Zombie Girl is a Canadian

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project started in 2005. Initially composed of Renee Cooper and producer

Sebastian Komor Sebastian R. Komor (born 7 May 1976) is a Polish-born, Norwegian-raised electronic musician, best known for his collaborative work in Icon of Coil and Zombie Girl. A prolific artist, Komor has also released electronic music under a variety of so ...

, the group now consists exclusively of Cooper, who uses live musicians. The band's lyrics and themes center on

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and

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s. Zombie Girl also uses

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-style grooves with their mostly synthetic instruments. She has produced two EPs and two full-length albums on the

Alfa Matrix Alfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases musical styles including aggrotech, industrial music, dark electro, dark elektro, synthpop, and electronica. Based in Brussels, the label consists of label and artists ma ...

record label. Her albums are sold in the

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under the

Metropolis Records Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and, since 1995, has been instrumenta ...

label.

History

Zombie Girl released their first album, ''Back From the Dead'', in 2006." Zombie Girl"
''AllMusic'', Biography by Neil Z. Yeung In 2008 Zombie Girl released a second album, '' Blood, Brains & Rock 'n' Roll''. It was delayed due to three separate printing companies refusing to print artwork that contained copious amounts of blood, as well as a brain on a plate. After Cooper and Komor parted ways, Komor released an EP without her, entitled ''Halloween'', in 2009. Cooper continued as a solo act, backed up by various musicians; she released an EP, ''Panic Attack'', and an album, ''Killer Queen'', in 2015.

Filmography

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(2012) (as Zombie Girl) - Headshot Actress Interview with Renee Cooper
''Razorblade Society''. Issue 3.

Discography

*''Back From the Dead'' (2006) Alfa Matrix/Metropolis Records *''Blood, Brains & Rock 'n' Roll'' (2007)

*''The Halloween EP'' (2009) *''Killer Queen'' (2015)

References

External links

Zombie Girl
on MySpace
Zombie Girl Biography
from record label

Alfa-matrix Alfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases musical styles including aggrotech, industrial music, dark elektro, synthpop, and electronica. Based in Brussels, the label consists of label and artists manager Séba D ...

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