Black Aria
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| Studio album by Glenn Danzig | ||
| Released | 1992 | |
| Recorded | 1987-? | |
| Genre | Classical music | |
| Length | 23:48 | |
| Label | Plan 9 Records, E-Magine Records | |
| Producer(s) | Glenn Danzig | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Glenn Danzig chronology | ||
| Danzig III: How the Gods Kill (1992) |
Black Aria (1993) |
Thrall: Demonsweatlive (1993) |
Black Aria is an instrumental album composed by Glenn Danzig, the vocalist/songwriter for Danzig and previously for Samhain and The Misfits. Although some of the material on the album was recorded as early as 1987, it was not released until 1992. This original release was on Danzig's old Misfits-era label, Plan 9 Records, and like his Misfits and Samhain releases, was distributed by Caroline Records. The album was reissued in 2000 on E-Magine Records, and a sequel followed on Evilive Records in 2006.
The album is largely modern instrumental classical music, and is very dark, with perhaps "gothic metal" tendencies. Select tracks from the album served as intro music to early Danzig shows, and excerpts of some songs were included on Danzig's first two compilation home videos released by Def American Recordings in 1989 and 1991. The song titles reference a sort of "soundtrack" to John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, which describes Lucifer's rebellion from the Christian God, and his subsequent expulsion from Heaven with the angels who joined him. The final three tracks do not reference Paradise Lost, because they were written earlier by Danzig while he was still in Samhain.
All tracks were written by Glenn Danzig, who also performed most (or all) instruments. Engineering was provided by Nick Didia and Martin Schmelze (tracks 1-7) and Bob Alecca (tracks 8, 9). Female voices were provided by Janna Brown and Reneé Rubach.
The photograph of Glenn Danzig in the liner notes was taken by Anton Corbijn. The album's front cover was done by renowned comic book and graphic artist Michael William Kaluta.
- "Overture of the Rebel Angels"
- "Conspiracy Dirge"
- "Battle for Heaven"
- "Retreat and Descent"
- "Dirge of Defeat"
- "And the Angels Weep"
- "Shifter"
- "The Morrigu"
- "Cwn Anwnn"
| Danzig |
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| Glenn Danzig |
| Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein | Kenny Hickey | Steve Zing | Johnny Kelly |
| Former members: John Christ | Tom Orio-Nist | Dave Kushner | Tommy Victor | Jeff Chambers | Joe Fraulob | Todd Youth | Eerie Von | Josh Lazie | Rob Nicholson | Howie Pyro | Jerry Montano | Chuck Biscuits | Mark Chaussee | Joey Castillo | Charlee Johnson | Bevan Davies |
| Official discography |
| Studio albums: Danzig (1988) | Lucifuge (1990) | How the Gods Kill (1992) | 4 (1994) | Blackacidevil (1996) | Satan's Child (1999) | I Luciferi (2002) | Circle of Snakes (2004) |
| Glenn's solo albums: Black Aria (1992) | Black Aria II (2006) |
| EPs: Thrall: Demonsweatlive (1993) | Sacrifice (1996) |
| Live albums: Live on the Black Hand Side (2001) |
| Box sets: The Lost Tracks of Danzig (2007) |
| Related articles |
| The Misfits | Samhain |