Danzig III: How the Gods Kill
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| Studio album from Gdansk | ||||
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Publication |
July 14, 1992 |
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admission |
1991-1992 |
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| Label (s) | Def American | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, LP, MC |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
49:12 |
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Glenn Danzig , Executive Producer: Rick Rubin |
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Studio (s) |
Record Plant, Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood , California |
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Danzig III: How the Gods Kill is the third studio album by the US heavy metal band Danzig . It is the band's album that reached the highest chart positions.
Origin and style
In Danzig III: How the Gods Kill , Glenn Danzig took over the production himself for the first time, while Rick Rubin , who had produced the previous albums, took on the role of an “ executive producer ” who stayed more in the background. Heart of the Devil was one of the earliest tracks to be completed and played live on the Lucifuge tour in Europe in 1991. In late 1991, Bodies and Do You Wear the Mark were written. Blues legend Willie Dixon should also be featured on the album. He had already agreed, but died before that could happen in early 1992.
An “ industrial touch” was noticed for the first time at Godless ; such style elements were later increasingly taken up by Danzig. Lyrically, Danzig referred the piece to "how religious and political America are matted together." There is a "kind of religious power principle or whatever that consists in choking everyone with firmly entrenched ideas." Instead, it should be everyone it is up to you "how he shapes his life."
reception
At number 24 on the Billboard 200 and number 20 in Germany, Danzig III: How the Gods Kill is the band's highest-placed album in the charts to date. Thomas Kupfer from Rock Hard magazine praised the “merciless grooves ” and wrote: “That the bottom line for the disc is 9.5 points is mainly due to the maestro's willingness to experiment, to the fact that he understands tracks like 'Anything' or to give the title track a dramatic touch with cleverly used acoustic parts. ”Steve Huey from Allmusic called Danzig III: How the Gods Kill the“ definitive Danzig album ”. It awarded four out of five stars and the “AMG Album Pick” award.
Track list
- Godless - 6:52
- Anything - 4:51
- Bodies - 4:27
- How the Gods Kill - 5:54
- Dirty Black Summer - 5:11
- Left Hand Black - 4:34
- Heart of the Devil - 4:32
- Sistinas - 4:26
- Do You Wear the Mark - 4:50
- When the Dying Calls - 3:33
All the pieces were written by Glenn Danzig.
layout
The 1976 picture Meister und Margeritha by the Swiss artist HR Giger was used for the cover . For the cover, the picture was slightly modified, the erect penis of the "master" in the picture was covered with a dagger with Giger's interpretation of Danzig's skull logo. This version of the logo was also used for the single Dirty Black Summer . As a result, there was a legal dispute between Giger and Danzig. Giger sued him for damages because he had used his picture for merchandise items in violation of the contract .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Steffan Chirazi: The bizarre world of Glenn Danzig . In: Rock Hard , No. 62, June 1992, pp. 13-15.
- ↑ Lee Sherman: It Ain't Easy Being Danzig . Faces Magazine. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ^ Danzig Biography . MusicMight.com. Archived from the original on January 5th, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ↑ a b Thomas Kupfer: DANZIG . How the Gods Kill . In: Rock Hard , No. 63.
- ↑ Steve Huey: Danzig III: How the Gods Kill - Danzig .
Web links
- Danzig III: How the Gods Kill at Allmusic (English)