Zombie first rose to fame as a founding member of the heavy metal band White Zombie . The band independently released two studio albums , which failed to have commercial success but caught the attention of artists such as Kurt Cobain and Iggy Pop . The group signed with Geffen Records to release their third studio album ; the project was a commercial success , selling over two million copies worldwide . Their fourth studio album had a similar success , with sales exceeding two million copies in the United States . Zombie began directing the band 's music videos after the release of " More Human than Human " ( 1995 ) . Zombie released his first solo recording in 1996 , a collaboration with Alice Cooper titled " Hands of Death ( Burn Baby Burn ) " . The song , recorded for '' Songs in the Key of X : Music from and Inspired by the X-Files '' , went on to receive a Grammy award nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards . The following year , he contributed the original song " The Great American Nightmare " with Howard Stern to the soundtrack for the film '' Private Parts '' ( 1997 )
39th Annual Grammy Awards
39th Annual Grammy Awards
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