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Return To Earth Release Artwork & Track List for ‘Automata’

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16 years ago

June 1, 2010

The Jersey-based alternative rock meets metal outfit RETURN TO EARTH are currently gearing up for the band’s upcoming release of Automata, which is due out in stores and online August 17. In honor of the band’s second full-length album and Metal Blade debut, RTE has just released the track listing and artwork for Automata and will be launching a redesign of the MySpace page tonight that includes the addition of the new track ‘Back Of My Hand’ in the music player. RTE’s aesthetic approach to the artwork emulates bands like TOOL and NINE INCH NAILS by creating a visual element that parallels and accentuates the music.

Helping RTE with their vision are Damien Serban and Yann Bertrand from Absinthe Studio in France (www.absinthestudio.com); two fans of the band that had reached out to vocalist Ron Scalzo with a short film they had put together. The short film Serban and Bertrand created was computer generated and trippy, and perhaps serendipitous in that it sort of vibed with the musical and lyrical themes of the album and the concept of Automata, itself. Noting the connection between the album’s lyrics and themes and the short film, RTE decided to reach out to the two French filmmakers to create a 60 second trailer for the new album. RTE sent Serban and Bertrand three songs from Automata along with a basic outline of the songs’ themes. Absinthe Studio’s vision – a giant mechanical cube (or polyhedron, for all you intellectuals out there) in the desert which opened up to reveal robotic machinery organically pumping to the rhythm of RTE’s songs, simultaneously meshed with images of distorted flesh and human body parts – was awe-inspiring and pretty much blew the band away. When it came time to put together the artwork with Bald Freak Music’s Head of Design John Bryan (www.revolutiondream.com), the band members all agreed that the ‘cube’ concept was “it” – that it best embodied the spirit of the music visually – that the cube and the mysterious power within it could be responsible for the blurry line between humanity and machinery that is a recurring theme of Automata.

Head over to the RTE’s MySpace page HERE to check out the redesign and to listen to the new track, Back Of My Hand.

Automata, in stores and online everywhere August 17th, 2010

Check out the trailers created by Serban and Bertrand from Absinthe Studio below

Trailer #1 HERE

Trailer #2 (NEW) HERE

Automata track listing:

1. Automata

2. You Will Be Replaced

3. Back Of My Hand

4. 1.0

5. Edge Of Forever

6. Night Of The Exploding Razors

7. Snakeface

8. The Dots Do Not Connect

9. 2.0

10. The Replicas

11. So Close

12. God At The End Of The World

13. 3.0

14. Exit Wound

15. The Altercation Of Man

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‘I Love My Robot’ – Sheri Moon Zombie Releases First Music Video, Directed by Rob Zombie

Published

2 days ago

July 27, 2026

John Squires

After appearing in Rob Zombie’s music videos and movies over the years, Sheri Moon Zombie (The Devil’s Rejects) has now released her own debut single and music video, I Love My Robot. The video, which you can watch below, was directed by husband Rob Zombie.

The track playfully takes a jab at the use of Generative AI in the arts.

The official press release details, “Helmed by acclaimed producer Zeuss and accompanied by a video directed by Rob Zombie, the track blends retro sci-fi, playful camp, and infectious hooks into an irresistibly offbeat anthem that is unmistakably Sheri.

“Tongue-in-cheek and surprisingly timely, I Love My Robot offers a witty take on life in an increasingly algorithm-driven world. Beneath its infectious energy and B-movie charm, the song celebrates imagination, individuality, and the simple joy of thinking for yourself.

“It’s a playful reminder that while technology may make life easier, nothing can replace genuine creativity or human connection.”

A limited edition picture disc vinyl featuring “I Love My Robot” on Side A and Rob Zombie’s “Sir Lord Acid Wolfman” on Side B is now available for pre-order. Only 600 copies are being released worldwide, and it’ll be available on October 30, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Pre-order your copy now and listen to I Love My Robot on all your favorite platforms.