Oh man, was I ever excited to blog about this when I found out...So Danzig is leading the "Blackest of the Black" tour, featuring black metal gods Dimmu Borgir and Moonspell, which will be landing at the Gibson Ampitheatre at Universal Citywalk (universal City, CA) on Wednesday, November 5. These tickets are incredibly cheap at $29.50 each (if you contact me I can direct you to an even deeper discount)...That's what I always loved about metal: more bang for your buck.
A former boyfriend surmised that you either loved or hated Danzig, there is no in-between. This truth pretty much still holds as he enters his billionth year of awesomeness. All three of these bands, actually, made a big impact on me in my 90's adolescence. Many bad decisions were made to the tune of Danzig's howl or Moonspell's rad female vocals in "Raven Claws." I miss it.
So here is the video for "Bodies" off of Danzig's 1992 album, "Danzig III: How The Gods Kill," whose H.R. Giger-designed cover (it's his 1976 painting, "Meister und Margeritha") is shown above. I hope to step lightly with you back into the 90's period of Danzig for a minute:
And "How The Gods Kill," of course:
"It's Coming Down" from Danzig's 1993 album, "Thrall-Demonsweatlive:"
(WATCH OUT - NSFW!! This video exhibits the very 90's habit of adding hardcore S&M/bondage fetish imagery. Avoid if you are squeamish!!)
And a great live version of "Going Down to Die" from their 1994 album, "4p:"
Danzig's attempt at NIN-style industrial = a trip to Awesometown: "Cantspeak," from "4p:"
I would love to assault you with Danzig all day, but there are other things to talk about besides the Dark Prince. As laughable as some may find Glenn, this man is a legend in several musical genres, not least of which is as former leader of consummate punks, The Misfits. I want your skull, mothasuckas!
Portugese band Moonspell was an important part of my metal existence, especially their first two albums "Wolfheart" (1995) and "Irreligious" (1996). They practice the kind of gothic metal that would become one of my favorite types of metal to listen to: highly symphonic death/black metal, often with soaring female vocals that contrasted with the heavy sonic surroundings. This sound got absorbed and deflected back to the masses through more pop-oriented bands like Evanescence, but it can also be heard in heavier bands like Lacuna Coil, Within Temptation and Nightwish.
Here are the two Moonspell jams that made our 90's metal day...First up, "Opium" from their album "Irreligious:"
And, finally, the great "Raven Claws," from the same album:
Ah, growing up Goth.
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