Creativity Quote by Glenn Danzig

It reads like a throwaway setlist tease, but it’s also Glenn Danzig doing what he’s always done: turning logistics into myth-making. The sentence is pure shop talk - open with this, drop that later - yet the song titles (“Circle of Snakes,” “Skin Carver,” “Skull Forest”) are basically a portable Danzig universe, all grind and ritual. He’s not selling you a narrative so much as a vibe: you’re about to be marched into a curated sequence of menace.

The specific intent is practical and promotional. He’s signaling to fans: yes, you’ll get the deep cuts; yes, the show has structure; yes, we’re thinking about pacing. “We open up with” is the key phrase. An opener isn’t just first in line; it sets the temperature in the room. Choosing “Skin Carver” up front telegraphs aggression and immediacy - no warmup, no easing in. Then “throwing in” “Skull Forest” later sounds casual, but it’s the classic concert tactic of delayed gratification: keep something nasty in your pocket for the back half when attention can sag.

The subtext is control. Danzig’s public persona thrives on being half-ringmaster, half-creature feature, and this kind of talk reinforces that the darkness is not random; it’s scheduled. Contextually, it fits an era where legacy acts are judged on whether they play the “right” songs. He’s answering that demand without sounding like he’s taking orders, framing the setlist as a deliberate descent rather than a checklist.