Glenn Danzig is an American singer, songwriter and musician who is largely considered to be the founding father of the Horrorpunk genre of music. He is the founder of The Misfits (original incarnation, 1977-1983), Samhain, and Danzig.He also owns the Evilive record label and Verotik, an adult-oriented comic book publishing company.
His musical career spans thirty years, encompassing a range of genres from punk rock, heavy metal and industrial to blues and classical, and has influenced most notably Metallica, Rob Zombie, Guns N' Roses and countless others. His songs have been covered by The Network, Behemoth, Frightmare, Entombed, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, My Chemical Romance, NOFX, Pennywise, AFI and Alkaline Trio and others. He has also written songs for long-time idols Johnny Cash, Kenneth Hister and Roy Orbison.
As a singer, he is noted for his fine vocal range and distinctive style, which recalls (and has been compared to) that of Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison and Howlin' Wolf. As...
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