Henry and Glenn... FINALLY! forever

A few years back I vaguely remember hearing something about David Bowie and this infamous "I Fucked Mick Jagger" shirt. Somehow I made up in my mind a picture of the two in bed, I had convinced myself it was real. It wasn't This is what was found.

The point of that story was that through those means, real and fantasy, I thought it would be HILARIOUS if there was a picture of Henry Rollins in bed with either Jello Biafra or Glenn Danzig wearing the Jagger shirt. Part of that came true.

Thanks to the kind folks at Igloo Tornado made this a reality. Henry & Glen: Forever captures what would happen if Henry Rollins and Danzig were a gay couple and living together. While not a linear narrative, the authors and illustrators created a series of snap shots at would could have been. Not only does the comic take cracks at the individual personalities and careers of these punk icons, but they've clearly taken sides of who's who in the relationship. Clearly Henry is wearing the proverbial pants (in the form of shorts, naturally). Also included are excerpts from their the diaries. And to make things even more 'out there' Hall and Oates are the couple's satanic Neighbors. These guys have done their homework capturing the true essence of Henry and Glenn. I wish they would make a sitcom based on this comic.

Anyone who's a fan of either Rollins or Danzig's careers would enjoy the hell out of this comic. It's super cheap and it's the size of a CD case.

Danzig strikes again!

You gotta love Danzig. Somehow he's managed to spend the last 20+ (post-Misfit) years crooning to some to the most memorable metal albums, and maintain some mystique. I think it's partially because most of people who talk to him want to talk about the misfits, and he doesn't. That being said, Mr. Danzig has been fortunate enough to continue giving us some of the best music, from a solo career no less, for quite some time. Albums 1-4, amazing. Now, flashing forward to 2010, Glenn and his gang has graced us with one of the best albums this year, 'Death Red Sabaoth'. Decibel Magazine got it spot on right when they said that could easily have been 'Danzig-5'. This sounds like the follow up to '4' in so many ways. It's almost as if he went back in time again got the old line up to write this album, The production and song-writing sound like they were written in the same session as '4'. The production is dirty and has a hint of lo-fi in the mix. Danzig has managed to capture a unique version of a 'vintage' sound. This album sounds modern, in a respect, but there's a lo-fi aspect to that is classically Danzig. Manages to capture the classic hard rockin' doom/croon that we once knew from the 90's material. As I am writing this during my first listen through, I cannot name a standout track, but so far everything is great. In an age swarming with tech-death and Black Metal all around us, this is a great departure from it all. This album is so heavy yet I don't know who can do this, the same way. This is a great return to form for the old fans. For the new fans, this is a great glimpse into his back catalog.