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1) Samhain was a deathrock/horror punk band formed by Glenn Danzig in 1983 as The Misfits were in major turmoil and close to disbanding. Danzig originally planned Samhain as a side project, but after the demise of The Misfits in October of 1983, it became his full-time band. Samhain is the lesser known of Glenn Danzig’s musical outlets, and catalogs the transitional period of his musical career, bridging the gap between the punk thrashing of The Misfits, and the dark, heavy metal sound of Danzig.
Glenn took the name of the band from Samhain, the ancient Celtic New Year, which influenced the modern Halloween. Samhain is pronounced “sow-win” (which is the pronunciation that Glenn uses in songs), although the band name is often pronounced “Sam-Hane” for the sake of simplicity.
Samhain was much darker than The Misfits, with lyrics rooted in the horrors of reality and the occult, as opposed to the sometimes cartoonish ghouls and ghosts of The Misfits. Samhain’s musical style was a dark, gritty, and experimental combination of punk, gothic rock, and on the last album, heavy metal.
Samhain released two full-length albums and one EP during their three year career as an active band. Some criticized their first album for being merely the Misfits slowed down, but Samhain demonstrated noticeably superior musicianship. The fact that Samhain re-recorded a few Misfits songs cemented the idea in some peoples’ minds that Danzig couldn’t move past his work with the Misfits.
1) Samhain was a deathrock/horror punk band formed by Glenn Danzig in 1983 as The Misfits were in major turmoil and close to disbanding. Danzig originally planned Samhain as a side project, but after the demise of The Misfits in October of 1983, it became his full-time band. Samhain is the lesser known of Glenn Danzig’s musical outlets, and catalogs the transitional period of his musical career, bridging the gap between the punk thrashing of The Misfits, and the dark, heavy metal sound of Danzig.
Glenn took the name of the band from Samhain, the ancient Celtic New Year, which influenced the modern Halloween. Samhain is pronounced “sow-win” (which is the pronunciation that Glenn uses in songs), although the band name is often pronounced “Sam-Hane” for the sake of simplicity.
Samhain was much darker than The Misfits, with lyrics rooted in the horrors of reality and the occult, as opposed to the sometimes cartoonish ghouls and ghosts of The Misfits. Samhain’s musical style was a dark, gritty, and experimental combination of punk, gothic rock, and on the last album, heavy metal.
Samhain released two full-length albums and one EP during their three year career as an active band. Some criticized their first album for being merely the Misfits slowed down, but Samhain demonstrated noticeably superior musicianship. The fact that Samhain re-recorded a few Misfits songs cemented the idea in some peoples’ minds that Danzig couldn’t move past his work with the Misfits.
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Lucifieri666 wrote:
I'm glad Jerry Only can't ruin Samhain. [3]
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tepsaj wrote:
danzig was a pretty immense singer. i reckon this group showcased him the best out of the 3.
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Xd_Over wrote:
Archangel!!!!
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JMerrick wrote:
I'm glad Jerry Only can't ruin Samhain. [x2] and amen
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S693 wrote:
I'm glad Jerry Only can't ruin Samhain.
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ClayMan616 wrote:
The Misfits, Samhain and Danzig are all great bands!!!
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fat_fleshy_fingers wrote:
yea this is much better than misfits
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ranchsauce96 wrote:
http://screamorsugar.bandcamp.com/
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oscar_green wrote:
only samhain
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Conspiracyrocks wrote:
Hey fiends, When you get a chance, please stop by, and check out my Horror Rock band. All our songs are free to download. Cheers ^v^ http://www.last.fm/music/we+are+The+Conspiracy/Eternal+Repose
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mada11 wrote:
yup............
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gardenofshadows wrote:
awesome!
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nabraxas wrote:
To walk the night Solitary friend Night ethereal World without end
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nozella wrote:
Let the day begin Let the Jews all scream Let the Catholics burn Let the Protestants hide [3]
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d3vil0ck wrote:
gorgeous frankenstein should not be on here as a similar artist, they fucking suck
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Dylan170193 wrote:
Samhain is what the Misfits were meant to sound like
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randysthaman wrote:
I always prefer Samhain to Misfits.
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pakogah wrote:
Horror Biz is one of the best song ever ,
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miserymachine69 wrote:
@MORBID_JOKES, agreed.
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mrellay wrote:
I should've stocked up on the Samhain Box Set when I had the chance because I could be making a killing now. :( P. S. I should've stocked up on Tool's Salival box set too. :(
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CarnalHCoitus, paulehochPaul, batuhanparker and 25 other people added Samhain to their libraries. 6 hours ago
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Nokturrnus tagged Samhain with horror, horror punk and punk rock. 11 days ago
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Rozyriot, ihateyourband91, TaterKnut and 5 other people added Samhain to their libraries. 11 days ago
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MartyrdomTaiwan tagged Samhain with ‘deathrock’. last month
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