Addicted To Noise staff writer Gil Kaufman reports: We're still trying
to figure this one out: Danzig has a new record, Blackadcidevil coming
out on the Disney-owned Hollywood Records on Halloween. Weird enough as
it is, considering the 10-song album, which takes Danzig in a new, more
industrial-sounding direction, contains non-Mickey friendly tracks like
"Sacrifice," "Hint of Her Blood," and "Power of Darkness." Now, the last
time we checked, the Son of Satan was still signed to Rick Rubin's
American Recordings, where, according to legend, he and Rubin got
together to meticulously concoct the Devil Dog persona he has used to
get over and all the subsequent urban myths surrounding the former
Misfits lead singer. (Our favorite, by the way, is one a Chicago concert
promoter told us: that whenever Danzig plays a show he insists that all
crew members and venue personnel not wear any crucifixes or religious
symbols and that all crosses be removed from the venue.) So, when we
contacted the publicity folks over at Hollywood and brought this minor
detail to their attention, we were surprised when they said that they
didn't know anything about Danzig still being signed to American, aside
from gossip they'd gleaned from fan websites. But, the folks at American
had a different story. The official word from that label was that they
were able to confirm "that discussions between lawyers were going on,"
but beyond that could offer no comment. A call back from Hollywood
confirmed as much with a statement along the same lines of them being
aware of "some sort of legal discussions between Glenn and American,"
but that Hollywood Records was not involved in those discussions and as
far as they were concerned they had an exclusive recording contract with
Danzig. Sounds like somebody might be getting a razor blade in their
Three Musketeers this Hallows Eve.
10/23/96 - article from "Addicted to Noise"
"FANGS" to those creeps and EVB for finding the article for me!