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Initium by Samhain

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Initium / Samhain 3:41 464
2 Black Dream 1:56 13,730
3 All Murder, All Guts, All Fun 2:39 13,385
4 Macabre 2:10 11,301
5 He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named 1:36 4,180
6 Horror Biz 2:37 11,821
7 The Shift 3:07 7,706
8 The Howl 2:48 7,919
9 Archangel 5:11 12,486
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9 tracks (25:45)
Initium is the 1984 debut album of Samhain, released on lead singer Glenn Danzig’s independent record label, Plan 9. In various interviews Danzig states that the album’s title, which translates from Latin to English as “beginning”, represents his new start after disbanding his prior band, The Misfits, in 1983. Most of the final track, “Archangel”, was actually recorded in March 1981, and was originally meant to either be a Misfits song featuring Dave Vanian (who never did vocals for the song) or a track for the band The Damned. The track Horror Biz likewise dates to Danzig’s Misfits era, as it is a new version of “Horror Business” with different musical arrangements. The album was recorded at Reel Platinum studio in Lodi, New Jersey, excluding the introduction which was recorded at Eerie Von’s home on a four track cassette
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  • scarredsun

    good album, but drumsound really sucks :(

    15 days ago

  • cynical209

    the shift

    August 2011

  • mynameisjoehann

    Great stuff

    January 2011

  • boopermagic

    I'll put a knife right in you!

    January 2011

  • tom957

    Whose supple body aims to be a limbless bloody stump?

    August 2010

  • Mister_Deville

    i love this album..two horns up

    August 2010

  • KaneRobot

    Yeah, "Samhain" is one of the best album openers I've heard, but that Initium talking thing prior to it is pretty awful.

    July 2010

  • mikeinbed

    faceonmars the intro is like the highlight of this album! Glenn trying to be evil is the funniest thing ever.

    February 2010

  • VenominJames

    One of the greatest albums ever made...

    October 2009

  • faceonmars

    The only flaw I can find is Glenn trying to sound menacing in the spoken intro. Not a good call, that. But after that, it really picks up.

    November 2008

  • arrell

    @KaneRobot: the poor production is part of its appeal! It's a messy, lo-fi orgy of sound. As for the running time, it's fine with me as it's one of the few albums that doesn't tire out on me.

    September 2008

  • KaneRobot

    Despite poor production and a running time equal to an average sitcom episode (minus commercials)...this is a goddamn masterpiece

    May 2008
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