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It Came From N.Y.C.
Metal · 2016

It Came From N.Y.C.

White Zombie

A gritty excavation of White Zombie’s pre-fame years, blending Lower East Side noise rock with B-movie grime and distorted, art-school thrash.

June 3, 2016 · Numero Group

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This isn't the polished, neon-lit groove metal of the band's 1990s peak. This is the sound of 1980s New York City at its most decaying and dangerous. It Came From N.Y.C. captures a band in a state of constant, violent evolution, moving from the jagged No Wave influence of the Sonic Youth scene into a heavier, more idiosyncratic form of psychobilly-infused metal. It sounds like a rusted machine being forced back to life in a damp basement, covered in the grime of the Lower East Side.

Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the jagged art-punk of God of Thunder to the more structured sludge of Pig Heaven.
The moment the feedback screeches into a rhythmic chug on Soul-Crusher, signaling the band's future direction.
Rob Zombie's early vocal performances where he sounds more like a frantic street preacher than a metal icon.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does It Came From N.Y.C. sound next to the rest of White Zombie's catalogue?

Noise Textured+1.7σ

The production is pushed notably harder into noise textured than this artist usually allows.

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