GLENN DANZIG Says MARDUK Has Been Confirmed For BLACKEST OF THE BLACK Tour

September 8, 2006

Glenn Danzig recently spoke to MTV.com about "The Lost Tracks of Danzig", a veritable goldmine of DANZIG leftovers compiled in a two-CD set with a hardcover booklet featuring the musings of Glenn. An official release date has yet to be firmed up, but the set is expected later this year or early 2007.

"Lost" collects a total of 26 tracks, including a number of covers — everything from DAVID BOWIE's "Cat People" to T. REX's "Buick MacKane" and THE GERMS' "Caught in My Eye". All of the original songs were written — and most recorded in bits and pieces — between 1988's "Danzig" and 2004's "Circle of Snakes". Danzig did have to do some additional work on the tracks to make them just right.

"A perfect example is 'Come to Silver' [from 1996's 'Blackacidevil'], a song I wrote for Johnny Cash that I never gave to him," Danzig said. "I showed it to him but I never gave it to him because I left [Cash's label, American Recordings]. But this one's an acoustic version, and I recorded it a while ago. When we went back in to mix it, the vocals had been wiped by the old engineer. I don't know what the reasoning was, but he did. So I had to re-sing the whole song. It's kind of a shock when you're all ready to mix and you ask, 'Where are the vocals?' "

Glenn said he intends to start writing material for a proper DANZIG release in early 2007. But the man has a ton on his plate. Although he said last year that he didn't want to tour anymore, he'll be reviving his Blackest of the Black Tour this winter for a two-week West Coast run. So far, just Scandinavian black metallers MARDUK have been confirmed for the bill. The trek's start date hasn't been determined.

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