Samhain

An American horror punk/gothic rock band formed by Glenn Danzig in 1983 after his split from the Misfits, serving as a darker, more metal-infused bridge to his later solo career, focusing on occult themes with heavier, atmospheric sounds and tribal percussion, distinct from the Misfits' cartoonish horror but sharing the iconic horned skull imagery. The band, named after the Celtic festival (pronounced "sah-win"), featured lineup changes but consistently blended punk, metal, and deathrock, exploring darker lyrical territory with paganism and the occult.