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| Danzig - Blackacidevil Band: Danzig Tracks: - 7th House - Blackacidevil - See All You Were - Sacrifice - Hint Of Her Blood - Deeper - Serpentia - Come To Silver - Hand Of Doom: Version - Bleedangel - Power Of Darkness - Ashes - Don't Be Afraid Underrated, and a personal fav I'm a relatively new fan. Blackacidevil to my ears at least, is classic. 7th House is the fastest, heaviest song yet and remains a concert and personal fav. I saw them Live in 2000 and the crowd went nuts for 7th House. The title track is another favorite of mine. Again, one of the fastest, heaviest Danzig songs, including Samhain and The Misfits. See All You Were is excellent lyrical content, and does not lack the punch to the ferocious new sound Glen has here. Sacrifice I consider the Mother of the new Danzig sound. Deeper has the bunch. The Black Sabbath cover Hand Of Doom is amazing, with new non-Xtian non-Ozzy lyrics. Bleed Angel is breath taking. Power of Darkness is again one of the heaviest, fastest Danzig tracks. Out of all Danzig's albums, Blackacidevil comes closest to matching the lyrics with music. Most fans either Love it or hate it. I like distorted vocals, which Glenn uses to great effect. The techno intros to a number of songs form the backbone of this monster. Glenn now does Her Black Wings with a similiar techno intro. Lucifuge seems rather weak, or a number of the bluesy songs from it, compared to D5 Blackacidevil. Danzig's weakest effort, but still good though After all the success that Danzig had received with his classic first four albums, it was no surprise that "Blackacidevil" received the mixed reviews it did from his fans. "Blackacidevil" finds the godfather of ghoul rock going for a more industrial tuned brand of music while almost totally abandoning the bluesey feel of his previous material. Also, the classic Danzig lineup (John Christ, Chuck Biscuits, Eerie Von) is now completely gone, which was a big turn off for his old time fans as well. However, "Blackacidevil" is by no means a bad album, it is more a showcase that this underrated metal and punk legend can do whatever he wants without having to compromise, and that has always been where Glenn Danzig achieved most of his appeal from. "Sacrifice" and "Ashes" are instantly listenable songs, and the cover of Sabbath's "Hand of Doom" is a good track as well, and while the album is not without it's flaws (and in my opinion is Danzig's weakest effort to date), it is still good and more than worth a listen. If your looking to get into Danzig then don't start here, start with the classic first album and work your way up to decide which era of Danzig you like better. Danzig's Most Experimental This is Danzig's fifth studio album and was originally released in October 1996. The original release only had 10 songs but that version is no longer in print. This version came out in The Fall of 2000 and has the songs "Deeper", "Bleedangel" and "Don't Be Afraid" that were not Present on the original pressing. The early songs "7th House" and "Blackacidevil" start off with a chaotic Blast of industrial energy. I was taken very much by surprise the first time I played this album in The Fall of 1996, being used to the hard rock, blues and ballads mix that his first four albums had. "Sacrifice" is the first real standout track to me and has a great rhythm throughout, Glenn shines vocally here, its one of the highlights of the album easily. Most of the complaints on this album seem not to be that Danzig took a new direction here, but that the production buried his vocals which were always an important part of his sound. Thats not the case with "Sacrifice" at least during the verses, you can hear him loud and clear. "Hint Of Her Blood" and "Deeper" and deeper have more of a Doom feel mixed in with the industrial sound. "Come To Silver" sets a whole new mood, its one of the slower tracks, and its highlighted by some great solos by Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell. "Hand Of Doom" is his remake of the Black Sabbath classic, having similar music but very different lyrics than the Sabbath original. "Power Of Darkness" kicks it in high gear once again before a very melodic mood sets in for "Ashes" which is one of Danzig's strongest ballads ever. "Ashes" along with "Sacrifice" are the two songs on this album where Glenn really shines brightest. "Ashes" was also the original ending song, and while "Don't Be Afraid" is a good song in its own right, I still wish "Ashes" ended it, its just that perfect farewell that makes the album great and end on a high note in my opinion. However, listen to some clips to decide for yourself before buying, as this is Danzig's most controversial album since its so experimental and unlike anything he's done since the Samhain days a decade before this album was originally released. I happen to Love what he did here, yet at the same time its not for everybody. Buy Danzig Blackacidevil at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
