The Lost Tracks of Danzig

Infobox Album |
Name = The Lost Tracks of Danzig
Type = compilation
Artist = Danzig


Released = July 10, 2007
Recorded = 1988-2004
Genre = Heavy metal
Length =
Label = Megaforce
Producer = Glenn Danzig, Rick Rubin
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:avfuxzy5ldfe link]
Last album = "Black Aria II" (2006)
This album = "The Lost Tracks of Danzig" (2007)
Next album =

"The Lost Tracks of Danzig" is a compilation album by American heavy metal band Danzig. The set showcases a number of previously-unreleased Danzig songs, ranging from the band's first sessions in 1987-88 until the sessions for Danzig's most recent studio album, "Circle of Snakes". After years of frontman Glenn Danzig discussing plans for the album, it was finally confirmed to be under preparation in the summer of 2006. Originally scheduled for release on May 29, 2007, [ [http://www.danzig-verotik.com/danzig/danzig_news.html ::: Danzig ::: ] ] it was delayed twice before its official release in North America on July 10, 2007, [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PFU9TW/ Amazon.com: The Lost Tracks Of Danzig (2CD): Music: Danzig ] ] and in Europe one week earlier. The set was made available over iTunes in June 2007.

Danzig mentioned a compilation of unreleased songs in several interviews as early 1990, prior to the release of . Due to his touring schedule and various other projects, the material that comprises "The Lost Tracks of Danzig" was set aside for a number of years before finally being completed and released in 2007.

Danzig has said, in various interviews and in the compilation's liner notes, that he does not consider these songs "throw-aways", but that often the case was that the songs didn't fit the theme or concept of the album for which they were originally recorded. "The songs that make it onto the final album [must] 'fit' or 'flow' together as a whole. Consequently, some tremendous Danzig songs have never been released, not because they weren't great, but because they didn't fit the overall vibe of the particular album, or for other reasons."

Track listing

Disc 1

# "Pain Is Like An Animal"
# "When Death Had No Name" (1st Version)
# "Angel of the Seventh Dawn"
# "You Should Be Dying"
# "Cold, Cold Rain"
# "Buick McKane" (T. Rex cover)
# "When Death Had No Name" (1992 version)
# "Satan's Crucifiction" [sic]
# "The Mandrake's Cry"
# "White Devil Rise"
# "Come to Silver" (Acoustic version)
# "Deep"
# "Warlok"

Disc 2

# "Lick the Blood off My Hands"
# "Crawl Across Your Killing Floor"
# "I Know Your Lie"
# "Caught in My Eye" (The Germs cover)
# "Cat People" (David Bowie cover)
# "Bound by Blood"
# "Who Claims the Soulless"
# "Malefical"
# "Soul Eater"
# "Dying Seraph"
# "Lady Lucifera"
# "underBelly of the Beast" (remix of "Belly of the Beast")
# "Unspeakable" (Shango Mix)

Exclusions

The following tracks either are not included on the set, were released with different titles, or never existed.

(Note: It's important to note that the song "When Death Had No Name", as well as the Elvis Presley cover "Trouble", were recorded at every session up until their release. The version of "When Death Had No Name" that was released on the "Dirty Black Summer" single was recorded during the ' sessions. The version of "Trouble" featured on the ' EP was recorded at the session for the said EP.)

=Pre-"Danzig" recordings:=

* (Title Unknown)This song is commonly bootlegged as "Night of Hate" or "Die for the Demon" and was recorded on a band rehearsal cassette. Former bassist Eerie Von has said that this song was more of a jam session idea that never progressed further.

* "You and Me (Less Than Zero)"This track, credited on the "Less Than Zero" Soundtrack to Glenn Danzig & the Power and Fury Orchestra, is essentially the earliest released Danzig track. Bassist Eerie Von did not like how Rick Rubin instructed him to play bass for the song, so the duties were handed over to a session musician. Danzig has said in interviews that this track was meant for a female vocalist; he only reluctantly performed for the final version because the record's producers liked his vocals on the demo he had provided them.

* Samhain, Glenn Danzig's pre-Danzig band, recorded early versions of "Twist of Cain" and "Possession", as well as two covers of "Trouble" which Danzig later covered.

* In addition to these, rehearsal demos exist and circulate on bootlegs. These include the songs "Twist of Cain", "Am I Demon", "Soul on Fire", "Possession", "When Death Had No Name", and the Samhain song "Descent". Several of these early versions feature different arrangements and lyrics.

=From the recording sessions of "Danzig":=

* "I'm the One" (Full band version)Danzig noted in the December 2006 issue of Revolver Magazine that this recording was never given to him by Rick Rubin and will not be featured on the set.

* "Trouble" (Elvis Presley cover)This recording of the song from the "Danzig" sessions is not on the set and remains unreleased.

From the recording sessions of "":

* "The Other Side"This song was first mentioned in a 1990 issue of Hit Parader magazine as a "completed" song in its own right. Former bassist Eerie Von is nonetheless said to have confirmed that this song was reworked into "Killer Wolf" for its release on "Lucifuge" later that year.

* "Trouble (Elvis Presley cover)"This recording of the song from the "Lucifuge" sessions is not on the set and remains unreleased.

* "When Death Had No Name"This recording of the song from the "Lucifuge" sessions is not on the set and remains unreleased.

* "Death... In Its Arms"This song, while intended for Samhain and released on the final Samhain LP, Final Descent, was in fact recorded during the Lucifuge sessions by the Danzig lineup at the time.

From the recording sessions of "":

* "Love and Pain"Please see the Confusion over "Pain is Like an Animal" section.

* "Trouble" (Elvis Presley cover)This recording of the song from the "How the Gods Kill" sessions is not on the set and remains unreleased.

From the recording sessions of "Danzig 4p":

* "Pain is Such a Loving Thing".Please see the Confusion over "Pain is Like an Animal" section.

From the recording sessions of "Blackacidevil":

* "Don't Be Afraid"Originally released on the "Sacrifice" single, this was later included as a bonus track on the 2000 E-Magine reissue of Blackacidevil.

* "White Devil Rise"This recording of the song from the Blackacidevil sessions is not on the set and remains unreleased. According to Glenn Danzig's liner notes for the Lost Tracks, that version remains incomplete. The recording of featured on "The Lost Tracks of Danzig" is taken from the Danzig 4 sessions.

From the recording sessions of "Bleedangel EP":

* "Bleedangel"This song, which was to be the title track for the scrapped "Bleedangel EP", was later included as a bonus track on the 2000 E-Magine reissue of Blackacidevil.

* "Bloodfeast" (The Misfits cover)According to former Danzig bassist Josh Lazie, this song and one or more Misfits songs were recorded at this session. Glenn Danzig has denied this. No such recording is on the set, and it remains to be seen if these recordings actually exist.

* "Five Finger Crawl"An early version, this would go on to be re-recorded and released on ""

From the recording sessions of "":

* "Bleedangel"This recording of "Bleedangel" remains unreleased.

* "Kill March"This song was reportedly re-worked and re-recorded as "Halo Goddess Bone" for "I Luciferi".

* "Lies"While the Misfits Central 'Danzig Recording Sessions' guide lists them as two separate songs, this song may actually be "I Know Your Lie". If this is not the case, this song was either retitled or remains unreleased.

* "Zodiac Summer"This song was either retitled or remains unreleased.

From the recording sessions of "777: I Luciferi":

* "Dark Secret Side"This song, reported in December 2001 as the tenth in a tentative track listing for the album that eventually became I Luciferi, was either retitled or remains unreleased.

Confusion over "Pain is Like an Animal"

Initially, it was thought that "Pain is Like an Animal" was recorded during the "4p" sessions, as this is what former bassist Eerie Von had said of the song. Eerie Von referred to the song as "Pain is Such a Loving Thing", a lyric from the chorus of the song. In addition to this, the reputable fan site misfitscentral claims that a song called "Love and Pain" was attempted during the Danzig III sessions.

In an interview prior the release of "The Lost Tracks of Danzig", the version presented here is said by Glenn Danzig to have been recorded during the first Danzig album sessions. It is unknown whether any other versions of the song were recorded.

Confusion over "Satan's Crucifiction"

In the August 1994 issue of "Musician Magazine", "Crucifixion Destruction" was mentioned as a song completed for the upcoming fourth Danzig album. The song was not included on the album, and Eerie Von later explained it as little more than a "goof song": it had been written and rehearsed -- but never formally recorded -- solely to scare off unwelcome executives from American Recordings who might happen upon the band's recording sessions. When asked about the matter years later, Danzig himself denied that any song called "Crucifixion Destruction" existed. The confusion likely arose because "Crucifixion Destruction" was not the correct title for the song.

Later, in 2006 interviews, Danzig spoke fondly of an unreleased song called "Satan's Crucifixion", which was released in 2007 as the eighth track of "The Lost Tracks of Danzig" double-CD set. On the actual set, the song title is misspelled "Crucifiction", perhaps intentionally, as in a pun.

Additional notes

While Danzig was recording "I Luciferi", it was reported that the song "Malefical" was titled "Malefical Bride of Hell". In the same report the title of "Dying Seraph" was incorrectly listed as "Dying Serph".

Charts

Album

References

* Misfits Central recording sessions guide: http://www.misfitscentral.com/danzig/sessions.php
* MTV.com article: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510848/20051004/story.jhtml
* Metal News: http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=25223