The Lords of Salem (song)

"The Lords of Salem"
Song by Rob Zombie
from the album Educated Horses
ReleasedMarch 28, 2006
Recorded2006
StudioThe Chop Shop (Hollywood, California)
GenreHeavy metal
Length4:13
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Scott Humphrey
  • Rob Zombie

"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

  • Tom Baker - mastering
  • Chris Baseford - engineer
  • Blasko - bass, background vocals
  • Tommy Clufetos - drums, background vocals
  • Scott Humphrey - production
  • John 5 - guitar, background vocals
  • Will Thompson - assistant engineer
  • Rob Zombie - vocals, lyrics, production

References

  1. ^ "2009 Hard Rock Nominees". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  2. ^ "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV. February 8, 2009. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "A Real Zombie Visits Salem". The Salem News. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.


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