Editing Glenn Danzig (section)

==Musical career==
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===Early career===
Glenn Danzig's introduction to performing music began when he took piano and clarinet lessons as a child.<ref name="InvisibleOranges">{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Cosmo |date=October 9, 2009 |orig-date=2007 |title=Interview: Glenn Danzig |url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/10/interview-glenn-danzig/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327164054/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/10/interview-glenn-danzig/ |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=March 31, 2010 |website=[[Invisible Oranges]]}}</ref> He later taught himself how to play the guitar.<ref name="InvisibleOranges" /> Danzig started in the music business at the age of 11, first as a drum roadie<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/10/14/glenn-danzigs-sympathy-devil/|title=Sympathy for the Devil|date=October 14, 1994|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=August 3, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613150029/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304064,00.html|archive-date=June 13, 2011 }}</ref> and then playing in local garage bands.<ref name="RIP94" /> He had never taken vocal lessons, but his self-taught vocal prowess gained him attention in the local scene. Throughout his teenage years he sang for several local bands, such as Talus and Koo-Dot-N-Boo-Jang, most of which played half original songs and half Black Sabbath songs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mcall.com/1990/08/18/on-tour-gothic-metal-band-danzig-usually-goes-it-alone/|title=On Tour, Gothic Metal Band Danzig Usually Goes It Alone|last=Smith|first=George|date=August 18, 1990|newspaper=[[The Morning Call]]|access-date=February 14, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418065606/https://www.mcall.com/1990/08/18/on-tour-gothic-metal-band-danzig-usually-goes-it-alone/|archive-date=April 18, 2023 }}</ref>

===Misfits and Samhain (1977–1986)===

In the mid-1970s, Danzig started the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]], releasing the band's records through his own label (originally known as Blank, later as [[Plan 9 Records|Plan&nbsp;9]]).<ref name="Metal Hammer">{{cite news|url=http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=mhammer.89|title=Moaning Misfit|last=Nieradzik|first=Andrea|date=Spring 1989|publisher=Metal Hammer magazine|access-date=October 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926050342/http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=mhammer.89|archive-date=September 26, 2010 }}</ref> Danzig had attempted to get the Misfits signed to several record labels, only to be told that he would never have a career in music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emusic.com/features/spotlight/2010_201007-qa-danzig.html|title=eMusic Q&A: Danzig|last=Weingarten|first=Christopher R.|date=July 19, 2010|publisher=[[eMusic]]|access-date=July 23, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716210514/http://www.emusic.com/features/spotlight/2010_201007-qa-danzig.html|archive-date=July 16, 2010 }}</ref> The impetus for the band's name comes from [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s [[The Misfits (1961 film)|last film]],<ref name="MetalHammer" /> combined with Danzig considering himself to be a "social misfit".<ref name="PennyBlood" /> The band released several singles and two albums, spawning a cult following. Danzig disbanded the Misfits in October 1983 due to personal and professional differences.<ref name="PennyBlood" /> He later explained, "It was difficult for me to work with those guys, because they weren't prepared to put in the hours practicing. I wanted to move things forward, and they didn't seem to have the same outlook."<ref name="MetalHammer">{{cite journal|last=Dome|first=Malcolm|year=2011|title=The Story Behind...Danzig|journal=[[Metal Hammer]]|issue=May 2011|pages=70–72|publisher=[[Future plc]]}}</ref>

Before the disbanding of the Misfits, Danzig had begun working on a new band project, [[Samhain (band)|Samhain]],<ref name="PennyBlood" /> which began when he started rehearsing with [[Eerie Von]] (formerly of [[Rosemary's Babies]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.live4metal.com/eerievon2008.htm |title=Interview with Eerie Von |date=June 2008 |publisher=Live4Metal |access-date=August 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212025318/http://www.live4metal.com/eerievon2008.htm |archive-date=February 12, 2009 }}</ref> Danzig took the name of the band from the ancient [[Samhain|Celtic New Year]] (which influenced the evolution of the modern [[Halloween]]). Initially Samhain was conceived as a punk rock "super group". The band briefly featured members of [[Minor Threat]] and [[Reagan Youth]], who contributed to Samhain's 1984 debut, ''[[Initium]]''. The band then settled with a lineup consisting of Eerie Von on bass, Damien on guitar, and [[Steve Zing]] on drums (later replaced by London May). In 1985 the ''[[Unholy Passion]]'' EP was released, followed by ''[[November-Coming-Fire]]'' in 1986.

Samhain eventually attracted the interest of major labels including [[Epic Records|Epic]] and [[Elektra Records|Elektra]].<ref name="B Side">{{cite news|url=http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=bside.89|title=Danzig Dark Arts|last=Yates|first=Amy Beth|date=April–May 1989|publisher=B Side|access-date=October 23, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926041541/http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=bside.89|archive-date=September 26, 2010 }}</ref> [[Rick Rubin]], music producer and head of the [[Def Jam]] label, would see the band perform at the 1986 [[New Music Seminar]], on the advice of then-[[Metallica]] bassist [[Cliff Burton]].<ref name="B Side" /><ref name="RollingStone94">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=rstone.94|title=The Devil Inside|last=Wild|first=David|date=March 24, 1994|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=August 6, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925222612/http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=rstone.94|archive-date=September 25, 2010 }}</ref> Danzig has credited both Burton and Metallica frontman [[James Hetfield]] with helping to raise awareness about his music: "I first met them at a [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] gig, and then we became kinda friends. We'd often bump into each other on the road...James and Cliff helped to spread the word about me, and I was very grateful to them."<ref name="MetalHammer" />

===Danzig===
===="Classic" era (1986–1994)====
In 1986, after two albums and an EP, Samhain was signed to a major label by Rubin and the name of the band was changed to [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]] to allow the band to retain its name in the event of line-up changes.<ref name="Seconds"/> Danzig discussed the reasoning behind the name change: "Rick [Rubin] convinced me it was the way to go, and would also provide me with a lot more artistic freedom. After all, I was now in charge of where we were going musically, so if I didn't want to do something, it was a lot easier to say so."<ref name="MetalHammer" />[[File:Danzig at Sweden Rock.jpg|thumb|left|Glenn Danzig performing with Danzig at Sweden Rock (2010)]] Danzig's intention at the time was for each album he recorded to consist of a different recording line-up, allowing him to keep working with different musicians.<ref name="ocweekly">{{cite news|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2007-05-24/music/danzig-s-lost-and-found/|title=Danzig's Lost and Found: Underground Auteur Unearths Hits from Hell|last=Ferris|first=D.X.|date=May 24, 2007|newspaper=[[OC Weekly]]|access-date=November 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711124957/http://www.ocweekly.com/2007-05-24/music/danzig-s-lost-and-found/|archive-date=July 11, 2010 }}</ref> The original band consisted of guitarist [[John Christ]], bassist Eerie Von, and former [[Circle Jerks]]–[[D.O.A. (band)|DOA]]–[[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] drummer [[Chuck Biscuits]].

In 1987, Danzig, owing to his association with Rubin, was asked to write a song for [[Roy Orbison]]. The result was "Life Fades Away", featured in the 1987 movie ''[[Less than Zero (film)|Less than Zero]]''.<ref name="PennyBlood" /> Danzig also contributed to the film's soundtrack with "You and Me (Less than Zero)".<ref name="PennyBlood" /> Danzig had originally been asked to write the song for a female vocalist, but when Rubin could not find a suitable singer, Danzig recorded the vocals himself.<ref name="the7thhouse Satan's Child" /> The song is credited to Glenn Danzig and the Power Fury Orchestra, which featured the same membership as the initial lineup of Danzig, with the exception of Eerie Von. Since Von did not like the way producer Rubin wanted the bass played on the song, [[George Drakoulias]] played the bass instead.

In 1988, the newly formed band Danzig released their [[Danzig (album)|eponymous debut]]. Its sound showed a progression from the gothic–deathrock sound of Samhain, to a slower, heavier, more [[blues]]-based [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] sound.

In 1990, the band's sophomore effort, ''[[Danzig II: Lucifuge]]'', marked an immediate change in musical direction. The album's overall bluesier tone and somewhat milder approach were departures from ''Danzig'', featuring a '50s-style ballad ("Blood & Tears") and a full-on acoustic blues ("I'm the One").

Other projects in 1990 included the final Samhain album, ''[[Final Descent (album)|Final Descent]]''. The album was started under the title ''Samhain Grim'' several years prior. The album contained previously unreleased studio recordings, at least some of which had been intended for the ''Samhain Grim'' album before it was aborted.

In 1992, Danzig again changed musical direction, releasing the darker ''[[Danzig III: How the Gods Kill]]''. Several songs featured a more textured, slower sound between fast, dominant guitar riffs.

Also in 1992, Danzig tried his hand at composing classical music with ''[[Black Aria]]''. The album debuted at number 1 on the [[Billboard charts|Billboard]] classical music chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=21477|title=Glenn Danzig Unleashes 'Black Aria II' To Follow-Up His Classic Release|date=August 30, 2006|publisher=Metal Underground|access-date=December 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007232827/http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=21477|archive-date=October 7, 2012 }}</ref>

In 1993, Danzig released ''[[Thrall-Demonsweatlive]]'', an EP featuring both studio recordings and live tracks. Danzig broke into the mainstream when the live video of "Mother '93" became a hit on [[MTV]] and earned [[Buzz Bin]] rotation,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,301185,00.html|title=On the Same Track|date=February 18, 1994|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=August 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421092941/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,301185,00.html|archive-date=April 21, 2009 }}</ref> six years after the original song was recorded. During this time the band reached its commercial peak, with both the debut album and ''Thrall-Demonsweatlive'' being certified Gold, and "Mother" becoming the band's highest charting single. Both ''Danzig'' and ''Thrall-Demonsweatlive'' have since been certified Platinum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unratedmagazine.com/bios/danzig.cfm|title=DANZIG Interview|last=Farr|first=Sara|date=August 2005|publisher=Unrated Magazine|access-date=October 21, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022003148/http://www.unratedmagazine.com/bios/danzig.cfm|archive-date=October 22, 2013 }}</ref>

In 1994, the release of ''[[Danzig 4]]'' saw the band going further into a darker, heavier and more experimental sound. The album also saw further development of his vocal style and range, most notable in songs like "Let It Be Captured", and a more blues-based approach on songs like "Going Down to Die".

Also in 1994, Danzig's song "Thirteen", written for [[Johnny Cash]], appeared on the latter musician's album ''[[American Recordings (album)|American Recordings]]''.<ref name="PennyBlood" />

====Later years (1995–2004)====
[[File:GlennDanzig1.jpg|thumb|Danzig at a record signing in 1996]]
In 1996, the band underwent a complete overhaul. The original lineup had fallen apart, as had Glenn Danzig's relationship with their record label, [[American Recordings (US)|American Recordings]], with label owner Rick Rubin's involvement as producer diminishing with each album.<ref name="Seconds" /> Danzig would later engage in a legal battle with Rubin over unpaid [[royalties]] and the rights to the band's unreleased songs.<ref name="InvisibleOranges" /> Danzig enlisted new bandmates, most notably [[Joey Castillo]], who would be the band's drummer until 2002.

Once again, he explored a new musical direction and recorded ''[[Blackacidevil]]'', this time infusing heavy metal with [[industrial rock]]. Danzig went on to sign a deal with [[Hollywood Records]], which led to several religious groups boycotting its parent company, [[Disney]], for signing a controversial "satanic" band.<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news|url=http://www.the7thhouse.com/news/Articles/article16.htm|title=Disney to Release Album by Danzig|last=Philips|first=Chuck|date=October 15, 1996|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120142710/http://www.the7thhouse.com/news/Articles/article16.htm|archive-date=November 20, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Disney">{{cite web|url=http://business.nmsu.edu/~dboje/papers/Disney_phenomenal_complexity.html|title=Phenomenal Complexity Theory and Change at Disney Vol 13(6): 558–566|last=Boje|first=David|year=2000|publisher=Journal of Organizational Change Management|access-date=October 8, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110629221029/http://business.nmsu.edu/~dboje/papers/Disney_phenomenal_complexity.html|archive-date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref> As a result, the label pulled support for ''Blackacidevil'' and the record deal was severed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2000-04-20/music/the-devil-inside/1|title=The Devil Inside: Behold the Awesome Power of Danzig|last=Stratton|first=Jeff|date=April 20, 2000|newspaper=[[Miami New Times]]|access-date=May 6, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102122757/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2000-04-20/music/the-devil-inside/1/|archive-date=November 2, 2012 }}</ref>

In September 1999, Danzig signed his band to E-Magine Records, becoming the first artist on the label.<ref name="emagine">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4646654-1.html|title=E-magine's Strategy is Key to Its Success|last=Siegler|first=Dylan|date=February 10, 2001|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 6, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222141109/http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4646654-1.html|archive-date=December 22, 2007 }}</ref> The deal also led to the release of a [[Box Set (Samhain album)|Samhain box set]] and the re-release of ''Blackacidevil''.<ref name="emagine" />

Danzig's subsequent three albums, ''[[6:66 Satan's Child]]'' (1999), ''[[I Luciferi]]'' (2002) and ''[[Circle of Snakes]]'' (2004), all musically and lyrically evolved to a more stripped down, heavier [[gothic metal]] sound. The Danzig lineup continued to change with each album, while Danzig's voice started to show change after years of touring.

In 1999, during the U.S. touring for the album ''6:66 Satan's Child'' Danzig reunited Samhain along with drummers Steve Zing and London May. Then-Danzig guitarist [[Todd Youth]] was invited by Glenn Danzig to fill in the guitar position for the Samhain reunion tour, replacing Samhain's original guitarist, Pete "Damien" Marshall, who had opted out in order to tour with Iggy Pop. Eerie Von was not invited to rejoin Samhain due to personal issues within the band. Both Zing and May handled bass duties, switching from drums to bass in between the "Blood Show".

In 2003, Danzig founded the Blackest of the Black tour to provide a platform for dark and extreme bands of his choosing from around the world.<ref name="Blackest of the Black">{{cite web|url=http://blackestoftheblack.com/history.html|title=Blackest of the Black History|publisher=Blackest of the Black|access-date=October 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924005943/http://blackestoftheblack.com/history.html|archive-date=September 24, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Unrated Magazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.unratedmagazine.com/Document.cfm?Page=Features/index.cfm&Article_ID=250|title=Danzig: Blackest of the Black|last=Farr|first=Sara|publisher=Unrated Magazine|access-date=October 2, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929102748/http://www.unratedmagazine.com/Document.cfm?Page=Features%2Findex.cfm&Article_ID=250|archive-date=September 29, 2011 }}</ref> Bands featured on the tour have included [[Dimmu Borgir]], [[Superjoint Ritual]], [[Nile (band)|Nile]], [[Opeth]], [[Lacuna Coil]], [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]], [[Skeletonwitch]], [[Mortiis]] and [[Marduk (band)|Marduk]].

==== Recent activity (2005–2011)====
In 2005, Danzig's tours to support the ''Circle of Snakes'' album and the Blackest of the Black Tour were highlighted by the special guest appearance of Misfits guitarist [[Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein]]. Doyle joined Danzig on stage for a 20-minute set of classic Misfits songs: "To do this right, I invited Doyle to join Danzig on stage at 'Blackest of the Black' for a special guest set. This is the first time we will be performing on stage together in 20 years. It's the closest thing to a Misfits reunion anyone is ever going to see."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3219|title=Danzig Announces 'Blackest of the Black' Tour Lineup|last=Jones|first=Sefany|date=September 3, 2004|publisher=[[KNAC]]|access-date=June 2, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222155001/http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3219|archive-date=December 22, 2011 }}</ref>

On October 17, 2006, he released his second solo album, ''[[Black Aria II]]''. The album reached the top ten on the Billboard classical music chart.<ref name="MetalDen">{{cite web|url=http://themetalden.com/index.php?p=13178|title=DANZIG – Signs with The End records|date=April 1, 2010|publisher=The Metal Den|access-date=April 16, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717013706/http://themetalden.com/index.php?p=13178|archive-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref>

In November 2006, Danzig toured the west coast with former Samhain drummer [[Steve Zing]] on bass. They played three Samhain songs including "All Murder All Guts All Fun". In Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Doyle joined the band onstage for the encore and played two Misfits songs, "Skulls" and "Astro Zombies".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/review/5870 |title=Danzig / Lacuna Coil / the Haunted – live in Los Angeles |date=December 5, 2006 |publisher=Punknews.org |access-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923131638/http://www.punknews.org/review/5870 |archive-date=September 23, 2009 }}</ref>

In 2007 Danzig produced the debut album by ex-Misfits guitarist Doyle's metal-influenced band, [[Gorgeous Frankenstein]].<ref name="Sputnik Music">{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/band/Gorgeous+Frankenstein|title=Gorgeous Frankenstein|publisher=SputnikMusic.com|access-date=October 9, 2009}}</ref>
[[File:Danzig Getaway Rock Festival 2011.jpg|thumb|left|Glenn Danzig at Getaway Rock Festival in 2011]]
In July 2007, Danzig released ''[[The Lost Tracks of Danzig]]'', a compilation of previously unreleased songs. The project took nine months to complete with Glenn Danzig having to add extra vocal and instrument tracks to songs that had been unfinished.<ref>''The Lost Tracks of Danzig'' liner notes</ref> The album included the controversial "White Devil Rise", recorded during the sessions for ''Danzig 4'' in response to inflammatory comments by [[Louis Farrakhan]] and his use of the term "The White Devil".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/glenn_danzig_talks_on_new_album.html|title=Glenn Danzig Talks on New Album|date=May 31, 2007|publisher=UltimateGuitar.com|access-date=April 20, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417094808/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/glenn_danzig_talks_on_new_album.html|archive-date=April 17, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="MTV" /> The song is Danzig's conjecture as to what would happen if Farrakhan incited the passive white race to rise up and start a race war: "No one wants to see a race war. It would be terrible, so the song's saying, 'Be careful what you wish for.{{'"}}<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1562582/20070614/danzig__glenn2.jhtml|title=Glenn Danzig Calls New LP 'A Pain in the Butt'|publisher=[[MTV]].com|author=Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn|date=June 15, 2007|access-date=April 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402080859/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1562582/20070614/danzig__glenn2.jhtml|archive-date=April 2, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=25223|title="The Lost Tracks of Danzig" Details, Release Date Revealed|publisher=MetalUnderground.com|date=April 3, 2007|access-date=April 20, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606045153/http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=25223|archive-date=June 6, 2011 }}</ref> Danzig himself has bluntly denied any accusations of racism: "As far as me being an Aryan or a racist, anyone who knows me knows that's bullshit."<ref name="Seconds" />

In October and November 2007, Danzig toured the western United States, along with Gorgeous Frankenstein, [[Horrorpops]], and [[Suicide City]]. This "3 Weeks of Halloween" tour was in support of his most recent album, ''The Lost Tracks of Danzig'', as well as the newest graphic novel release from Verotik, ''Drukija: Countessa of Blood''.<ref name="MU">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=29900|title=Glenn Danzig Falls Off Stage in Baltimore?|date=October 24, 2007|publisher=Metal Underground|access-date=June 2, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009063529/http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=29900|archive-date=October 9, 2012 }}</ref> On October 23, 2007, Danzig was performing the song "How the Gods Kill" in [[Baltimore]] and fell off the stage, injuring his left arm. He did not perform the Misfits set that night,<ref name="MU" /> but he continued the tour and played classic Misfits tunes with Doyle onstage as an encore with a [[Bandage|sling]] on his left arm after the injury.

In 2008, Danzig confirmed he had recorded the first duet of his career, with [[Melissa Auf der Maur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danzig-verotik.com/danzig/danzig_intvw.html|title=Exclusive Interview with Glenn Danzig for DANZIG 20th Anniversary|date=August 18, 2008|publisher=Danzig-Verotik.com|access-date=March 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831131917/http://www.danzig-verotik.com/danzig/danzig_intvw.html|archive-date=August 31, 2009 }}</ref> The song, titled "Father's Grave", features Danzig singing from the perspective of a [[gravedigger]] and appears on Auf der Maur's 2010 album ''[[Out of Our Minds]]''.<ref name="Noisecreep">{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/02/15/auf-der-mar-danzig/|title=Melissa Auf der Maur Has 'a Thing' for Danzig – and Now He's on Her Album|last=Bliss|first=Karen|date=February 15, 2010|website=[[Noisecreep]]|access-date=March 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217090908/http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/02/15/auf-der-mar-danzig/|archive-date=February 17, 2010 }}</ref> Auf der Maur has spoken highly about the experience of meeting and working with Danzig.<ref name="Noisecreep" />

Danzig's ninth album, ''[[Deth Red Sabaoth]]'', was released on June 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/03/31/danzig-deth-red-sabaoth-new-album-exclusive/|title=Danzig, 'Deth Red Sabaoth' – New Album Exclusive|last=Sciaretto|first=Amy|date=March 31, 2010|website=[[Noisecreep]]|access-date=March 31, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403134124/http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/03/31/danzig-deth-red-sabaoth-new-album-exclusive|archive-date=April 3, 2010 }}</ref>

In a July 2010 interview with Metal Injection, Glenn Danzig was asked if he was going to make another Danzig record after ''Deth Red Sabaoth''. His response was, "I don't know, we'll see. With the way record sales are now...I won't do some stupid [[Pro Tools|pro-tool]] record in someone's living room where all the drum beats are stolen from somebody and just mashed together...and I'm not going to do that if I can't do a record how I want to do it, and if it's not financially feasible, I'm just not going to do one."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/view/5369/danzig-discusses-his-new-album-deth-red-sabaoth|title=DANZIG Discusses His New Album, Deth Red Sabaoth|date=July 14, 2010|work=Metal Injection|access-date=July 16, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717131026/http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/view/5369/danzig-discusses-his-new-album-deth-red-sabaoth|archive-date=July 17, 2010 }}</ref>

During the later quarter of 2011 Danzig performed a string of one-off reunion shows called the "Danzig Legacy" tour. The shows consisted of a Danzig set, followed by a Samhain set, then closing off with Danzig and Doyle performing Misfits songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danzig-verotik.com/danzig/tour.html|title=Official Danzig Website|work=danzig-verotik.com|access-date=October 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103143039/http://danzig-verotik.com/danzig/tour.html|archive-date=November 3, 2015 }}</ref>

During the third date of [[Metallica]]'s 30-year anniversary shows at the Fillmore Theater in San Francisco, Danzig went on stage with Metallica to perform the Misfits songs "Die, Die My Darling", "Last Caress", and "Green Hell".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=167094|title=Rob Halford, Glenn Danzig, Jerry Cantrell Perform With Metallica At Third 30th Anniversary Show - Blabbermouth.net|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=October 23, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107202515/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=167094|archive-date=January 7, 2012 }}</ref>

====Current activity (2012–present)====
[[File:Glenn Danzig and Paul Doyle Caiafa playing at Wacken Open Air 2013 04.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Glenn Danzig performing with [[Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein]] at Wacken Open Air 2013]]
Danzig has said he wishes to avoid extensive and exhaustive touring in the future, preferring instead to focus on his various music, film and comic book projects: "I don't really want to tour. My reason for not doing it is because I'm bored of it. I like being onstage, but I don't like sitting around all day doing nothing. I could be home, working."<ref name="InvisibleOranges" /><ref name="theaquarian">{{cite news|url=http://www.theaquarian.com/2009/12/17/interview-danzig-he%e2%80%99s-the-one-he%e2%80%99s-the-one/|title=Interview with Danzig: He's The One, He's The One|last=Slevin|first=Patrick|date=December 17, 2009|newspaper=[[The Aquarian Weekly]]|access-date=March 31, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616043906/http://www.theaquarian.com/2009/12/17/interview-danzig-he%e2%80%99s-the-one-he%e2%80%99s-the-one/|archive-date=June 16, 2012 }}</ref> Danzig has started work on a third ''Black Aria'' album,<ref name="BW interview">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bravewords.com/features/1000854|title=Danzig: On Wings of Leather and Rage|last=Small|first=Aaron|date=November 1, 2010|magazine=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|access-date=February 8, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226015647/http://www.bravewords.com/features/1000854|archive-date=December 26, 2010 }}</ref> and a covers album is set for release by the end of 2013.<ref name="TheStranger">{{cite news|url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/sound-check/Content?oid=17555301|title=Glenn Danzig is a Macabre American Hero|last=Moorman|first=Trent|date=August 21, 2013|newspaper=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]|access-date=September 4, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825010330/http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/sound-check/Content?oid=17555301|archive-date=August 25, 2013 }}</ref> Danzig hopes to record a dark blues album involving [[Jerry Cantrell]] and [[Hank Williams III|Hank III]].<ref name="InvisibleOranges" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/glenn_danzig_talks_20th_anniversary_tour_future_plans.html|title=Glenn Danzig Talks 20th Anniversary Tour, Future Plans|date=August 22, 2008|publisher=Ultimate-Guitar.com|access-date=March 31, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408100408/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/glenn_danzig_talks_20th_anniversary_tour_future_plans.html|archive-date=April 8, 2010 }}</ref> He is currently working on new Danzig material with [[Tommy Victor]] and [[Johnny Kelly]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/glenn-danzig-25th-anniversary-debut-danzig-album-upcoming-covers-disc-more/ |title=Glenn Danzig Talks 25th Anniversary of Debut Danzig Album, Upcoming Covers Disc + More |publisher=[[Loudwire]].com |date=April 23, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502010607/http://loudwire.com/glenn-danzig-25th-anniversary-debut-danzig-album-upcoming-covers-disc-more/ |archive-date=May 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=189312 |title=Glenn Danzig Talks To Full Metal Jackie About 'Legacy' TV Special, Covers Record, New Music |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=April 28, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809173501/http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=189312 |archive-date=August 9, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/danzig-recording-new-material/ |title=Danzig Recording New Music |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=February 20, 2014 |access-date=February 21, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302030924/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/danzig-recording-new-material/ |archive-date=March 2, 2014 }}</ref>

In 2014, Danzig filed a lawsuit against Misfits bassist [[Jerry Only]] claiming Only registered trademarks for everything Misfits-related in 2000 behind Danzig's back, misappropriating exclusive ownership over the trademarks for himself, including the band's iconic "Fiend Skull" logo, violating a 1994 contract the two had. Danzig claims that after registering the trademarks, Only secretly entered into deals with various merchandisers and cut him out of any potential profits in the process.<ref>{{cite news|title=GLENN DANZIG Sues MISFITS' JERRY ONLY Over HOT TOPIC Deal|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 7, 2014|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/glenn-danzig-sues-misfits-jerry-only-over-hot-topic-deal/#l0JTEvMLUoU3BSYx.99|access-date=May 7, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030723/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/glenn-danzig-sues-misfits-jerry-only-over-hot-topic-deal/#l0JTEvMLUoU3BSYx.99|archive-date=May 8, 2014 }}</ref> On August 6, 2014, a U.S. district judge in California dismissed Danzig's lawsuit.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 12, 2014 |title=Glenn Danzig Bitch Slapped By Judge: No Hot Topic Money For You! |url=http://www.re-tox.com/2014/08/12/glenn-danzig-lawsuit-jerry-only-hot-topic/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817222631/http://www.re-tox.com/2014/08/12/glenn-danzig-lawsuit-jerry-only-hot-topic/ |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |publisher=re-tox.com}}</ref>

On October 21, 2015, during an interview with Loudwire, Danzig stated his current tour with [[Superjoint Ritual|Superjoint]] could be his last.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/glenn-danzig-i-dont-think-im-going-to-tour-anymore/|title=Glenn Danzig: 'I Don't Think I'm Going to Tour Anymore'|work=Loudwire|date=October 22, 2015 |access-date=October 23, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023183931/http://loudwire.com/glenn-danzig-i-dont-think-im-going-to-tour-anymore/|archive-date=October 23, 2015 }}</ref>

On May 12, 2016, Danzig, Only, and Frankenstein announced they would perform together as the Misfits for the first time in 33 years in two headlining shows at the September 2016 [[Riot Fest]] in [[Chicago]] and [[Denver]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/05/misfits-original-lineup-to-reunite-for-riot-fest/|title=Misfits' original lineup to reunite for Riot Fest|work=consequenceofsount.net|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513022902/http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/05/misfits-original-lineup-to-reunite-for-riot-fest/|archive-date=May 13, 2016 |date=May 12, 2016}}</ref> He later noted that he would be "open to possibly doing some more shows". The reunited Misfits did more shows and Danzig enforced a "no cell phone" policy at the reunion shows.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/glenn-danzig-on-new-album-misfits-political-conspiracies-w484081|title=Glenn Danzig on Dark New LP, Misfits, Why He Hates Recent Presidents|last=Grow|first=Kory|date=May 26, 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 28, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527192224/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/glenn-danzig-on-new-album-misfits-political-conspiracies-w484081|archive-date=May 27, 2017 }}</ref> The reunited "Original Misfits" sold out a succession of arenas, a singular accomplishment for a classic punk band, providing evidence that they are among the most popular punk bands ever.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/quentinsinger/2019/07/14/how-the-misfits-turned-into-an-arena-performing-phenomena/?sh=521488a579f2|title=How the Misfits Turned into an Arena Performing Phenomena|website=[[Forbes]]|access-date=August 9, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809173141/https://www.forbes.com/sites/quentinsinger/2019/07/14/how-the-misfits-turned-into-an-arena-performing-phenomena/?sh=521488a579f2|url-status=live}}</ref>

Danzig returned to Riot Fest in 2017 with his band Danzig. Their album ''[[Black Laden Crown]]'' was released on May 26, 2017.

In April 2025, Danzig faced backlash among his fans for selling merchandise with Nazi-related symbolism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=wookubus |date=2025-03-30 |title=Glenn Danzig Under Fire For Using Nazi-Associated Symbol On New Merch |url=https://www.theprp.com/2025/03/30/news/glenn-danzig-under-fire-for-using-nazi-associated-symbol-on-new-merch/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Theprp.com |language=en-US}}</ref>