Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. June 23, 1955 is an american singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer from lodi, new jersey. I know a lot, inadvertently, about glenn danzig s music. Leaving my stamp on stuff that i always wanted to do. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from glenn danzig. He is the founder of the bands misfits, samhain and danzig. As a kid growing up in new jersey, glenn would skip school to read comic books and watch bad movies on television. In honor of glenn danzigs halloween show at gibson amphitheater in which he will play songs from his entire catalog we checked in with him to see how his short tour is going so far. Why did glenn danzig choose the name danzig answers. Danzig, better than perhaps any other modern celebrity, knows how to wear the trappings of evil as if they were shiny, vestigial ornaments of some old, lovecraftian horror. Kassono favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite december 12, 2011 subject. Stories which focus on horror content thats often sexual and violent in nature, usually featuring scantilyclad female protagonists.
Actually, glenn danzig is a big fan of the bhorror movie the giant gila monster and originally took the name from that title, tansig but changed the s to a z and the d to a t because he. Glenn danzig was born on june 23, 1955 in lodi, new jersey, usa and is an american singer, songwriter and musician who is largely considered to be one of the fathers of the horrorpunk genre of music. Fisher, robert gibson, rick alonso, adam fisher, and steven wardlaw, art by frank teran. And now satanika one of his most popular creations is coming to the big screen, courtesy of music video and feature helmer thomas mignone on the doll. Glenn danzig has 70 books on goodreads with 593 ratings. Glenn wants your skull so he can stand on top of it to reach the high shelf where his mom hid the good cereal, h. Glenn danzig is a name that permeates, infects, and ultimately makes strong, the very soul of hard rock in the 90s.
I just found out danzig has his own line of comic books. Glenn danzig can really fill a room even on the telephone. It didnt sound like anything in the metal world, either. Hes just begun shooting an anthology horror movie based on characters from his indie comics company verotik, and hes promising a large helping of sex, violence. But rocker glenn danzig of the misfits and danzig fame has been publishing adultoriented horror comics through his verotik imprint since the early 90s. Danzig collected comic books and, frustrated by american comics, he started his own company to produce crazy, violent, erotic comics. See more ideas about danzig, danzig misfits and glenn danzig. Glenn danzig taking us through his collection of weird occult books. One day after seeing jailhouse rock, glenn decided to. The lost books of the bible, and of course, various books on death.
Glenn danzig was born on june 23, 1955 in lodi, new jersey, usa as glenn anzalone. Glenn danzig may be one of the most intriguing and misunderstood figures in pop culture. Has anyone ever read any of glenn danzigs verotik line comic books and what were they like. With ashley wisdom, rachel alig, alice tate, kayden kross. We are 8 is my favorite misfits song because its the same number of people whove actually read your awful comic books, michael graves, also once a singer of the misfits, said. Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences. He is the founder of the misfits original lineup 19771983, samhain, and danzig. As well as living the life of a well respected punkmetalgoth legend in bands such as the misfits, samhain and danzig and the work involved in recording and. The unintentionally hilarious movie will also be coming to select theaters in the coming weeks, thanks to fathom entertainment. I know a lot, inadvertently, about glenn danzigs music. Watch a shirtless glenn danzig give a tour of his creepy bookshelf. Like, of course, the verotik movie, and doing something out of the blue like a danzig sings elvis record. Glenn danzigs verotika is coming soon to tv screen near you.
The name glenn danzig has lived in metal and punk fans vocabularies since 1977, when he started the legendary horrorpunk group misfits. Via both music and art he has influenced rock n roll with his dark imagery and macabre vision in a. Formed in 1987 in lodi, new jersey, the group early on became an unique voice in the rock scene, playing a bluesy, grooveladen metal with danzig crooning in the style of roy orbison and elvis presley. It was released in 2002 on glenn danzigs evilive label and distributed by spitfire records. Formed in the wake of the misfits messy demise, glenn danzigs. A compilation of comics by different artists about henry and glenn, two men in a longterm relationship. Ill just pick some really cool songs that i love by elvis and do them as true as i can to him, but also true to myself. Slamming together the words violent and erotic, glenn danzig launched verotik publishing in 1994 to create and fill the world with explicit, adultthemed comic books. Danzig sings elvis a passion project fit for a king. Moody, muscular and malevolent, the first danzig album sounded like nothing else on the charts when it was released on august 30th, 1988. Glenn danzig s directorial debut, is a horror anthology that compiles stories from danzig s line of comic books of the same name. Cold eternal is a personal favorite of glenns, a song. Glenn danzig interview on the topic of books youtube. I am happy to live the rest of my life never knowing what happens to the two of us in those pages.
Danzigs favorite composers include richard wagner, sergei prokofiev, camille. I made myself so nervous on the day of our interview that i had to add a shot of. I thought theyd be sort of interesting but some of the covers seemed a little out there. Watch the extreme trailer for glenn danzigs horror anthology verotika. Danzigs openly satanic lyrics and image stirred a degree of controversy.
Glenn danzig is often compared to elvis presley, jim morrison, and to a lesser degree, roy orbison. Danzigs directorial debut has been compared to tommy wiseaus the room and received a lot of laughs during its premiere at cinepocalypse in chicago, which took the rocker by surprise. The question of whether or not glenn danzig is truly evil doesnt matter. He then shares a few of his favorites, including the werewolf by montague. The characters are based on musicians henry rollins and glenn danzig. Glenn danzig gives us a tour of his high profile book collection. Danzig stated that this album was the last in a series of seven numbered albums, each with its own general concept. All books will be freshly bagged and boarded and shipped with care. Take a look inside danzigs shitty house, currently on the. His music, his themes, his hair, his ragetheres a performative aspect to it that serves, first and foremost, to troll societys pearl. At a time of peak hairspray and maximum shred, the debut release from glenn danzig s latest musical incarnation was all about sweaty blues and controlled menace, delivered with a demonic thrust that. Misfits frontman glenn danzig on comic books, hardcore and the reunion we never thought wed see. Watch a shirtless glenn danzig give a tour of his creepy. Danzig is an american heavy metal band led by former samhain and misfits singer glenn danzig.
Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Glenn danzig reflects on a milestone of cultural menace. Musically, nothing screams halloween better than the music of glenn danzig. He owns the evilive record label as well as verotik, an adultoriented comic book publishing company beginning in the mid1970s, danzig s musical career has encompassed a number of genres. Whether its classic horror inspired songs from the misfits, dark world understanding of samhain, or pure evil of his namesake entitled project, glenn. Heres a youtube clip of glenn danzig, lead singer of legendary punk band the misfits, looking through his rather intense personal library. To say the works of glenn danzig are a passion of mine would be an understatement. Rubin was a huge fan of the legendary singer, who had fallen into relative obscurity by. The roots of danzigs preoccupation lie in the workingclass suburb of lodi, n. Watch the extreme trailer for glenn danzigs horror.
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