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Rob Zombie Photo: Rick Fagan / Marilyn Manson Photo: Marilyn Manson

In what will surely be one of the most anticipated rock tours of the year, Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson are teaming up for a co-headlining trek dubbed the Twins of Evil Tour.

The U.S. leg of the trek will kick off this fall when both acts appear at the Desert Uprising Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, and fittingly wrap up on Halloween night in Dallas, Texas. Following the U.S. jaunt, the Twins of Evil will travel overseas to embark on a European leg of the tour, which launches Nov. 26 in London and runs through a Dec. 12 gig in Bologna, Italy.

Describing his excitement for the tour, Zombie comments, “Finally! Why did the most obvious tour take so long to happen? Who knows? Who cares? It’s happening now. If good taste is the chief enemy of great art, then we should be able to fill the Louvre with this f—ing tour. Be prepared for something wicked this way a-coming.”

Meanwhile, Manson issues a warning to music fans in his statement: “I have sympathy for the Whore of Babylon that gave birth to these twins of evil, and this abomination of a tour. There is no babysitter, and there is no repairing her womb. If Rob Zombie doesn’t f— you up, than I surely will. Hide all drugs and firearms… I’m coming to town.”

The tour will be supported by J Devil, the DJ alter ego of Korn singer Jonathan Davis, who will open the Manson/Zombie dates with his chaotic electro-metal. “I like to think of J Devil as the ‘anti-christ’ of EDM [electronic dance music],” says Davis. “To play alongside Zombie and Manson is going to be a f—ing sinister night all around, and an unbelievable theatrical experience. I can’t wait.”

Zombie is heading into the studio to work on his next album, but in the meantime is set to release the remix disc ‘Mondo Sex Head’ on Aug. 7. He will be joined on the Twins of Evil tour by his stellar band comprised of guitarist John 5, bassist Piggy D and drummer Ginger Fish. Zombie promises an elaborate stage setup complete with “hair-raising theatrics, animatronic robots, oversized LED screens, a non-stop collage of psychotronic monster film clips, a spectacular light show, a gigantic robot with flames shooting out of its body, pyrotechnics, insane guitar riffs and vicious beats. ”

Manson, meanwhile, will be out in support of his critically acclaimed new album ‘Born Villain,’ which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart earlier this year and yielded the hit single ‘No Reflection.’

For ticket on sale and purchasing info, log onto www.robzombie.com or www.marilynmanson.com. Check out the dates for the Twins of Evil tour below:

Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson Twins of Evil 2012 Tour Dates:

9/28 Phoenix, AZ — Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion
9/29 Las Vegas, NV — Luxor Lot or Red Rocks
10/1 Salt Lake City, UT — USANA Amphitheatre
10/2 Denver, CO — 1st Bank Center
10/4 Topeka, KS — Topeka Expo Center
10/8 Lincoln, NE — Pershing Auditorium
10/9 Mankato, MN — Verizon Wireless Center
10/11 Chicago, IL — Allstate Arena
10/12 Detroit, MI — DTE Energy Music Theatre
10/13 Bloomington, IL — US Cellular Coliseum
10/15 Youngstown, OH — Covelli Center
10/16 Rochester, NY — Armory
10/17 New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
10/19 Camden, NJ — Susquehanna Bank Center
10/20 Uncasville, CT — Mohegan Sun Arena
10/21 Manchester, NH — Verizon Wireless Arena
10/23 Boston, MA — Agganis Arena
10/25 Atlanta, GA — Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
10/30 Houston, TX — Reliant Arena
10/31 Dallas, TX — Verizon Wireless Theatre

11/26 London, UK
11/27 Manchester, UK
11/28 Glasgow, UK
11/29 Birmingham, UK
12/1 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
12/2 Bochum, Germany
12/3 Amsterdam, Holland
12/5 Stockholm, Sweden
12/6 Copenhagen, Denmark
12/8 Vienna, Austria
12/9 Munich, Germany
12/11 Basel, Switzerland
12/12 Bologna, Italy

Well this tour is long overdue. Include Trent and NIN and it would be the ultimate.

Timmy84 said:

Well this tour is long overdue. Include Trent and NIN and it would be the ultimate.

Well NIN is no longer.. but Trent is

They should bring Alice Cooper on this.. then it would be the trilogy

Gunsnhalen said:

Timmy84 said:

Well this tour is long overdue. Include Trent and NIN and it would be the ultimate.

Well NIN is no longer.. but Trent is

They should bring Alice Cooper on this.. then it would be the trilogy

Well NIN was technically just Trent anyway.

Timmy84 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Well NIN is no longer.. but Trent is

They should bring Alice Cooper on this.. then it would be the trilogy

Well NIN was technically just Trent anyway.

EXACTLY so it could work just him solo.

Dang. That's gonna be one gorey show. If everything works out right maybe Marilyn will star in Rob's next movie

This'll be a bad ass show, but I'm more psyched to see Rob than MM...

Gunsnhalen said:

Timmy84 said:

Well this tour is long overdue. Include Trent and NIN and it would be the ultimate.

Well NIN is no longer.. but Trent is

They should bring Alice Cooper on this.. then it would be the trilogy

Tristan (aka Trent) is too busy doing movie scores and rubbing elbows in Hollywood.

hide your kids, hide your wife!

These muthafuckers have always scared the shit outta me

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Shard said:

hide your kids, hide your wife!

These muthafuckers have always scared the shit outta me

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I'm not even going to attempt to listen to their music. Their image scares me to much. I might kill someone afterward

aardvark15 said:

Shard said:

hide your kids, hide your wife!

These muthafuckers have always scared the shit outta me

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I'm not even going to attempt to listen to their music. Their image scares me to much. I might kill someone afterward

It's not that serious there music is actually good...

In fact RZ music is like fun halloween music... nothing really evil about it except how much it makes ya wanna dance

Yeah I dig Rob's music and Marilyn had some classic stuff. I still gotta see about the latest.

Gunsnhalen said:

aardvark15 said:

I'm not even going to attempt to listen to their music. Their image scares me to much. I might kill someone afterward

It's not that serious there music is actually good...

In fact RZ music is like fun halloween music... nothing really evil about it except how much it makes ya wanna dance

I hate goth and punk rock? Is it anything like that, because that's the image I get from looking at them.

aardvark15 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

It's not that serious there music is actually good...

In fact RZ music is like fun halloween music... nothing really evil about it except how much it makes ya wanna dance

I hate goth and punk rock? Is it anything like that, because that's the image I get from looking at them.

Nah they're industrial metal... well Marilyn is (or was, he has used all sorts of genres like Bowie-era glam rock for instance). I think Rob's groove metal or was with White Zombie. So nah they ain't "goth/punk rock" but goth rock and punk rock are not bad. Don't knock it 'til you try it.

Timmy84 said:

aardvark15 said:

Timmy84 said:

Nah they're industrial metal... well Marilyn is (or was, he has used all sorts of genres like Bowie-era glam rock for instance). I think Rob's groove metal or was with White Zombie. So nah they ain't "goth/punk rock" but goth rock and punk rock are not bad. Don't knock it 'til you try it.

I've tried it can't stand it expecially their attempts at singing. They don't sing like punk rock do they?

.. u know there not trying to be Whitney or even Madonna.. i mean this is Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson Singing is a different term with guys like these.

While manson does have some deeply personal lyrics and tries to evoke emotions at times, Zombie is groove funk metal, industrial mess. His music is crazy over the top horror stories... so his growling vocals work for his ''zombie'' persona

aardvark15 said:

Timmy84 said:

Nah they're industrial metal... well Marilyn is (or was, he has used all sorts of genres like Bowie-era glam rock for instance). I think Rob's groove metal or was with White Zombie. So nah they ain't "goth/punk rock" but goth rock and punk rock are not bad. Don't knock it 'til you try it.

I've tried it can't stand it expecially their attempts at singing. They don't sing like punk rock do they?

Who said they had to sing like angels?

aardvark15 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

It's not that serious there music is actually good...

In fact RZ music is like fun halloween music... nothing really evil about it except how much it makes ya wanna dance

I hate goth and punk rock? Is it anything like that, because that's the image I get from looking at them.

oh lord jessum, this is so far away from goth....

goths sing about bats, misery and waffles.

punk sing about rebellion, anarchy and waffles

rob zombie sings about b movies, zombies and waffles.

manson sings about his love hate relationship with xtanity, shock, and waffles..

its not the same.

Timmy84 said:

aardvark15 said:

Timmy84 said: I've tried it can't stand it expecially their attempts at singing. They don't sing like punk rock do they?

Who said they had to sing like angels?

how do you sing like punk rock?

i thought you could sing like acapella or like chanting.

but no zombie and manson sing like welll whats the word besides horrible, errr...like lawnmowers.

Rococo said:

Timmy84 said:

Who said they had to sing like angels?

how do you sing like punk rock?

i thought you could sing like acapella or like chanting.

but no zombie and manson sing like welll whats the word besides horrible, errr...like lawnmowers.

I'm trying to figure that out. Punk rock ain't about singing, it's about feeling. Rob and Marilyn didn't need to sing, they got the music, lyrics and look. You can't expect everybody to be Prince.

Timmy84 said:

Rococo said:

how do you sing like punk rock?

i thought you could sing like acapella or like chanting.

but no zombie and manson sing like welll whats the word besides horrible, errr...like lawnmowers.

I'm trying to figure that out. Punk rock ain't about singing, it's about feeling. Rob and Marilyn didn't need to sing, they got the music, lyrics and look. You can't expect everybody to be Prince.

im being really tongue and cheek. i mean, what i admire about Manson is really that they dont truly fall into the rock star stereotype..well not competeley, i mean they aren't a sexist band like most musicians in their genre. i really liked Mechanical Animals. What i like about Zombie is that there is a a sense of well campyness/satire in their look and work, kinda like batcave in a way maybe.

Timmy84 said:

aardvark15 said:

Timmy84 said:

I'm trying to figure that out. Punk rock ain't about singing, it's about feeling. Rob and Marilyn didn't need to sing, they got the music, lyrics and look. You can't expect everybody to be Prince.

I just cant't stand that stereotypical punk rock voice. It's like scratching a chalkboard to me

you know when listening to punk, i mostly phase out the singer and listen to the bass guitar. bass guitar is my favorite instrument, next to the synth. i usually at the end i go and listen to the singer, usually, the singer emotes such feelings, that make your heart pound, 'cause you can't feel their emotional energy getting to you, its a wonderful feeling truly.

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Rococo said:

Timmy84 said:

I'm trying to figure that out. Punk rock ain't about singing, it's about feeling. Rob and Marilyn didn't need to sing, they got the music, lyrics and look. You can't expect everybody to be Prince.

im being really tongue and cheek. i mean, what i admire about Manson is really that they dont truly fall into the rock star stereotype..well not competeley, i mean they aren't a sexist band like most musicians in their genre. i really liked Mechanical Animals. What i like about Zombie is that there is a a sense of well campyness/satire in their look and work, kinda like batcave in a way maybe.

Gunsnhalen said:

Timmy84 said:

Well this tour is long overdue. Include Trent and NIN and it would be the ultimate.

Well NIN is no longer.. but Trent is

Not according to Trent. Possible exciting news regarding future NIN recordings here http://www.nme.com/news/n...ails/64840

This part sparked my interest....

Speaking about Nine Inch Nails, he (Trent) added: "I'm working on some new Nine Inch Nails stuff. Hopefully, it will be good to hear. Right now, it's in its gestation period."

TheDigitalGardener said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Well NIN is no longer.. but Trent is

Not according to Trent. Possible exciting news regarding future NIN recordings here http://www.nme.com/news/n...ails/64840

This part sparked my interest....

Speaking about Nine Inch Nails, he (Trent) added: "I'm working on some new Nine Inch Nails stuff. Hopefully, it will be good to hear. Right now, it's in its gestation period."

oh wow i had no idea about this

TheDigitalGardener said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Well NIN is no longer.. but Trent is

Not according to Trent. Possible exciting news regarding future NIN recordings here http://www.nme.com/news/n...ails/64840

This part sparked my interest....

Speaking about Nine Inch Nails, he (Trent) added: "I'm working on some new Nine Inch Nails stuff. Hopefully, it will be good to hear. Right now, it's in its gestation period."

Trent never retired the NIN project. He just had other things he wanted to put out. He always said that NIN would be on a hiatus "until further notice".

Timmy84 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

Not according to Trent. Possible exciting news regarding future NIN recordings here http://www.nme.com/news/n...ails/64840

This part sparked my interest....

Speaking about Nine Inch Nails, he (Trent) added: "I'm working on some new Nine Inch Nails stuff. Hopefully, it will be good to hear. Right now, it's in its gestation period."

Trent never retired the NIN project. He just had other things he wanted to put out. He always said that NIN would be on a hiatus "until further notice".

Indeed. Still, i'm not going to hold my breath for new material. Look how long the How To Destroy Angels album has taken.

However, all good news.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Timmy84 said:

Trent never retired the NIN project. He just had other things he wanted to put out. He always said that NIN would be on a hiatus "until further notice".

Indeed. Still, i'm not going to hold my breath for new material. Look how long the How To Destroy Angels album has taken.

However, all good news.

True.