From: dlm4731@zeus.tamu.edu (MAREK, DAVID LESLIE)
Subject: Samhain interview 1
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 15:16:00 GMT

First of all let me state that I have no earthly idea when or by whom this 
interview was conducted.  From some of the stuff discussed, you can ballpark
a guess as to the time, but as to who or what zine, you're guess is as good
as mine.
This is fairly short.  I have a very long interview but I have to take some 
time to figure out all of the words as the copy isn't that good.

B.M.: So what's going on with SAMHAIN?
Glenn: Well we just did a big show ou here in June, sorta a showcase for 
	record companies.  There was alot of major labels there.
B.M.: Like who?
Glenn: I can't realyy say, but there's 2 or 3 labels that are interested in
	us.
B.M.: How are things with Caroline Records?(Caroline is SAMHAIN's current label)
Glenn: Great, they're treating us really good, we might do one more record with
	Caroline before we do the major label thing, the major label thing can
	take a really long time, it's been almost a year since our last record.
B.M.: Now you've released some limited color vinyl stuff, what are the releases?
Glenn: did 500 of "Initium" on rd, 500 of "November Coming Fire" on orange
	{Note:everything I've ever seen besides this article says that the
	number is more like 200},also a "November Coming Fire"picture disc
	is coming out soon.{Never seen it or heard of it,possibly never 
	released}We did 500"Unholy Passion" on red with a new colored cover,
	we also did 200 on white.
B.M.:Are you gonna re-release anymore MISFITS?
Glenn: I'm pretty sure we're gonna do "Evilive" as an album here in America.  
	We have 4 or 5 extra songs and I'll have full color picture and tons 
	of live pictures of the MISFITS.
B.M.: I talked to Caroline Records the other day and they said you might be 
	re-releasing some MISFITS singles and changing the covers?
Glenn: Yea, we got 4 singles coming ou, it's been in the planning stage for a
	 while, I just had to find time to get it out and there's also 4-5 
	unreleased MISFITS songs that will be out by the new year, I just found
	some old tapes.{ This neve saw the light of day}
B.M.: How come you didn't release the stuff that's on "Legacy of Brutality"
	 back when it was recorded? (Legacy of Brutality is a recently released
	MISFITS album which contains some songs never before released, for the
	true MISFITS fan.)
Glenn: Because we didn't like it at the time, now I remixed alot of it, laid
	new tracks on it and the stuff sounded alot better.  At the time it
	was also money too, we didn't have that much money to work with.
B.M.: Well I know SAMHAIN is you main thing now, but are you at all surprised 
	on the MISFITS revival and of their large following, specially since 
	they've been broken up for so long?
Glenn: No, I'm not surprised, I always thought that the MISFITS were a great
	band.  It's like with BIRTHDAY PARTY or BAUHAS, when bands break up,
	that's when everyone misses them and realize how good they were, and 
	then of course it's too late.  The band members have gone through 
	hassles with each other and all those years of not getting the 
	recognition you needed and then it's really hard to put it back 
	together.
B.M.: Do you ever talk to the rest of the band ever?
Glenn: NO, I don't get along with those guys at all.  We just have different 
	ideas of what music is all about.
B.M.: The one record that is the most wanted and the one I've never seen 
	re-released is the "Walk Among Us" album.  Now I know there has been 
	a problem with the rights of the "Walk Among Us" album in which Ruby 
	owns the rights to the album, not Plan 9, which makes it hard to 
	release for your sake, what's going on with that?
Glenn: Well, Ihave different versions of those songs, some are even better 
	than what's on the "Walk Among Us" album.  I found an old version
	of 'Hatebreeders' that just kicks ass, I mean really kicks ass!, 
	there's a copy of 'Braineaters', 2 copies of 'Nike A Go-Go', see
	they just own those particular recordings, they don't own the
	songs.  I've got a lawyer working on it right now.
B.M.: Why are you having s many problems with Ruby?
Glenn: They fuck'n never paid us for that record, so basically I had to get a 
	lawyer to handle it, cause I want my money and I want my fuck'n tapes 
	back!  And if they don't they can go right down with me to court.  I'm
	just tired of this shit, cause I heard they were getting ready to 
	re-release it again.  We also have a MISFITS video coming out and a
	Samhain one too.
B.M.: So has SAMHAIN been touring at all since the last time you were out here?
Glenn: Which tour was that?
B.M: Remember the time we did the interview with you about a year ago?
Glenn: We've toured heavily since then, we just never came back out to 
	California because our van situation has been pretty screwy but we're 
	coming out hopefully in a month or two.
B.M.: Who's in SAMHAIN now?
Glenn: Right now just me,London, and Eerie. cause we dropped Damien
B.M.: What happend with Damien?
Glenn: Damien's a great guy, we're still friends, we just wanted to get a 
	better guitar player. He just needed to put out as much as we did on 
	stage.  He's a good guitar player, not just for SAMHAIN.
B.M.: What are you looking for then?
Glenn: We're looking for someone very aggressive, someone who can play killer
	leads, somebody who can like not play traditional guitar stuff, ya 
	know what I mean?
B.M.: I heard you tried out Chris Smith from BATTALION OF SAINTS, he's a hot
	guitarist, what happened there?
Glenn: Yea, he did, that's one of the only things I liked about the BATS was
	the guitar, we tried him out twice but it just didn't work out.
B.M. What are you gonna do for a guitarist for when you tour?
Glenn: That's not a major problem, we can get a friend to come out with us or
	we'll probably have someone by then, we still have lots of people to
	try out.
B.M.: What I like in SAMHAIN is the moods you set, and the sounds that are in 
	the songs, like 'Unbridled' how you put those monster groans in the 
	background I thought were really cool.
Glenn: Yea, that's the kinda thing I wanna do for instance for the opening of I
	guess whether it goes on the new album or the 12", there's this sound
	track thing, it's kinda like a horror sound track and I guess it's about
	2 1/2 to 3 minutes long, it's pretty cool{ I think that he talking about
	'Night Chill' off of Final Descent.  There was a second 12" release that
	was planned, but never happened}
B.M.: I think it's great how you keep your music toned with a horror sound,
	literally.
Glenn: There's also one killer fast song, there's just tons of different stuff.
B.M.: I know you're into comix, would you say you format alot of your musical 
	styles around that?
Glenn: The MISFITS yes, but SAMHAIN no, I think SAMHAIN is a little more
	realistic.  It's getting to the point now where SAMHAIN is getting so 
	serious it's kinda like maybe time for me to add a little levity to
	it, I don't know.
B.M.: What are you words about in SAMHAIN, the lyrics?
Glenn: Ahh, tons of stuff, about things I'm feeling, violence, manmade violence,
	your own violence, psychological stuff.
B.M.: I love gore and violence, in a comical and moody way, it's good stuff.
Glenn: I've enjoyed it's feeling.
(Note:Phone kinda garbled a second here, couldn't make out a couple words)
B.M.: Well, I know the MISFITS had a style of violence and gore, and you're
	saying SAMHAIN's kinda violent?
Glenn: SAMHAIN is sort of a cerebral approach, it's all a natural progression.
B.M.: Are you sick and tired of hearing about the MISFITS?
Glenn: No, it's cool, I don't care.
B.M.: Well, cause it's all under Plan 9 and it's still benefitting you.
Glenn: I wrote all the songs, they all have their place.

That's it guys.  The () are the interviewers quote.  The {} are mine.

Dave

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