Danzig

Satan’s Child (Evilive/E-Magine)
by Martin Popoff

5: Blackacidevil was supposed to be a new commercial venture for Danzig, but it was not to be. Walt’s brother, Roy Disney, caught word that Danzig was signed to Disney imprint Hollywood and, disapproving of Danzig’s passion for the dark arts, quashed the album as well as the offer to Glenn of his own label. Three years later, there’s a new, heavier Danzig spread, Satan’s Child, driven with the force of guitars and real (sounding!) drums. It’s definitely a return, full of evil doomy guitar chords, multiple eccentric Danzig vocals, and lots of metal.

One wee complaint: The riffs are all very simple, although Danzig, Peter Lorimer, and his team of Orgy folk do a great job of dressing them up with electronic peripherals. Far and clear best track is the record’s closer, “13,” which finds Danzig doing a timeless, Johnny Cash sort of “Born Under A Bad Sign” update. Elsewhere, “Belly Of The Beast” and “Five Finger Crawl” do a good Danzig/Ministry slice, although they find a way to breathe at least to the level of Geezer’s Black Science. The mystique is maintained, and the industrial restrained, two advantageous factors which, coupled with the natural talent and ability of this man and his plan, make for a damn good bit of poison modern rock.
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