''Pig Heaven/Slaughter the Grey'' is the second EP by White Zombie, independently released as an EP in May 1986. Two different pressings of this album were created (the differences between the two being the different guitarists and the altered cover art), both of which were limited to 500 copies each. By this time drummer

Peter Landau Peter Landau (26 February 1935 – 23 May 2019) was a German jurist, legal historian and expert on canon law. After going to school in Berlin, where he was born, and Eisenberg, Thuringia, Landau studied law, history, and philosophy at the Free U ...

was replaced by

Ivan de Prume Ivan de Prume is a heavy metal drummer whose music became famous in the groove metal band White Zombie. DePrume was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His great-great-grandfather was Frantz Jehin-Prume. He started playing drums when he was tw ...

, who would remain with the band until '' Astro-Creep: 2000'', and guitarist Paul "Ena" Kostabi by Tim Jeffs.

Recording

Although only "Pig Heaven" and "Slaughter the Grey" were released, the band also recorded "Scarecrow #2 (a remake of "Tales From The Scarecrow Man" from ''

Gods on Voodoo Moon ''Gods on Voodoo Moon'' is the first recording and release by White Zombie, released independently as an EP in November 1985. It was their only release with Paul "Ena" Kostabi on guitar and Peter Landau on drums. Production The six songs, in ...

'')", "Rain Insane", "Paradise Fireball", and "Red River Flow" in the same session. These songs were officially released on '' It Came From NYC''. A bulk of the material was recorded in roughly two hours.Tim Jeffs' Early White Zombie Bio , cited July 6, 2009

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Pig Heaven/Slaughter the Grey'' liner notes. ;White Zombie *

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Rob Zombie Rob Zombie (born Robert Bartleh Cummings; January 12, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and voice actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live shows have be ...

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Alex Smith Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984) is an American former quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He played college football at Utah, where he received first-team All-American honors and won the 20 ...

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Release history

References

External links

* White Zombie (band) albums 1986 EPs {{1980s-punk-album-stub