‘The Great Satan’
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ROB ZOMBIE – THE GREAT SATAN – ALBUM REVIEW
Rob Zombie returns with ‘The Great Satan’, his first album in five years, and he does so with a renewed vigour driven by nostalgia. That nostalgic feel doesn’t just come from early 2000’s metal undergoing a renaissance of sorts but from some recent line-up changes too.
With John 5 and Piggy D. both moving on (to Motley Crue and Marilyn Manson respectively) the door has opened for original members Mike Riggs and Blasko to return to the Zombie family. This means that ¾ of the line-up responsible for classic albums ‘Hellbilly Deluxe’ and ‘The Sinister Urge’ are present again.
That does lead quite nicely to this album sonically and aesthetically revisiting those hellbilly roots. The subsequent heavy rock/punk infused sound is much more akin to nu-metal era stylings then what we are used to with processed to death modern metal.
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That means that these songs are loud, rough around the edges and grungy as hell. That though is the perfect premise for a Rob Zombie album and old school fans will feel instantly at home with these songs.
Equally those that are jumping on the nu-metal renaissance bandwagon will get much enjoyment from ‘The Great Satan’ and tracks like ‘(I’m a) Rock “N” Roller’, ‘Heathen Days’ and ‘Punks and Demons’.
Naturally theatrical and expectedly over the top this is the right Rob Zombie album for 2026 and as mad as it is, it’s also ideal for the mad world that we exist within in 2026!
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