Danzig (album)

Danzig
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 30, 1988
RecordedSeptember 1987 – April 1988
StudioAtlantic Recording Studios and Chung King Metal (New York City)
GenreHeavy metal[1][2]
Length40:58
LabelDef American
ProducerRick Rubin
Danzig chronology
Danzig
(1988)
Danzig II: Lucifuge
(1990)

Danzig is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Danzig, released in August 1988. The album was the first release on producer Rick Rubin's new label Def American Recordings.[3] Def American's successor, American Recordings, reissued the album in the United States and United Kingdom in 1998. It remains the band's best-selling album having been certified gold in the U.S. in 1994,[4] and has since been certified platinum.[5] Danzig promoted the album with a successful world tour in 1988–1989.[6]

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  3. ^ Ma, Maria (December 10, 1988). "DANZIG: Def New Music". Concrete Foundations. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  4. ^ Chirazi, Steffan (Spring 1994). "Black Gold!". Kerrang!. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  5. ^ Farr, Sara (August 2005). "DANZIG Interview". Unrated Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "Danzig Tour Dates". misfitscentral.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.

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