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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{About|the Samhain album|the Singapore media website |Initium Media}} {{Infobox album | name = Initium | type = studio | artist = [[Samhain (band)|Samhain]] | cover = Samhain_Initium.jpg | alt = | released = 1984 | recorded = 1981; August 1983 β May 1984 | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Deathrock]], [[horror punk]] | length = 29:01 | label = [[Plan 9 (record label)|Plan 9]] | producer = [[Glenn Danzig]] | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [[Unholy Passion EP|Unholy Passion]] (EP) | next_year = 1985 }} {{Album ratings |rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r17324|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref> |rev3 = Punknews.org |rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=PunkNews>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/5922/samhain-initium|title=Samhain - Initium|website=punknews.org}}</ref> }} '''''Initium''''' is the 1984 debut album by American [[deathrock]] band [[Samhain (band)|Samhain]], released on lead singer [[Glenn Danzig]]'s independent record label [[Plan 9 (record label)|Plan 9]]. In various interviews, Danzig stated that the album's title, which translates from Latin to English as "beginning", represents his new start after disbanding his prior band, [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]], in 1983. Most of the final track, "Archangel", was actually recorded in March 1981 with [[Jerry Only]], and was originally meant to either be a Misfits song featuring [[Dave Vanian]] (who never did vocals for the song) or a track for the band [[The Damned (band)|the Damned]]. The track "[[Horror Business|Horror Biz]]" likewise dates to Danzig's Misfits era, as it is a new version of "Horror Business" with different musical arrangements. The album was recorded at Reel Platinum studio in Lodi, New Jersey, excluding the introduction which was recorded at Eerie Von's home on a four track cassette.<ref name="Forced Exposure">{{cite web|url=http://misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=sarticle&f=forced.84|title=Samhain Interview|author=Byron Coley and Jimmy Johnson|date=October 27, 1984|publisher=Forced Exposure|accessdate=October 3, 2009}}</ref> Also appearing on this recording are [[Lyle Preslar]], guitarist for the influential D.C. band [[Minor Threat]] (CD tracks 2, 4, 6, and 7), and Al Pike, bassist for [[Reagan Youth]] (CD track 9). As of 2025, the album is not available on any [[streaming services]].
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