Danzig - 777: I Luciferi

Heavier!

Danzig is an amazing artist and keeps getting better and heavier with time unlike so many other bands who betray their sound. August 29, 2008

its hard..........

It's hard to appreciate Danzig anymore since his voice is shot, this cd proved it, I miss the old days................. August 22, 2007

So much for trusting the reccomendations

When I was in high school I loved Danzig, Samhain, the Misfits, and I listened to them incessantly. I was a huge fan of Danzig (the band) especially. I remember showing up at the CD store when it opened to buy "How the Gods Kill" (on my 10-speed!) the day it was released. All of his albums had a slightly different feel, but from the gritty "Danzig" to the more atmospheric & cerebral "4" they were all great no matter the style.

Then came "Blackacidevil". I seem to be in the majority that doesn't like this album. I actually hated it & was horrified that not only did the music (drums included) sound like they had been run through a $19.00 fuzz pedal, but that the VOCALS were too. I gave up on Danzig at that moment. Ironically, this was also about the time when I graduated college & got a real job and the acquisition of heavy metal CDs ceased to be the primary focus of my life.

Then Amazon reccomended some Danzig to me & I read the reviews of this CD, "Circle of Snakes", & "666". I found that most fans agreed with me that Danzig peaked with the 1st 3 albums & that "Blackacidevil" was nearly universally loathed. However, many reviewers were calling this CD and the next ("Circle of Snakes") a return to form. I believed, & I bought this one just to see if maybe it wasn't too good to be true.

Here's the truth in a nutshell. Glenn isn't singing like he used to. Some people say he can't physically do it. Maybe that's just a rumor, but even if he can still belt it out, he obviously doesn't want to, because his style is much more subdued here. Also, it is obvious to me at this point that John Christ, Eerie Von, & Chuck Biscuits were part of the songwriting process for the first few albums, because the "feel" of those albums versus everything else he has ever done, from The Misfits to Samhain to "Blackacidevil" (which represents the 1st album without them in the lineup) is radically different. This album doesn't out-and-out suck like "Blackacidevil" did, but if it were the 1st thing I had ever heard by him I would never have bothered to check out anything else. It has a few decent songs, but nothing worth buying the album for, in my opinion.

I may check out his next one which is supposedly going to be a blues-based collaboration with Jerry Cantrell. I won't bother with "666" or "Circle of Snakes" unless I find them used for a couple bucks. It's a shame that he can't get the old band back together again though. March 20, 2007

Inconsistent but damn good Danzig

You won't find better Danzig song's than Black Mass and Kiss the Skull. Perfectly executed darkness. Also like Dead Inside, I Luciferi and Halo Godess Bone which has a sick riff. The rest are mostly average.. but those songs mentioned above alone put this release above a large number of death metal releases out there.

Danzig never fails to entertain and impress. January 5, 2007

rob zombie's I Luciferi, featuring glenn danzig as guest frontman

i've been a rather large danzig fan and have had this cd for a long while. it was gathering dust until one day i was into a real danzig frenzy. i had thought it was cool when i first got it, so right after i finished listening to danzig 4, i put this one right on. this album really is a bad example of stubborness.(like someone else mentioned)i think the reviewer who stated that he should ditch the nu-metal and go acoustic is very right. i mean, circle of snakes is an awesome album, not nearly as lame as this, but again nowhere near the greatness of the first 4. just look at the cover and linear notes. that says rob zombie right there! who else poses with naked chicks in heavy face make-up besides rob zombie? cirlce of snakes does that too, but at least the music is ten times better.

save your money for the first 4 danzig albums...or better yet, get some samhain cds! June 1, 2006

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