Vinyl Record

Danzig

Buy Danzig’s self-titled album on gatefold vinyl LP from Kilmorna in Listowel—a 2025 European reissue of a dark heavy-metal landmark.

LP · Metal · 1988

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 1988 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection Metal shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel, ship within Ireland from EUR 5.95 per record or outside Ireland from EUR 12.00 per record.

Danzig’s self-titled debut established a sound with few wasted gestures: heavy metal reduced to blunt riffs, blues-rooted swing and Glenn Danzig’s commanding baritone. “Twist Of Cain” begins with a lurching, immediately recognisable guitar figure; “Not Of This World,” “She Rides” and “Am I Demon” deepen the atmosphere through menace, restraint and muscular groove. The production leaves space around the instruments, making every drum hit and guitar accent count. “Mother” is the famous centrepiece, but the album’s character runs much deeper than its best-known song. “Possession” and “End Of Time” bring a darker, almost ceremonial weight, while “The Hunter” reconnects the record to raw blues language before “Evil Thing” closes it with hard-rock swagger. This 2025 European stereo reissue presents the ten-track album as a gatefold LP: a lean, cohesive statement where blues, metal and gothic atmosphere meet.

Danzig forged a distinctive bridge between heavy metal, hard rock and the blues, favouring space and swagger over speed or excess. The debut introduced that vocabulary in remarkably concentrated form, and “Mother” became one of its defining songs without eclipsing the strength of the full album.

This 2025 European stereo reissue is a single vinyl LP housed in a gatefold sleeve, issued by American Recordings and UMe under catalogue number 00602478376030. It offers a current edition of the complete ten-track album with presentation suited to a cornerstone metal release.

Dry, weighty drums and thick guitar riffs frame a resonant baritone, with bluesy swing, deliberate pacing and an ominous atmosphere that never overwhelms the songs.

What style is Danzig’s self-titled album? The album blends heavy metal and blues rock with hard-rock economy, gothic atmosphere and a strong emphasis on groove. Does this vinyl edition include “Mother”? Yes. “Mother” opens side B, alongside “Possession,” “End Of Time,” “The Hunter” and closing track “Evil Thing.” Which pressing is offered here? This is the 2025 European stereo reissue on one vinyl LP, presented in a gatefold sleeve by American Recordings and UMe.