A Farewell To Danzig : Both Of 'Em



One is a diminutive, deathly rocking dud, the other is a thoroughbred stud. Both of 'em are about to slow down in a big way.

Brian Turner tipped us to this :

With so many "final" tours being announced lately, you might start to wonder if any bands are going to be left by the end of the year. Regardless, Danzig has announced the "Blackest Of The Black" tour, which frontman Glenn Danzig says will be his last, "at least for the foreseeable future."

"It seems like I have been touring my whole life and I want to take some time for myself and do many of the things I've always wanted to do, like direct my first feature film, which I will be doing this next year," he said.




(Glenn shown with friend Brian Posehn)

The North American tour is set for this fall, although specific dates are still forthcoming. Mayhem, Devil Driver, Death Angel, and Eyes Of Fire are confirmed to appear on the trek, along with Danzig's ex-Misfits bandmate Doyle.

"To do this right, I invited Doyle to join Danzig on stage at 'Blackest Of The Black' for a special guest set," Danzig said. "This is the first time we will be performing on stage together in 20 years. It's the closest thing to a Misfits reunion anyone is ever going to see!" The Misfits - the punk band in which Danzig got his start - broke up in 1983, although original members Doyle and Jerry Only revived the band in 1995. Doyle stopped playing with the group after the birth of his daughter in 2002, and Danzig has publicly distanced himself from the reunion.

The new Danzig album, Circle Of Snakes, is due out August 24. The band will warm up for the "Blackest Of The Black" tour with a series of European festival shows this summer.

Meanwhile, the Daily Racing Form's Glenye "Rhymes With Samhain" Cain reports on another retirement.

Lexington, Ky. -- Danzig, one of North America's most successful and influential sires in the last two decades, has been pensioned from stud duty at Claiborne Farm at age 27.

The historic nursery in Paris, Ky. - where Danzig stood his entire career, siring 181 stakes winners and 21 champions - made the announcement Tuesday, saying Danzig's advancing age had affected his fertility and made it more difficult for him to mount and dismount mares.

"He's just a step slower than he was," said Claiborne spokesman Bernie Sams, "and there was no sense in going on with him."

The Northern Dancer stallion will remain in his usual paddock and stall for the rest of his days, Claiborne manager Gus Koch said.

"He deserves that," Koch said. "We're not going to change his life one iota. He doesn't even know he's retired."

Posted: Thu - July 15, 2004 at 10:06 AM      

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