Danzig 3: How the Gods Kill

Danzig | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 18, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: American Recordings
• ASIN: B000068GA3
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,508 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Godless

2. Anything

3. Bodies

4. How The Gods Kill

5. Dirty Black Summer

6. Left Hand Black

7. Heart Of The Devil

8. Sistinas

9. Do You Wear The Mark

10. When The Dying Calls

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Danzig's Third Album A Treat..., October 13, 2002

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M. Jarrett "SoundgardenFanForLife" (New England, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Danzig 3: How the Gods Kill (Audio CD)

This was the one that first got me into Danzig, although I have been a longtime Danzig fan. HOW THE GODS KILL is an excellent and thoroughly enjoyable bluesy-type metal set that really brings out some of Danzig's best and most electrifying material since "Mother" hit the airwaves.

The title track is one of the most passionate songs music and vocal-wise. On here, you can just feel the emotion, whether subtle or not, pouring out of Danzig and the music itself. It just bleeds to be heard, and also quite a good video too. "Godless" has music that just pumps its fist into the ear and cries for you to bang your head or do some spectacular air guitar solos. But for me, "Dirty Black Summer" with it's excellent groove and story of Glenn Danzig's childhood memories, and "Sistinas", one of the most eerie but beautiful ballad-esque songs Danzig has ever done, are some powerful statements. I think this album also builds further upon the guitar work of John Christ and the rhythm section of bassist Eerie Von and drummer Chuck Biscuits. This album sounds like a really tight collection of songs guaranteed to satisfy even the most subdued rocker in you.

HOW THE GODS KILL brought further success to Danzig, and the music really flows well on this album. Some think this album was a joke...but it's anything but a joke. If anything, this is some of Danzig's most rocking material in his career.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Angel On The Left, A Devil On The Right, June 10, 2005

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purerockfury "Gorillas" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Danzig 3: How the Gods Kill (Audio CD)

I'll admit it time and time again. I am very biased when it comes to Glenn Danzig and my scope of what is and is not good when concerning his music widens considerably compared to 99% of the music available today. Most of this has to do with simple fact that as wide as that scope may be, there is often no need for it.

Glenn Danzig has been at the very peak of my list of musical influences since I was a fledgling 12-year old metal fan almost 20 years ago. It's sometimes hard to believe that Danzig's music has been with me for that long and it's harder to imagine that his music dates back to my own infancy. That's quite a lot of music from the man.

What's my point? Since his first appearance in the world of music, Glenn Danzig has been in the midst of countless recordings from the early Misfits EP's to the short-lived Samhain up until the present, many of those recordings the thing of legend. Spanning his entire near-30 year career writing music, one album stands alone as his masterpiece. That album is "III: How The Gods Kill".

No other recording captures the essence, mood and diversity of Glenn Danzig's music quite the same way. If asked, I would proclaim "How The Gods Kill" every but as influential and important an album as Led Zeppelin IV, Slayer "Reign In Blood" and the first Black Sabbath albums. This is not overshadow the greatness of the prior albums or IV that followed. It's merely a matter of how everything just fit together so perfectly all at the right time as this album was being created.

"How The Gods Kill" captures every human emotion so precisely and musically, the album has a multi-faceted feel where no song seems out of place. From the rocking bluesiness of "Godless" to the sheer heaviness of the title track to the haunting beauty of "Sistanis", the flow is constant and determined, never skipping a beat.

It's never too late to experience how masterful and superb "How The Gods Kill" is, even by today's standards. There is so much greatness to be found in these 10 songs that can have a sweeping appeal to many generations of music fans, heavy metal or otherwise. You owe it to yourself to at least hear what this gem has to offer.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Danzig album of all time, September 11, 2004

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Danzig 3: How the Gods Kill (Audio CD)

Danzig's third offering, entitled "How the Gods Kill", is undoubtadly the best album to come from the former Misfits and Samhain frontman. Everything that had been suggested from the previous excellent album "Lucifuge" is taken to new heights here, beginning with the opening track "Godless", and followed by the excellent "Anything"; which is possibly one of the best songs Glenn Danzig has ever written. The title track, "Left Hand Black", and "Do You Wear the Mark" are just plain awesome tracks highlighting the band's musicianship, while the classic single "Dirty Black Summer" makes it impossible for you not to bang your head. The purposely slow ballad "Sistinas" is nearly heart wrenching, and really shows off Glenn's voice. All in all, "How the Gods Kill" was the last great album to come from Danzig when he was still signed on to American Recordings, and now has never been a better time to get into the godfather of ghoul rock.