[4][9] The song was also later included on various hard rock and heavy metal music compilations, and featured in the video game series Guitar Hero.

Glenn Danzig originally wrote the songs "Twist of Cain" and "Possession" for his previous band, Samhain.

[11] Guitarist John Christ described the recording of "Twist of Cain": "We started writing that song even before [drummer] Biscuits joined the band.

"[12] Hetfield also recorded backing vocals on "Possession"; however, due to contractual reasons, he could not be credited in the album insert.

Originally recorded by Albert King, the Danzig version of the song only features slightly modified lyrics.

Original LP, CD, and cassette versions of the album cover had no identifying text whatsoever, only a white skull on a black background.

The skull, also used on the Samhain albums Initium and November-Coming-Fire, was taken from the cover of the Marvel comic book The Saga of Crystar, Crystal Warrior (issue 8).

Danzig is one of few albums labeled as "explicit" despite the virtual absence of profanity, save for one use of "whore".

[25] In May 2023, Glenn Danzig unveiled a series of live performance dates in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the self-titled debut album.