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Rock
Release Date: 10/02/2001
For the longest time,
Rob Zombie wished he could have been as cool as
Electric Hellfire Club. Ironically enough, the release of
Electronomicon sees the seminal
gothic fave gone in
Zombie's direction by employing ever more
industrial-strength repetitive guitar thrashing and catchy choruses with far less doomy, keyboard-drenched dance fare. The addition of several prominent guest musicians from the underground
black metal scene (from
Dark Funeral,
Hypocrisy, and
In Aeternum) is apparent from the noticeably increased heft; however, the campy fun that has always been
EHC's trademark remains in spite of this.
"Hypochristian" is the indicative track, consisting of a simple loop and a greasy riff right out of
Zodiac Mindwarp's bag of tricks, leading the way beneath cynical, silly anti-Christian rhetoric. While some older fans will sneer that their favorite band has "gone
metal," the fact is that loud guitar was always the staple of the devil's music, and so it shall remain.
~Brian O'Neill, All Music Guide
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