Danzig

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Danzig

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I'm just going to get this out of the way because it really frustrates me when they do this. I understand that Danzig's dark and evil music has never gone too well with concerned and controlling parents, but there are absolutely NO swear words to be found on this album - none at all. The reason this bugs me is that I have heard so many records in which cuss words dominate the bulk of the lyrics (i.e. Sepultura's Roots) and yet no Parental Advisory sticker is to be found on the inlay booklet. This tells me that the music advisory board is not doing a very good job of determining what is and what isn't appropriate for certain age levels. On another topic, I love this album.

Danzig (former member of the Misfits and Samhain) premiered in 1988 with this excellent masterpiece, the self-titled debut. Spawning the hit single "Mother", the album went to sell millions of copies worldwide (particularly after the live single of "Mother" was released in 1993). Offering a hard Sabbath-esque metal sound, with the sludgy, gritty pre-Nirvana stoner rock of the time, Danzig would go on to become quite a legend in the world of metal (being one of the headliners of the very first Ozzfest), and gained a large cult following with this release alone. Songs like "Twist of Cain" and personal favorite "Soul on Fire" display brooding lyrics and questionable imagery. Glenn Danzig's vocals, resembling a "metallized" Elvis Presley, are very catchy - probably the best vocals of this sub-genre next to the Ozzman himself. Pounding drums, sludgy riffs and groovy bass all come in to complement - but Danzig's soloing is where the music truly shines.

Following the Cure and the Sisters of Mercy, Danzig truly revolutionized the gothic music scene. If you want to hear the archetype that would determine the sound of bands like Type O Negative and Love Like Blood, look no further.

10/10

I am not realy a big punk fan and when I heard Misfits ex. lead singer Glen Danzig now had his own metal band,i had to check them out! Glen Danzig has one of the greatest singing voices ever. Similar to Elvis but better than elvis! The 1st track "twist of cain" was a realy catchy kind of dark Hard rock,straight up heavy metal song! I prayed that the rest of the album would be this good and for the most part it wasn't. I was very disapointed,if there were more (non mediocre)non crappy songs,than this would be one of my alltime favorite albums! Danzig is a great band and I hope that their other albums are better! This album made me think of danzig as the (AC/DC) of heavy metal. Ac/dc relaeses mediocre and sometimes terribal albums with one or two maybe 3 great songs on them and ther rest of the songs are utter crap. That is what this album was. Althought it wasn't all to bad,"Mother" is a great song that makes me want to give this album more than just 2 stars! And some other songs here are okay once you get used to them. Hopefully there other albums are better.