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Danzig Announces 'Blackest of the Black' Tour Lineup, Dates By Sefany Jones, Contributing Editor Wednesday, July 27, 2005 @ 7:50 AM
GLENN DANZIG ANNOUNCES "BLACKEST OF THE BLACK" TOUR 2005
Glenn Danzig, at the forefront of the hardcore/dark metal movement for more
than 25 years, announces that the 2005 "Blackest of the Black" tour will
kick off in San Diego at the end of September and end on the west coast on
Halloween weekend. For the sophomore year of this Fall traveling festival,
Danzig has assembled a line-up of the crème de la crème of the
hardcore/dark/black metal bands - Chimaira, Behemoth, Himsa, Mortiis
(ex-Emperor), and The Agony Scene. Danzig will headline.
Danzig's performance on all dates of the "Blackest of the Black" tour will
feature former Misfits' guitarist Doyle Von Frankenstein for a special
30-minute set of Misfits classics. Doyle joined Danzig on a handful of tour
dates last winter (New York, Philadelphia, Boston) for "the closest thing to
a Misfits reunion you're going to see."
"'The Blackest of the Black' tour is for extreme bands that sell out venues
across the country, that sell records, but don't get radio play or get on
MTV," said Danzig. "It's anti the corporate crap nu-rap-metal that gets
shoved down fans' throats at other concerts." The "Blackest of the Black"
festival was organized by Danzig and debuted in the Summer of 2003 with
Danzig, Superjoint Ritual, Opeth, Nile, Lacuna Coil and Behemoth on the
bill. "I'd like to see this being an on-going event," Danzig added.
In addition to organizing and headlining the "Blackest of the Black" tour,
Glenn Danzig saw the release of the DVD Il Demonio Nera (evilive) on July
12. Il Demonio Nera is a collection of videos, video outtakes,
alternative versions and previously unreleased music videos from the band's
Danzig 4 and Danzig 5 CDs. His new CD, Black Aria II, the follow up
to 1993's Black Aria, has been completed and will be released later this
year, and Glenn is in the process of shooting his first feature film,
"Gerouge," which he has written and will direct. "Gerouge" is based on one
of the comic book titles distributed by his Verotik publishing company, and
concerns Turn of the Century New Orleans Voodoo.
Glenn Danzig has received many titles, from the Godfather of dark metal, to
a punk pioneer, to a man of integrity, but most agree that over his 25-year
career, his intense musical and lyrical statements have left a permanent
mark on rock music. He is a gifted songwriter, and his songs have been
covered by such diverse artists as Johnny Cash, Metallica, Guns N' Roses,
Roy Orbison and Evan Dando, just to name a few. Danzig's music is dark,
gothic, and haunting, and continues to influence generation after generation
of musicians and music fans worldwide.
Confirmed dates for the "Blackest of the Black" tour are as follows:
09/30/05 San Diego, CA SOMA
For more information on Danzig, visit http://www.danzig-verotik.com.
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