Editing White Zombie (band) (section)

===Major label years, mainstream success, and breakup (1991–1998)===
After searching for a record label and being turned down multiple times, the band turned toward [[RCA Records]]. However, Zombie opted for a [[recording contract]] with [[Geffen Records]]. Michael Alago, a representative of Geffen, became interested after hearing ''God of Thunder'' and watched one of their shows at [[Pyramid Club (New York)|Pyramid Club]] and liked them, mostly for their song "Soul-Crusher". The band produced a [[demo (music)|demo]] with the help of [[J. G. Thirlwell]] of [[Foetus (band)|Foetus]] and were signed to Geffen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/rob_zombie_i_find_it_distracting_to_hear_my_own_music.html|title=Rob Zombie: 'I Find It Distracting To Hear My Own Music' &#124; Music News @|website=Ultimate-guitar.com|access-date=June 15, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073445/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/rob_zombie_i_find_it_distracting_to_hear_my_own_music.html|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>

On March 17, 1992, White Zombie released ''[[La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One]]'', the album which launched them into mainstream recognition.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> The band supported ''La Sexorcisto'' with a two-and-a-half-year-long tour,<ref name="LarkinHR"/> which saw them performing with numerous bands such as [[Pantera]], [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]], [[Kyuss]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]], [[Megadeth]], [[Sepultura]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[Quicksand (band)|Quicksand]], [[Monster Magnet]], [[Nudeswirl]], [[Prong (band)|Prong]] and [[The Obsessed]].<ref name="metallipromo">{{cite web|url=http://metallipromo.com/sep.html|title=White Zombie Tour Dates|website=Metallipromo.com|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref> During the tour, Ivan de Prume left the band to pursue a career as a producer/engineer as well as drummer/percussionist and opened his own studio, Burningsound. He was replaced by Phil Buerstatte. The [[music video]]s for the songs "[[Thunder Kiss '65]]", "[[Black Sunshine]]" and "Welcome to Planet Motherfucker/Psychoholic Slag" (censored as "Welcome to Planet M.F.") went into regular rotation on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Headbangers Ball]]'',<ref name="HBB">{{cite web|title=Headbangers Ball- The Unofficial Tribute Site - Episode Database|url=https://www.headbangersballunofficialtributesite.com/episode-database|website=Headbangersballunofficialtributesite.com|access-date=July 18, 2021|archive-date=May 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529021919/https://www.headbangersballunofficialtributesite.com/episode-database|url-status=dead}}</ref> while each music video was featured on the TV show ''[[Beavis and Butt-head]]''.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> This boosted the band's popularity, and led to ''La Sexorcisto'' selling over two-million copies in the U.S. alone.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/><ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=White%20Zombie&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|website=Riaa.com|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref> During this period, White Zombie had recorded several songs for movie soundtracks and various artists compilation albums, including "Feed the Gods" for the soundtrack to ''[[Airheads]]'', "I Am Hell" for the ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Experience]]'' compilation album and a cover version of [[Black Sabbath]]'s "[[Children of the Grave]]", which appears on the tribute album ''[[Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath|Nativity in Black]]''; each of these songs received airplay on [[active rock]] radio stations,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://people.delphi.com/dkasper13/knac/knaca2z.html|title=KNAC A to Z Listing|date=March 5, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000305154225/http://people.delphi.com/dkasper13/knac/knaca2z.html|access-date=July 16, 2021|archive-date=March 5, 2000}}</ref> while a music video "Feed the Gods" was released.<ref name="HBB"/>

By the time White Zombie entered the studio in late 1994 to begin recording their fourth album, Zombie and Yseult had ended their relationship, and Buerstatte was dismissed from the band, due to artistic differences; he was replaced by former [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] and [[Testament (band)|Testament]] drummer [[John Tempesta]].<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> In 1995, ''[[Astro-Creep: 2000]]'' was released, which featured a more [[Industrial music|industrial]] sound and included the hit single "[[More Human than Human]]".<ref name="LarkinHR"/> The album was another success for the band, debuting at number six on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] (White Zombie's highest-ever chart position), and within a year after its release, it was certified [[RIAA certification|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="RIAA"/> To support ''Astro Creep 2000'', the band toured non-stop for approximately fifteen months, playing with a wide variety of acts such as [[Metallica]], [[Soundgarden]], the [[Ramones]], the [[Melvins]], [[The Reverend Horton Heat]], [[Babes in Toyland (band)|Babes in Toyland]], [[Kyuss]], [[Filter (band)|Filter]], [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]], the [[Toadies]], [[CIV (band)|CIV]] and [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]].<ref name="metallipromo"/> In the summer of 1996, White Zombie played its final dates, co-headlining a North American tour with [[Pantera]].<ref name="metallipromo"/>

Also in 1996, an album of remixes was released under the title ''[[Supersexy Swingin' Sounds]]''. After making one last song for the film ''[[Beavis and Butt-head Do America]]'', titled "Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls", White Zombie broke up in September 1998.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/>