Rob Zombie is once again visiting COPENHELL, and I remember seeing him live two years ago at this festival and not being particularly impressed with his performance. I am hoping, though, that he will put on a more special show this year, as COPENHELL is celebrating Ten years in Hell.
My body is letting me know that I have been spending too much time in the sun today without sunblock, and also telling me that I am not 20 years old anymore. I therefore decide to sit down on the hill to let my body rest for a while, but still having a complete view over the Helviti stage where ROB ZOMBIE is to perform on this last day of COPENHELL 2019 at 20:45 CET.
To those of you that are familiar with ROB ZOMBIE probably know that he is very much into horror films and the whole horror concept of things, which he also uses for his shows. And today is no exception.
When ROB ZOMBIE and his band enter the stage there are several monitors showing different horror clips and scenes, and I actually feel myself getting a bit distracted as I am not sure where to watch. But I try to focus on the whole entire stage, and therefore I am glad I took a step back to get the whole picture and all the impressions.
Somehow I feel like I am back in 2017, when he last played at the exact same stage, because nothing has really changed. Yes, he has his image, his voice is not bad and neither are the musicians, but I feel like this is a copy of the last time he visited COPENHELL.
I have to admit, though, that when watching the crowd having a party in the huge space I am looking down upon from the hillside, they seem to enjoy themselves a lot more than I do.
I am not very amused or entertained by the whole ROB ZOMBIE circus. Indeed, I call it a circus because somehow he feels outdated and I have trouble taking him seriously. I am actually enjoying watching the crowd more than watching and listening to ROB ZOMBIE, and that is not a good sign.
Alright, the band and the front man have their moments, and ROB ZOMBIE actually has a great sense of humor, trying to pull off a few jokes from the stage and I get a few laughs… But that’s kind of it.
And when he starts playing cover songs instead of his own material I find myself shaking my haid in despair… What’s he doing? He did the same thing two years ago. With such a big reportoire of his own, it feels kind of sad that ZOMBIE gets more response from the audience playing covers like “Enter sandman”, “School’s Out”, “Blitzkrieg Bop” and “Helter Skelter” than when playing his own songs.
Well… I had hoped for a better performance from ROB ZOMBIE than back in 2017, but this feels just like a bad and outdated copy of that same performance. Sorry, but this spot on the Helviti stage this evening could have been given to another, more fresh band.
P.s. As I was losing focus I am unsure if the setlist is 100% accurate.
COPENHELL adds two huge headliners to the 2019 poster with the highly requested and popular bands SLIPKNOT and TOOL – and ROB ZOMBIE reports ready next year as well. Ticket sales for COPENHELL 2019 started earlier today.
Ever since the beginning of their wild rampage, SLIPKNOT have embraced enigma and worked with a rarely seen combination of aggression and provocation in their distinct style and powerful music. Concerts with this masked ensemble feel like a grotesque musical stage play, with the hyperactive frontman Corey Taylor as the protagonist who is constantly whipping the audience into pure ecstasy.This American band embarked on their illustrious career in Des Moines, Iowa in 1999 and through the last two decades, they have achieved 10 Grammy nominations (and won one with ‘Before I Forget’ in 2006), as well as made 13 platinum and 44 gold albums all over the world due to their super-efficient mix of heavy metal, hard rock and nu metal. Their latest album, ‘The Gray Chapter’ from 2014, went straight into Top 5 in 19 different countries.
SLIPKNOT will celebrate their 20-year anniversary when they return to COPENHELL in 2019, and we can expect one hell of a party together with them. Early next year, they will enter the studio and produce new material for their upcoming album, and we look forward to an explosive cocktail of their existing mega hits and great new songs this summer.
TOOL is one of the absolute heavyweights on the international rock and metal scene and the single most requested band by the COPENHELL audience through the years. With only four released albums during 25 years – and a fifth one coming up – these eccentric Americans have managed to establish themselves as one of the greatest rock and metal bands ever. And with good reason, as intellect and emotions melt together at an unbelievably high level in their completely unique sound and fascinating universe.
TOOL’s progressive, experimental music vibrates in the sparkling tension field between rock and metal. It is carried by a superior combination of complex rhythmics, crushing riffs and brilliant songwriting, where everything melts together and forms an incredible synthesis. The band is respected by everyone, and it is therefore the perfect headliner for a festival that celebrates solidarity, community and music culture across both genres and generations.
TOOL’s last visit in Denmark was more than 12 years ago, and we are therefore immensely proud to present this seminal, ultra-ambitious band as the COPENHELL 2019 headliner. This will be an absolutely phenomenal experience.
The amazingly entertaining music artist and film creator ROB ZOMBIE delivered a formidable concert at COPENHELL 2017, and we are very happy to welcome the metal wizard back to the festival next year. We look forward to experiencing his impressive music horror show again – and we can hopefully count on hearing lots of songs from his new 2019 album.
SLIPKNOT, TOOL and ROB ZOMBIE join HALESTORM, DIMMU BORGIR, ELUVEITIE, DEMONS & WIZARDS, BAEST, WHITECHAPEL, ALIEN WEAPONRY and many, many other bands in the heaviest and most varied music schedule in COPENHELL’s history.
]]>
Nuclear Blast Records is pleased to announce the worldwide signing of Rock and Heavy Metal icon and unique filmmaker, ROB ZOMBIE. A follow up to his 2016 studio album, »The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser« and 2018’s »Astro-Creep: 2000 Live« is expected for a 2019 release.
More details to be announced shortly.
Comments ROB ZOMBIE:
“I am very excited to work with the fine folks at Nuclear Blast. The combination of the label’s grassroots urge to get the hustle done mixed with the detonation of our most combustable melodic masterpiece yet should prove to be a winning hybrid of hellacious hullabaloo.”
Adds Nuclear Blast:
“As fans ourselves at Nuclear Blast we have long admired the artistry of ROB ZOMBIE throughout his extensive and successful career in both music and film. It is a very exciting opportunity to unite ROB’s visionary talent with Nuclear Blast ingenuity. Nuclear Blast has a long history of thinking outside of the box and creating personal and collectible experiences for the fans. We look forward to delivering unforgettable experiences to fans around the world for years to come with the legendary ROB ZOMBIE.”
ROB ZOMBIE has continuously challenged audiences as he stretches the boundaries of both music and film. He has sold more than twenty three million albums worldwide, and is the only artist to experience unprecedented success in both music and film as the writer/director of seven feature films with a worldwide gross totaling more than $150 million.
www.robzombie.com | www.facebook.com/robzombie | www.nuclearblast.de/robzombie