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Vibrations
Straight hammered creed
The seal of Jidda
Thank the Aerosmith
Seven Tears
Thor
Giant Man
Diamonds & disgrace
Gonna swing my chariot
The metal breaks my senses
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SAMAIN was founded
in 1982 in Hagen/Iserlohn. A fairly
unknow outfit from germany (not netherlands - as stated in some places...)
that released their only LP back in 1984 on Roadrunner Records in an edition
of about 50.000 pcs. 50 thousand is really much for a debut-record, and
it's also the reason why "Vibrations
of Doom" is not too difficult to get today, so if you're lucky you
still might find it in some second hand shop for a few bucks. A lyric-sheet
is sadly not included, the songtitles seem very interesting (>The Metal
breaks my Senses<). Because of the large pressing in collectors circles
nobody seems to care for SAMAIN (needless to say that these warriors of
steel dare not be confound with that horrible Glenn Danzig Band "Samhain").
But a little more attention would be advantageous: SAMAIN played pounding
midtempo metal, typical for the eighties. Nice guitarsolos and an average
moulded voice make this record not a must to have, but it's all in all surely
an enrichment for your collection! The cover artwork looks very good and
tracks as >Thor< with it's galloping riffs and the haunting melodies
are worth hearing in every way!
Before the band disbanded in 1986, a second album was planned to be recorded
in Canada, but only the basics were finished and then the "Vibrations
of Doom" seem to have caused SAMAIN to crumble and split. Death of
another promising band... *sigh* |
