La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One

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La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One
Studio album by
White Zombie
ReleasedMarch 30, 1992 (1992-03-30)
RecordedMay 1991
Studio321 Studios (New York City)
Genre
Length57:30
LabelGeffen
ProducerAndy Wallace
White Zombie chronology
God of Thunder
(1989) 		La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One
(1992) 		Astro-Creep: 2000
(1995)
Singles from La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One
  1. "Thunder Kiss '65"
    Released: March 23, 1992[4]
  2. "Black Sunshine"
    Released: July 14, 1992[5]
Audio
"Album" playlist on YouTube

La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One is the third studio album by American heavy metal band White Zombie, released on March 30, 1992, through Geffen Records.[6] The album marked a major artistic and commercial turning point for the band. After the recruitment of guitarist Jay Noel Yuenger, White Zombie was able to successfully embrace the metal sound they had pursued since Make Them Die Slowly (1989), while incorporating groove-based elements into their sound as they evolved away from their roots in punk rock and noise rock. The album was the band's last to feature drummer Ivan de Prume.

The album was a critical and commercial success for White Zombie after the artistic failure of Make Them Die Slowly. La Sexorcisto became the band's first album to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 26 in 1993. The singles "Thunder Kiss '65" and "Black Sunshine" received heavy rotation on rock radio and MTV, the former earning the band their first Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance. The album has been certified two times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States. It has since been regarded as one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time.

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  5. ^ Fabricus 1992, p. 21.
  6. ^ Anon. 1992a, p. 21.