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Samhain III: November-Coming-Fire

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Samhain III: November-Coming-Fire
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1986
RecordedJune–August 1985 at Reel Platinum, Lodi, New Jersey
GenreDeathrock, horror punk
Length28:30
LabelPlan 9
ProducerGlenn Danzig
Samhain chronology
Unholy Passion
(1985)
Samhain III: November-Coming-Fire
(1986)
Final Descent
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Samhain III: November-Coming-Fire (or just November-Coming-Fire) is the second studio album by American deathrock band Samhain. It was released in February 1986, through lead singer Glenn Danzig's independent record label, Plan 9.

Background

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November-Coming-Fire was Samhain's last album before Danzig signed the group to Def American Recordings and changed the band name to Danzig.[2] The album contains a re-recorded version of "Halloween II" by Glenn Danzig's previous band, the Misfits.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Glenn Danzig[3][4]

No.TitleLength
1."Diabolos '88"1:24
2."In My Grip"2:44
3."Mother of Mercy"3:09
4."Birthright"2:10
5."To Walk the Night"2:11
6."Let the Day Begin"2:36
7."Halloween II"3:15
8."November's Fire"2:47
9."Kiss of Steel"1:29
10."Unbridled"1:48
11."Human Pony Girl"4:57

Legacy

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AllMusic wrote that the album "continues to be an influence for both punk and thrash bands".[1] The track "Mother of Mercy" was featured in the 2009 video game Guitar Hero: Metallica. Metallica co-founder James Hetfield lists November-Coming-Fire as one of his top ten albums of all time.

Personnel

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  • Glenn Danzig – vocals, keyboards, drums on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8 and 11
  • Eerie Von – bass guitar, background vocals
  • Pete "Damien" Marshall – guitar, background vocals
  • London May – drums on tracks 2–3, 5, 7 and 9, background vocals
Technical

References

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  1. ^ a b Book, John. "November-Coming-Fire – Samhain : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ^ McPheeters, Sam (May 1, 2010). "Glenn Danzig". VICE. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "November-Coming-Fire – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "ASCAP Database". ASCAP. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
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