Danzig

1988 studio album by Danzig

AlbumalbumQ1165303

Performer: Danzig
Released: August 30, 1988
Label: American Recordings
Genre: heavy metal music
Runtime: 2,458 s
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Producer: Rick Rubin

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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. 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, and has since been certified platinum. Danzig promoted the album with a successful world tour in 1988–1989.

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Recorded at studio or venue: Chung King Studios
Title: Danzig
Language: English
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Distribution format: music streaming
Place of publication: United States
Part of: Danzig's albums in chronological order follows: none · followed by: Danzig II: Lucifuge
Form of creative work: studio album

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