1) Samhain was an American punk… Read Full Bio ↴There are 9 bands sharing this name.
1) Samhain was an American punk rock band formed by vocalist Glenn Danzig in 1983, immediately following his departure from the Misfits, and active until 1987. Samhain played in more of a 'deathrock' and heavy metal-infused style of 'horror punk' than Danzig's previous band. Samhain and its successor, Danzig, use the same horned skull image originally drawn by artist Michael Golden for the cover of the 1984 comic book The Saga of Crystar No. 8, published by Marvel. The font often used in the name logo of Samhain, and later Danzig, is taken from the film The Giant Gila Monster.
Danzig took the name of the band from the ancient Celtic New Year, Samhain, the origin of the modern Halloween. The band's name is typically pronounced "sam-hane", though when the word occurs in song lyrics, Danzig himself pronounces it "sah-win," the same as the pronunciation of the eponymous holiday.
Samhain's lyrics were darker than those of the Misfits, with themes rooted in paganism and the occult and eventually the horrors of reality, as opposed to the sometimes cartoonish monster themes 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.
Discography:
• Initium (1984)
• Unholy Passion EP (1985)
• III: November-Coming-Fire (1986)
• Final Descent (1990)
2) Samhain was a danish Black/Death metal band, who later changed name to Desexult. Samhain released one demo, called "The Courier", in 1985.
3) Samhain is the name of a Celtic folk band.
4) Samhain is a Slovakian industrial act, started in 1997, but managed to release their first full-length album "Violent Identity" only in 2006 at Aliens Productions. Their style can be described as a successful mix of old-school dark electro and idm with a touch of industrial sound.
5) German Thrash Metal band Deathrow were initially called Samhain. Under this name they released 3 demos: The Lord of the Dead (1985), Eternal Death (1986), and Live (1986).
6) Samhain is a Russian satanic black metal band formed in Naberezhnye Chelny by members Death and Carcass. Carcass left to start a solo project, Izgoi.
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7) Samhain is a female-fronted Czech Melodic Heavy Metal band.
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8) Samhain is a Russian Death/Symphodeath metal band, formed by former Catharsis members Sergey "Immortal" Bendrickov and Lyudmila Abramova.
Band members:
Sergey "Immortal" Bendrickov - Vocals
Lyudmila Abramova - Vocals
Nicolai Seemonov - Keyboards
Anton Smolyanin - Drums
Roman Guryev - Guitars
Discography:
2000 - Herimos
2002 - Revival
2006 - Epiphany
9) Samhain is also a RAC band from Germany.
Possession
Samhain Lyrics
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Nestle in your brain
Stand you on your head
Crouch you on all fours
Oh, I will walk among your dreams
When you think you are asleep
The invitation of your mind
All the things that you say and feel
For I will be inside your speech
Say the words you must not say
For I will lurk inside your heart
If you can take it and survive
As it must always be
For it will fight you tooth and nail
As it must always be
The demon always wins
All the things that you say and feel
Become
Possession, riding
Possession, riding you hard
Possession, riding you hard, ha
And I will worm into your skull
Make you beg to be my whore
Do my bidding day and night
And I will make you be my wife
As it must always be
Because possession
As it must always be
For it will fight you tooth and nail
As it must always be
Possession
As it must always be
All the things that you say and feel
Become
Possession, riding
Possession, riding you hard
Possession, riding you hard, oh
Possession, riding you hard
Possession, riding you hard
Possession, riding you hard
The lyrics of the song "Possession" by Samhain suggest a dark and obsessive desire to enter someone's mind and possess them completely. The singer expresses a desire to crawl into the soul and brain of the person and control their thoughts, even influencing their dreams. The tone is eerie and unsettling as the singer describes wanting to make the person do their bidding and become their "whore" or "wife", indicating a possessive and dominating relationship.
The repeated line "As it must always be" suggests a fatalistic view of possession, that the demon or possessive force always wins and that the person will be helpless to resist. The song highlights the power dynamic in possession, where the controlled person is at the mercy of the possessor and can only survive by submitting to them, even as they become ridden hard by the possession.
Overall, the song portrays a disturbing desire for control and possession that borders on the demonic. It speaks to themes of power, submission, and the fear of losing oneself to an overpowering force.
Line by Line Meaning
I want to crawl inside your soul
I desire to get deep inside your innermost self
Nestle in your brain
I want to find a comfortable spot in your mind
Stand you on your head
I wish to alter your perspective and control you
Crouch you on all fours
I yearn to dominate and humiliate you
Oh, I will walk among your dreams
I will invade your subconscious and manipulate your dreams
When you think you are asleep
I will operate inside your mind when you think you are unconscious
The invitation of your mind
Your subconscious invites me in
Beckons me to your sin
I am drawn to your wickedness
For I will be inside your speech
I will control the words that come out of your mouth
Say the words you must not say
I will force you to speak the things you should keep hidden
For I will lurk inside your heart
I will manipulate your true desires and emotions
If you can take it and survive
You must endure and persevere through my possession
As it must always be
This is inevitable
For it will fight you tooth and nail
This possession causes internal struggle and conflict
The demon always wins
Control by possession is ultimately uncontrollable
Become Possession, riding
I consume your being, possessing your entire existence
Possession, riding you hard
I control and grip you tightly
And I will worm into your skull
I will invade your thoughts and manipulate your decisions
Make you beg to be my whore
I will coerce you into subservience and obedience
Do my bidding day and night
You will be forever serving me, unable to resist
And I will make you be my wife
You will be my permanent submissive, unable to escape
Because possession
This is the result of being possessed
Possession
I own and control you entirely
Possession
You are my property and exist only through my possession
Possession, riding you hard
I control your every move, thought and desire
Possession, riding you hard, oh
I have absolute power over you and will never relinquish it
Possession, riding you hard
You belong to me, possessed and controlled every moment
Contributed by Grayson R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@gabrielfranco5573
0:00 - night chill
2:15 - descent
6:37 - death… in its arms
9:29 - lords of the left hand
12:35 - the birthing
16:02 - twist of cain
20:18 - possession
24:00 - trouble (Elvis cover)
27:17 - lords of the left hand (2nd version)
@gabrielfranco5573
0:00 - night chill
2:15 - descent
6:37 - death… in its arms
9:29 - lords of the left hand
12:35 - the birthing
16:02 - twist of cain
20:18 - possession
24:00 - trouble (Elvis cover)
27:17 - lords of the left hand (2nd version)
@bastardseaman188
The track listing in the description confused me.
@davek5444
Great video, that's cool you took the time to throw all those cool old pics and flyers. I think it's a rare breed of us that really enjoy this era of Danzig. His darkest stuff for sure.
@MATTHEW-bk7mc
Samhain November s Coming Fire 🔥 in my top 5 favorite Albums I listen to it all yr round for 35 yrs now
@geneporreca3848
The Darkest of any of Glenn's groups!! Where the Blackness just seeped into them. Awesome. I have the Misfits and Samhain box sets. All their vinyl and everything Danzig. Samhain box set is" Not of this World"
@QueenConsternation
HI GLENNY please leave this up. We need it. Meow 🐱
@AMG-bp6zr
Thank you for re uploading this in good quality. I would buy this album if Glenn would actually release it.
@iaincowell9747
It was released. In 1990 & a reissue in 2000–01
@patcogni7892
Great pics & flyers. This band was incredibly underappreciated. Saw them in Chicago in '85 with maybe 200 others at the show, mostly standing around 'til they played "Die, Die ..." & the place exploded for a couple minutes. "The Howl" & "I Am Misery" are two of the best songs Glenn ever recorded.
@kristyndodge9238
🙋 Everything of Samhain's is my favorite ✨