ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5: Tour Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

October 30, 2009

Fender Vision has posted video footage of guitarist John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, ex-MARILYN MANSON) rehearsing for Zombie's current tour. Watch the five-minute clip below.

Rob Zombie's North American trek kicked off last night (Thursday, October 29) in Phoenix, Arizona. The singer is performing with the same band that toured behind his 2006 CD, "Educated Horses", consisting of John 5, bassist Piggy D. and drummer Tommy Clufetos.

Zombie said on a conference call with reporters earlier this week that fans can expect surprises in both the set list and stage production on the current trek. "We have a lot of new things this time, you know," he said. "We didn't want to go out and just do the same old show, so we've dug deep and we've kind of tried to mix it up. You know, there's always the obvious songs that you have to play for people that they want to hear, but we're actually going back and we're grabbing some songs that I've actually never played live ever. And as far as the stage show, there's been some pretty incredible advancements in digital technology, so we have a pretty high-tech show going on. It's pretty awesome."

It was announced late Wednesday (October 28) that Zombie has left Geffen Records, his label home for 18 years, and signed a new deal with Roadrunner Records' Loud & Proud imprint. The label will release his new album, "Hellbilly Deluxe 2", in early 2010.

Zombie sold more than 15 million records on Geffen as a solo artist and with WHITE ZOMBIE. He said in a statement, "It certainly wasn't an easy decision to make after all this time, but it had to be done. I love this new record and wanted to surround myself with an excited new group of people who can reignite my enthusiasm for working within a hard rock record label. Roadrunner seems to be the perfect place."

Geffen was initially supposed to issue "Hellbilly Deluxe 2" on November 17. It was abruptly yanked from that date, with sources saying that Zombie was at odds with his longtime label.

The singer also said he "toyed with" the idea of bringing out the original "Hellbilly Deluxe" stage set from 1998, but decided in favor of an updated version.

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