The Legacy of Evil Elvis

By Seth Davis

I have highlighted several Gods of Metal and music in my posts before and now we move to the evil one himself, Glenn Danzig, or as I prefer to call him -- Evil Elvis. His real name is Glenn Anzalone, born June 23, 1955, in Lodi, NJ.

The singer, writer and business man was one the founding members of the punk band The Misfits (one of Hot Topics favorite bands) is best known by many for his MTV hit of the 90's "Mother" from his solo band, Danzig. He has adapted from his 70's punk roots and not only formed an international fan base, sold over 8 million records, but has challenged himself with each album. He has shaken off the chains of the record industry and now written the music he wants to write.

For example he has experimented with industrial, dark blues and classical/orchestral albums. Danzig is often asked about Satan worship and religion and often responds that he simply finds Satan and the Bible itself interesting topics.

Danzig has written songs that were performed by Johnny Cash and more. As usual I provide examples.

The live version of Mother that took MTV by storm in the old days when MTV played videos:

And a fan tribute of Danzig's Blood and Tears showing his relationship with Elvis:

I think that sums things up.

*Thanks to http://music.aol.com/for the artist info and picture.
And always thanks to Youtube.com for the audio backup