---
title: "Samhain"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/samhain"
genre: "More Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1983
disbanded: 1987
---

# Samhain

**Samhain** is a more metal band, from United States, active 1983 to 1987.

Samhain was an American rock band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983, immediately following his departure from the Misfits. Glenn Danzig originally planned Samhain as a side project with Eerie Von. After the Misfits' contentious 1983 dissolution, Samhain became Danzig's full-time band.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Samhain |
| Genre | More Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Lodi, United States |
| Formed | 1983 |
| Disbanded | 1987 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brian Baker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brian-baker) |  |  | Current |
| [Lyle Preslar](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lyle-preslar) |  |  | Current |
| [Eerie Von](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eerie-von) |  | 1983 to 1987 | Former |
| [Glenn Danzig](https://themetalnet.com/musician/glenn-danzig) |  | 1983 to 1987 | Former |
| [Steve Zing](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-zing) |  | 1983 to 1985 | Former |
| [Al Pike](https://themetalnet.com/musician/al-pike) | Bass guitar | 1983 to 1983 | Former |
| [London May](https://themetalnet.com/musician/london-may) |  | 1985 to 1987 | Former |
| [Pete Marshall](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pete-marshall) |  | 1984 to 1986 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1984 | [Initium](https://themetalnet.com/album/d0467d55-bab2-34ba-b31c-71213c05ad08) | Album |
| 1985 | [Unholy Passion](https://themetalnet.com/album/cfb5b6e4-4856-3ef9-b263-380794bfc51e) | EP |
| 1986 | [Samhain III: November-Coming-Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/89ae7284-41ea-30d0-9722-44636728ffa6) | Album |
| 1990 | [Final Descent](https://themetalnet.com/album/8ba40c4e-2bea-352b-8f44-f636820f7d8e) | Album |
| 1999 | [Hell's Fury](https://themetalnet.com/album/c7b0eea6-7be7-33f9-8844-fab78a6a7de8) | Album |
| 2017 | [Black Flame](https://themetalnet.com/album/ce54f8d3-8a47-4c6b-b0f5-cb4d12b76ddd) | Album |

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- [Danzig](https://themetalnet.com/band/danzig) (listened together)
- [Melvins](https://themetalnet.com/band/melvins) (listened together)
- [Type O Negative](https://themetalnet.com/band/type-o-negative) (listened together)
- [Suicidal Tendencies](https://themetalnet.com/band/suicidal-tendencies) (listened together)
- [Rob Zombie](https://themetalnet.com/band/rob-zombie) (listened together)
- [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together)
- [Primus](https://themetalnet.com/band/primus) (listened together)
- [Faith No More](https://themetalnet.com/band/faith-no-more) (listened together)
- [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together)
- [Monster Magnet](https://themetalnet.com/band/monster-magnet) (listened together)
- [Queens of the Stone Age](https://themetalnet.com/band/queens-of-the-stone-age) (listened together)
- [Killing Joke](https://themetalnet.com/band/killing-joke) (listened together)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/samhain](https://themetalnet.com/band/samhain). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt