Initium

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Initium
Initium cover
Studio album by Samhain
Released 1984
Recorded 1981, 1983-1984
Genre Deathrock, Horrorpunk, post-punk
Length 29:01
Label Plan 9
Producer(s) Glenn Danzig
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 3/5 stars link
Samhain chronology
Initium
(1984)		 Unholy Passion (EP)
(1985)


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. Ironically, most of the final track, "Archangel", was actually recorded in March 1981, and was originally meant to be a Misfits song.

Also appearing on this recording are Lyle Preslar, guitarist for the influential D.C. band Minor Threat (CD tracks 2, 4, 6, and 7), and Al Pike, bassist for Reagan Youth, (CD track 9).

Contents

The 1986 cassette release features 'Initium' plus the entire original version of the band's follow-up record, the 'Unholy Passion' EP, and is highly prized by collectors. Also much sought is the initial 1987 CD release of 'Initium', which featured the album plus the re-recorded/remixed version of the EP. (In 1989, these extra tracks were removed from all future CD pressings, and were instead included on the original 1990 Final Descent album). A very rare pressing exists, however, which contains the full 'Initium' album and only the remixed title track from the EP. Likewise, some copies of the 2001 'Initium' reissue also feature the song "Unholy Passion" as an unlisted bonus track.

  1. "Initium" / "Samhain" *
  2. "Black Dream"
  3. "All Murder All Guts All Fun"
  4. "Macabre"
  5. "He-Who-Can-Not-Be-Named"
  6. "Horror Biz"
  7. "The Shift"
  8. "The Howl"
  9. "Archangel"
  10. "Unholy Passion" ** unlisted bonus track only on 1989 2nd press CD and on some copies of 2001 reissue

  1. "Initium" / "Samhain" *
  2. "Black Dream"
  3. "All Murder All Guts All Fun"
  4. "Macabre"
  5. "He-Who-Can-Not-Be-Named"
  6. "Horror Biz"
  7. "The Shift"
  8. "The Howl"
  9. "Archangel"
  10. "Unholy Passion"
  11. "All Hell"
  12. "Moribund"
  13. "The Hungry End"
  14. "Misery Tomb"
  15. "I Am Misery"
  • - *The first two songs are a single track on all CD releases of the album.

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