October 23, 2001

On November 13, 2001, Rob Zombie will return with The Sinister Urge, his first album since 1998's Hellbilly Deluxe, which debuted in the Top 5 and became his best selling album to date, certified triple platinum. The Sinister Urge (Geffen Records) features guest appearances by Ozzy Osbourne, Tommy Lee, Slayer guitarist Kerry King, DJ Lethal and Beastie Boys DJ - Mix Master Mike. Zombie and Ozzy will launch a co-headlining tour, with each presenting their full stage show, starting on Halloween.

Zombie says "My goal was to make a big, lush, live-sounding hard-rock album, reminiscent of the albums I grew up listening to. Musically it is not a radical departure, but it is definitely more melodic and straight to the point. I wanted it to play as an album from start to finish, not just a bunch of songs strung together."

The Sinister Urge was produced by Scott Humphrey and Zombie, and the first single/video is "Feel So Numb." Other tracks include "Dead Girl Superstar," "Never Gonna Stop" (now featured on WWF as Edge's theme song) and "House Of 1000 Corpses" (the title song of the yet-to-be-released movie that Zombie wrote and directed) and the Ozzy-aided "Iron Head."

Zombie regulars also contributed: Riggs on guitar, Blasko on bass and Tempesta on drums.