span.<ref>{{cite web| title = Australia's Sounwave Festival Line-Up Leaked?| work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]| publisher = [[Roadrunner Records]]| date = August 5, 2010| url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=144008| access-date = August 6, 2010}}</ref> Zombie released the ''Icon'' greatest hits album on October 5, 2010, through Roadrunner Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://robzombie.com/music/rob-zombie-icon/|title=Rob Zombie: Icon|website=Rob Zombie|access-date=January 13, 2016|date=August 12, 2011|archive-date=March 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312034523/http://robzombie.com/music/rob-zombie-icon/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Rob Zombie Rock am Ring 2014 (42).JPG|thumb|upright|Zombie performing at [[Rock am Ring]] 2014]]
Zombie launched his seventh and final comic book series, ''Whatever Happened to Baron Von Shock?'', in 2010; the series spanned four issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/whatever-happened-to-baron-von-shock/4050-33381/|title=Whatever Happened to Baron Von Shock? (Image comic book) – 4 issues |website=Comic Vine |access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> Zombie had another voice-only role in the 2010 film ''[[Super (2010 American film)|Super]]'', portraying God.<ref name=roles /> In 2011, Zombie directed a horror-themed commercial for [[Woolite]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.styleite.com/news/rob-zombie-woolite/|title=Rob Zombie Woolite &#124; Torture Detergent Commercial |date=June 19, 2011|access-date=March 28, 2016| url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224094709/http://www.styleite.com/news/rob-zombie-woolite/|archive-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> Zombie announced work on the horror film ''[[The Lords of Salem (film)|The Lords of Salem]]'' in 2011.<ref name=ZombieOne>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Nigel M.|date=September 12, 2012|title=Rob Zombie on Going for Broke With 'Lords of Salem' and Why Making a Third 'Halloween' Would Be "Masochistic"|work=Indiewire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/rob-zombie-interview-lords-of-salem-halloween#|access-date=September 15, 2012}}</ref> The film, whose name is derived from the Rob Zombie song of the same name, is about a coven of witches in modern-day [[Salem, Massachusetts]].<ref name=Complex>{{cite web|last1=Barone|first1=Matt|title=Interview: Rob Zombie Talks "The Lords of Salem" and Why He Doesn't Care If You Like It|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/04/rob-zombie-lords-of-salem-interview|website=Complex|access-date=July 20, 2015}}</ref> In an interview Zombie said that the film would be his cinematically biggest film and described it as "if [[Ken Russell]] directed ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]''".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2cv_UGnV98#! |title=Rob Zombie Goes Big with the Lords Of Salem |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=June 13, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> ''The Lords of Salem'' premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] on September 10, 2012, with a limited theatrical release following in April 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hot Exclusive Clip: Rob Zombie's 'The Lords Of Salem'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/02/lords-of-salem-movie-rob-zombie-exclusive-clip-424965/|magazine=Deadline|access-date=February 10, 2013}}</ref><ref name="FN">{{cite magazine|title=Zombie's "The Lords of Salem" Novel Excerpt to Run in Fangoria|url=http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/home/all-news/1-latest-news/8555-zombies-qthe-lords-of-salemq-novel-excerpt-to-run-in-fangoria|magazine=Fangoria|access-date=February 10, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518081811/http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/home/all-news/1-latest-news/8555-zombies-qthe-lords-of-salemq-novel-excerpt-to-run-in-fangoria|archive-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> ''The Lords of Salem'' became the last film of veteran actor [[Richard Lynch (actor)|Richard Lynch]], who died in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/halloween-battlestar-galactica-actor-richard-lynch-dies-at-76/ |title='Halloween,' 'Battlestar Galactica' actor Richard Lynch dies at 76 |publisher=Fox News |date= June 20, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/21/richard-lynch-dead-bad-dr_n_1614848.html |title=Richard Lynch Dead: 'Bad Dreams' Villain Dies At 76 |work=Huffington Post |date= June 21, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/06/19/actor-richard-lynch-dies-at-age-76/ |title=Confirmed: Actor Richard Lynch Dies At Age 76 |publisher=Geeks of Doom |date=June 19, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref>

Zombie later stated that ''Tyrannosaurus Rex'' would be his next released film after ''The Lords of Salem'', though the project has since been put on hold for a second time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/42700/rob-zombie-talks-lords-salem-blob-and-more |title=Rob Zombie Talks Lords of Salem, The Blob, and More! |website=Dreadcentral.com |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, it was confirmed that Zombie would be writing and directing a film titled ''The Broad Street Bullies'', which would be based on the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] hockey team.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming |first=Mike |url=https://deadline.com/2012/06/rob-zombie-targets-philadelphia-flyers-hockey-team-for-feature-broad-street-bullies-288698/ |title=Rob Zombie Targets Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Team For 'Broad Street Bullies' Pic |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/rob-zombie-broad-street-bullies/174327/ |title=Rob Zombie to Write, Direct and Produce Broad Street Bullies Based on the 1970s Philadelphia Flyers |website=Collider |date=June 19, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102191944/http://collider.com/rob-zombie-broad-street-bullies/174327 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film will be Zombie's first non-horror film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/Rob-Zombie-to-writedirect-a-Flyers-film-called-Broad-Street-Bullies.html |title=Rob Zombie to write/direct a Flyers film called 'Broad Street Bullies' |website=Philly.com |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/8077105/rob-zombie-produce-film-philadelphia-flyers-broad-street-bullies |title=Rob Zombie to produce film about Philadelphia Flyers' Broad Street Bullies |publisher=ESPN |date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> He has since stated that the film was in the "research stages", and a release date is unknown.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trask |first=Mike |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/sounds/post/_/id/2407/zombie-to-make-broad-street-bullies-film |title=Rob Zombie talks Broad Street Bullies film  |publisher=ESPN |date= August 3, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> Much like ''Tyrannosaurus Rex'', the film, along with Rock Bottom Creek, has been put on hold indefinitely. Zombie released a second remix album, titled ''[[Mondo Sex Head]]'', on August 6, 2012.<ref name="allmusic 2">{{cite web| last = Heaney| first = Gregory| title = Mondo Sex Head – Overview| work = [[AllMusic]]| publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]| url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/mondo-sex-head-mw0002401631| access-date = August 10, 2012}}</ref> The album featured remixed material from Zombie's first four studio albums, as well as his releases with White Zombie.<ref>{{cite web| title = Rob Zombie Offers Free Download| work = Plug In Music| date = July 23, 2012| url = http://www.pluginmusic.com/news/article/rob-zombie-offers-free-download| access-date = August 13, 2012| archive-date = August 26, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120826150453/http://www.pluginmusic.com/news/article/rob-zombie-offers-free-download| url-status = dead}}</ref> The album was released through Geffen Records, despite Zombie having left the label.<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine| title = Rob Zombie Unveils 'Mondo Sex Head' Album Art | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] | date = July 2, 2012 | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-rob-zombie-on-his-new-album-art-20120702| access-date = November 10, 2012}}</ref> Zombie embarked on the [[Twins of Evil Tour]] with American rock band [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] beginning on September 28, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://robzombie.com/tag/twins-of-evil/|title=Twins of Evil – Rob Zombie|website=robzombie.com|access-date=January 14, 2016|archive-date=April 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412161643/http://robzombie.com/tag/twins-of-evil/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The tour concluded following a publicized feud between the artists while on tour, with the two groups often feuding while on stage.<ref name="Feud on TOE Tour">{{cite web|last=Chichester |first=Sammi |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/fued-rob-zombie-marilyn-manson-tour.html |title=Feud on Rob Zombie/Marilyn Manson Tour |work=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |publisher=[[NewBay Media|NewBay Media LLC]] |date=October 15, 2012 |access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref> The tour officially concluded on December 12, 2012.<ref name="Feud on TOE Tour" />

Recording for Zombie's fifth studio album began in June 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://themusicpress.org/news/marilyn-zombie-tour/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415234020/http://themusicpress.org/news/marilyn-zombie-tour/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 15, 2013 |title=Marilyn Zombie Tour |publisher=The Music Press |access-date=November 24, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/rob-zombie-set-enter-studio-june-record-new-album |title=Rob Zombie Set to Enter Studio in June to Record New Album |magazine=Guitar World |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> with Zombie announcing the then-untitled project in July 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rttnews.com/1923547/marilyn-manson-and-rob-zombie-announce-joint-u-k-arena-tour.aspx |title=Marilyn Manson And Rob Zombie Announce Joint U.K. Arena Tour |website=Rttnews.com |date=July 16, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref> On the record, Zombie claimed "We just want to make a dark, heavy, weird record and stick to that idea [...] If something comes up that isn't, we won't finish it. We'll stick to the plan."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2012/4/11/rob-zombie-promises-next-studio-album-will-be-a-dark-heavy-w.html |title=Rob Zombie Promises Next Studio Album Will Be a "Dark, Heavy, Record" – Music News – ABC News Radio |website=Abcnewsradioonline.com |date=April 11, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20121124003119/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2012/4/11/rob-zombie-promises-next-studio-album-will-be-a-dark-heavy-w.html |archive-date=November 24, 2012  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://q106fm.com/news/articles/2012/apr/11/rob-zombie-promises-next-studio-album-will-be-a-dark-heavy-weird-record/ |title=Rob Zombie Promises Next Studio Album Will Be a "Dark, Heavy, Weird Record" – Q106 Rock On! |website=Q106fm.com |date=April 11, 2012 |access-date=November 24, 2012 |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025655/http://q106fm.com/news/articles/2012/apr/11/rob-zombie-promises-next-studio-album-will-be-a-dark-heavy-weird-record/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Zombie parted ways with Roadrunner Records, instead releasing the album through his new record label Zodiac Swan through [[Universal Music Enterprises]] and T-Boy Records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.umgcatalog.com/|title=UMe|website=Umgcatalog.com}}</ref> On January 30, 2013, Zombie announced that the album was titled ''[[Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor]]''.<ref name="allmusic 3">{{cite web|title=Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor - Rob Zombie|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002486416|pure_url=yes}}|website=[[AllMusic]]|author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas|access-date=February 3, 2010}}</ref> The album was released on April 23, 2013.<ref name="musicenthusiast">{{cite web|url=http://musicenthusiastmag.com/rob-zombie-venomous-rat-regeneration-vendor-album-review/ |title=Rob Zombie, 'Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor' - Album Review |work=Music Enthusiast Magazine |date=June 3, 2013 |access-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref> ''Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor'' became Zombie's fifth consecutive studio album to debut inside the top ten of the ''Billboard'' 200, though it boasted his lowest first week sales of his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=189407 |title=Rob Zombie's 'Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor' Cracks U.S. Top 10 |website=Blabbermouth.Net |date= May 2013|access-date=2013-05-14}}</ref> The album has since become Zombie's lowest selling album to date.<ref name="RIAA-Rob Zombie" />

Zombie designed and launched the Great American Nightmare haunted attraction in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2015/10/08/rob-zombie-s-great-american-nightmare-invades-chicago-suburb|title=Rob Zombie's Great American Nightmare Invades Chicago Suburb|publisher=Chicago Tonight|date=October 8, 2015}}</ref> The attraction, based in [[Chicago]], featured references to Zombie's films and other significant horror events in pop culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rob-zombie-guides-you-through-his-great-american-nightmare-video/|title=Rob Zombie Guides You Through His 'Great American Nightmare' (Video)|publisher=Blabber Mouth|date=October 19, 2015}}</ref> He designed the attractions "Lords of Salem Total Black Out", "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto 3D", and "House of 1000 Corpses", which were combined with a music festival from artists in hard rock, alternative, EDM, and more in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rob Zombie:Announces Great American Nightmare Haunted Attraction|url=http://louderthanhell.net/bands/united-states/rob-zombie/news/2013/06/17/230650/announces-great-american-nightmare-haunted-attraction/|website=Louderthanhell.net|access-date=August 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204120548/http://louderthanhell.net/bands/united-states/rob-zombie/news/2013/06/17/230650/announces-great-american-nightmare-haunted-attraction/|archive-date=December 4, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, Zombie had the voice-only role of Ravager Navigator in the superhero film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''.<ref name="StitchKingdom2">{{cite web |url=http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cameos-71908/ |title='Guardians of the Galaxy' Cameos, Hints at MCU's Future (Heavy Spoilers) |publisher=Stitch Kingdom |date=July 16, 2014 |access-date=July 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718103443/http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cameos-71908/ |archive-date=July 18, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He released his first video album, ''[[The Zombie Horror Picture Show]]'', on May 19, 2014. He released his second live album, ''Spookshow International: Live'', on February 24, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://robzombie.com/music/spookshow-international-live-2015/ |title=» Spookshow International Live [2015&#93; The Official Rob Zombie Website |website=Robzombie.com |date=February 24, 2015 |access-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-date=March 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323184429/http://robzombie.com/music/spookshow-international-live-2015/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>