Glen Danzig formed Samhain after breaking up
The Misfits, he felt the others in that band could not back up his vision and wanted to strike off on his own, not tied to the cheese horror of that band. And so, Samhain was born. Over the course of two full lengths, an ep and a mini-album they charted the slow rise of Glen Danzig from
punk superstar to
heavy metal superstar, and the subsequent musical progression. When they started they were horror punk, like the Misfits, but darker and eviler, taking themselves much more seriously, not every day
Halloween, no, everyday was Samhain, and evil-oriented
pagan themes shone through. This was continued through to their second full length, which became more and more metal, however metal with the beat and attitude of
metal and the guitar sounds of the burgeoning
post-hardcore scene. By their last mini-lp there was proto-
Twist of Cain songs and synth's! Danzig himself also changed his vocal style, from the continuation of his Misfits voice to the croon that many people would melt to on the first four
Danzig albums. So long story short, after only about three or four years as Samhain, Glen and bass-player/photographer
Eeire Von ditched everyone else, picked up
John Christ and
Chuck Biscuits (from
Black Flag) and became
Danzig, and the rest of the story must be continued there.
Danzig