White Zombie (band)

White Zombie
White Zombie circa 1995. Left to right: John Tempesta, Sean Yseult, Jay Yuenger, and Rob Zombie.
White Zombie circa 1995. Left to right: John Tempesta, Sean Yseult, Jay Yuenger, and Rob Zombie.
Background information
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
DiscographyWhite Zombie discography
Years active1985–1998
Labels
Past membersRob Zombie
Sean Yseult
Ena Kostabi
Peter Landau
Ivan de Prume
Tim Jeffs
Tom Five
John Ricci
Jay Yuenger
Phil Buerstatte
John Tempesta
Websitewhitezombieofficial.com

White Zombie was an American heavy metal band that formed in 1985. Based in New York City, they started as a noise rock band, releasing three EPs and one studio album in that style before changing to a heavy metal-oriented sound that broke them into the mainstream. The albums La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One (1992) and Astro-Creep: 2000 (1995) established them as an influential act in groove metal and industrial metal, respectively. Their best-known songs include "Thunder Kiss '65", "Black Sunshine" and "More Human than Human". The group officially disbanded in 1998. In 2000, White Zombie was included on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, ranking at No. 56.[1] As of October 2010, the band has sold six million albums, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[2]

  1. ^ "VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists: 1-50". Rock On The Net. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Harding, Courtney (October 2, 2010). "6 Questions with Sean Yseult". Billboard. Vol. 122, no. 39. p. 31.