Editing Glenn Danzig (section)

===Misfits and Samhain (1977–1986)===

In the mid-1970s, Danzig started the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]], releasing the band's records through his own label (originally known as Blank, later as [[Plan 9 Records|Plan&nbsp;9]]).<ref name="Metal Hammer">{{cite news|url=http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=mhammer.89|title=Moaning Misfit|last=Nieradzik|first=Andrea|date=Spring 1989|publisher=Metal Hammer magazine|access-date=October 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926050342/http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=mhammer.89|archive-date=September 26, 2010 }}</ref> Danzig had attempted to get the Misfits signed to several record labels, only to be told that he would never have a career in music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emusic.com/features/spotlight/2010_201007-qa-danzig.html|title=eMusic Q&A: Danzig|last=Weingarten|first=Christopher R.|date=July 19, 2010|publisher=[[eMusic]]|access-date=July 23, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716210514/http://www.emusic.com/features/spotlight/2010_201007-qa-danzig.html|archive-date=July 16, 2010 }}</ref> The impetus for the band's name comes from [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s [[The Misfits (1961 film)|last film]],<ref name="MetalHammer" /> combined with Danzig considering himself to be a "social misfit".<ref name="PennyBlood" /> The band released several singles and two albums, spawning a cult following. Danzig disbanded the Misfits in October 1983 due to personal and professional differences.<ref name="PennyBlood" /> He later explained, "It was difficult for me to work with those guys, because they weren't prepared to put in the hours practicing. I wanted to move things forward, and they didn't seem to have the same outlook."<ref name="MetalHammer">{{cite journal|last=Dome|first=Malcolm|year=2011|title=The Story Behind...Danzig|journal=[[Metal Hammer]]|issue=May 2011|pages=70–72|publisher=[[Future plc]]}}</ref>

Before the disbanding of the Misfits, Danzig had begun working on a new band project, [[Samhain (band)|Samhain]],<ref name="PennyBlood" /> which began when he started rehearsing with [[Eerie Von]] (formerly of [[Rosemary's Babies]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.live4metal.com/eerievon2008.htm |title=Interview with Eerie Von |date=June 2008 |publisher=Live4Metal |access-date=August 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212025318/http://www.live4metal.com/eerievon2008.htm |archive-date=February 12, 2009 }}</ref> Danzig took the name of the band from the ancient [[Samhain|Celtic New Year]] (which influenced the evolution of the modern [[Halloween]]). Initially Samhain was conceived as a punk rock "super group". The band briefly featured members of [[Minor Threat]] and [[Reagan Youth]], who contributed to Samhain's 1984 debut, ''[[Initium]]''. The band then settled with a lineup consisting of Eerie Von on bass, Damien on guitar, and [[Steve Zing]] on drums (later replaced by London May). In 1985 the ''[[Unholy Passion]]'' EP was released, followed by ''[[November-Coming-Fire]]'' in 1986.

Samhain eventually attracted the interest of major labels including [[Epic Records|Epic]] and [[Elektra Records|Elektra]].<ref name="B Side">{{cite news|url=http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=bside.89|title=Danzig Dark Arts|last=Yates|first=Amy Beth|date=April–May 1989|publisher=B Side|access-date=October 23, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926041541/http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=bside.89|archive-date=September 26, 2010 }}</ref> [[Rick Rubin]], music producer and head of the [[Def Jam]] label, would see the band perform at the 1986 [[New Music Seminar]], on the advice of then-[[Metallica]] bassist [[Cliff Burton]].<ref name="B Side" /><ref name="RollingStone94">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=rstone.94|title=The Devil Inside|last=Wild|first=David|date=March 24, 1994|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=August 6, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925222612/http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=darticle&f=rstone.94|archive-date=September 25, 2010 }}</ref> Danzig has credited both Burton and Metallica frontman [[James Hetfield]] with helping to raise awareness about his music: "I first met them at a [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] gig, and then we became kinda friends. We'd often bump into each other on the road...James and Cliff helped to spread the word about me, and I was very grateful to them."<ref name="MetalHammer" />