I enjoyed seeing Damien playing an axe-guitar like the one Gene Simmons uses as a bass. The members of Samhain were Glen Danzig (vocals) and Eerie Von (bassist), Steve Zing (drums) and Damien (guitar) and it was probably one of the first bands to introduce a Gothic-edge to Punk music. In 1984 this scene was still very strong and overall this documents it as best as the means allowed. Whether you recall loving or hating them they did have a fan base and many of them carried over to Danzig’s solo material. To my knowledge there is not a lot of other performance footage from this band available to the general public. The camera angles and sound are not that great but it is a cool piece of Danzig history that merits observation. There is no elaborate stage setting and this is strictly a concert video recording. Punk in design yet leaning a little more to the Hard Rock and Metal scene that was beginning to form. Samhain walked a little closer to the material that Glen would later do in Danzig than the Punk that was focused on in the Misfits. Filmed by Al Flipside (from the Hardcore/Punk magazine Flipside) it captures Danzig and his band mates at their Punk best. It is one of those things that are more important historically than for quality’s sake.
This footage is taken from a Stardust Ballroom performance in 1984. Glen Danzig had left the Punk Rock force that was the Misfits and formed Samhain.
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