Editing Danzig (band) (section)

==="Classic" era (1988–1993)===
In 1988, Danzig released its [[Danzig (album)|self-titled debut album]] on Def American (later renamed to [[American Recordings (record label)|American Recordings]]).<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> The band toured worldwide in support of the album throughout 1988 and 1989; they opened for [[Slayer]] on their ''[[South of Heaven]]'' tour in North America and [[Metallica]] on their ''[[...And Justice for All (album)|...And Justice for All]]'' [[Damaged Justice|tour]] in Europe,<ref name="misfitscentral dates">{{cite web|title=Danzig Tour Dates|url=http://www.misfitscentral.com/danzig/tourdates.php|publisher=misfitscentral.com|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Slayer|url=http://metallipromo.com/slay.html|publisher=metallipromo.com|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> and subsequently headlined their own tour, which included support from bands such as [[Murphy's Law (band)|Murphy's Law]], [[Mudhoney]], [[Accept (band)|Accept]], [[Armored Saint]], [[Circus of Power]], [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]], [[Sick of It All]] and [[Carnivore (band)|Carnivore]].<ref name="misfitscentral dates" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Armored Saint|url=http://www.metallipromo.com/armored.html|publisher=metallipromo.com|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> ''Danzig'' is the band's best-selling album, having been certified gold in the U.S. in 1994,<ref name="Kerrang!">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=kerrang.94|title=Black Gold!|last=Chirazi|first=Steffan|date=Spring 1994|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref> and eventually going 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}}</ref>

In 1990, Danzig released its second album, ''[[Danzig II: Lucifuge]]''. By 1992, Rubin's involvement with the band had waned. Danzig himself took credit for co-producing the third album, ''[[Danzig III: How the Gods Kill]]''. In the following year, the band released the ''[[Thrall-Demonsweatlive]]'' EP, which contained several live tracks from the band's 1992 Halloween show as well as three new studio tracks. The live version of "[[Mother (Danzig song)|Mother]]", a song from the first album, became popular on [[Album-oriented rock|album-oriented radio stations]] while its music video received considerable attention on [[MTV]]-programmed shows such as ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=enter.94|title=Sympathy for the Devil|last=Hajari|first=Nisid|date=October 14, 1994|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref> ''[[Headbangers Ball]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Headbangers Ball- The Unofficial Tribute Site - Episode Database|url=https://www.headbangersballunofficialtributesite.com/episode-database|work=headbangersballunofficialtributesite.com|access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref> and ''[[120 Minutes]]''.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Danzig Media Appearances |url=https://www.misfitscentral.com/danzig/media.php |work=misfitscentral.com |access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref> The band were eventually awarded in the fall of 1994 with two [[RIAA certification|gold album]]s for the exceptional sales of their first record and ''Thrall-Demonsweatlive''.<ref name=Billboard1994>Flick 1994, p. 18.</ref> The renewed popularity of "Mother" not only helped raise Danzig's profile in the music industry, but also saw the band starting to perform at larger venues such as arenas and amphitheaters, which included headlining US tours with bands like [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]], [[Kyuss]], [[Type O Negative]], [[Godflesh]] and then-emerging acts [[Korn]] and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], as well as opening for Metallica and [[Black Sabbath]].<ref name="misfitscentral dates" />