DANZIG

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On July 14, 1986, Samhain performed what was to be their final show, at The Ritz in New York City. In attendance was Rick Rubin, who was scouting for potential bands to sign to his record label, Def Jam. Upon viewing Samhain's performance, Rubin was impressed with Glenn Danzig's powerful stage persona and vocal abilities. He approached him after the show and propositioned him. At first, he wished only to sign Danzig, with the intent of making him the vocalist for a hard rock supergroup that Rubin envisioned. However, Danzig refused to sign to Rubin's label without Samhain's bassist, Eerie Von, with whom Danzig had become great friends. Rubin agreed to sign Samhain, and he began making suggestions for the new direction he felt the band should take. Rubin felt the music should be stripped down, and that Danzig's vocal talents should become the focal point for the band.

In 1987, the band evolved into a solid hard rock act, with the addition of John Christ on guitar and Chuck Biscuits (ex-Black Flag) on drums. To reflect the change in musical direction, and to avoid having to ever start anew in the event of future lineup changes, Danzig decided to change the name of Samhain to his own surname, Danzig.

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Comment by sisterofpain6566 on September 12, 2008 at 5:54am: Are you all aware that DANZIG is coming to the U.S., for a HUGE fall tour??? It's the 20th Anniversary of "The Blackest Of The Black Tour"

A definite must-see for DANZIG fans!!!

They will be hitting the States with noted Norwegians, Dimmu Borgir, and MOONSPELL, the awe-inspiring goth metal GODS from Portugal!

MOONSPELL has a new CD, called "Night Eternal"...

I DARE you to buy it!!!!

Here is their tour itinerary:

Oct 9.....The Fillmore- Miami Beach, FL -BBT
Oct 10....Hard Rock Live- Orlando, FL **
Oct 11....Tabernacle- Atlanta, GA **
Oct 12....The Orange Peel- Asheville, NC ~~
Oct 13....Toads' Place- Richmond, VA -BBT
Oct 14....Electric Factory- Philadelphia, PA **
Oct 15....Roseland- New York **
Oct 17....Palladium- Worcester, MASS **
Oct 18....Metropolis- Montreal, QUE **
Oct 19....Sound Academy- Toronto, ONT **
Oct 20....The Intersection- Grand Rapids, MI ~~
Oct 21....The Rave- Milwaukee, WI **
Oct 22....The Myth- Minneapolis, MN **
Oct 24....Fillmore Theater- Detroit, MI **
Oct 25....Congress Theatre- Chicago, IL **
Oct 26....Pageant In The Loop- St. Louis, MO **
Oct 28....House Of Blues- Houston, TX **
Oct 29....Scout Bar- San Antonio, TX ~~
Oct 30....Palladium- Dallas, TX **
Oct 31....The Uptown- Kansas City, MO **
Nov 1.....Fillmore Theater- Denver, CO **
Nov 2.....Big City Night Club- Farmington, NM ~~
Nov 3.....Marquee Theatre- Tempe, AZ -BBT
Nov 4.....The Joint- Las Vegas, NV -BBT
Nov 5.....Gibson Ampitheater, Universal City- Los Angeles, CA **
Nov 7.....Roseland- Portland, OR **
Nov 8.....Showbox At Market- Seattle, WA **
Nov 10....The Warfield- San Francisco, CA **

-BBT= Blackest Of The Black Tour
**= BBT Tour with Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Winds Of Plague, & Skeletonwitch
~~= Blackest Tour, no Danzig

If you have any questions aout the upcoming tour, pop on over to myspace, and friend me, and email me at:

www.myspace.com/moonspell_st_us

I am the Director of the Moonspell United States Street Team.

Horns Up!

Patricia

Comment by leah jones on August 14, 2008 at 2:02pm: fav songs would have to be blood and tears devils play thing

Comment by Jon on June 7, 2008 at 8:31pm

Comment by Jon on June 7, 2008 at 8:28pm: You really have to be a fan of Glenn to understand

Comment by Sarah on June 6, 2008 at 6:12pm: I love this stuff. My kid sister got their skull tattooed on her lower back.

Comment by Rob Beecroft on June 6, 2008 at 5:55pm: Gotta dig DANZIG!!!

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