It's heavy without relying on overly distorted "metal" tones. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SONG FROM DANZIG 1, AND WHY? It's a miracle that I didn't decide to hate it right then and there because my dad liked it, too, but you can't deny a great record when you hear it. I also remember my dad hearing me blasting it and coming into my room because he dug it, too. After a few listens of Danzig 1, I was hoooked like the first time I heard the Misfits. I had the Samhain albums and I liked them, but they didn't engage me the way the Misfits did. I remember thinking, "This isn't punk, what the fuck?!" But after some more thought I decided that not being punk to the punks was probably more punk than just being punk. WAS THE IMPACT IMMEDIATE? OR A SLOW BURN?Īt first I was a little taken aback by it. Mostly because it sounded horrible but somehow made me want to keep listening.ĭESCRIBE THE FIRST TIME YOU HEARD DANZIG'S SELF-TITLED SOLO ALBUM. Evilive came out in '87, I think, and it was the first "new release" by any of Danzig's bands I bought - I never had any money so my friends just dubbed their copies for me - and I was obsessed with it. My memory is hazy, but I had some dubbed Misfits tapes around '85/'86 and then I got the copy of Thrasher with Danzig on the cover and that kinda solidified it all for me. In the mid-Eighties the default music for skaters was punk and Thrasher magazine was my gateway. Growing up in Virginia Beach skate and surf culture was just sort of the norm, so all the kids in my neighborhood were into skateboarding. I had been introduced to the Misfits by an older cousin who was into skateboarding and punk. I was really young, probably about 10 or 11. WHEN DID YOU FIRST DISCOVER GLENN DANZIG? On the eve of the 30th anniversary of "Danzig 1," we caught up with the musician to talk about his lifelong passion for Danzig's music, what it was like meeting the man himself, and what he admires and loves about those classic songs.
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More recently, when recording Converge's last album, 2017's The Dusk in Us, Newton played an iconic Aria Pro bass previously owned by original Danzig band member Eerie Von, an experience that he found "amazing" and inspirational. In 2007, Evil Elvis returned the favor by inviting Doomriders to open for him on tour. With his other band Doomriders, in which he sings and plays guitar, Newton has not only explicitly tried to channel Danzig with numerous songs, but also covered the ripping cut "Possession" off Danzig's landmark self-titled debut album.
Ever since Nate Newton first heard the Misfits as a kid growing up around Virginia Beach's skate and surf scene, Glenn Danzig has played a big part in the Converge bassist's life.
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