Glenn Danzig has by no means been one to comply with the principles. From his early days with Misfits to the darkish, brooding vitality of Samhain and his self-titled band, he has constructed a profession on depth, independence, and an unmistakable voice. Now, as he gears up for a brief however stacked 2025 tour, he is reflecting on what issues most to him: the music, the followers, and staying true to himself.
“I like all of the stuff I’ve accomplished. I would not have accomplished it if I did not prefer it,” he advised Full Metallic Jackie in a current interview (transcribed by Loudwire), when requested about probably the most personally rewarding inventive expertise of his profession. However one second stands out: Danzig III: How the Gods Kill. “A extremely satisfying second was Danzig III: How the Gods Kill, which I produced and Rick Rubin government produced. It was the primary time we cracked the Billboard High 20. I keep in mind strolling right into a mall, and there was our file. I could not imagine it. We have been by no means in a mall earlier than.”
That album marked a turning level, pushing Danzig additional into the mainstream. “That was actually nice after which it blew up in Europe additionally. So actually, the file that made the band.”
For somebody with such a legendary catalog, followers is perhaps shocked to listen to that new music is not on his radar. “No,” Danzig bluntly responded when requested if recording was in his plans. “The entire music factor and recording and the whole lot, it is simply modified dramatically the place folks actually do not buy bodily product anymore. They only need to obtain it without cost on-line. So there’s actually no incentive to do new music until I am within the studio and I do one thing and I need to give it away without cost to all people.”
Whereas he has no plans to put in writing new music, Danzig is gearing up for a run of exhibits this March, bringing a powerhouse lineup on the highway with Down, Abbath, and Cro-Mags. He has lengthy been a fan of the bands becoming a member of him on this brief tour. “Yeah, after all. I’ve recognized [Down‘s] Phil Anselmo without end. And everybody is aware of I am an enormous black steel fan from method, method again. So having Abbath on is implausible. And I’ve recognized Harley Flanagan since he was slightly child in Cro-Mags, so… It is gonna blow all people’s doorways off. So do not miss this present.”
However do not count on this to be the beginning of a future. “Yeah I believe. I do not actually like occurring tour, as you’ll be able to see. I am solely doing six exhibits, so it is similar to making an attempt to get me to go and do a bunch of exhibits. I do not thoughts doing a one-off right here or there or no matter, however doing a bunch of exhibits, it is like using round on the bus.”
Danzig has made it clear that he is selective about when and the place he performs as of late: “Every thing’s dearer, so we’re paying. The final time I went out was in 2022 or 2023. Once more, only a handful of exhibits, and the costs on buses and fuel had simply gone by way of the roof. This final time we went out in ’23, they went up 3 times. We usually pay, and this time, it is even crazier, although. I believe it is also turn into actually exhausting for lots of bands to go on the market and tour or do a ton of touring. Younger bands simply going on the market, they must exit in a van, form of how we did again within the day with Danzig and Samhain and the Misfits. I imply, we might exit in a van, however we might afford it.”
For now, we are able to stay up for these uncommon performances, however past that, Danzig‘s future stays unsure – simply the way in which he likes it: “I am wanting ahead to those exhibits. However it’s been some time, and hopefully, all of the followers will probably be digging it, and we’ll absolutely have a good time. I like performing onstage. It is simply that I hate being on a bus and being away, as you realize, since you dwell in California, we now have these fires and the whole lot. If I used to be on tour, I would not be completely happy. The lineup, such as you stated, is insane. So what else can we do besides come on the market and knock you in your ass.”
In contrast to many artists at this time, Danzig retains his distance from social media: “Some individuals are obsessive about the whole lot on-line, and I am similar to I dwell in the actual world. I do not dwell on a pc. In order that’s my angle, you realize. I believe that the Web is nice for getting information that you just will not get on legacy media, and mainstream media, as a result of they’re all buttons bought by the expansion, however I believe needs to be utilized in moderation on the earth on the market. Some folks simply dwell on their laptop and do not exit, actually. You would possibly need to inform folks what to do, however the world is on the market. It is an actual world, not a digital world if you realize what I am saying.”
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