Danzig II: Lucifuge
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| Studio album by Danzig | ||||||||||
| Released | June 26, 1990 | |||||||||
| Recorded | June 1989–May 1990 | |||||||||
| Studio | Hollywood Sound Recorders, Larrabee Sound Studios | |||||||||
| Genre | Heavy metal,blues rock | |||||||||
| Length | 49:26 | |||||||||
| Label | Def American Recordings | |||||||||
| Producer | Rick Rubin | |||||||||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | B– |
| Entertainment Weekly | A– |
| Rock Hard | 10/10 |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
| Spin | |
Danzig II: Lucifuge is the second album by American heavy metal band Danzig. It was released in 1990 on Def American Recordings and was reissued in the USA and UK in 1998 by Def American's successor, American Recordings.
Lucifuge was recorded at three studios in Hollywood; Hollywood Sound Recorders, Larrabee Sound Studios and Summa Music Group. The album took nearly a year to finish, with pre-production beginning in June 1989, and recording sessions wrapping up a month before its release.
Lucifuge has a pronounced blues influence that adds a sinister edge akin to records by Howlin' Wolf or Robert Johnson, who have both been accused of playing the "Devil's music". Thematically, a number of songs throughout the album ask questions about the concept of evil.
Glenn Danzig said that the song "Killer Wolf" is “my version of an old blues song about a guy who wolfs around the door of every girl in town.”
Glenn Danzig has described "I'm the One" as “another blues song...about a guy realizing his destiny.” "I'm the One" was originally recorded for Danzig's debut album, as John Christ explained: “We actually recorded "I'm the One" for the first record, but we decided to save it for this record. It fit the mood of the second album much better. Glenn wanted to do that song for a long time – he even knew what kind of video he wanted it to have long before we did it. It's a cool song: just some guitar and vocals and a little hi-hat in the background.”
The introduction to "Long Way Back from Hell" begins with the use of the dive bomb guitar technique. Guitarist John Christ explained: “We worked on the beginning of that song for a long time before we finally got it right – it always sounded too empty. But when Eerie came in with that galloping bass-line, it all kind of fell into place. It has a lot of energy to it and was probably one of the best songs on that album.”
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