Sinister urge - Joel McIver

Sinister Urge is the first in-depth
career-spanning biography of heavy-metal musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie. Born Robert Cummings in 1965
Zombie is now as well known for his movies as he is for his music
which he has released and performed both as a solo artist and as part of his early band White Zombie. In both fields
he imbues his art with the vivid sense of macabre theater that has thrilled his millions of disciples since he and his band first emerged with Soul-Crusher in 1987.Although he has sold millions of albums and generated many more millions of dollars at the box office
Zombie has never taken the easy option or the predictable route. Indeed
while the music industry
and many of his peers
have fallen to their knees in the last decade or so
Zombie has found a new edge
his work undiluted by success or middle age.Drawing on original research and new interviews with bandmates and associates
Sinister Urge takes a detailed look at Zombie's challenging oeuvre
offering close analysis of his albums and films alongside tales of his life and work on and offstage.