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“Mother” is a song by Danzig that first appeared on their 1988 debut album, Danzig. Thematically, the song is a rhetorical challenge to parents who wish to shield their children from what is believed by Danzig to be the reality represented by heavy metal music.
The original 1988 music video was banned by MTV for its ending sequence, in which a live chicken is sacrificed and an inverted cross is drawn in its blood. Despite Danzig’s claim that he would not cater his videos to MTV’s standards, a new video was eventually produced five years later with entirely different visuals.
“Mother” became a hit on radio and MTV in 1993–1994, after a music video with live footage was created to promote the band’s new live EP, Thrall: Demonsweatlive. The song peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and 43 on the Hot 100. In the UK, the song peaked at number 62 on the singles chart.
The song appeared in video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on the station Radio X. It also appeared in Guitar Hero 2 and True Crime: New York City, and in the game Guitar Hero: Smash Hits.
The original 1988 music video was banned by MTV for its ending sequence, in which a live chicken is sacrificed and an inverted cross is drawn in its blood. Despite Danzig’s claim that he would not cater his videos to MTV’s standards, a new video was eventually produced five years later with entirely different visuals.
“Mother” became a hit on radio and MTV in 1993–1994, after a music video with live footage was created to promote the band’s new live EP, Thrall: Demonsweatlive. The song peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and 43 on the Hot 100. In the UK, the song peaked at number 62 on the singles chart.
The song appeared in video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on the station Radio X. It also appeared in Guitar Hero 2 and True Crime: New York City, and in the game Guitar Hero: Smash Hits.
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mocaxa182 wrote:
MOTHEEEEEEEEEEEEEER
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Giga-bit wrote:
DANZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG!!!!!!!!!!!
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riegle wrote:
ranks right up top,along with Maiden for me ; )
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Guadiix wrote:
motheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer
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Reverie-I--I- wrote:
the whole crowd screaming mother..priceless
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DBAJerry wrote:
Was lucky enough to meet Glen Danzig back in '96, at the Comicon, of all places.
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Vocarlos wrote:
Do you wanna bang heads with me... Great!!! Love it!
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ashleyvdiaz wrote:
i would definitely stash some ones in that banana hamock
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ashleyvdiaz wrote:
i wanna see him strip to this song.
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ssork wrote:
and if you wanna but heads with me i can show you what its like!
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AylaQuark wrote:
classic Danzig
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bsimpson1972 wrote:
I know, he sounds constipated, but I just love Glenn!!!!
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traubster wrote:
Badass song. 'TIL YOU'RE BLEEDING!
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Lux138 wrote:
TILL' I'M BLEEDIN'!
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shealymike wrote:
if you want to find hell with me i can show you what its like!
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theMesh wrote:
This song rocks :)
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yuppie666 wrote:
i like it =)
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clokc wrote:
good old danzing ... cunt of a man .. but have to love um
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sionborg wrote:
Studio Version is better !!!!!
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BritishGeek wrote:
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTHERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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