Glenn Danzig mentioned a compilation of unreleased songs in several interviews as early as 1990, prior to the release of Lucifuge.

Due to his touring schedule and various other projects, the material that comprises The Lost Tracks of Danzig was set aside for a number of years, and was finally confirmed to be under preparation in the summer of 2006.

He was only able to start work on the project after gaining back the rights to Danzig's unreleased material from American Recordings.

[13] The songs "Pain Is Like An Animal" and "When Death Had No Name" were written toward the tail end of Glenn Danzig's tenure in Samhain.

'"[14][15] Glenn Danzig spoke fondly of the track "Satan's Crucifiction", describing it as one of his favorite songs on the set.

[16] Eerie Von explained it had also been played during rehearsals to scare off unwelcome executives from the label who might happen upon the band's recording sessions.

The 1992 version of "When Death Had No Name", recorded during the How the Gods Kill sessions and originally available as a B-side on the 1992 "Dirty Black Summer" single, is one of three tracks on the set to have been previously released.

"Deep", originally recorded and intended for Danzig 5: Blackacidevil, was available on Songs in the Key of X, the soundtrack to The X-Files television series.

[17] The mix used on the X-Files soundtrack differs very slightly in its final second of audio, ending abruptly rather than with a brief echo as on Lost Tracks.

"Unspeakable" (Shango Mix) was not officially released prior to the Lost Tracks, though it did appear as looped background music in the 2006 Grub Girl pornographic movie.

[22] All songs written by Glenn Danzig, except "Buick McKane" by T. Rex, "Caught in My Eye" by the Germs and "Cat People" by David Bowie.

Bassist Eerie Von did not like how Rick Rubin instructed him to play bass for the song, so the duties were handed over to a session musician.

Danzig has said in interviews this track was meant for a female vocalist; he only reluctantly performed for the final version because the record's producers liked his vocals on the demo he had provided them.

In the summer of 2008, Eerie Von stated that the version included in the 'Lost Tracks' set was actually recorded in either 1991 or 1992, during the sessions for How the Gods Kill.

Former bassist Eerie Von is nonetheless said to have confirmed this song was reworked into "Killer Wolf" for its release on Lucifuge later that year.

In the August 1994 issue of Musician Magazine, "Crucifixion Destruction" was mentioned as a song completed for the upcoming fourth Danzig album.

This song, reported in December 2001 as the tenth in a tentative track listing for the album that eventually became I Luciferi, was either retitled or remains unreleased.