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* * * "Disney Record Label Dances With The Devil" * * *
Here are more FACTS about Walt Disney Company that you should know.
The Walt Disney Company is now using another one of its properties to spread the company's latest anti-family offering. Hollywood Records, a Walt Disney Company subsidiary, released an album by the rock group DANZIG on Haloween Eve. DANZIG is fronted by Glenn Danzig whose work, according to the Los Angles Times, "is laced with satanic themes." The heavy metal singer's publicist denies her client is a Satanist, but admits the album BLACKACIDDEVIL, which Disney has just released, includes lots of "dark, Gothic and sexual" imagery.
"Weird enough as it is, considering the 10-song album, which takes Danzig in a new, more industrial-sounding direction, contains non-Mickey friendly tracks like "Sacrifice," "Hint of Her Blood," and "Power of Darkness." Now, the last time we checked, the Son of Satan was still signed to Rick Rubin's American Recordings, where, according to legend, he and Rubin got together to meticulously concoct the Devil Dog persona he has used to get over and all the subsequent urban myths surrounding the former Misfits lead singer. "(Addicted to Noise - 10/23/96)
"...and a wonderfully re-worked rendition of Black Sabbath's classic "Hand of Doom." Coincidentally, the first tour supporting Blackacidevil finds DANZIG on the road with Ozzy Osbourne, at the special request of the ex-Sabbath singer." (Hollywood Records Bio - 10/96)
"Given his fondness for otherworldly jive, it's not surprising that Danzig has been suspected even of Satanism, and that some have been frightened away by the group's aura. He recounts with amusement how one prominent producer was too scared to work with the group. Yet he shrugs off opportunities to explicate his image. "With this band, what you see is what you get," he smiles, deftly revealing nothing. Asked if he objects to being turned into a devilish caricature by the press, which is likely to occur with increasing frequency as Danzig infiltrates the pop mainstream, he seems momentarily taken aback. "You know I never really...," he says, then lets the thought go slack and shrugs. "I can only go, 'Typical." The band's latest, Danzig 4p, won't clear the air at all. Featuring chillers like "When You Call on the Dark," "Goin' Down to Die" (under consideration for Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers) and "Invocation," which Glenn cheerfully describes as "about a demon f**king somebody," ("DANZIG Knows The Power Of The Dark Side" article by Jon Young)
"I guess this is the next step for Disney," said Tim Wildmon, vice-president of the American Family Associaiton. "We've seen their anti-family efforts in films and in books, so music is the next wall to fall. What's so sickening here is that Disney is bringing Satanic themes into the teen market," added Wildmon.
How far across the line is the group DANZIG? The group's music video IT'S COMING DOWN has been banned from MTV because of scenes of sadomasochism, masturbation, urination and genital mutilation. Even the pornographic Playboy Channel cable network will not air the work of the group that Disney has no problem promoting. "Just think about that for a minute. Playboy, one of the largest pornographers in the world, won't air Danzig's video, yet Disney, which bills itself as the world's largest provider of family entertainment, sees fit to promote their music. It just doesn't make sense," said Wildmon.
Disney's decision to sing DANZIG to a seven figure contract suggests that something other than profit may be behind the company's choice of musical acts for its Hollywood Records label. According to the Los Angles Times, the group's recent recordings have not approached the sale of 500,000 units. Several Disney competitors questioned the signing of DANZIG to such a lucrative deal, when conventional wisdom says the Satanic group could have been put under contract for a lot less. "Disney and Hollywood Records wanted this group on its roster desperately enough to spend at least $1,000,000 to make sure DANZIG became synonymous with Disney," added Wildmon. "If that's the way they want it, we'll be more than happy to let America's families know that dollars they drop on those cuddly dalmations are being recycled to pay for music that honors the devil."
Author's Note: I contaced both MTV & the Playboy channel to get their comments on this. They declined to reply. I also contacted Disney questioning them about this and here was their response:
Thank you for your letter. I have forwarded it to Hollywood Records. Although we are owned b the same company, as record labels, we are not affiliated. Pleas contact them directly at their website. That address is "http://www.hollywoodrec.com" Webmaster-Walt Disney Records
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