ROB ZOMBIE Says Time Was Right For 'Hellbilly Deluxe 2'

Rob Zombie already made one sequel this year with his fourth effort as a director, "Halloween II". But who knew that he had another sequel in the works, this time to his first solo album? Zombie told The Pulse of Radio why he decided to call his new studio album "Hellbilly Deluxe 2", 11 years after the first one came out. "I'd had the idea for 'Hellbilly Deluxe 2' for quite a while, and now seemed like the time because on the last record, 'Educated Horses', everything about that was the stripped-down record," he said. "Sometimes you need to strip everything away in order to build it back up. You know, and at that time period, I just didn't feel like doing it. It was not inspired, it felt like, eh, you know, whatever. Now, you know, you kind of find your way back to it. Sometimes you have to get away from things to be sort of re-inspired to do it again, and that's kind of what happened here."

"Hellbilly Deluxe 2" comes out on November 17. A first single called "What?" is already playing at rock radio stations.

"Hellbilly Deluxe 2" track listing:

01. Jesus Frankenstein
02. Sick Bubblegum
03. What?
04. Mars Needs Women
05. Werewolf, Baby!
06. Virgin Witch
07. Death and Destiny Inside The Dream Factory
08. Burn
09. Cease to Exist
10. Werewolf Women of the SS
11. The Man Who Laughs

"Sick Bubblegum" and "What?" are available for streaming in the YouTube clips below.

Rob Zombie will kick off his upcoming North American tour on October 29 in Phoenix, Arizona, according to a press release. he will hit the road with the same band that toured behind his 2006 CD, "Educated Horses", consisting of guitarist John 5, bassist Piggy D. and drummer Tommy Clufetos. Although Zombie is also busy these days directing movies, he told The Pulse of Radio he can always count on his current bandmates to return. "Whenever I'm making a movie they go off and do whatever they want, but they're all part of this band," he said. "We just did all of our photos for the tour and stuff. It's the same band, it's just that I know those guys get itchy to play."

Support on the tour will come from NEKROMANTIX and CAPTAIN CLEGG & THE NIGHT CREATURES. The latter band appeared in Zombie's latest film, "Halloween II".

The trek will include a very special Halloween event on October 31 in Hollywood, California hosted by Uncle Seymour Coffins, also seen in "Halloween II".

The "Hellbilly Deluxe 2" tour will mark Zombie's return to the road after moderate box office success as the writer and director of "Halloween II" (Dimension). His R-rated, animated feature, "The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto", was made available everywhere on DVD and Blu-ray September 22.

Zombie will return to the stage on October 18, when he co-headlines Loud Park festival in Japan with SLAYER that will also feature PAPA ROACH.

"Halloween II", the follow-up to Zombie's successful 2007 remake of the original 1978 horror classic, came in at No. 3 in its opening weekend, earning $17 million at the box office. That's far less than the $31 million his first "Halloween" flick did two years ago.

Zombie's next film will be a remake of "The Blob", which he is slated to begin shooting in the spring of 2010.

"Sick Bubblegum" audio stream:

"What?" audio stream: