---
title: "White Zombie"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/white-zombie"
genre: "Industrial"
country: "United States"
formed: 1985
disbanded: 1998
---

# White Zombie

**White Zombie** is a industrial band, from United States, active 1985 to 1998.

White Zombie was an American heavy metal band that formed in 1985. Based in New York City, they started as a noise rock band, releasing three EPs and one studio album in that style before changing to a heavy metal-oriented sound that broke them into the mainstream. The albums La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One (1992) and Astro-Creep: 2000 (1995) established them as an influential act in groove metal and industrial metal, respectively. Their best-known songs include "Thunder Kiss '65", "Black Sunshine" and "More Human than Human". The group officially disbanded in 1998. In 2000, White Zombie was included on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, ranking at No. 56. As of October 2010, the band has sold six million albums, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Zombie_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | White Zombie |
| Genre | Industrial |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Formed | 1985 |
| Disbanded | 1998 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Industrial](https://themetalnet.com/genre/industrial-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [John Tempesta](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-tempesta) |  | 1994 to 1996 | Former |
| [Ivan de Prume](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ivan-de-prume) |  | 1986 to 1992 | Former |
| [John Ricci](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-ricci) |  | 1988 to 1989 | Former |
| [Phil Buerstatte](https://themetalnet.com/musician/phil-buerstatte) | Drums (drum set) | 1992 to 1994 | Former |
| [Ena Kostabi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ena-kostabi) |  | 1985 to 1985 | Former |
| [Jay Yuenger](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jay-yuenger) |  | 1989 to 1996 | Former |
| [Paul "Ena" Kostabi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-ena-kostabi) |  |  | Former |
| [Peter Landau](https://themetalnet.com/musician/peter-landau) |  | 1985 to 1985 | Former |
| [Rob Zombie](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rob-zombie) |  | 1985 to 1996 | Former |
| [Sean Yseult](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sean-yseult) |  | 1985 to 1996 | Former |
| [Tim Jeffs](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tim-jeffs) |  | 1986 to 1986 | Former |
| [Tom Guay](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tom-guay) |  | 1986 to 1988 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985 | [Gods on Voodoo Moon](https://themetalnet.com/album/a62116cf-5167-38df-9f8a-8dda96d978f3) | EP |
| 1987 | [Psycho‐Head Blowout](https://themetalnet.com/album/37816968-006b-34c8-bbe8-aacad1cbd285) | EP |
| 1987 | [Soul‐Crusher](https://themetalnet.com/album/ab3de9db-3126-3e3c-a437-f941207197b0) | Album |
| 1989 | [God of Thunder](https://themetalnet.com/album/ae6c20c4-468a-340b-a300-04f7b9dcffb1) | EP |
| 1989 | [Make Them Die Slowly](https://themetalnet.com/album/57131a35-a15b-30a1-b001-d6cc2c654b2a) | Album |
| 1992 | [La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/1bdbee32-2410-304e-92d5-463e8e89d639) | Album |
| 1995 | [Astro‐Creep: 2000: Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head](https://themetalnet.com/album/0fca3ae6-d3b4-312a-8258-6be77fe7d399) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Rob Zombie](https://themetalnet.com/band/rob-zombie) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Marilyn Manson](https://themetalnet.com/band/marilyn-manson) (listened together)
- [Alice in Chains](https://themetalnet.com/band/alice-in-chains) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together)
- [Pantera](https://themetalnet.com/band/pantera) (listened together)
- [Deftones](https://themetalnet.com/band/deftones) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Slipknot](https://themetalnet.com/band/slipknot) (listened together)
- [Stone Temple Pilots](https://themetalnet.com/band/stone-temple-pilots) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhiteZombieVEVO
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/White_Zombie/850
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/115954
- bandcamp: https://whitezombie.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0CF71zaDOJWCynIkW9bSK8
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/3006

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/white-zombie](https://themetalnet.com/band/white-zombie). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt