White Zombie - Electric Head, Part 2 (The Ecstasy)

What this video is

Released in 1995 as the second single from White Zombie's Astro-Creep: 2000 (Geffen Records), this video arrives at the apex of the band's commercial power. The album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum with over 2.6 million US copies sold, earning two Grammy nominations. The era saw industrial and groove metal achieving genuine mainstream crossover, competing on charts alongside…

Why it matters

A landmark artifact of mid-90s industrial-groove metal's MTV moment. White Zombie's Astro-Creep: 2000 was influential in the development of industrial metal, and this video's aggressive editing pace, horror iconography, and carnival theatricality set a template for the genre's visual language that…

The director

Born Robert Bartleh Cummings on January 12, 1965, in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Frontman and co-founder of White Zombie. Attended Parsons School of Design in New York City. Began directing music videos for White Zombie in 1995 as his formal entry into…