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Danzig Is A Heavy Metal Band From The United States Formed In 1987 In Lodi New Jersey. The Band Serves As A Musical Outlet For Singer/composer Glenn Danzig And Their Music Fuses Dark Lyrics And Imagery With Blues Influenced Music. Danzig Can Be Seen As The Third Stage In Glenn Danzig's Musical Career Preceded By The Punk Band The Misfits And The Deathrock Band Samhain. On July 14 1986 Samhain Performed What Was To Be Their Final Show At The Ritz In New York City. In Attendance Was Rick Rubin Who Was Scouting For Potential Bands To Sign To His Record Label Def Jam. Upon Viewing Samhain's Performance Rubin Was Impressed With Glenn Danzig's Powerful Stage Persona And Vocal Abilities. He Approached Him After The Show And Propositioned Him. At First He Wished Only To Sign Danzig With The Intent Of Making Him The Vocalist For A Heavy Metal Supergroup That Rubin Envisioned. However Danzig Refused To Sign To Rubin's Label Without Samhain's Bassist Eerie Von Whom Glenn Had Become Great Friends With. Rubin Agreed To Sign Samhain And He Began Making Suggestions For The New Direction He Felt The Band Should Take. Rubin Felt The Music Should Be Stripped Down And That Glenn's Vocal Talents Should Become The Focal Point For The Band. In 1987 The Band Evolved Into A Solid Heavy Metal Act With The Addition Of John Christ On Guitar And Chuck Biscuits Ex-Black Flag On Drums. In Order To Avoid A Potential Lawsuit Over Royalties From Past Samhain Members And Also Due To The Change In Musical Direction Glenn Decided To Change The Name Of The Band To Danzig. Original Lineup Having Formed And Begun Recording As Danzig The Previous Year In 1988 The Band Released Its First Album Simply Titled Danzig On Rick Rubin's Newly Formed Label Def American Later Renamed To American Recordings . The Album Featured Polished Production By Rick Rubin With Heavy Blues-Based Guitar Riffs And Glenn's Powerful And Melodic Vocal Performance--A Harsh Contrast To The Gritty Raw Sounding Production Of Samhain's Albums. The Album Was Released To Lukewarm Reviews But Is Now Considered By Many Heavy Metal Publications To Be Among The Best Hard Rock Albums Of All Time. In 1990 Danzig Released Their Sophomore Album Danzig II Lucifuge The Band's Most Diverse LP. Here The Music Continued To Blur The Lines Between Classic Blues And Hard Rock And It Featured Some Of The Best Vocal Performances Of Glenn's Career. By 1992 Rick Rubin's Involvement With The Band Had Waned And Glenn Danzig Took Credit For Producing The Third Album Danzig III How The Gods Kill Which Many Fans See As The Pinnacle Of The Danzig Catalog. The Album Continued The Unique Sound Established With The First Two But The Music And Lyrics Had Become Darker Containing Gothic Overtones. During This Time Glenn Became Fond Of Singing In A Throaty Bellow Which He Says Was Inspired By Classic Blues Singers. Fans Jokingly Named This Singing Style Glenn's "cookie Monster" Voice Due To Its Resemblance To The Gruff Voice Of The Cookie Monster From Sesame Street. This Vocal Style Can Be Heard Prominently On The Thrall Demonsweatlive EP Which Contained Several Live Tracks From The Band's 1992 Halloween Show As Well As Three New Studio Tracks. The "Thrall" EP Contained A Surprise Hit For The Band When The Live Version Of Mother Originally Recorded On The First Danzig Album Became Popular On Hard Rock Radio Stations. A New Version Of The "Mother" Music Video Was Created Using Live Footage And The Video Became An Instant Hit On MTV Pushing Danzig Into The Mainstream. With Danzig In The Mainstream Spotlight Controversy Surrounding The Nature Of Glenn Danzig's Lyrics And Imagery Increased. Conservative Christian Groups Accused Danzig Of Being A Satanist With Obvious Intentions To Persuade Impressionable Youths Over To The "left Hand Path". Danzig Shrugged Off The Controversy As A Humorous Annoyance And Often Made Light Of It. Glenn Has Repeatedly Denied Accusations Of Being A Satanist Saying That He Is Fascinated By The Nature Of Evil And Merely Finds Satan To Be An Interesting Figure In Christian Theology. In October 1993 The Band Entered The Studio To Record Their Fourth Studio Album. Glenn Received Pressure From The Record Executives To Write Songs In The Same Vein As "Mother " But He Was Determined Not To Backtrack His Musical Progression. Rick Rubin Had Become Increasingly Distant From The Band And Had Little Involvement In The Recording Of The Fourth Album. In 1994 Danzig 4P Was Released. The Album Was Darker Much More Atmospheric Than The Band's Previous Releases And More Experimental As Well. While It Sold Well It Did Not Contain A Hit On Par With The "Mother" Single. The Album's Second Single Cantspeak Was Also A Staple In MTV's Rotation Even Making The Buzz Bin And It Charted On The Rock Charts Although Unlike "Mother" It Failed To Appear On The Hot 100. "Cantspeak" Is The Band's Only Single Other Than "Mother" To Chart On Billboard Thus Making The Band A Two-Hit Wonder Of The Mainstream Scene. Danzig's Relationship With Rick Rubin Deteriorated And Danzig Was Dropped From The Label. Around This Time The Band's Lineup Began To Dissolve As Well. First Chuck Biscuits Left Due To Royalty Disagreements With Glenn Leaving The Band Part Way Through The Danzig 4 Tour. He Was Quickly Replaced By Joey Castillo. In 1995 John Christ Left After Learning That Glenn Was Actively Seeking A Replacement Guitarist. At The Same Time Eerie Von Left Of His Own Accord Ending What Most Fans Consider The Classic Era Of The Band. Glenn Danzig Has Said That It Was Always His Intention To Have A Revolving Line-Up But It Just So Happened That The Original Lineup Remained Intact For Much Longer Than He Had Expected. Since The End Of The Classic Era Each Danzig Album Has Featured A Different Band Lineup. Rotating Lineups In 1996 Danzig 5 Blackacidevil A Play On The Phrase "Black As A Devil" Was Released Surprising Many With Its Heavy Emphasis On Industrial Rock. Glenn Has Stated That Rick Rubin Had Been Keeping Him From Experimenting With Electronics On Earlier Danzig Releases And So With The Fifth Album Glenn Was Eager To Indulge In Industrial Sounds Unimpeded. The Album Was Mostly A Solo Effort By Glenn Although Jerry Cantrell Of Alice In Chains Played Lead Guitar On Three Of The Album's Tracks While Drum Duties Were Handled By Joey Castillo The Sole Member Still In The Band From The 4p Tour Joey Would Go On To Record On Two More Danzig Albums Making Him The Longest Standing Member Outside Of The Classic Lineup . Most Danzig Fans Were Disappointed With The Album Presumably Due To The Drastic Departure From The Sound Of The First Four Releases. Additionally Many Fans Viewed Glenn's Vocals As The Highlight Of The Band--And Throughout Most Of Blackacidevil Glenn's Voice Is Buried Under Layers Of Effects. Other Fans Embraced The Album And Saw It As Glenn Returning To The More Experimental Style Of Samhain. The Album Is The Most Controversial Of The Bands Back Catalogue And The Music Therein Is Often Referred To As Being "Techno Danzig". The Next Couple Years Saw Danzig Tied Up In A Legal Battle With Rick Rubin Over The Rights To The Unreleased Material The Band Produced Under American Recordings. After Winning Back The Rights Danzig Entered The Studio To Record The Sixth Full Length Album. In November 1999 Danzig 6 66 Satan's Child Was Released With Mixed Reactions From Fans And Critics. It Featured Dark And Heavy Doom Metal Accented By Mild Electronics With Danzig Singing In An Uncharacteristic Harsh Whispery Tone For Most Of The Album. Some Critics And Fans Have Described The Sound The Album As Being Similiar To Nu Metal A Genre Of Heavy Music That Glenn Danzig Is Well Known To Detest. This Comparison Is Often Linked To The Fact That Much Of The Album Was Produced By Jay Gordon And Amir Derakh Of The Electropop/nu Metal Band Orgy. One Of The Tracks On Danzig 6 66 Satan's Child Is Thirteen A Song Danzig Wrote For Johnny Cash In 1994. New Millennium 2000-Present By 2000 Danzig's Line Up Had Stabilized With The Addition Of Guitarist Todd Youth And Bassist Howie Pyro Both Veterans Of The New York City Punk Scene. In 2002 This Line Up Released The Album Danzig 777 I Luciferi. The Album Was Devoid Of Electronics And Contained Some Of The Darkest And Heaviest Songs Of Danzig's Career. Some Of The Later Tracks On I Luciferi Harkened Back To The Classic Sound Of The Band And Many Fans Heralded It As A Return To Form Although Some Were Disappointed With The Album's Production Quality. In 2004 Danzig Released Their Eighth Studio Album Circle Of Snakes Which Along With The Previous Album Many Fans View As Glenn's Best Work Since The Classic Era Of The Band. On Circle Of Snakes The Line Up Was Again Re-Written And Now Featured Tommy Victor From Prong On Guitar. The Sound Evolved Again And Here Tommy Victor’s Guitar Seemed To Be The Dominant Force On Each Song. Some Critics Had A Problem With The Mixing Of The Album Citing That The Vocals And Drums Often Seemed To Be Buried Under The Multiple Layered Guitar Tracks. Danzig Then Set Out Headlining The Blackest Of The Black Tour Across The United States. "The Blackest Of The Black" Was A Package Set Up By Glenn Danzig As A Way To Help Some Of His Favorite Dark Underground Bands Gain More Exposure While Providing Fans Of Heavy Music An Alternative To Ozzfest Which Glenn Felt Had Become Oversaturated With Commercialized Nu Metal Acts. During The 2005 Blackest Of The Black Dates Halfway Through The Danzig Set The Band Was Joined By Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein The Misfits' Most Iconic Guitarist For A Set Of Classic Misfits Songs. These Shows Were The First Time Glenn Had Played With Doyle In Over Twenty Years And Many Of These Shows Were Sold Out. Though The Album Has Been Out For Almost 3 Years The Blackest Of The Black Tour Still Seems To Be Going On. Danzig Has Ended The Bonus Sets With Doyle But Has Selected New Bands To Play Alongside Him From All Around The World Including Asesino From Mexico Belphegor From Austria The Haunted From Sweden And Lacuna Coil From Italy. Glenn Danzig Says He Is Ready To Take A Break From Touring Perhaps Permanently To Work On Other Projects And Produce Other Bands. Currently Glenn Is Working On His Feature Film Ge Rouge". He Has Also Been Putting The Finishing Touches On His Second Solo Album Black Aria II Follow-Up To Black Aria . He Has Stated In Several Recent Interviews That After He Finishes Ge Rouge He Will Begin Putting Together The Lost Tracks Of Danzig A Double CD Containing Around Thirty Unreleased Songs That Span The Entire Danzig Catalog. Glenn Has Also Stated That He And Jerry Cantrell Have Been Discussing The Possibility Of Teaming Up To Write And Record An Album Of Dark Blues Songs. Group Members * Glenn Danzig - Vocals Guitar Keyboards 1987-Present * Johnny Kelly - Drums 2005-Present * Kenny Hickey - Guitar 2006-Present * Steve Zing - Bass 2006-Present * Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein - Guest Guitarist Former Members * Eerie Von - Bass * Josh Lazie - Bass * Rob Nicholson - Bass * Howie Pyro - Bass * Jerry Montano - Bass * John Christ - Guitar * Dave Kushner - Guitar 1997 * Tommy Victor - Guitar * Jeff Chambers - Guitar * Joe Fraulob - Guitar * Todd Youth - Guitar * Chuck Biscuits - Drums * Joey Castillo - Drums * Charlee Johnson - Drums 2002 * Bevan Davies - Drums Discography Albums
Year Title Notes
1988 Danzig Debut Album. US #125
1990 Danzig II - Lucifuge US#74
1992 Danzig III - How The Gods Kill US #24
1994 Danzig 4P Final Recording With The Original Line-Up And Release On American Recordings. US #29
1996 Danzig 5 Blackacidevil Alice In Chains Guitarist Jerry Cantrell Makes A Guest Appearance On This Album. US #41
1999 Danzig 6 66 Satan's Child US #149
2002 Danzig 777 I Luciferi US #158
2004 Circle Of Snakes US #183
2010 Deth Red Sabaoth Compilations EPs And Live Albums
Year Title Notes
1993 Thrall Demonsweatlive EP Plus Live Tracks.
1996 Sacrifice EP Re-Issued With 3 Bonus Tracks In 2000.
2001 Live On The Black Hand Side Live Double Album.
2007 The Lost Tracks Of Danzig 1 2 Double-CD Will Include Unreleased Tracks From. External Links * Danzig Official Site * Danzig At Encyclopaedia Metallum
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Danzig Is A Heavy Metal Band From The United States Formed In 1987 In Lodi New Jersey. The Band Serves As A Musical Outlet For Singer/composer Glenn Danzig And Their Music Fuses Dark Lyrics And Imagery With Blues Influenced Music. Danzig Can Be Seen As The Third Stage In Glenn Danzig's Musical Career Preceded By The Punk Band The Misfits And The Deathrock Band Samhain. On July 14 1986 Samhain Performed What Was To Be Their Final Show At The Ritz In New York City. In Attendance Was Rick Rubin Who Was Scouting For Potential Bands To Sign To His Record Label Def Jam. Upon Viewing Samhain's Performance Rubin Was Impressed With Glenn Danzig's Powerful Stage Persona And Vocal Abilities. He Approached Him After The Show And Propositioned Him. At First He Wished Only To Sign Danzig With The Intent Of Making Him The Vocalist For A Heavy Metal Supergroup That Rubin Envisioned. However Danzig Refused To Sign To Rubin's Label Without Samhain's Bassist Eerie Von Whom Glenn Had Become Great Friends With. Rubin Agreed To Sign Samhain And He Began Making Suggestions For The New Direction He Felt The Band Should Take. Rubin Felt The Music Should Be Stripped Down And That Glenn's Vocal Talents Should Become The Focal Point For The Band. In 1987 The Band Evolved Into A Solid Heavy Metal Act With The Addition Of John Christ On Guitar And Chuck Biscuits Ex-Black Flag On Drums. In Order To Avoid A Potential Lawsuit Over Royalties From Past Samhain Members And Also Due To The Change In Musical Direction Glenn Decided To Change The Name Of The Band To Danzig. Original Lineup Having Formed And Begun Recording As Danzig The Previous Year In 1988 The Band Released Its First Album Simply Titled Danzig On Rick Rubin's Newly Formed Label Def American Later Renamed To American Recordings . The Album Featured Polished Production By Rick Rubin With Heavy Blues-Based Guitar Riffs And Glenn's Powerful And Melodic Vocal Performance--A Harsh Contrast To The Gritty Raw Sounding Production Of Samhain's Albums. The Album Was Released To Lukewarm Reviews But Is Now Considered By Many Heavy Metal Publications To Be Among The Best Hard Rock Albums Of All Time. In 1990 Danzig Released Their Sophomore Album Danzig II Lucifuge The Band's Most Diverse LP. Here The Music Continued To Blur The Lines Between Classic Blues And Hard Rock And It Featured Some Of The Best Vocal Performances Of Glenn's Career. By 1992 Rick Rubin's Involvement With The Band Had Waned And Glenn Danzig Took Credit For Producing The Third Album Danzig III How The Gods Kill Which Many Fans See As The Pinnacle Of The Danzig Catalog. The Album Continued The Unique Sound Established With The First Two But The Music And Lyrics Had Become Darker Containing Gothic Overtones. During This Time Glenn Became Fond Of Singing In A Throaty Bellow Which He Says Was Inspired By Classic Blues Singers. Fans Jokingly Named This Singing Style Glenn's "cookie Monster" Voice Due To Its Resemblance To The Gruff Voice Of The Cookie Monster From Sesame Street. This Vocal Style Can Be Heard Prominently On The Thrall Demonsweatlive EP Which Contained Several Live Tracks From The Band's 1992 Halloween Show As Well As Three New Studio Tracks. The "Thrall" EP Contained A Surprise Hit For The Band When The Live Version Of Mother Originally Recorded On The First Danzig Album Became Popular On Hard Rock Radio Stations. A New Version Of The "Mother" Music Video Was Created Using Live Footage And The Video Became An Instant Hit On MTV Pushing Danzig Into The Mainstream. With Danzig In The Mainstream Spotlight Controversy Surrounding The Nature Of Glenn Danzig's Lyrics And Imagery Increased. Conservative Christian Groups Accused Danzig Of Being A Satanist With Obvious Intentions To Persuade Impressionable Youths Over To The "left Hand Path". Danzig Shrugged Off The Controversy As A Humorous Annoyance And Often Made Light Of It. Glenn Has Repeatedly Denied Accusations Of Being A Satanist Saying That He Is Fascinated By The Nature Of Evil And Merely Finds Satan To Be An Interesting Figure In Christian Theology. In October 1993 The Band Entered The Studio To Record Their Fourth Studio Album. Glenn Received Pressure From The Record Executives To Write Songs In The Same Vein As "Mother " But He Was Determined Not To Backtrack His Musical Progression. Rick Rubin Had Become Increasingly Distant From The Band And Had Little Involvement In The Recording Of The Fourth Album. In 1994 Danzig 4P Was Released. The Album Was Darker Much More Atmospheric Than The Band's Previous Releases And More Experimental As Well. While It Sold Well It Did Not Contain A Hit On Par With The "Mother" Single. The Album's Second Single Cantspeak Was Also A Staple In MTV's Rotation Even Making The Buzz Bin And It Charted On The Rock Charts Although Unlike "Mother" It Failed To Appear On The Hot 100. "Cantspeak" Is The Band's Only Single Other Than "Mother" To Chart On Billboard Thus Making The Band A Two-Hit Wonder Of The Mainstream Scene. Danzig's Relationship With Rick Rubin Deteriorated And Danzig Was Dropped From The Label. Around This Time The Band's Lineup Began To Dissolve As Well. First Chuck Biscuits Left Due To Royalty Disagreements With Glenn Leaving The Band Part Way Through The Danzig 4 Tour. He Was Quickly Replaced By Joey Castillo. In 1995 John Christ Left After Learning That Glenn Was Actively Seeking A Replacement Guitarist. At The Same Time Eerie Von Left Of His Own Accord Ending What Most Fans Consider The Classic Era Of The Band. Glenn Danzig Has Said That It Was Always His Intention To Have A Revolving Line-Up But It Just So Happened That The Original Lineup Remained Intact For Much Longer Than He Had Expected. Since The End Of The Classic Era Each Danzig Album Has Featured A Different Band Lineup. Rotating Lineups In 1996 Danzig 5 Blackacidevil A Play On The Phrase "Black As A Devil" Was Released Surprising Many With Its Heavy Emphasis On Industrial Rock. Glenn Has Stated That Rick Rubin Had Been Keeping Him From Experimenting With Electronics On Earlier Danzig Releases And So With The Fifth Album Glenn Was Eager To Indulge In Industrial Sounds Unimpeded. The Album Was Mostly A Solo Effort By Glenn Although Jerry Cantrell Of Alice In Chains Played Lead Guitar On Three Of The Album's Tracks While Drum Duties Were Handled By Joey Castillo The Sole Member Still In The Band From The 4p Tour Joey Would Go On To Record On Two More Danzig Albums Making Him The Longest Standing Member Outside Of The Classic Lineup . Most Danzig Fans Were Disappointed With The Album Presumably Due To The Drastic Departure From The Sound Of The First Four Releases. Additionally Many Fans Viewed Glenn's Vocals As The Highlight Of The Band--And Throughout Most Of Blackacidevil Glenn's Voice Is Buried Under Layers Of Effects. Other Fans Embraced The Album And Saw It As Glenn Returning To The More Experimental Style Of Samhain. The Album Is The Most Controversial Of The Bands Back Catalogue And The Music Therein Is Often Referred To As Being "Techno Danzig". The Next Couple Years Saw Danzig Tied Up In A Legal Battle With Rick Rubin Over The Rights To The Unreleased Material The Band Produced Under American Recordings. After Winning Back The Rights Danzig Entered The Studio To Record The Sixth Full Length Album. In November 1999 Danzig 6 66 Satan's Child Was Released With Mixed Reactions From Fans And Critics. It Featured Dark And Heavy Doom Metal Accented By Mild Electronics With Danzig Singing In An Uncharacteristic Harsh Whispery Tone For Most Of The Album. Some Critics And Fans Have Described The Sound The Album As Being Similiar To Nu Metal A Genre Of Heavy Music That Glenn Danzig Is Well Known To Detest. This Comparison Is Often Linked To The Fact That Much Of The Album Was Produced By Jay Gordon And Amir Derakh Of The Electropop/nu Metal Band Orgy. One Of The Tracks On Danzig 6 66 Satan's Child Is Thirteen A Song Danzig Wrote For Johnny Cash In 1994. New Millennium 2000-Present By 2000 Danzig's Line Up Had Stabilized With The Addition Of Guitarist Todd Youth And Bassist Howie Pyro Both Veterans Of The New York City Punk Scene. In 2002 This Line Up Released The Album Danzig 777 I Luciferi. The Album Was Devoid Of Electronics And Contained Some Of The Darkest And Heaviest Songs Of Danzig's Career. Some Of The Later Tracks On I Luciferi Harkened Back To The Classic Sound Of The Band And Many Fans Heralded It As A Return To Form Although Some Were Disappointed With The Album's Production Quality. In 2004 Danzig Released Their Eighth Studio Album Circle Of Snakes Which Along With The Previous Album Many Fans View As Glenn's Best Work Since The Classic Era Of The Band. On Circle Of Snakes The Line Up Was Again Re-Written And Now Featured Tommy Victor From Prong On Guitar. The Sound Evolved Again And Here Tommy Victor’s Guitar Seemed To Be The Dominant Force On Each Song. Some Critics Had A Problem With The Mixing Of The Album Citing That The Vocals And Drums Often Seemed To Be Buried Under The Multiple Layered Guitar Tracks. Danzig Then Set Out Headlining The Blackest Of The Black Tour Across The United States. "The Blackest Of The Black" Was A Package Set Up By Glenn Danzig As A Way To Help Some Of His Favorite Dark Underground Bands Gain More Exposure While Providing Fans Of Heavy Music An Alternative To Ozzfest Which Glenn Felt Had Become Oversaturated With Commercialized Nu Metal Acts. During The 2005 Blackest Of The Black Dates Halfway Through The Danzig Set The Band Was Joined By Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein The Misfits' Most Iconic Guitarist For A Set Of Classic Misfits Songs. These Shows Were The First Time Glenn Had Played With Doyle In Over Twenty Years And Many Of These Shows Were Sold Out. Though The Album Has Been Out For Almost 3 Years The Blackest Of The Black Tour Still Seems To Be Going On. Danzig Has Ended The Bonus Sets With Doyle But Has Selected New Bands To Play Alongside Him From All Around The World Including Asesino From Mexico Belphegor From Austria The Haunted From Sweden And Lacuna Coil From Italy. Glenn Danzig Says He Is Ready To Take A Break From Touring Perhaps Permanently To Work On Other Projects And Produce Other Bands. Currently Glenn Is Working On His Feature Film Ge Rouge". He Has Also Been Putting The Finishing Touches On His Second Solo Album Black Aria II Follow-Up To Black Aria . He Has Stated In Several Recent Interviews That After He Finishes Ge Rouge He Will Begin Putting Together The Lost Tracks Of Danzig A Double CD Containing Around Thirty Unreleased Songs That Span The Entire Danzig Catalog. Glenn Has Also Stated That He And Jerry Cantrell Have Been Discussing The Possibility Of Teaming Up To Write And Record An Album Of Dark Blues Songs. Group Members * Glenn Danzig - Vocals Guitar Keyboards 1987-Present * Johnny Kelly - Drums 2005-Present * Kenny Hickey - Guitar 2006-Present * Steve Zing - Bass 2006-Present * Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein - Guest Guitarist Former Members * Eerie Von - Bass * Josh Lazie - Bass * Rob Nicholson - Bass * Howie Pyro - Bass * Jerry Montano - Bass * John Christ - Guitar * Dave Kushner - Guitar 1997 * Tommy Victor - Guitar * Jeff Chambers - Guitar * Joe Fraulob - Guitar * Todd Youth - Guitar * Chuck Biscuits - Drums * Joey Castillo - Drums * Charlee Johnson - Drums 2002 * Bevan Davies - Drums Discography Albums
Year Title Notes
1988 Danzig Debut Album. US #125
1990 Danzig II - Lucifuge US#74
1992 Danzig III - How The Gods Kill US #24
1994 Danzig 4P Final Recording With The Original Line-Up And Release On American Recordings. US #29
1996 Danzig 5 Blackacidevil Alice In Chains Guitarist Jerry Cantrell Makes A Guest Appearance On This Album. US #41
1999 Danzig 6 66 Satan's Child US #149
2002 Danzig 777 I Luciferi US #158
2004 Circle Of Snakes US #183
2010 Deth Red Sabaoth Compilations EPs And Live Albums
Year Title Notes
1993 Thrall Demonsweatlive EP Plus Live Tracks.
1996 Sacrifice EP Re-Issued With 3 Bonus Tracks In 2000.
2001 Live On The Black Hand Side Live Double Album.
2007 The Lost Tracks Of Danzig 1 2 Double-CD Will Include Unreleased Tracks From. External Links * Danzig Official Site * Danzig At Encyclopaedia Metallum read less
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Year Title Notes
1988 Danzig Debut Album. US #125
1990 Danzig II - Lucifuge US#74
1992 Danzig III - How The Gods Kill US #24
1994 Danzig 4P Final Recording With The Original Line-Up And Release On American Recordings. US #29
1996 Danzig 5 Blackacidevil Alice In Chains Guitarist Jerry Cantrell Makes A Guest Appearance On This Album. US #41
1999 Danzig 6 66 Satan's Child US #149
2002 Danzig 777 I Luciferi US #158
2004 Circle Of Snakes US #183
2010 Deth Red Sabaoth Compilations EPs And Live Albums
Year Title Notes
1993 Thrall Demonsweatlive EP Plus Live Tracks.
1996 Sacrifice EP Re-Issued With 3 Bonus Tracks In 2000.
2001 Live On The Black Hand Side Live Double Album.
2007 The Lost Tracks Of Danzig 1 2 Double-CD Will Include Unreleased Tracks From. External Links * Danzig Official Site * Danzig At Encyclopaedia Metallum read less
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Danzig 4p Is The Fourth Studio Album By Danzig. It Was Released In 1994 On American Recordings Following 1993's Highly Successful Thrall Demonsweatlive EP And Singer Glenn Danzig's 1992 Instrumental Solo Effort Black Aria. Though It Is Properly Titled Danzig 4p Most Fans And The Band Members Themselves Usually Refer To It Simply As Danzig 4. In Various 1994-95 Interviews Danzig Explained That He Did Not Wish To Give The Album A Title As He Felt That A Logo Or Printing Would Ruin The Artwork Which He Wished To Stand On Its Own. After Pressure From Representatives From American Recordings Who Did Not Want To Release An Unlabeled Album For Fear That Sales Would Plummet Danzig Relented And Allowed A Sticker Reading "Danzig 4" To Be Placed On The Album's Cellophane Wrapper. To The Right Of The "4" He Added A Tiny Letter "p" As A Joke He Said In Reference To The "Four P Movement". The Following Information On The Album Title Was Supplied By American Recordings In 1994 "The Four P Movement Is An Alleged Satanic Cult Operating Throughout The United States. An Offshoot Of The Notorious Process Church Of The Final Judgment The Four P Movement Takes Its Name From The Process' Original Sigil A Swastika-Like Form Composed Of Four Interlocking Ps. The Four P Movement Was Supposedly Begun In 1967 And Has Been Connected To A Number Of Ritual Killings Across The Country Including The Son Of Sam Killings In New York And The Manson Family In California." It Is Notable As The Band's Final Album On American Recordings And As The Last To Feature The Original Lineup Of John Christ Guitar Eerie Von Bass And Chuck Biscuits Drums . Shortly After The Album Had Been Recorded Biscuits Left The Band Returned And Was Finally Fired. Just Prior To The Album's Release He Was Replaced By Joey Castillo. Von And Christ Also Intended To Leave The Band But Decided To Stay For The Remainder Of The Tour Supporting The Album And Left The Band On July 5th The Following Year. The CD Release Contains An Unlisted Or "hidden" Thirteenth Song That Is Not Included On The Cassette And Vinyl Versions Of The Album. According To Various Interviews With Glenn Danzig "Invocation" Is Its Title. After "Let It Be Captured" There Are Several "blank" Tracks So That "Invocation" Is Numbered Track 66. CD Players That Display The "current Track Number" And "total Disc Time Elapsed" In Minutes Thus Read 66 61 38 On The Display As The Final Track Starts. This Is Perhaps An Intentional Reference To The Number Of The Beast And The Song "We Are 138" That Danzig Wrote During His Days In The Misfits. The Guitar Tracks For "Cantspeak" Are Really Those Of "Let It Be Captured" Played In Reverse Or "backmasked". The Instrumental Tracks Of "Invocation" Are Unique To That Song But Are Likewise Backmasked As Is Glenn Danzig's Spoken Introduction "All Right Let's Hear It Back". Danzig Had Earlier Used The Same Effect On The Song "Possession" From The 1988 Debut Album. Although The Songs "Crucifixion Destruction" And "White Devil Rise" Were Mentioned In Interviews And Articles Throughout 1994 With Danzig Even Discussing The Latter In Some Detail Neither Song Was Included On The Final Version Of The Album. Along With Another Outtake From The Same Sessions "The Mandrake's Cry" These Were Finally Released In 2007 On The First Disc Of The Lost Tracks Of Danzig With "Crucifixion Destruction" Under Its Correct Title "Satan's Crucifiction" . The First Pressings Of The Album Were Sold In A Distinctive Cardboard Sleeve Which Glenn Danzig Claimed Was More Like That Of An Old-Fashioned LP And More Environmentally-Friendly Than The Common Plastic CD Jewel Case. Since This Initial Release Of The Album Its Distinctive Cardboard Packaging Has Been Replaced By The Jewel-Case. The Original Packaging Was Too Small To Fit Securely In Most Retail Outlets' Plastic Theft-Deterrent CD Trays And The Album Is Legendary For Being "the Most Stolen CD In History" A Distinction That Is Not However Officially Documented And Is Possibly Unprovable . Glenn Danzig Has Referred To The Symbols On The Album Cover As "Vehmic Runes" That Spell Out "Danzig". They Were Taken From The Alphabet Of A Secret Tribunal Group From Medieval Germany Called The Vehmgericht. The Entire Alphabet Is Illustrated In Nigel Pennick's Magical Alphabets Book. The Liner Notes Contain A Panoramic Picture Of The Four Band Members In Propped Up Caskets As A Bill Clinton Impersonator Shakes Hands With A Man Wielding A Sniper Rifle. Like Danzig's Previous Three Albums Danzig 4 Has Been Labeled With A Parental Advisory Originally In The Form Of A Sticker Until The Repackaging In The Jewel Case Since Its Initial Pressings Despite The Absence Of Common Profanity. Music Videos Were Released For The Songs "Until You Call On The Dark" "I Don't Mind The Pain" "Cantspeak" And "Sadistikal". The "Cantspeak" Music Video Appeared On Beavis And Butt-Head In The Episode "Animation Sucks". Joey Castillo Appears In Chuck Biscuits' Place In The Music Videos For "Cantspeak" And "I Don't Mind The Pain". All Music Videos From The Album Are Featured On Danzig's Il Demonio Nera DVD.