Blabbermouth has reported on a new interview John 5 has made where he speaks about working on his first full film score – Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem (out April 19 2013). and the forthcoming Rob Zombie studio album Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor (out April 23, 2013). To read the interview click
JOHN 5 Pulls Double Duty On ROB ZOMBIE’s New Album And Film – Feb. 21, 2013
Guitarist John 5 has been a busy artist this last year in between tours with ROB ZOMBIE and solo undertakings. John 5’s extraordinary talent has led him to be an integral part of rock icon and auteur filmmaker Rob Zombie. Last year John 5 stepped up to fully to score Zombie’s upcoming movie release, “The Lords Of Salem”, and once again partnered with Zombie for the new album, “Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor”.
For his first time ever, John 5 scored a full-length motion picture.
“This was a huge challenge for me,” explains John 5. “It was like 10 times the intensity of writing a record. It took months and months as the timing is key to each scene. The music was very challenging and sometimes there was no key signature or time signature for this music, which is all orchestral and acoustic with the exception of one death metal song. You had to be able to follow the story and create emotions for each scene with the music. I cannot wait for people to see and hear this movie. It is incredible!”
“The Lords Of Salem” tells the tale of Heidi (played by Rob’s wife Sheri Moon Zombie), a radio station DJ living in Salem, Massachusetts, who receives a strange wooden box containing a record, a “gift from the Lords.” Heidi listens, and the bizarre sounds within the grooves immediately trigger flashbacks of the town’s violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are “The Lords Of Salem” returning for revenge on modern-day Salem?
John 5, in full collaboration with Zombie, created “Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor”, which streets April 23, and includes the first single “Dead City Radio And The New Gods Of Super Town”, along with such tracks as “Ging Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Raga”,”Lucifer Rising”, “Behold! The Pretty Filthy Creatures” and a heavy-duty cover of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD’s “We’re an American Band”.
“I can only describe this album as an aggressive, live-sounding and totally unique album,” states John 5. “This album has a little bit for everybody. The guitar tones are not traditional. There is also an instrumental track called ‘The Theme For The Rat Regeneration Vendor’ which is a all played aggressively with an electric sitar.”