81 Facts About Glenn Danzig

Glenn Danzig is the founder of the rock bands Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig.

Glenn Danzig owns the Evilive record label as well as Verotik, an adult-oriented comic book publishing company.

Glenn Danzig has written songs for other musicians, most notably Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison.

Glenn Danzig's father was a television repairman and a United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War.

Glenn Danzig began listening to heavy metal music at an early age, and has described Black Sabbath, the Ramones, Blue Cheer, and The Doors as being among his early musical influences.

At age 10, Glenn Danzig began to use drugs and alcohol, leading him into frequent fights and trouble with the law.

Glenn Danzig collected comic books and, frustrated by American comics, he started his own company to produce "crazy, violent, erotic comics".

Glenn Danzig graduated from Lodi High School in June 1973, aspiring to become a comic book creator and professional photographer.

Glenn Danzig attended the Tisch School of the Arts and later the New York Institute of Photography.

Glenn Danzig formed an adult-oriented comic book company called Verotik in the mid-1990s.

Glenn Danzig later taught himself how to play the guitar.

Glenn Danzig started in the music business at the age of 11, first as a drum roadie and then playing in local garage bands.

Glenn Danzig had never taken vocal lessons, but his self-taught vocal prowess gained him attention in the local scene.

Glenn Danzig had attempted to get the Misfits signed to several record labels, only to be told that he would never have a career in music.

The impetus for the band's name comes from Marilyn Monroe's last film, combined with Glenn Danzig considering himself to be a "social misfit".

Glenn Danzig disbanded the Misfits in October 1983 due to personal and professional differences.

Glenn Danzig took the name of the band from the ancient Celtic New Year.

In 1986, after two albums and an EP, Samhain was signed to a major label by Rubin and the name of the band was changed to Glenn Danzig to allow the band to retain its name in the event of line-up changes.

In 1987, Glenn Danzig, owing to his association with Rubin, was asked to write a song for Roy Orbison.

Glenn Danzig contributed to the film's soundtrack with "You and Me ".

Glenn Danzig had originally been asked to write the song for a female vocalist, but when Rubin could not find a suitable singer, Glenn Danzig recorded the vocals himself.

In 1988, the newly formed band Glenn Danzig released their eponymous debut.

The album's overall bluesier tone and somewhat milder approach were departures from Glenn Danzig, featuring a '50s-style ballad and a full-on acoustic blues.

In 1992, Glenn Danzig again changed musical direction, releasing the darker Glenn Danzig III: How the Gods Kill.

Also in 1992, Glenn Danzig tried his hand at composing classical music with Black Aria.

In 1993, Glenn Danzig released Thrall-Demonsweatlive, an EP featuring both studio recordings and live tracks.

Glenn Danzig broke into the mainstream when the live video of "Mother '93" became a hit on MTV and earned Buzz Bin rotation, six years after the original song was recorded.

In 1994, the release of Glenn Danzig 4 saw the band going further into a darker, heavier and more experimental sound.

Glenn Danzig enlisted new bandmates, most notably Joey Castillo, who would be the band's drummer until 2002.

Glenn Danzig went on to sign a deal with Hollywood Records, which led to several religious groups boycotting its parent company, Disney, for signing a controversial "satanic" band.

In September 1999, Glenn Danzig signed his band to E-Magine Records, becoming the first artist on the label.

The Glenn Danzig lineup continued to change with each album, while Glenn Danzig's voice started to show change after years of touring.

In 1999, during the US touring for the album 6:66 Satan's Child Danzig reunited Samhain along with drummers Steve Zing and London May Then-Danzig guitarist Todd Youth was invited by Glenn Danzig to fill in the guitar position for the Samhain reunion tour, replacing Samhain's original guitarist, Pete "Damien" Marshall, who had opted out in order to tour with Iggy Pop.

In 2003, Glenn Danzig founded the Blackest of the Black tour to provide a platform for dark and extreme bands of his choosing from around the world.

In November 2006, Glenn Danzig toured the west coast with former Samhain drummer Steve Zing on bass.

In 2007 Glenn Danzig produced the debut album by ex-Misfits guitarist Doyle's metal-influenced band, Gorgeous Frankenstein.

In July 2007, Glenn Danzig released The Lost Tracks of Glenn Danzig, a compilation of previously unreleased songs.

The project took nine months to complete with Glenn Danzig having to add extra vocal and instrument tracks to songs that had been unfinished.

In October and November 2007, Glenn Danzig toured the western United States, along with Gorgeous Frankenstein, Horrorpops, and Suicide City.

On October 23,2007, Glenn Danzig was performing the song "How the Gods Kill" in Baltimore and fell off the stage, injuring his left arm.

Glenn Danzig did not perform the Misfits set that night, but he continued the tour and played classic Misfits tunes with Doyle onstage as an encore with a sling on his left arm after the injury.

In 2008, Glenn Danzig confirmed he had recorded the first duet of his career, with Melissa Auf der Maur.

The song, titled "Father's Grave", features Glenn Danzig singing from the perspective of a gravedigger and appears on Auf der Maur's 2010 album Out of Our Minds.

Glenn Danzig is currently working on new Danzig material with Tommy Victor and Johnny Kelly.

In 2014, Glenn Danzig filed a lawsuit against Misfits bassist Jerry Only claiming Only registered trademarks for everything Misfits-related in 2000 behind Glenn Danzig's back, misappropriating exclusive ownership over the trademarks for himself, including the band's iconic "Fiend Skull" logo, violating a 1994 contract the two had.

On October 21,2015, during an interview with Loudwire, Glenn Danzig stated his current tour with Superjoint could be his last.

Glenn Danzig later noted that he would be "open to possibly doing some more shows".

The reunited Misfits did more shows and Glenn Danzig enforced a "no cell phone" policy at the reunion shows.

Glenn Danzig returned to Riot Fest in 2017 with his band Glenn Danzig.

Glenn Danzig is noted for his baritone voice and tenor vocal range; his style has been compared to those of Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Roy Orbison and Howlin' Wolf.

The band Glenn Danzig showed a progression to a slower, heavier, more blues-based and doom-driven heavy metal sound primarily influenced by the early sound of Black Sabbath.

Glenn Danzig opted for a thicker and heavier-sounding guitar tone than with his previous bands, retaining his preference for a single lead guitarist and short guitar solos.

Later, Glenn Danzig albums have returned to the band's original sound.

Glenn Danzig's lyrics are typically dark in subject matter, bearing "a heavily romanticized, brooding, gothic sensibility, more quietly sinister and darkly seductive than obviously threatening or satanic".

Glenn Danzig has tackled Biblical subjects and has offered his criticisms of organised religion.

Glenn Danzig often promotes rebellion and anti-authoritarianism, whilst embracing independence and the left-hand path.

Glenn Danzig appeared with the Misfits in the 1982 concert film Walk Among You that featured Violent Apathy and the Necros.

Glenn Danzig appeared with the Misfits in their 1982 stand alone concert film Love Hall.

Glenn Danzig made a cameo appearance as himself during a crowd scene at a concert in the 1988 film Tougher Than Leather starring Run-D.

Glenn Danzig had a minor role as fallen angel Samayel in the 1998 film The Prophecy II starring Christopher Walken.

Glenn Danzig appeared as singer Fellatia in the 2008 film Young Hollywood starring Kimberly Kane.

Glenn Danzig was invited by 20th Century Fox to audition for the role of Wolverine in X-Men, as his height and build closely resemble that of the film's protagonist, as described in the original comic books.

Glenn Danzig later admitted that he was glad to turn the role down as he thought the final product was "terrible" and further insulted Hugh Jackman's performance, calling it "gay".

Glenn Danzig guest-appeared as himself in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future" where he purchased the house of the character Carl.

In February 2016, Glenn Danzig appeared in the Portlandia episode "Weirdo Beach".

Glenn Danzig appeared as vampire Bad Bathory in the 2021 film Death Rider in the House of Vampires starring Danny Trejo.

Glenn Danzig plays a personal role in the production of the band's music videos, suggesting ideas and sometimes directing them himself.

Glenn Danzig has worked on a film version of the Verotik comic Ge Rouge.

In 2019, Glenn Danzig made his feature film directorial debut with Verotika, an anthology horror film that premiered at Chicago's Cinepocalypse Film Festival that year.

In September 2019, at the Los Angeles red carpet premiere of the Rob Zombie film 3 from Hell, Glenn Danzig told interviewers that production for a new film would begin in October.

Glenn Danzig described the project as "a vampire Spaghetti western", after revealing there would not be any more Misfits tours.

In 2020, Glenn Danzig announced his next film was Death Rider in the House of Vampires, which blends elements of the Spaghetti western with vampire horror.

Glenn Danzig stated there would be several prominent actors in the film, including: Devon Sawa, Danny Trejo, Julian Sands, and Kim Director.

In multiple interviews, Glenn Danzig cites Italian horror director Mario Bava among his directorial inspirations, along with Sergio Leone and Jean Cocteau.

In January 1992, Glenn Danzig became a student of Jerry Poteet, a martial artist in Jeet Kune Do.

Glenn Danzig has since earned a teaching degree in the discipline.

Glenn Danzig, who is 5 ft 3 in height, developed an interest in bodybuilding:.

Glenn Danzig has several distinctive tattoos, all by tattoo artist Rick Spellman, which incorporate artwork based upon his music.

Glenn Danzig is an avid reader and owns a large book collection on subjects including the occult, religious history and true murder cases.

Glenn Danzig commented about the book The Occult Roots of Nazism that "every school kid should have this book", though he later stated that the comment was satirical.

Glenn Danzig has stated that religion does not play a role in how he perceives other bands and musicians.