Danzig 777: I Luciferi () is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Danzig. It was released on May 21, 2002 by Glenn Danzig's Evilive label and distributed by Spitfire Records. Danzig stated that this album was the last in a series of seven numbered albums, each with its own general concept.

Over the months following the tour for this album, each of the other band members left to pursue other projects. Most notably, Joey Castillo joined Queens of the Stone Age; he appeared on Danzig's eleventh studio album Black Laden Crown (2017), but did not officially rejoin Danzig.

Music and recording

The song "Angel Blake" is named after the witch in the film The Blood on Satan's Claw.

The track "Wicked Pussycat" served as the album's first single. Earlier in the song, Danzig's lyrics refer to "the Bornless One".

The lyrics for "Wicked Pussycat" contain an omission. The correct missing lyric is "five-pointed star-tail": as the lyric is repeated at one point in the video for the song, the camera focuses on the tail/chain of a girl's cat costume; at the end of the chain is a pentagram.

Reception

  • Allmusic – "Uneven as I Luciferi is, it's a quite listenable and welcome return to truly metallic form for Glenn Danzig...Sure, his best years are most likely behind him at this point, but I Luciferi proves that this old snake still has some venom left in his fangs."
  • Punknews.org – "This album is extremely dark and heavy, as you might expect...The best thing about this album is that it is devoid of filler, the hard smacks just keep coming and don't stop 'till the end."
  • LA Weekly – "Controlled, relentless darkness and passion. Great song after great song. Forget the muscles and skulls, this is hard-rock music."
  • Blistering – "The effect-laden focus of the previous two albums is long gone, with only hints of the old industrial sound remaining...There isn’t a weak moment on the album. This one has got it all. If you have left the Danzig circle, it’s time to return."

Music videos

Music videos were released for the songs "Kiss the Skull" and "Wicked Pussycat".

The video for "Kiss the Skull" was directed by Thomas Mignone, who has also directed live action videos for Verotik. The "devil fetus" that appears in the video was designed by Glenn Danzig.