Exclusive: DANZIG To Embark On Nine-City U.S. Tour In June

BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal that DANZIG will embark on a special nine-city tour to usher in the release of "Deth Red Sabaoth", the band's first new studio album in six years.

The dates are as follows:

June 15 - Norva, Norfolk, VA
June 16 - The Fillmore, Charlotte, NC
June 18 - Nokia Theatre, New York, NY
June 19 - Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
June 21 - House of Blues, Boston, MA
June 24 - Knitting Factory, Boise, ID
June 25 - Knitting Factory, Reno, NV
June 26 - Nokia, Los Angeles, CA
June 27 - Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

A pre-sale for all nine dates will begin tomorrow (Saturday, May 8) at 10:00 a.m. (in all time zones). All fans have to do is log on to Ticketmaster.com and type in "Danzig." Everything they'll need to know to purchase tickets will be there on the site.

"Deth Red Sabaoth", produced by Glenn and recorded in Los Angeles over the course of 2009, will be released on June 22 via Evilive/The End Records.

The 11-track collection, penned by Danzig, is laced with Glenn's lycanthropic growls and blues-infected wailing. Tracks including "Black Candy", "The Revengeful" and "On A Wicked Night" emit a spectral glow to rival the highest points in Danzig's colossal discography. Part I of the exquisite two-part "Pyre of Souls" opens with acoustic guitar, haunting piano, Glenn's plainsong vocal, and an almost dirge-like feel; Part II explodes with electric guitars and a driving, mesmerizing cadence.

"I think that fans will really dig this new album," said Glenn. "I've been told several times that the album has a cool vitality to it, that it sounds energized, and I got that feeling when I was recording it. I wanted to have an organic sound, bigger and thicker, so I went out and bought some 1970's Kustom tuck 'n roll bass amps to play some of the guitar parts through. You'll hear real reverb, real tremolo on this album, which sounds completely different than the stuff that's done with computer chips."

Joining Glenn in the studio for the recording of "Deth Red Sabaoth" were guitarist Tommy Victor (PRONG, MINISTRY),a Danzig cohort on and off since 1996, and drummer Johnny Kelly (TYPE O NEGATIVE, SEVENTH VOID). While Kelly has toured with Glenn intermittently since 2002, this is the first time he has recorded with the band. Glenn handled the bass chores for most the album, and played drums on "Black Candy".

As with all of Danzig's releases, the CD cover artwork for "Deth Red Sabaoth" (see below) is provocative and ominous. The cover is an original piece created specifically for the CD by the award-winning artist Joe Chiodo, whose work has graced not only Danzig's Verotik publishing line, but also the covers of numerous graphic novels and comic books, including X-Men Unlimited. "Deth Red Sabaoth" isn't the first time one of Chiodo's paintings has been part of a Danzig package — one of his erotic "good girl" pinups was part of 2007's "The Lost Tracks of Danzig".

DANZIG — Glenn, guitarist Tommy Victor, drummer Johnny Kelly and bassist Steve Zing (also an original member of SAMHAIN with Glenn) — plans to tour extensively to support "Deth Red Sabaoth".

More dates will be announced soon.