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During his time in the seminal hardcore band the Misfits, vocalist Glenn Danzig displayed a fascination with outlandish,graphic, often goryimagery; informing the more heavy metal-oriented band Samhain, Danzig's lyrics delved into typical metalsubject matter, but took theconcept of darkness to anextreme. After the demise of Samhain, Danzig formed his owneponymous band with Samhain guitarist John Christ,ex-Rosemary's Babies drummerEerie Von on bass, and longtime hardcoredrummer Chuck Biscuits (D.O.A., Black Flag, Circle Jerks); this bandwould prove a more effective vehicle forDanzig'sobsession w ...read more
During his time in the seminal hardcore band the Misfits, vocalist Glenn Danzig displayed a fascination with outlandish,graphic, often goryimagery; informing the more heavy metal-oriented band Samhain, Danzig's lyrics delved into typical metalsubject matter, but took theconcept of darkness to anextreme. After the demise of Samhain, Danzig formed his owneponymous band with Samhain guitarist John Christ,ex-Rosemary's Babies drummerEerie Von on bass, and longtime hardcoredrummer Chuck Biscuits (D.O.A., Black Flag, Circle Jerks); this bandwould prove a more effective vehicle forDanzig'sobsession with the dark side. While that obsession can seem cartoonish at times, there ismore to the band than meets theeye -- Danzigobviously relishes casting himself as the menacing, evil heavy metal frontman, and histheatricality often seemsto indicate that his posturing is notmeant to be taken very seriously. At the same time, the darkness of Danzig'svision hasincreasingly expressed itself over the band's career in a heavilyromanticized, brooding, gothic sensibility, more quietly sinisteranddarkly seductive than obviously threatening or satanic, and the group's musicprogressed from simple, blues-based heavymetal riffs to moreatmospheric, coldly haunting song textures that attempt to sonically replicate the feelof the lyrics.Glenn Danzig cofounded the Misfits in Lodi, NJ, in 1977. When the hardcore band broke up in 1983, Danzig formed themetallic, broodingSamhain inorder to experiment with different sounds, but that project imploded as well. The band Danzigwas put together in 1987, andquickly inked a deal withRick Rubin's Def American label. Their self-titled debut found Danzigplaying the satanic metal singer role to the hilt,even if the band's songs soundedmuch the same. Danzig II: Lucifugefollowed in 1990, and it broadened the band's musical palette, expandingon the simple blues riffs of the debutwith moreextensive forays into that style. Danzig III: How the Gods Kill marked a full-fledged entry intothe realm of gothic romanticism,working tocreate moods rather than pounding heavy metal aggression; "Dirty Black Summer" and "How theGods Kill" becamestaples on MTV's Headbanger'sBall.Danzig next released a solo project, Black Aria, a quasi-operatic attempt at classical instrumentals depicting the fall of Satanfrom heaven.The bandbroke through into the mainstream in 1993, when a live video for "Mother," a song originally releasedon Danzig, became aninescapable smash onMTV and even charted as a single, nearly cracking the Billboard Top 40.Meanwhile, Danzig contributed a track entitled"Thirteen" to Johnny Cash'sacclaimed 1994 effort American Recordings. Themore experimental Danzig 4 was released in 1994 and entered thecharts at number 29, but its quiet,moody, atmosphericsubtlety didn't find as much favor with the band's new audience as the anthemic"Mother," while some longtime fansdismissed itas mellow and therefore commercial.During the supporting tour, Chuck Biscuits left the band and was replaced by Joey Castillo. Following the tour, Danzig brokeup the band andformed anew version featuring ex-Prong guitarist/vocalist Tommy Victor, drummer Castillo, and bassist JoshLazie; this lineup releasedBlackacidevil onHalloween 1996. Blackacidevil was ignored by both the press and the public, fallingout of the charts after a mere threeweeks. 6:66 Satan's Childfollowed in 1999; Live on the Black Hand Side appeared twoyears later. In 2002 and 2004 Danzig released thestripped-down I Luciferi and Circle ofSnakes, both returns to form thatfound the artist emulating the simplistic brutality of his 1988 debut.Black Aria II arrived in fall of 2006. « hide |
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