DANZIG - Danzig II - Lucifuge LP (Black Vinyl)

Overall, Danzig’s second album is a display of blues metal perfection. While plenty of groups were tapping into these rootsy inspirations by the time, the interpretation here is unlike any other as the band’s already distinct darkness was accentuated by their willingness to go all-in on the theatrical execution. The atmosphere is too cheesy to be scary, but the hooks are constant winners with the musicianship perfectly suited to the different moods at hand. Plenty of musicians have tried to replicate the blues metal sound (the first Spirit Division album was admittedly my attempt at doing so), but nothing truly sounds like Lucifuge.