The Great Satan is the eighth solo studio album by the American heavy metal musician Rob Zombie, released on February 27, 2026 by Nuclear Blast. The album marks Zombie's first since The Sinister Urge to feature guitarist Riggs, the first since Educated Horses to feature bassist Blasko, and the last to feature drummer Ginger Fish before his departure in 2026.
Three singles have been released from the album: "Punks and Demons", which has a music video directed by Zombie himself, "Heathen Days", and "(I'm a) Rock 'N' Roller".
Composition According to a press release, the album shows Rob Zombie "revisiting his early Hellbilly roots for a slaughterhouse of anthemic punk infused heavy rock/metal". Upon its release, critics described The Great Satan as industrial metal and groove metal. It also has elements of thrash metal and punk rock, while harkening back to horror and sci-fi aesthetics of his early solo albums.
Release The Great Satan was released on February 27, 2026, by Nuclear Blast. "Punks and Demons", the album's lead single was released on October 10, 2025 to critical praise, with Greg Kennelty of Metal Injection calling it an "unrelenting hellscape with loads of crunchy riffs." The second single, "Heathen Days" was released on November 21, and was described by Gregory Adams of Revolver as "hurtl[ing] at you with fuel-injected fury, pedal-to-the-metal guitar slides, weird synth-phonics and Zombie's incomparable vocal style".
Critical reception
Dom Lawson of Blabbermouth.net stated that The Great Satan "is a rock 'n' roll record belched from the swirling depths of one unusually creative man's imagination: And it rocks like an absolute motherfucker." He noted that it "offers a fresh take on the same thrillingly perverse ingredients", and concluding that, "On this evidence, he seems to be picking up steam again." Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic wrote that "Sticking to what he knows best, Rob Zombie delivers another punishing -- but a hell of a fun time! -- collection of "Hellbilly" insanity", noting that "The Great Satan absolutely rips, with the jagged riffs, wild audio samples, and jackhammer drumming (courtesy of Ginger Fish) supporting some of Zombie's best (and most rabid) vocals in many an album," He concludes that "It's really nice to hear that the old ghoul has still got it."
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Rob Zombie Rob Zombie – vocals Mike Riggs – guitars Blasko – bass Ginger Fish – drums
Production Zeuss – production, engineering, mixing Rob Zombie – art direction, design, illustrations Ryan Goff – additional drums Keys Mahoney – keyboards Rob Fenn – photography
Charts + Chart performance for The Great Satan Chart (2026) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 29 French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) 8 Japanese Download Albums (Billboard Japan) 57 Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 19 US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard) 13
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