Editing Glenn Danzig (section)

==Musical style==
Danzig's musical career has encompassed a number of genres, from [[punk rock]] and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] to [[European classical music|classical music]]. He is noted for his [[baritone]] voice and [[tenor]] vocal range; his style has been compared to those of [[Elvis Presley]], [[Jim Morrison]], [[Roy Orbison]] and [[Howlin' Wolf]]. Critic Mark Deming of [[Allmusic]] described Danzig as "one of the very best singers to emerge from hardcore punk, though in a genre where an angry, sneering bark was the order of the day, that only says so much. Still, the guy could carry a tune far better than his peers".<ref>Deming, Mark (2020). [https://www.allmusic.com/album/sings-elvis-mw0003358710 Danzig Sings Elvis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507025453/https://www.allmusic.com/album/sings-elvis-mw0003358710 |date=May 7, 2020 }} review, accessed April 28, 2020</ref> As a musician, in addition to his vocals, Glenn Danzig has also contributed guitar, bass, drums and piano to his various musical projects.

The Misfits combined Danzig's harmonic vocals with camp-horror imagery and lyrics. The Misfits sound was a faster, heavier derivation of [[Ramones]]-style punk with [[rockabilly]] influences. Glenn Danzig's Misfits songs dealt almost exclusively with themes derived from [[B movie|B-grade]] horror and science fiction movies (e.g., "Night of the Living Dead") as well as comic books (e.g. "Wasp Women", "I Turned into a Martian").<ref name="PennyBlood" /> Unlike the later incarnation of the Misfits, Danzig also dealt with [[Atomic Age|Atomic Era]] scandals in songs like "Bullet" (about the [[assassination of John F. Kennedy]]), "Who Killed Marilyn" (which alluded to alternate theories about [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s death), and "Hollywood Babylon" (inspired by [[Hollywood Babylon|the Kenneth Anger book]] on scandals associated with the early, formative years of Hollywood). In later years the Misfits style was noticeably heavier and faster than during their earlier releases, introducing elements of [[hardcore punk]].

Samhain's musical and lyrical style was much darker in tone than Misfits material,<ref name="PennyBlood" /> fusing an experimental combination of horror punk, [[gothic rock|gothic]]–[[death rock]], and heavy metal. With Samhain, Danzig began to introduce more complicated [[drum beat|drum patterns]]. Samhain songs often combined tribal drum beats and [[Distortion (music)|distorted]] guitars. Samhain's lyrical themes were rooted in [[paganism]] and the occult, pain and violence, and the horrors of reality.
[[File:Glenn Danzig at Wacken Open Air 2013 03.jpg|thumb|Glenn Danzig performing with Danzig at Wacken Open Air (2013)]]
The band Danzig showed a progression to a slower, heavier, more [[blues]]-based and [[doom metal|doom]]-driven heavy metal sound primarily influenced by the early sound of Black Sabbath.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/393264/DANZIG-SCORES-MEGAPOINTS-WITH-SALTAIR-MOSHERS.html?pg=all|title=DANZIG Scores Megapoints with Saltair Moshers|first=Scott|last=Iwasaki|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|access-date=September 14, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023133453/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/393264/DANZIG-SCORES-MEGAPOINTS-WITH-SALTAIR-MOSHERS.html?pg=all|archive-date=October 23, 2013 }}</ref> Other musical influences include The Doors,<ref>{{cite news|last=Reger|first=Rick|date=February 16, 1997|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/02/16/bending-the-metal/|title=Bending the Metal: Glenn Danzig Shifts Gears, and the Sparks Still Fly|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=November 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20131107194114/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-02-16/news/9702160146_1_punk-metal-black-sabbath-band|archive-date=November 7, 2013 }}</ref> and the [[ballads]] of Roy Orbison.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=kerrang.690|title=Glenn Danzig: Brawn to be Wild|date=June 30, 1990|first=Mike|last=Gitter|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|access-date=November 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227040156/http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=kerrang.690|archive-date=February 27, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=gschool.94|title=Prime Cuts: John Christ|last=Kitts|first=Jeff|date=July 1994|publisher=Guitar School|access-date=November 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229123233/http://www.misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=gschool.94|archive-date=February 29, 2012 }}</ref> Danzig opted for a thicker and heavier-sounding guitar tone than with his previous bands, retaining his preference for a single lead guitarist and short guitar solos. After replacing the band's original line-up, Danzig began to experiment with a more [[industrial music|industrial]] sound, before merging into [[gothic metal]]. Later, Danzig albums have returned to the band's original sound.

Glenn Danzig's lyrics, which had already evolved from those of the Misfits to the more serious style of Samhain, progressed even further with Danzig to become "frighteningly intense images of doom" which "convey their bleak messages with an eerie grace and intelligence".<ref name="Metal Mania"/> His lyrics are typically dark in subject matter, bearing "a heavily romanticized, brooding, gothic sensibility, more quietly sinister and darkly seductive than obviously threatening or satanic".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/danzig-mn0000957085/biography|title=Danzig – AllMusic Artist Biography|last=Huey|first=Steve|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 6, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829012736/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/danzig-mn0000957085/biography|archive-date=August 29, 2014 }}</ref> Lyrical themes include love, sex, evil, death, religion, and occult imagery. Danzig's songs about love often deal with the pain of loss and loneliness using gothic romanticism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=twec.00|title=Glenn Danzig chat|date=January 27, 2000|publisher=[[Trans World Entertainment]]|access-date=November 6, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419144138/http://www.misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=twec.00|archive-date=April 19, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hicks|first=Robert|date=December 22, 2006|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1749223771.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+22%2C+2006&author=ROBERT+HICKS&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Danzig+brings+metal+and+mythology+to+Sayreville+show&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130710025326/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1749223771.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+22,+2006&author=ROBERT+HICKS&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Danzig+brings+metal+and+mythology+to+Sayreville+show&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2013|title=Danzig brings metal and mythology to Sayreville show|newspaper=[[Daily Record (Morristown)|Daily Record]]|location=Morristown|access-date=November 6, 2013|quote=the band redefined its identity with a combination of heavy metal and goth romanticism}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Sex is another common theme, with songs frequently alluding to various [[BDSM|sexual practices]] and depicting powerful, seductive and sometimes [[supernatural]] female figures. Glenn Danzig has tackled [[Bible|Biblical]] subjects and has offered his criticisms of organised religion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=clyde.92|title=Glenn Danzig Interview|last=Russell|first=Tom|publisher=[[102.5 Clyde 1]]|date=September 3, 1992|access-date=November 6, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227042541/http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=clyde.92|archive-date=February 27, 2012 }}</ref> He often promotes rebellion and anti-authoritarianism, whilst embracing independence and the [[left-hand path]]. In other lyrics, Danzig deals with the subject of death and questions the concepts of evil and sin.<ref>{{cite news|last=Palmer|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Palmer (American writer)|date=November 4, 1990|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/04/arts/pop-view-dark-metal-not-just-smash-and-thrash.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm|title=POP VIEW; Dark Metal: Not Just Smash And Thrash|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 6, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016221511/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/04/arts/pop-view-dark-metal-not-just-smash-and-thrash.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm|archive-date=October 16, 2015 }}</ref>

Glenn Danzig has served as the sole songwriter for every band he has fronted, and described his writing process: "Sometimes I get the guitar lines, sometimes I write on the piano, sometimes I'll write the lyrics first and then figure out the [[Chord (music)|chord]] patterns on guitar, and sometimes I write the drum pattern first. It's all different".<ref name="Vice">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/glenn-danzig-422-v17n5/|title=Glenn Danzig|first=Sam|last=McPheeters|magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=September 22, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928020605/http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/glenn-danzig-422-v17n5|archive-date=September 28, 2013 }}</ref> Danzig also records basic song ideas when away from his home: "I usually hum it into a microcassette recorder and then I transpose it when I get home and work it out on guitar or piano".<ref name="Vice" />