Why does everyone hate danzig

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I met him and he wrote me a damn good song and was a nice guy. Danzig is hoping that if one thing comes from increased fame, it will be that more people will see through the hype and accept him on his own terms, not as a media caricature. All Sections. About Us. They blurred the lines between punk and metal, and they were good guys, particularly in the beginning.

Rick had signed Slayer at a similar show the year before, so he was just checking out all the bands I think. I had other label people there because the band was getting too big for my small label [Plan 9 ], and he came in and introduced himself.

But we had some friends in common and I took a couple of meetings with him and I liked what he had to say, so I went with him.

After operating in the shadows, so to speak, for so long, were you surprised by how much it took off? At the time Samhain had been headlining places like The Ritz in New York, which big label bands would headline, so as Danzig we were still playing the same size of venues. That album was the one that brought you huge success in Europe for the first time, though.

I came over with the Misfits in , to play with The Damned. Danzig and guitarist Bobby Steele were subsequently arrested in London after a fight outside a gig by The Jam, their night in the cells immortalised in the Misfits song London Dungeon].

To the point where you ended up working with established stars like Johnny Cash. Was it Rick Rubin who first introduced you to Johnny or were you already a fan? Was that the point at which your parents stopped asking you when you were going to get a real job?

Working with Johnny Cash and with Roy Orbison must have been a huge compliment, though. Were you able to view those great icons of American song as peers, or was there some hero worship going on? Congratulations, you have a shitty column written in your memory. How can we help you? Sweet James has my permission to help provide a free police report. News News See all. Food See all. Casa Vega Celebrates 65 Years November 9, Music See all.

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