Danzig (album)

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Danzig
Studio album from Gdansk

Publication
(s)

August 1988

admission

1987-1988

Label (s) Def American

Format (s)

CD, LP, MC

Genre (s)

Heavy metal , blues rock

Title (number)

10

running time

40:57

occupation
  • James Hetfield (anonymous) - backing vocals for Twist of Cain and Possession

production

Rick Rubin

Studio (s)

Atlantic Recording Studios and Chung King Metal in New York City

chronology
- Danzig Danzig II: Lucifuge
(1990)

Danzig is the debut album by the US heavy metal band Danzig . The album produced by Rick Rubin is now considered a metal classic.

Origin and style

At the time of its creation, the album by the new band of Samhain and Misfits singer Glenn Danzig was eagerly awaited. The style was similar to that of his previous bands, but was now mixed with bluesy, heavier rock, which is determined by the somewhat Doom- influenced riffs of guitarist John Christ . Danzig's singing is influenced by Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison . With Mother , the album contains Gdańsk's greatest hit, which became a chart success in 1993/94 in a live version.

The pieces Twist of Cain and Possession were originally written by Danzig for his former band Samhain . James Hetfield from Metallica sang the backing vocals on those tracks, Twist of Cain and Possession , but could not be mentioned in the booklet for contractual reasons.

reception

The record reached number 125 on the Billboard 200. In 1994 it was certified gold in the USA. In 2007 Rock Hard magazine put the album in 214th place on the best list selected by the editors. Marcus Schleutermann spoke of a "legendary debut". In addition to Mother , Twist of Cain and the "great sung" Soul on Fire are particularly enthusiastic . In the magazine's issue at the time, however, Thomas Kupfer only awarded 7.5 out of ten points. He described the "unusual" music as "dirty, street-oriented rock'n'roll, which conjures up a more than gloomy end-time mood and is highly recognizable ."

Track list

  1. Twist of Cain - 4:17
  2. Not of This World - 3:42
  3. She Rides - 5:10
  4. Soul on Fire - 4:36
  5. Am I Demon - 4:57
  6. Mother - 3:24
  7. Possession - 3:56
  8. End of Time - 4:02
  9. The Hunter - 3:31
  10. Evil Thing - 3:16

All the pieces were written by Glenn Danzig, except The Hunter by Booker T. & the MG's and Carl Wells.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Rock Hard: Best of Rock & Metal , ISBN 3-89880-517-4 , p. 132
  2. ↑ Jeff Kitts: Prime Cuts: John Christ . Guitar School . July 1994. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  3. ^ Www.rockhard.de: Danzig review by Thomas Kupfer