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Pandora — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:15:07 +0000

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Legendary Ex-Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein has broken new ground with his solo project, “DOYLE”. A horror based hardrock/metal band of epic proportions, this quartet consists of two ex-Misfits members. Still grinding out heavy riffs is the hulking monster himself, Doyle, and bashing skins behind the kit is none other than the Abominable Dr.Chud. We talk it up with the legendary Doyle himself.

SHAKEFIRE (SF):

It's been over half a decade since your last studio release. What have you been up to?

DOYLE WOLFGANG VON FRANKENSTEIN (DOYLE):

I have been writing with lex StorAy since 2008. We wrote 38 songs we have two and half albums ready to go and we're almost finished recording the second one. The third one were gonna write more songs before we record it.

SF:

You are one of the legendary figures in the history of punk music. Do you feel that punk gets enough recognition in the media (awards, hall of fame, etc)?

DOYLE:

Am I really? I don't think punk rockers get enough recognition. I think we will have to die to get recognition Joe Ramone had to die to get a fucking street named after him. For us to get into the Hall of Fame will have to die

SF:

Any plans for a headlining tour for DOYLE?

DOYLE:

No headlining plans for Doyle right now we want to open up for awesome bands like Rob Zombie, Slipknot, Lamb of God bands like that for a while until we see we got a good following and then we will do it. I don't care if it takes two CDs to do it

SF:

What is the one thing you would say to Misfits fans prior to them listening to "Abominator"?

DOYLE:

I would say get your fucking shit kickin boots on we're rock ya balls off with this !! get ready to get fucked up

SF:

Was there ever any talk of Glenn appearing on "Abominator" in any form?

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Do you plan to continue DOYLE past "Abominator" or is this just a single project?

DOYLE:

I plan to continue for the rest of my existence doing "DOYLE" the second album is almost done we just need to title it and do the artwork and it's ready to get mixed

SF:

You have been touring fairly consistently for a while now. Where did you find the time to work on "Abominator"?

DOYLE:

The question is when do I have time to do anything else but work on abominator

SF:

How many tracks did you write for "Abominator"? Any plans for the ones that didn't make the cut?

DOYLE:

38... most on the second cd

SF:

Are there other artists in the horror-punk genre that you would recommend to fans of your music?

DOYLE:

I don't follow horror punk I don't even know who's in it

SF:

I think people were initially surprised when you and Glenn began performing a full set of Misfits songs on tour. Do you feel that is the closest fans will get to a Misfits reunion?

DOYLE:

I fucking hope not I would love to do the Misfits with Glenn and Jerry and an awesome drummer make a new record tour it and just blow peoples minds!! That's what they want anyway. I'd like to shove it down the fucking throats..I'm in got to get the other two knuckleheads together.

SF:

The common name that comes up in the rifts involving The Misfits is your brother, Jerry Only. How is your relationship with him now, both professionally and personally?

DOYLE:

There is no professional relationship whatsoever and he's my brother and I love him

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Glenn Danzig: The Interview

Pandora — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:49:37 +0000

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Although this is the 9th "Danzig" album, Glenn Danzig has released 20 EPs and LPs betwen Misfits, Samhain and Danzig.

Glenn Danzig is regarded by many as a forefather of punk and an innovator of metal. As he releases his 9th Danzig album, we sit down with the legend to answer some fan's burning questions along with a handful of our own...

SHAKEFIRE: You talk about laying things out ahead of time like with the seven-album concept. Have you started another concept process album-wise with “Circle Of Snakes” and Deth Red Sabaoth?
GLENN DANZIG: No. (Laughs). Nope. No no no.

SF: After having toured some with Johnny Kelly why is this album the first time you recorded with him?
GD: Well, he was supposed to record on the Circle of Snakes record but he left to go on a Type O (Negative) tour. He ended up going to Europe or something, I forget where. So I ended up using Bevin (Davies) who is actually doing this tour with us because Johnny left again to go to a Seventh Void tour in Europe. But, I like playing with both of the guys so either guy is fine with me, they are both killer drummers.

SF: In previous news when talk of Deth Red Sabaoth was announced, you mentioned one song in particular “Long Dark Road” this track however is not on the album….
GD: I never said that it was part of Deth Red Sabaoth, I just said I was recording a song that I wanted to record for a long time and never did. It was never meant for Deth Red Sabaoth. But, that’s the internet, you know? People are just talking, this and that.

SF: Will fans get a chance to hear it in the future?
GD: Yeah, it doesn’t really fit any record. It might fit the cover record, but then it’s not really a cover, because I wrote it. I might just give it away on my website for free.

SF: You mentioned wanting to do a cover album back in 2009 when you had more time…
GD: I’m thinking I’m going to do it soon. I don’t know when but I wanted to do it before this little (tour) but that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen so maybe I’ll do it in December or the New Year.

SF: Have you whittled the list down any to any ideal songs you would like to do?
GD: I have to see. I have a long list of songs I want to do. I’m going to do a couple of them and see how they come out and if they come out good, then I’ll start doing more.

SF: Will there be anything that may surprise fans?
GD: There might be because there is going to be everything from nuggets type of stuff*. So there’s going to be lots of that stuff. There might be punk covers on there…it’s going to be all across the board. There might be some early 70s metal kind of stuff that I’m just going to totally take and fuck up (laughs).

SF: You have found a way to mix your comic company Verotik and your music by releasing the Lyric book, is there any other colorations in the future?
GD: No, umm, it was kind of cool and I’m so happy that the fans are digging it because it really is for them, you know? So, the comic company; me and Viz are doing a special Jaguar God thing that’s kind of like a story with illustrations.

SF: There have been rumors and mentions about several movies you have your hand in. Are there any updates?
GD: We have some meetings with some animation studios for Satanika and I think I’m going to be doing some more meetings with studios here for the films stuff so we’ll see.

SF: Your music has been on Guitar Hero and numerous soundtracks including recently The Hangover. Out of all the requests you get how do you choose the right projects for you music?
GD: You just see what it’s about and if it’s any good or if it’s terrible, you know what I mean? Pretty much, if it’s horror, it has to be REALLY bad for me to not put my stuff in it because I like horror movies (laughs).

SF: Do you have anything else coming up along these lines?
GD: I think I’m doing a song for The Hangover 2.

SF: Is there any piece of your work that stands out the most to you?
GD: No, I like it all.

SF: You are known to be a big horror/cult movie fan. Is there any movie you have discovered lately that just blew you away?
GD: No, it’s pretty bleak right now (laughs). Nothing’s knocking me out.

SF: So many artists are having movies made about their lives, is this something we may see about you in the future?
GD: (Laughs) No, no no.

SF: Do you see yourself ever walking away from everything?
GD: Well, I don’t know about touring, you know? Even though I found this way to do it, it’s kind of becoming less and less attractive to me. I mean, I’ll always do records, but the touring thing is just really starting to be annoying. So, I thought I could do it the way I’ve been doing it where I fly home and stuff but I don’t even know if I want to do that anymore.

SF: It is said that you have a variety of collections from B movie posters, to rare Japanese toys. What is your most prized item out of your collections?
GD: I don’t know. Ummm….I think I like my Devil’s Pride mask. (laughs). It’s pretty cool.

SF: There has been mention of a desire to do a collaboration with Hank III, any word on that?
GD: No, we did some stuff together but his label will never let it get released.

SF: Any chance of it “accidentally” getting released?
GD: I hope not!

SF: What was the recording process like for Deth Red Sabaoth?
GD: Basically, we cut the basic track and started overcutting all the other part of the vocals and stuff.

SF: After recording so much over the years, has the process become easier or more difficult as technology changes?
GD: It’s both (laughs).

SF: Do you feel you are constantly learning new things in the studio or do you have a rhythm in the studio now that stays the same?
GD: Yeah, you are always learning something here or there and I like to experiment.

SF: It’s been said you are an avid reader. Which book or books do you feel enlightened you?
GD: Which BOOK? It’s probably more like BOOKS, there’s a ton of them. You are just going to have to find your own path.

SF: It is said that at one point in your life you wanted to be a photographer, is this something you still do in your free time?
GD: Umm, no, I wish I had time to do it but I don’t.

SF: Will fans ever get to see any of your work?
GD: Yeah, well, I used to take pictures for The Misfits and Samhain. A lot of the pictures you see on the covers, I took, like Samain Initium, some of The Misfits pictures..a lot of the stuff.

SF: Fans debate over what your song “Black Candy” is about from being about a woman, dark desires, drugs. Would you like to fill them in?
GD: (Laughs) A lot of different things. (Laughs). It’s a metaphor for so many different things so they could be right and they could be wrong. But it is about a lot of different things, not just one thing.

SF: What would you like fans to take from Deth Red Sabaoth?
GD: Enjoy the record, you know, that’s it (Laughs). You know, hopefully it will take them somewhere where they can forget about lots of different things.

*In Danzig’s own words, “Nuggets” is “60’s pre-psychedelic underground garage-y stuff”.

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Glenn Danzig

Peter Oberth — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:40:55 +0000

Glenn Danzig

Birth Name:

Glenn Anzalone

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Thursday, June 23, 1955

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Lodi, New Jersey, USA

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Samhain: Live 1984 at the Stardust Ballroom

Pandora — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 04:00:00 +0000

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First I will start off saying that this review is biased. I can’t help it; I love Glen Danzig and everything he has done. I’m a huge fan. This DVD features 15 songs performed live at the Stardust Ballroom in 1984. The songs performed include Samhain, Macabre, Die Die My Darling, Black Dream, I Am Misery, Halloween II, He Who Cannot Be Named, Moribund, and more.

The footage is shaky and at times doesn’t even show the band. The audio fads in and out some; but it is still pretty good quality. There is a point in the show were you think the camera is messing up because everything keeps going black; but you will find out that it was just someone in the crowd turning off the lights. But even with all this fans will love this release. It is raw and in your face. There is such an energy on stage and from the crowd that you will feel like you were actually there. This one is going in my collection and I would encourage fans to add it to yours as well.

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