Danzig II: Lucifuge
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| Danzig II: Lucifuge | ||
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| Studio album by Danzig | ||
| Released | June 1990 | |
| Recorded | 1989-90 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 49:22 | |
| Label | Def American Recordings | |
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Danzig chronology | ||
| Danzig (1988) |
Danzig II: Lucifuge (1990) |
Danzig III: How the Gods Kill (1992) |
Danzig II: Lucifuge is the second album by Danzig. It was released in 1990 on Def American Recordings and was reissued in the USA and UK in 1998 by Def American's successor, American Recordings.
Early pressings of the CD include a booklet that unfolds into an inverted cross. Most formats feature the original full-color "faces" album cover: these include the 12" vinyl LP, the audio cassette, and the original pressings of the European and Japanese CD. The most widely distributed format, the North American CD, features the alternate "chest/cross" album cover, a cropped black-and-white closeup of the photograph found on the back of the LP sleeve and on the interior of all formats. All CD releases feature the "faces" picture on the rear of the CD tray.
Newer American Recordings pressings have a "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content" label printed on the booklet artwork; previously this had been a sticker on the outer cellophane wrapping.
Contents |
- "Long Way Back from Hell"
- "Snakes of Christ"
- "Killer Wolf"
- "Tired of Being Alive"
- "I'm the One"
- "Her Black Wings"
- "Devil's Plaything"
- "777"
- "Blood and Tears"
- "Girl"
- "Pain in the World"
All songs written by Glenn Danzig.
- Producer: Rick Rubin
- Engineers: Dave Bianco, Sylvia Massy, Brendon O'Brien, Martin Schmelze, Jim Scott
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | The Billboard 200 | 45 |
- The title "Lucifuge" is the imperative form of the Latin compound verb lucifugere, from 'lux' (light) + 'fugere' (to flee), which means "to flee or shun the light". If it is to be taken literally, lucifuge is thus a command: "shun the light" or "flee from the light" (or logically, "seek darkness").
- The "faces" album cover is clearly inspired by the album cover of the debut album by The Doors. Reasoning for this could be attributed to Jim Morrison's inspiration of Glenn Danzig.
- Glenn Danzig said that the song "Killer Wolf" is his version of an old blues song "about a guy who wolfs around the door of every girl in town". It is unknown whether any such previous song existed, or whether Danzig merely meant that he composed an original song in the style of old blues. Despite its title, the 1954 song "I'm the Wolf" bears little resemblance to the 1990 Danzig song, although Danzig has often credited its composer and singer, Howlin' Wolf, as a major influence.
With thanks to: Peter Paterno, Glenn Davis, R. Blackhawk, George "Mutt" Drakoulias, and Renay Palome.
| 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 |