Rob Zombie — Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor (2013)
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Artist: Rob Zombie
Label: Zodiac Swan / T‑Boy / Universal
Genre: Industrial metal / alternative metal / shock rock
Producer: Bob Marlette
Studio Album: Fifth solo studio album by American horror‑metal artist Rob Zombie
Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor continues Zombie’s blend of heavy riffs, horror‑themed aesthetics and bizarre, theatrical songwriting. It debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 and is the first album to feature drummer Ginger Fish (formerly of Marilyn Manson) alongside long‑time guitarist John 5.
🎵 Tracklist
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Teenage Nosferatu Pussy
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Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown
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Revelation Revolution
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Theme for the Rat Vendor
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Ging Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Raga
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Rock and Roll (in a Black Hole)
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Behold, the Pretty Filthy Creatures!
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White Trash Freaks
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We’re an American Band (Grand Funk Railroad cover)
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Lucifer Rising
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The Girl Who Loved the Monsters
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Trade in Your Guns for a Coffin
🎨 Cover Art Description
The album cover for Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor is striking and unsettling, designed to reflect Rob Zombie’s horror‑centric themes:
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Central Figure: A huge grotesque rat head dominates the image; the rat’s face is snarling with sharp, exaggerated teeth.
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Woman Rider: Seated atop the rat’s head is a small female figure (often interpreted as a sinister rider or temptress), giving the artwork a surreal, nightmarish quality.
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Psychedelic Background: Behind them is a chaotic, psychedelic blaze of vivid colors — greens, purples, pinks and reds — that swirl like hallucinatory flames or distorted carnivalesque lighting.
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Visual Details: The rat’s fur and face are rendered in intense detail, emphasizing texture, shadows and feral aggression.
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The overall composition blends horror imagery with pop‑surreal visual references, matching the album’s mix of grotesque themes and carnival oddities.
(Cover art summary cross‑checked with multiple discography listings and visual references on album release pages.)
👥 Personnel
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Rob Zombie – lead vocals, lyrics
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John 5 – guitars, backing vocals
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Piggy D. – bass, backing vocals
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Ginger Fish – drums, percussion
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Bob Marlette – keyboards, programming, producer
The album blends industrial production with Zombie’s signature horror‑punk aesthetic.
📊 Reception & Impact
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Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor received generally positive reviews from critics and fans, with many praising it as a return to the heavy, energetic style of Zombie’s earlier solo work while incorporating fresh elements.
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The album continued Zombie’s presence as a major figure in horror‑infused metal, combining thematic storytelling with aggressive musical attack.
🎉 Fun Facts & Trivia
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This is the first Rob Zombie album to feature Ginger Fish on drums.
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A promotional 10″ vinyl for “Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown” was released for Record Store Day 2013, featuring special artwork by Alex Horley.
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The album includes a cover of Grand Funk Railroad’s “We’re an American Band”, a rare instance of Zombie recording another band’s classic rock song.
💡 Did You Know?
👉 The album was released just days after Zombie’s film The Lords of Salem, tying his music output closely to his ongoing work in horror cinema.