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== Artistry == Danzig became a unique voice in the [[Rock music|rock]] scene, playing a [[blues rock|bluesy]], [[Doom metal|doom]]-laden metal with Glenn Danzig [[Crooner|crooning]] in the style of [[Roy Orbison]] and [[Elvis Presley]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Popoff |first=Martin |author-link=Martin Popoff |title=DANZIG Bio |url=http://www.danzig-verotik.com/danzig/danzig_bio.html |access-date=2020-06-13 |publisher=Danzig-Verotik.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Arnold |first=Neil |date=2017 |title=Danzig Black Laden Crown |url=http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/album-review-danzig-black-laden-crown/ |access-date=2020-06-13 |publisher=[[Metal Forces]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Will |date=6 September 2017 |title=Hop on board with Danzig for their new video, "Last Ride" |url=https://www.axs.com/hop-on-board-with-danzig-for-their-new-video-last-ride-122722 |access-date=2020-06-13 |publisher=[[AXS TV]]}}</ref> A departure from the [[horror punk]] of [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]] and [[deathrock]] of [[Samhain (band)|Samhain]], his previous bands, their musical style has been described as [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]],<ref name="Allmusic2">{{cite web |last=Huey |first=Steve |title=Danzig - Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/danzig-mn0000957085/biography |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> [[hard rock]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dana |first=Joe |date=2018-08-10 |title=Misfit: How Danzig Went From Hardcore Punk To Metal Icon |url=https://medium.com/udiscover-music/misfit-how-danzig-went-from-hardcore-punk-to-metal-icon-e97dfec642d4 |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=[[uDiscover Music]] |language=en}}</ref> [[blues rock]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 19, 2013 |title=Danzig โ Deth Red Sabaoth (Evillive/The End Records) |url=https://deadrhetoric.com/reviews/danzig-deth-red-sabaoth-evillivethe-end-records/ |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=Dead Rhetoric|author=David E. Gehlke}}</ref> [[doom metal]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Iwasaki |first=Scott |title=DANZIG SCORES MEGAPOINTS WITH SALTAIR MOSHERS |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/393264/DANZIG-SCORES-MEGAPOINTS-WITH-SALTAIR-MOSHERS.html?pg=all |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=23 October 2013 |access-date=20 August 2013 |newspaper=[[Deseret News]]}}</ref> and [[gothic metal]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=George |date=August 18, 1990 |title=On Tour, Gothic Metal Band Danzig Usually Goes It Alone |url=https://www.mcall.com/1990/08/18/on-tour-gothic-metal-band-danzig-usually-goes-it-alone/ |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 |access-date=February 14, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Morning Call]]}}</ref> Following the band's [[Danzig (album)|self-titled debut record]], which is "dry, with the vocals forward in the mix", each album gets progressively flashier in production with John Christโs solos becoming more integral. After his departure, the group experimented with [[industrial music]] on their fifth and sixth albums, ''[[Blackacidevil]]'' and [[6:66 Satan's Child|''6:66 Satan's Child'']] respectively, but later returned to heavy metal.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |last=Huey |first=Steve |title=Danzig - Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/danzig-mn0000957085/biography |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref><ref name="EW">{{cite web |author=EW Staff |date=14 October 1994 |title=Glenn Danzig's Sympathy for the Devil |url=https://ew.com/article/1994/10/14/glenn-danzigs-sympathy-devil |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><ref name="Revolver">{{cite web |last=Epstein |first=Dan |date=30 August 2018 |title='Danzig': 10 Things You Didn't Know About Glenn Danzig's First Solo Album |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/danzig-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-glenn-danzigs-first-solo-album |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]}}</ref>
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