| Danzig 6:66 Satan's Child | ||||
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Cover to the standard edition of the album |
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| Studio album by Danzig | ||||
| Released | November 2, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, doom metal, industrial metal | |||
| Length | 53:10 | |||
| Label | E-Magine Records | |||
| Producer | Glenn Danzig Pete Lorimer |
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Limited Edition cover by Martin Emond
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Blistering | (favorable) [2] |
| Canoe.ca | (mixed) [3] |
| College Music Journal | (favorable) [4] |
| Rock Hard | [5] |
6:66 Satan's Child is the sixth studio album from Danzig. It was released in 1999 on E-Magine Records.
Contents |
6:66 Satan's Child has a mostly industrial metal sound.[1] As with its predecessor Blackacidevil, several songs include effects-treated vocals.[6] It was the first Danzig album to be produced using digital recording methods,[7] as Glenn Danzig explained: “This record is the first time I've ever recorded my vocals digitally. I recorded with a mic and in a booth, but through a computer, and that's how the overdubs were done on this record as well. What I tried to do with this record is take all my favorite elements from Danzig 1 through 5, and the Thrall EP, put it all together and add a couple of new flavors.”[8]
The lyrical themes on the album include pain, evil and death.[9] "East Indian Devil (Kali's Song)" was written about the goddess Kali.[10]
Glenn Danzig originally wrote "Thirteen" for Johnny Cash, whose acoustic version appears on his 1994 American Recordings album.[11] Danzig's own version of "Thirteen" is gothic blues in style.[12] The song is a mournful dialogue of a life blighted by bad luck and misery.[11] Danzig's version is featured as the opening song in the 2009 film The Hangover.[13]
A remixed version of "Belly of the Beast", called "underBelly of the Beast", appeared on the soundtrack to The Crow: Salvation in 2000. A remix of "Unspeakable" appeared on the soundtrack to the Grub Girl pornographic movie.[14]
Glenn Danzig has said of the album title: “This is Danzig's sixth, and the title was too great to resist”, in reference to the Number of the Beast, with the colon added to give the title a biblical spin.[15] Danzig has stated that the album title caused some controversy, with several retailers refusing to carry, promote or display it.[16]
The regular album cover is by Simon Bisley, and a limited edition "internet-only" cover by Martin Emond.
A special edition of the album, distributed in Europe by Nuclear Blast, came with a Satan's Child cover art sticker and was packaged in a black jewel case.
A music video was released for the song "Five Finger Crawl".
All songs written and composed by Glenn Danzig.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Five Finger Crawl" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Belly of the Beast" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Lilin" | 6:31 |
| 4. | "Unspeakable" | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Cult Without a Name" | 4:39 |
| 6. | "East Indian Devil (Kali's Song)" | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Firemass" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Cold Eternal" | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Satan's Child" | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Into the Mouth of Abandonement" (sic) | 4:37 |
| 11. | "Apokalips" | 4:45 |
| 12. | "Thirteen" | 4:12 |
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Swedish Albums Chart[17] | 59 |