Samhain Live '85–'86 is a live album from the band Samhain

Samhain (band)

Samhain was an American rock band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983, immediately following his departure from the Misfits. Samhain played in more of a deathrock and heavy metal-infused style of horror punk than Danzig's previous band. By 1987 Samhain's membership evolved into a new band,...

. It was first released as part of the Samhain Box Set

Box Set (Samhain)

The Samhain Box Set was released in 2000, more than 13 years after Samhain effectively ceased recording and performing. The set's five CDs and one VHS tape compile nearly all of the band's original catalogue, newly remastered for the original mastertapes, and a wealth of previously unreleased...

 in an "mini-LP" sleeve in September 2000, then on its own in a jewel case in 2001 with either an orange or a red cover. The initial pressing with the "orange blood" cover is printed slightly off-center, cutting off part of the "86" in the title.

Track listing

1. "All Hell"
2. "Samhain"
3. "The Shift"
4. "The Howl"
5. "Unholy Passion"
6. "All Murder, All Guts, All Fun"
7. "I Am Misery"
8. "The Hungry End"
9. "Horror Biz"
10. "He-Who-Can-Not-Be-Named"
11. "Black Dream"
12. "Death Comes Ripping"
13. "Mother Of Mercy"
14. "To Walk The Night"
15. "Halloween II"
16. "In My Grip"
17. "London Dungeon"
18. "Archangel"

• Tracks 1-10: Live 19 February 1985 at Danceteria
  Danceteria
  Danceteria was a well-known four-floor nightclub located in New York City which operated from 1980 until 1986 and in the Hamptons until 1995. Throughout its history, the club had seven different locations, three in NYC and four in the Hamptons...
  
  , New York, NY.
• Tracks 11-18: Live 13 April 1986 at the Cabaret, Metro Chicago, IL

Personnel

• Glenn Danzig
  Glenn Danzig
  Glenn Danzig Glenn Danzig Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Allen Anzalone; June 23, 1955 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, entrepreneur, and a progenitor of the horror punk subgenre of music. He is a founder of bands the Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig...
  
   - Vocals
• Eerie Von
  Eerie Von
  Eerie Von, born Eric Stellman on is a musician best known as the original bassist for the metal band Danzig. Eerie Von's preferred bass is the Fender Jazz.-Early life:...
  
   - Bass
• Pete "Damien" Marshall - Guitar
• Steve Zing
  Steve Zing
  Steve Zing drummed for Implosion, Mourning Noise, and The Undead before joining Samhain and a Pale Horse Named Death....
  
   - Drums (tracks 1-10)
• London May
  London May
  London May , is a rock musician best known for playing drums in Glenn Danzig's post-Misfits/pre-Danzig punk/goth band Samhain, which he joined in the summer of 1985...
  
  - Drums (tracks 11-18)