Astro-Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head or just Astro-Creep: 2000 - the fourth and last studio album of the American metal band White Zombie . The album was released on April 11, 1995 by Geffen Records . He became the group's most commercially successful, ranking 6th on the Billboard 200 chart [1] . This is the only album recorded by drummer John Tempest .
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| Studio Album White Zombie | ||||
| Date of issue | April 11, 1995 | |||
| Recorded by | 1994 | |||
| Genres | Groove metal Industrial metal Alternative metal | |||
| Duration | 52:01 | |||
| Producer | Terry Date | |||
| A country | ||||
| Labels | Geffen records | |||
| Professional reviews | ||||
| Timeline White Zombie | ||||
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Content
About the album
The album was even more successful than the previous one ( La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 ). Drummer Ivan de Prüm left the band during a tour in support of La Sexorcisto to start his own business. He was replaced by John Tempest , known for his work with Exodus and Testament . According to guitarist Jay, 72 tracks, 48 analog and 24 digital were recorded. The material for the album was prepared for three months, another three months were left for recording. For recording, the group received a larger budget compared to previous works and more time for work.
Music and Lyrics
The album turned out to be heavier compared to the previous album, having more industrial metal than groove. The group also reduced the sound of the guitar and bass, making the sound darker.
Almost all of the lyrics also became darker and more exciting than on previous albums. The theme of the texts has traditionally been murders, the dead, blasphemy, Satanism and similar things.
Also, like on all albums, fragments of dialogues from horror films and cult paintings , such as “ The Omega Man ”, “ Shaft ”, “ The Phantom of the House on the Hill ”, “ The Daughter of Satan ”, “ The Curse of Frankenstein ” and others were included in the songs. . The title of the lead song on More Human Than Human is the motto of Tyrell Corporation from the movie Blade Runner , as well as the line “I am the nexus one, I want more life, fucker”.
Rob Zombie said that he liked this album more than the previous one: “I was not completely satisfied with La Sexorcisto. In a way, this is perhaps the best we could do, given the circumstances; and this album sounds like we wanted. ”
Recognition
The album became the group's best-selling album, platinum in the United States twice, and sold over 2.6 million copies. A limited edition of 50,000 blue vinyl copies was also released. The album also went platinum in Canada . He was nominated for a Grammy in the nomination “The best album design, not classical” [2] , and the single “More Human than Human” in the nomination “ Best metal performance ” in 1996 .
Video clips for the songs “More Human than Human”, “Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy) ”and a live recording for“ Super-Charger Heaven ”. In 1995, the video for the song “More Human than Human” won the MTV Video Music Awards in the category “ For Best Rock Video ”. Rob Zombie believes that this is the best clip of the group.
It was also planned to shoot a video for the song “Blood, Milk and Sky” and other songs, but the plans were interrupted when the group broke up.
List of Songs
All texts are written by Rob Zombie .
| No. | Title | Music | Duration |
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| one. | “Electric Head Pt. 1 (The Agony) » | Ayslot, Eugene, Tempest | 4:54 |
| 2. | Super-Charger Heaven | Ayslot, Eugene, Tempest | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Real Solution # 9" | Ayslot, Eugene, Tempest | 4:44 |
| four. | "Creature of the Wheel" | Ayslot, Eugen | 3:25 |
| five. | “Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy) » | Ayslot, Eugene, Tempest | 3:53 |
| 6. | Grease Paint and Monkey Brains | Ayslot, Eugene, Tempest | 3:49 am |
| 7. | "I, Zombie" | Ayslot, Eugene, Tempest | 3:31 |
| eight. | "More Human than Human" | Ayslot, Eugen | 4:28 |
| 9. | "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama" | Ayslot, Eugene, Tempest | 4:13 |
| ten. | "Blur the Technicolor" | Ayslot, Eugen | 4:09 |
| eleven. | "Blood, Milk and Sky" | Ayslot, Eugene, Tempest | 11:21 |
Members
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Rewards
| Edition | A country | List | Year | A place |
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| Kerrang! | Great Britain | Albums of the Year [3] | 1995 | 2 |
| Rocksound | France | Albums of the Year [4] | 1995 | 20 |
| Oor | Netherlands | Albums of the Year [5] | 1995 | 23 |
| RAW | Great Britain | “90 major albums of the 90s” [6] | 1995 | * |
| Kerrang! | Great Britain | “100 albums worth listening to before you die” [7] | 1998 | 20 |
| Pause & play | USA | “100 Most Important Albums of the 90s” [8] | 1999 | eleven |
| Visions | Germany | “The most important albums of the 90s” [9] | 2005 | 91 |
| Classic rock & metal hammer | Great Britain | “200 greatest albums of the 90s” [10] | 2006 | * |
Notes
- ↑ White Zombie Chart history . Billboard. Date of treatment May 4, 2015.
- ↑ THE 38TH ANNUAL GRAMMY NOMINATIONS: The Complete List of Nominees . Los Angeles Times (January 5, 1996). Date of treatment May 4, 2015.
- ↑ Kerrang! - Albums of the Year . Kerrang !. Date of treatment April 8, 2008. Archived March 27, 2008.
- ↑ Rocksound - Albums of the Year . Rocksound. Date of treatment April 8, 2008.
- ↑ OOR - Albums of the Year . OOR. Date of treatment April 8, 2008.
- ↑ RAW - 90 essential albums for the 90s . RAW. Date of treatment April 8, 2008. Archived April 29, 2008.
- ↑ Kerrang! - 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . Kerrang !. Date of treatment April 8, 2008. Archived April 15, 2008.
- ↑ Pause & Play - The 90s Top 100 Essential Albums . Pause & Play. Date of treatment April 7, 2008. Archived March 28, 2008.
- ↑ Visions - The Most Important Albums of the 90s . Visions. Date of treatment April 7, 2008.
- ↑ Acclaimed Music - Classic Rock and Metal Hammer 200 List . AcclaimedMusic.net. Date of treatment April 7, 2008.