Metal Riot

Is there a worse holiday than Valentine’s Day? Nope. Expression of romantic sentiment? Fuck it. The mixtape and romantic playlist? For saps and suckers. But why spend hours grumbling about it when somebody more talented can help you put words behind your middle finger pointed at cupid?! And there’s no better way to do it than in the form of metal songs!

So our gift to you my fellow heathens and cretins, is this: to celebrate this most absurd of all holidays, here is a list of the ten best heavy metal LOVE SUCKS! songs ever recorded (in no particular order).

California’s heavy metal monster DevilDriver and punk metal thrashers 2Cents will be joining Danzig in support of “Deth Red Sabaoth Tour” this April/May. The 22-city tour starts on April 29th in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be leave metal heads with whiplash throughout the U.S. as it winds its way to Tempe, Arizona on May 28th. Tickets go on sale to the general public this weekend, March 4-5, but special fan club pre-sale tickets are available here Wednesday, March 2 at 3 p.m. local time.

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Danzig released “Deth Red Sabaoth” last June on The End Records and is currently in the studio working on his long awaited “covers” album reported to pay tribute to such artists as Elvis Presley and Black Sabbath. DevilDriver just released their latest album “Beast” on Roadrunner Records on February 22nd and has already received critical praise.

Thank you, Danzig. Thank you for reminding me why I defend your honor whenever anyone wishes to claim that you are past your prime and that you are no longer relevant. While I understand your need to grow and expand your artistic legs since 1994’s “Danzig 4p,” I have missed your classic sound and have been walked away from your albums feeling slighted and disappointed. But damn, you sure know how to redeem yourself.

“Deth Red Sabaoth” features the return of Glen Danzig’s classic howling vocals and the creation of dynamic harmonic layers throughout each track. His sensually silky yet intimidating booming pipes show why he is the Godfather of the gothic metal erotica sound. The thick analog guitar sound he strived hard to achieve creates an ethereal and bluesy environment where memorable riffs screech and wail through the dark stormy woods. From the subtle bass and pounding drum of “Rebel Spirits” to the flanging guitar and threatening whispers of “Ju Ju Bone,” the tempo changes create intimate moments that draw you in as the music breathes down your neck and draw your chest tight. Danzig’s first single, “On a Wicked Night,” opens with a simple clean guitar melody and soft vocals and then at the midway point turns on the distortion and vocal tremolo and bitch slaps you with its awesome might.

So once again, I thank you Danzig for validating my love for your voice and your music. Your epic voice will always be the shining beacon of your sound but on “Deth Red Sabaoth” the full and complete sound that is Danzig has claimed redemption from the naysayers and reaffirms the faith of those that have questioned but never doubted.