Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 apparently recently broke his foot in North Carolina. A posting on Zombie’s official Twitter account reads as follows:

“It’s official John 5 broke his foot in North Carolina. Don’t worry Detroit the show must go on! I hope you like cripples.”

Initial dates have officially been revealed for Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper’s upcoming “Halloween Hootenanny Tour“, which will also feature Murderdolls opening the bill. They run as follows:

September 30th Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre
October 01st San Diego, CA – Harrah’s Rincon
October 02nd Tucson, AZ – Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater

Rob Zombie has debuted his new video for his track “Mars Needs Women” online via Noisecreep, you can check it out below. In other news, the upcoming special edition of his latest effort “Hellbilly Deluxe 2” will arrive in stores on September 28th through Roadrunner.

The expanded version of the album will feature three brand new tracks recorded with the bands current touring lineup, including Slipknot/Murderdolls drummer Joey Jordison, along with a re-worked version of the song “The Man Who Laughs“. A bonus DVD featuring live footage and a 30-minute touring documentary dubbed “Transylvanian Transmissions” will also be included.

The track listing runs as follows:

CD:

01 – “Devil’s Hole Girls and the Big Revolution” (new song)
02 – “Jesus Frankenstein”
03 – “Sick Bubblegum”
04 – “What?”
05 – “Theme fo an Angry Red Planet”
06 – “Mars Needs Women”
07 – “Werewolf, Baby”
08 – “Everything Is Boring” (new song)
09 – “Virgin Witch”
10 – “Death And Destiny Inside the Dream Factory”
11 – “Burn”
12 – “Cease to Exist”
13 – “Werewolf Women of the SS”
14 – “Michael” (new song)
15 – “The Man Who Laughs”

DVD:

01 – “Mars Needs Women”
02 – “Schools Out” (Alice Cooper cover) (feat. Alice Cooper)
03 – “Transylvanian Transmissions”

Meanwhile, Rob Zombie is expected to kick off a tour with Alice Cooper in late September with the Murderdolls opening the bill. A full schedule will be announced shortly.

Rob Zombie will be heading into the studio next week to record some new material, complete with Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison in tow for a future release. He offered the following on the sessions:

“Well, I will be heading back into the studio next week to record several new tracks with John, Piggy and Joey. These are some of the fastest, heaviest tracks we have recorded in a long, long time. These songs will available in September.”

Rob Zombie has begun a webisode series dubbed “RZTV” documenting his current touring online. The first two episodes in the series can be found below:

More live footage from the recent Revolver Golden Gods awards show has surfaced online and can be viewed below. The ceremony saw the live debut of As I Lay Dying’s new track “Beyond Our Suffering” and Rob Zombie’s first public performance with current fill-in drummer, Joey Jordison of Slipknot.

Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison will be handling the drums for Rob Zombie on his upcoming spring and summer touring plans. The official press release was issued on the matter:

“New York, NY: SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison will spend the spring and summer of 2010 pounding the skins for new labelmate Rob Zombie, who is embarking on a very busy touring schedule.

Zombie said, “Joey is an absolutely crushing drummer and I am thrilled to have him as part of the Zombie family. His amazing skills promise to take the live show to a whole new level of insanity.” Jordison also commented, saying, “I am honored, proud and excited to announce that I have joined the ranks as the new touring drummer for Rob Zombie. I’ve been a fan of Zombie’s since the beginning. I’ve toured with them and have always wanted to play for them. When John 5 called me up to ask if I knew any drummers I could recommend, I said, only half-jokingly, ‘Yeah, me!”

Jordison is universally recognized as not only one of the best drummers in hard rock, but as one of the most talented skinsmen in music, period. He will be sitting behind the kit for several appearances and tours throughout the year, namely the “Gruesome Twosome” tour, which features Zombie along with his longtime pal, Alice Cooper, which begins April 26 in Canada and runs through May 5 in Wyoming. Following that historic tour, Jordison will tour alongside Zombie as part of the 2010 Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, which Zombie is co-headlining with Korn. That tour kicks off July 10 in Southern California and runs through August 14 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

“This show and set-list is mind blowing, and what better way to kick off than with the ‘Gruesome Twosome’ tour with horror-rock legend Alice Cooper,” Jordison said. “I want to thank all the Slipknot fans for their support and the Rob Zombie fans for welcoming me in. The Demonoid Phenomenon is on its way!”

Jordison will make his debut with Zombie at the 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards, held on April 8, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Zombie will be closing out the evening’s awards ceremony with what is sure to be a “must see” performance.”