Halloween tradition

It's that time of the year where I re-upload all of the Danzig stuff that's been taken down for your Halloween enjoyment. This one is a little more inclusive because of the Danzig Legacy show on Monday.

Danzig

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Glenn separates himself from the whole "horror punk" shtick to downright badass metal. Fuzzy, bluesy, occult goodness. The album wanes a bit towards the end, but an undeniable classic.

Danzig II: Lucifuge

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The band trades in their somewhat dated 80s heavy metal sound for a bit of soul. This album has it all: stripper anthems, heartbreak ballads, NOLA standards, and plenty of heavy riffage. Would be perfect if Killer Wolf wasn't so poorly timed.

Danzig III: How The Gods Kill

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Tempo is taken down a notch and we're given a more methodical look at Danzig. Introduction of wider range of instruments, Danzig's voice has more polish. A simmering grower of an album, but still a classic.

Thrall: Demonsweatlive EP

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This one's a two parter: first three tracks are studio recordings, one of them is a (H)Elvis cover. Next four tracks are live recordings from a Halloween show.

Danzig 4p

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The final album featuring the "classic" line-up, and Danzig at their most experimental up to this point. A pretty hit or miss album for most people. It would be a contender for my favorite if the production was better: Danzig's vocals are too raw at times.

Danzig 777: I Luciferi

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Despite what most people would have you think, 777 is a good album. It was a welcome return to some familiarity after the disastrous 5 and 6 releases. I've often heard people complain about the musicianship and production on this record, but that's what I like about it so much. It's very technical, heavy, and cold compared to the classic era records.

Circle of Snakes

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Perhaps the most overlooked Danzig album and I'm not exactly sure why. Maybe it's because of the lackluster cover art, though II and III aren't exactly the most aesthetically pleasing. Maybe everyone was used to the number system, but Danzig 8 doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Regardless, this is probably the heaviest Danzig album with fantastic guitar work. Biggest detraction is the vocal mix, they're too low!

Deth Red Sabaoth

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And finally, Danzig's most recent effort. A true return to the "classic" era style with full analog and bluesy riffs. Heavily touted as the best album since 4p. Not sure if I agree with that, but certainly worth a listen if you're a Danzig fan.

Danzig Discography

Part four of Danzig's selected discography: Classic Danzig.
DANZIG is the current musical outlet for Glenn Danzig, formed in '87 as a transformation of his previous band Samhain when he scored a deal with Rick Rubin. Classic line-up is considered to be Eerie Von (who played bass in Samhain), John Christ, and Chuck Biscuits, with Rubin producing the band's first four records. Together they'd go on to make four of the best metal records with heavy blues and doom influence to ever be recorded.

Danzig I

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Danzig II: Lucifuge

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Danzig III: How The Gods Kill

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Danzig 4p

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Danzig - Danzig

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It's October, which means you're going to sit through loads of bad horror movies, ingest five pounds of candy, and listen to a day's worth of Glenn Danzig. At least I will.

Edit: While making this post I discovered that everything I've uploaded by Glenn Danzig (except one Samhain album) has been deleted so I'm going to upload all of his discography over the course of this month. So...
THIS RECORD was released in 1988 following what was essentially an evolution of Glenn's previous band Samhain, which itself was a weird evolution of his other band Misfits, into DANZIG. They hooked up with Rick Rubin who produced the album and released it on his new label Def American. In relation to everything Glenn had done up to this point, this was probably his most straightforward/traditional record featuring Sabbath influenced heavy metal with bluesy licks. This remains the band's most popular album due to the song, which I'm sure you've all heard by now, "Mother."

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Danzig - Deth Red Sabaoth

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First Danzig album in 6 years.