DANZIG : ''Black Laden Crown''
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1. Black Laden Crown
2. Eyes Ripping Fire
3. Devil on Hwy 9
4. Last Ride
5. The Witching Hour
6. But a Nightmare
7. Skulls & Daisies
8. Blackness Falls
9. Pull the Sun
Danzig has forced to return back to Def Jam records metal music sort ,when was under his producer Rick Rubin, same man like Slayer's producer, is in favor of trying to catch again the same style of his own 1990-92 album Danzig III and his 94 Of "Danzig 4", that means, trying for something darker and damned, in regards sound of doom Hard Rock Blues and slow ,'fixed catchy' horny Heavy
Some american old men producers and sound technicians are these who says that Danzig-project,as a brand, is the sequel after Samhain's band and its course within music-industry , because bands qualified guys just turned it's name to "Danzig" due to hard competition out there these old days ago,and this name remain till today.
His disaster was in year 1997 when it tried to become more weird and weider until then, and added electronic craps & industrial elements, so his audience people had to abandon that days, regardless for a lack of burial dark and gravie elements were lost then , after 20 years change his mind and returns with preparing area with his 2015 cover album Skeletons
The album that destroyed Danzig's image procedure was "Blackacidevil" in 1996 was techno Industrial away from classic doom metal genre and Rick Rubin's guidance, as it was expected devilish pedestal abandoned Danzig (CD title ment black1, acid2, & devil3) so his audience removed elsewhere, unfortunately he has ranked in the conscience of his listeners as hellflames worship artist.
Fans demanded on bringing back genre sound as was during the time of mean-guitarist John Christ, after years Glen can't make it otherwise,and started preparatory of air as bringing out the cover album skeletons to warm up listeners and then bringing out the main full length album of "black laden c."to mark his return
Let's check some frontage tracks,what happen about there
(Track, 1) "Black Laden Crown" reminds christian/easter psalm in big friday devoutness, flows in slow beat,rhythm section and guitar made ultimate dark, air goes quite nocturnal,singing interpretation evocates, Tommy Victor's guitar pretty matches,is a known guitar as was it long ago perfectly customized the days before John Christ left it once (reminds Type o Negative melodyform)
Track 2 "Eyes Ripping Fire" makes a guitar introduction of a monotonous mid tempo well-rounded ,with heavy riffs and a long permanent "metallica" motif that is repeated after each refrain followed by horrifying lyrics refers to some 'fiend'! in reptile form and donkey ears, having "Eyes ripping fire" ,having these devilishly eyes the fiend looks as "Stone-faced messiah",lyric says!,a false melody from a droughty composition and substrate from Glen's suchlike presley deep voice (reminds Meteors psychobilly covered in metal form).
Track 3 "Devil On Hwy 9" starts with strog-grandioso long guitar prelude, isn't great melody but a lengths steady riff wall motif cover continuously,a burden motif composition,!...this supernatural highway makes difficult the passage to bikers squads where their driving Harley cycles through demons were lurking around looking like Hellboy,or horn Goatheads and tail,the riding is like in Ghostrider movie through darkness and flames (reminds early Ian Astbury's Cult).
Track 4 "Last Ride":Heavy slow doom ,down tempo outburst , here lies the old good Danzig spirit,a very big trippy solo from Tommy Victor the Eric Clapton school or earlyTed Nugent atmosphere.
Black Laden Crown is a masterpiece album than anyone can be expected to give the current line up of the band ,specialy making for black minds and black ears were expected,band was a legend,once, now is trying once again to climb up......