Danzig II: Lucifuge
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| Studio album from Gdansk | ||||
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Publication |
June 26, 1990 |
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admission |
1989-1990 |
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| Label (s) | Def American | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, LP, MC |
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
49:26 |
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Studio (s) |
Hollywood Sound Recorders, Larrabee Sound Studios, Summa Music Group |
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Danzig II: Lucifuge is the second studio album by the US heavy metal band Danzig .
Origin and style
Like its predecessor, Danzig II: Lucifuge was produced by Rick Rubin , with Jim Scott and Brendan O'Brien as sound engineers . For the songwriting , Glenn Danzig , who wrote all the pieces himself, resorted to blues influences, for example from Howlin 'Wolf or Robert Johnson , but the guitar riffing is partly reminiscent of Black Sabbath . This is how I'm the One , a title mainly played with acoustic guitar, came about , according to Danzig as a "derivative of an old blues number":
“Like the old blues musicians who always believe of themselves to be“ the one ”. This is my version, autobiographical in a way, but that's normal. "
In an interview, Danzig combined this with his view that there are people who are “leaders” and other “herd animals”. Politically, he related this to Alexander the Great , musically, for example, to Elvis Presley . According to Danzig, some songs like Her Black Wings or Devil's Plaything deal with personal experiences with women.
The creation of Her Black Wings , for which a video was shot, was a “laborious” process, which was necessary to achieve the desired result: “I always know beforehand what kind of record I want to make. Those ideas dictate how the songs will sound. And sometimes it's not always easy to execute the ideas. For example, writing Her Black Wings was a laborious and tedious experience - but that's the way it had to be for the song to come out right. "
When asked about his religious orientation - for example in view of the album title alluding to the demon Lucifuge Rofocale - Danzig said that he had always questioned authorities, which led him to concern himself with religions. He didn't ask the yes-or-no question, but the why question, which caused him some trouble. Overall, however, his texts are always personal and “cannot be defined generally”.
“You won't find any songs on the new album that were written out of frustration. Maybe the disc has a negative feel for some people, but not for me. Anyone who reads the lyrics carefully and has no board in front of their head should actually notice that Lucifuge is not a negative album. "
reception
The record reached number 74 on the Billboard 200. Uwe Deese awarded ten out of ten points in the German magazine Rock Hard . In contrast to its predecessor, he described it as "variable". He wrote: “This production has no weak point. It consists of sex, God and Danzig - if there is any difference between these three factors. ”However, the album came in on the monthly editorial charts with an average rating of 7.5 from all editors to 26th place out of 63 reviewed albums.
Track list
- Long Way Back from Hell - 4:23
- Snakes of Christ - 4:33
- Killer Wolf - 3:59
- Tired of Being Alive - 4:03
- I'm the One - 3:21
- Her Black Wings - 4:46
- Devil's Plaything - 4:13
- 777-5 :39
- Blood and Tears - 4:19
- Girl - 4:12
- Pain in the World - 5:52
All the pieces were written by Glenn Danzig.
layout
The US cover showed Danzig in black and white, holding an inverted silver cross with a horned skull in front of his chest, while the German cover showed the faces of the other band members next to Danzig against a black background. The latter edition contained a booklet that unfolded in the shape of an upside-down cross.
Individual evidence
- ^ Review of Danzig II . Metal Muscle. Summer 1990. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
- ↑ a b c d e f Steffan Chirazi: Lucifer's darling? . In: Rock Hard , No. 43, October 1990, pp. 22f.
- ↑ Jeff Kitts: The Dark Knight Returns . Flux Magazine . September 1994. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ↑ Uwe Deese: DANZIG . Lucifuge . In: Rock Hard , No. 43.