alright i own EVERY danzig era misfits release, every samhain release and danzig 1-4, 6,7, circle of snakes, black aria 1 and 2 and also thrall demonsweat live. my latest purchase, danzig 6 blew me away. i read reviews from everybody on here and most people were running down this album along with danzig 5 black acid. well this album hits hard and is a must for die hard fans like myself. only problem with this is glenn's vocals are dubbed over and most of the songs dont even sound like him but the beats are great. he should have stayed with american recordings as his sound was the best (as heard on danzig 1-4). this isnt his best work, but a very solid work to say the least.
June 4, 2007 |  | One of the consummate achievements in Heavy Metal History |  |
I just bought an iPod recently so I could have a massive jukebox in my glove compartment. I packed 998 albums into that 80GB unit. One of them was this album. Sadly, I largely ignored this album when it came out because I was annoyed by Danzig's penchant for Baptist-bating. Whilst I am no Baptist I see no point in goading them.
I first discovered spun this album in the car about 2 weeks ago while traveling to a nearby town for a Super Bowl party. Boy was I surprised! I must have spunt this 20 times since then. It keeps getting better. This album in strictly a masterpiece and one of the consummate achievements in Heavy Metal history. It stands shoulder-to-shoulder with AC/DC's Back in Black, Metallica's Master of Puppets, Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction, and Tool's Ænima. Yep, it's one of those kind of albums. This is truly astounding stuff.
February 21, 2007| | | Very underated and a good effort | |
Some might argue that killer tracks like Black Mass or Skincarver are missing here but overall this one is worth the time.
February 1, 2007well i think alot of reason this album is not rated high among danzig fans is because the first 4 albums were so good and so distinct. I bought this because i was curious to see what danzig sounded like in his later days as i am big fan of the true danzig sound of 88-94. THis album to me sounds like industrial metal the guitars are dirty and lack the sonic clarity and power of the past, old danzig had a very powerful rock sound and this album to me sounds like the mixing and production really ruins whatever potential it had otherwise. Glenn sounds like he is recovering from the flu or from strep throat on this album. WHich was bound to happen sooner or later everybody gets old eventualy but what i don't like is the huge change in the overall "sound" of the band. I think if i wanted the best of the new danzig perhaps circle of snakes would be better i hear that is more of a back to basics album.Get this CD if you are a hardcore fan and make your own mind up about it, Danzig is a great band and are worth checking out and i don't begrudge anones opinion that thinks this is a good album. I just think less is more, like for instance the song 13 which was written for johnny cash, if they produced it like they did the danzig 3 album , all stripped down and clear with that dark bluesy metal feel it would be a danzig classic, the way it is layed out on this album it can't capture the magic of Glenns vocals. This is a so so album from a great band of the late 80's and early 90's
December 30, 2006 | | Very solid recovery after #5 | |
Ive been a Glenn fan since The Misfits. I was really into Danzig thru Danzig 4 and kinda got away from his music when the RETCHID 5th CD, Blackacidevil came out (Glenns wonderful voice cannot be heard, only 4-5 songs worth listing to).
Now its 2006 and Im going back to get the stuff I missed. This CD, Satan's Child, is very strong. Its still not on par with Danzig 1-3, but it is a step in the right direction.
Glenn is the most powerful frontman in rock today. To anyone wanting to start a Danzig collection, Start at the beginning and work forward. Skip 5 if you are running low on cash. 6:66 Satan's Child is very good. The other CD's are solid as well.
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