The Lords of Salem (song)
| "The Lords of Salem" | |
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| Song by Rob Zombie | |
| from the album Educated Horses | |
| Released | March 28, 2006 |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Studio | The Chop Shop (Hollywood, California) |
| Genre | Heavy metal |
| Length | 4:13 |
| Label | Geffen |
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"The Lords of Salem" is the eleventh and final track on Rob Zombie's third studio album, Educated Horses (2006). It is also included on Zombie's greatest hits album The Best of Rob Zombie, Zombie's live album Zombie Live, and the soundtrack for The Covenant.
The song is based on the Salem witchcraft trials of the 17th century. An animated music video, much similar to that of "American Witch", was made in 2006.
Reception
Although no single was released and it did not chart, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for the 2009 Grammy Awards.[1][2] The live version heard on Zombie Live was the nominated track. Zombie later directed a film titled The Lords of Salem which is unrelated to the song.[3]
Personnel
Rob Zombie
- Rob Zombie - lead vocals
- John 5 - guitar, backing vocals
- Blasko - bass, backing vocals
- Tommy Clufetos - drums, backing vocals
Production
- Tom Baker - mastering
- Chris Baseford - engineering
- Scott Humphrey - production
- Will Thompson - assistant engineering
- Rob Zombie - lyrics, production
References
- ^ "2009 Hard Rock Nominees". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ^ "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV. February 8, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "A Real Zombie Visits Salem". The Salem News. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.