Danzig III: How the Gods Kill

Danzig III: How the Gods Kill
Studio album by Danzig
Released	July 14, 1992
Recorded	1991 - 1992
Genre	Heavy metal
Label	Def American Recordings
Producer	Glenn Danzig, Rick Rubin
Professional reviews
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Danzig chronology
Danzig II: Lucifuge (1990) Danzig III: How the Gods Kill (1992) Black Aria (1992)

Danzig III: How the Gods Kill is the third album by Glenn Danzig's band Danzig, and the highest to chart at the time of its release in 1992 on Def American Recordings. It was reissued in 1998 by Def American's successor, American Recordings.

The album's cover is a 1976 painting called Meister und Margeritha (Master and Margarita) by famous Swiss artist H.R. Giger. For the album cover, Giger modified the original painting slightly, covering "the Master's" erect penis with a dagger bearing his interpretation of the Danzig skull mascot.

The tracks "How the Gods Kill" and "Dirty Black Summer" became popular and remain a permanent fixture in the band's set list. The album also was a departure from their previous album and showed more of a Doom/Gothic metal feel to it. Nevertheless Danzig III became one of Danzig's biggest albums and is considered one of their best works to date. Eerie Von considers the album to be Danzig's best, with the band at its peak and able to record most of the basic tracks for each song within a couple of takes.^[1]

Blues legend Willie Dixon had agreed to guest on the track "Heart of the Devil", but died before the recording session was scheduled.^[2]

Like Danzig's other three albums with the original lineup, this album was issued a Parental Advisory sticker, later complete with a "STRONG LANGUAGE" warning, despite the total absence of profanity.

Music videos were released for the songs "How the Gods Kill", "Dirty Black Summer", "Left Hand Black", "Bodies" and "Sistinas". The "How the Gods Kill" music video appeared on Beavis and Butt-head, in the episode "Scientific Stuff".^[3] All music videos from the album are featured on Danzig's Archive de la Morte DVD.

Track listing

1. "Godless" – 6:51
2. "Anything" – 4:49
3. "Bodies" – 4:25
4. "How the Gods Kill" – 5:57
5. "Dirty Black Summer" – 5:14
6. "Left Hand Black" – 4:30
7. "Heart of the Devil" – 4:40
8. "Sistinas" – 4:25
9. "Do You Wear the Mark" – 4:47
10. "When the Dying Calls" – 3:31

All songs written by Glenn Danzig.

Credits

• Glenn Danzig - Vocals, Keyboards
• Eerie Von - Bass
• John Christ - Guitar
• Chuck Biscuits - Drums

Production

• Producers: Glenn Danzig and Rick Rubin
• Executive Producer: Rick Rubin
• Engineers: Nick DiDia, Craig Brock, Jim Labinski, Randy Wine
• Mixing: Jason Corsaro
• Mastering: Howie Weinberg
• Design: Dirk Walter
• Illustrations: H.R. Giger
• Photographer: Peter Darley Miller

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

References

1. ^ "Interview with Eerie Von". Live4Metal. June 2008. http://www.live4metal.com/eerievon2008.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-23. 
2. ^ "Danzig Biography". MusicMight.com. http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/danzig. Retrieved 2009-10-09. 
3. ^ "Beavis and Butt-head: The Episode Guide". Beavis-Butthead.ru. 1998. http://www.beavis-butthead.ru/yellow_articles_episode.html. Retrieved 2009-12-23. 

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