After a pair of perplexingly titled albums – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser (2016) and The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (2021) – Rob Zombie returns with his normally named eighth solo studio effort, The Great Satan.

This album marks a change in personnel within Zombie's band, as John 5 has been replaced by Riggs on guitar, and Piggy D has been replaced by Blasko on bass.

The return of the old guard, alongside mainstay drummer Ginger Fish, results in a welcome sonic resurrection of the Sinister Hellbly era.

The album kicks off with aggressive opening track “F.T.W.

84”, which is sure to go over incredibly well live.

That's followed by the eight-legged super shot of adrenaline that is “Tarantula”.

The first half of The Great Satan is decidedly stronger than the second half, featuring standout tracks like “Black Rat Coffin” and “The Devilman”.

However, things start to slow down with songs like “Unclean Animals”, which delivers a hazy and plodding course.

Wrapping it all up is an instrumental outro, “Grave Discontent”, which unfortunately fails to live up to the album's initial promise.

In other news, Rob Zombie has released his new single "Heathen Days", which is a catchy riff-driven locomotive.

The track is accompanied by another new single, "Punks And Demons", which sounds more like an Al Jourgensen-penned Ministry number than a Rob Zombie song.

Fans of the band can also look forward to hearing these tracks live when they tour with Prophets Of Addiction in support of their latest release.

Prophets Of Addiction is described as a modern day Hanoi Rocks meets The 69 Eyes, with plenty of Pop hooks and Whisky drenched vocals.

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