Album
Danzig
Danzig's self-titled debut arrived on 30 August 1988 and opened a run of studio albums that has carried on for more than three decades, through Lucifuge in 1990 and right up to Sings Elvis in 2020. It was also the first release on Rick Rubin's new label, Def American Recordings, with Rubin producing. The band was American and the sound heavy metal, and this is where it all began.
It has stayed the group's best-selling record, going gold in the US in 1994 and later platinum. A successful world tour followed in 1988 and 1989, and the album was reissued in the US and UK in 1998 by American Recordings, the successor to Def American. For anyone tracing the band's story, this is the starting point, and the one that most listeners have taken home.
Danzig: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 40:58Tracklist
- 1Twist Of CainGlenn Danzig4:17
- 2Not Of This WorldGlenn Danzig3:43
- 3She RidesGlenn Danzig5:11
- 4Soul On FireGlenn Danzig4:37
- 5Am I DemonGlenn Danzig4:58
- 6MotherGlenn Danzig3:26
- 7PossessionGlenn Danzig3:56
- 8End Of TimeGlenn Danzig4:02
- 9The HunterGlenn Danzig3:31
- 10Evil ThingGlenn Danzig3:17
- Produced by
- Rick Rubin
- Recorded at
- Atlantic Studios, Chung King Studios, Atlantic Recording Studios and Chung King Metal (New York City)
- Recorded
- September 1987 – April 1988
- Mixed at
- Smoketree Ranch, The Village
- Engineered by
- David Bianco, Steve Ett, Jim Scott
- Labels
- London Records, Def American
- Length
- 40:58
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1988 | 125 |
| Norwegian Physical Albums (IFPI Norge) · Combined | 2 |
| Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan) · Combined | 3 |
| Finnish Albums · 2026 | 4 |
| Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) · Combined | 4 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · Combined | 23 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United States · 1994 | Gold |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
77.9
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
6.9k
ListenBrainz listeners
61k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
18k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 30 August 1988 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 30 August 1988 | |
| Wikidata | 30 August 1988 | |
| US release | 30 August 1988 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1988 | earliest UK or European date |
19 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | XE | London Records | 042282812414 | other |
| 1988 | GB | Def American Recordings | 042282812421 | other |
| 1988 | GB | Def American Recordings | 042282812414 | other |
| 1988 | GB | London Records | other | |
| 30 August 1988 | US | Def American Recordings | 075992420815 | original |
| 30 August 1988 | US | Def American Recordings | 075992420822 | original |
| 1989 | XE | Def American Recordings | 042283848726 | other |
| 25 October 1989 | JP | Def American Recordings | 4988011318832 | other |
| 1994 | DE | American Recordings | 743212484120 | other |
| 1995 | JP | American Recordings | other | |
| 11 August 1998 | US | American Recordings | 074646564929 | other |
| 2001 | XE | American Recordings | 5099749190429 | other |
| 2002 | US | American Recordings | 731458695325 | other |
| December 2006 | XE | American Recordings | 5051011737428 | other |
| 2007 | — | American Recordings | 0073145869532 | other |
| 13 November 2007 | US | American Recordings | 886971464528 | other |
| 2009 | XE | American Recordings | 886971464528 | other |
| 6 June 2013 | XE | American Recordings | 731458695325 | other |
| 10 October 2025 | US | American Recordings | 602478376030 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1417x1417, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1417×1417 | upscaled: minor: best source 1417x1417, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |