Cleopatra Records continues its careful reissue campaign of Glenn Danzig’s catalog with a new edition of Danzig’s 2010 album Deth Red Sabaoth, scheduled for release on August 21.
The band’s ninth studio album and its first since Circle Of Snakes in 2004, Deth Red Sabaoth became Danzig’s biggest commercial success since Danzig 4, released 16 years earlier. The independently produced record also introduced a different sonic approach, with Glenn Danzig relying on newly acquired 1970s Kustom tuck’n’toll bass amplifiers to shape its organic guitar tone.
Joined by Type O Negative drummer Johnny Kelly and Prong guitarist Tommy Victor, Glenn Danzig explained the recording philosophy at the time: “You’ll hear real reverb, real tremolo on this album.” Reviews highlighted the return to the band’s earlier sound. As metal-archives.com wrote, “a glorious return to the bluesy doom-n-gloom that made metal’s man in black the most evil name to enter thy holy household,” while teethofthedivine.com noted, “If you missed that slightly bluesy and heavily doomy sound of ‘Lucifuge’, you’ll be pleased to hear it return in full force on this record.”
The album reached No. 3 on both the U.S. Independent Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts, while climbing to No. 35 on the Billboard 200. Its original release was available in several editions, including a CD box set and a limited picture disc, making it an immediate target for collectors.
That demand has only grown over the years. Original CD editions now sell for as much as $50, the picture disc can reach around $150, and the Deth Red Sabaoth fan box has climbed to roughly $250 on the collector’s market. Even Glenn Danzig’s own 2022 vinyl reissue regularly changes hands for more than $100.
The new reissue expands those options even further. This edition of Deth Red Sabaoth will be available in seven different physical formats, each packaged to reflect the dark aesthetic of one of Danzig’s heaviest releases.
Danzig’s most recent studio album, Black Laden Crown, arrived in May 2017 through Evilive Records and Nuclear Blast Entertainment.
In 2020, Glenn Danzig released Danzig Sings Elvis, a collection of Elvis Presley covers, while also devoting more time to filmmaking. His projects have included Death Rider In The House Of Vampires and his feature directorial debut, Verotika.
When Verotika premiered at Chicago’s Cinepocalypse festival in 2019, some critics compared it to Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, the cult film widely regarded as one of the worst movies ever made because of its unconventional execution.
The roots of Danzig trace back to the evolution of Misfits and Samhain. Between 1977 and 1987, Misfits transformed their horror-punk style into the darker, occult-driven sound of Samhain. When producer Rick Rubin expressed interest in signing Samhain to Def Jam and producing the band’s next record, the project evolved once again, leading to the formation of Danzig in 1987.
Danzig Deth Red Sabaoth pre-order is available here.
