Son of Sam (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Son of Sam


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Origin = Los Angeles, USA
Genre = Death rock
Heavy metal
Horror punk
Years_active = 2000-2001, 2007-Present
Label = Horror High, Nitro
Associated_acts = Samhain
Danzig
AFI
Blaqk Audio
Tiger Army
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Current_members = Ian Thorne
Todd Youth
Steve Zing
Karl Rosqvist
Past_members = Davey Havok
London May
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Son of Sam is a horror rock "supergroup" side project created by Todd Youth in 2000, during his tenure as the guitarist for Danzig. The band recorded one album, which features members of Samhain, Danzig, and AFI.

In 1999, Youth was invited by Glenn Danzig to fill in the guitar position for the Samhain reunion tour, replacing Samhain's original guitarist, Pete "Damien" Marshall, who had opted out in order to tour with Iggy Pop. Playing guitar for the Samhain reunion inspired Youth to write an album worth of Samhain influenced music. Youth then contacted Steve Zing and London May (both ex-Samhain members), who were impressed with what Todd had written, and agreed to help him record an album. The project was dubbed "Son of Sam," a nod to the fact that the band was spawned out of the Samhain reunion. Davey Havok, whose band, AFI, had opened for the Samhain reunion tour, was invited to write lyrics and record vocals for the album, since it was well known that Havok was a huge Samhain fan.

In a very short amount of time, they recorded an album of 10 tracks called "Songs from the Earth" and released it on Nitro Records in 2001 . "To me, doing this record was sort of a tribute to Samhain. Playing guitar for Samhain on the reunion tour was such an honor. I had forgotten how much I love and respect the band"," Youth stated. The album featured guest appearances from Glenn Danzig on two tracks.

In December 2007, messages on the Horror High website indicate that a follow up record is being made. It has been stated that Davey Havok will not return on vocals as although he has said numerous times that he would love to make a new Son of Sam album he is unable to as he is constantly busy with commitments to AFI's record label, Interscope.Todd Youth released a statement saying while Davey would not be doing vocals, he gave the rest of the band his full blessing in seeking a replacement vocalist.

Discography

Albums

*"Songs from the Earth" (2001)
*"Into The Night" (2008)

Other

*"Son of Sam" (2001) - Promotional CD intended for radio play featuring "Songs from the Earth" and "Satiate" [cite web | title = Son Of Sam :: MisfitsCentral.com | work = MisfitsCentral.com | url = http://www.misfitscentral.com/bands/son-of-sam.php | accessdate = 2007-06-18 ]
*"Punkzilla: The Compilation" (2002) - Nitro Records compilation featuring "Michael" [cite web | title = Interpunk.com - The Ultimate Punk Music Store | work = Interpunk.com | url = http://interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=77102& | accessdate = 2007-06-18]

Band members

Current members

*Ian Thorne - Vocals
*Steve Zing - Bass
*Todd Youth - Guitar
*Karl Rosqvist - Drums

Former members

*Davey Havok - Vocals
*London May - Drums
*Mark Reid - Drums

References

External links

* [http://www.angelfire.com/band2/sonofsam/BIO/bio.html Unofficial biography]

Interview links

* [http://www.trilogyrock.com/historial-descarregues.php Interview with Todd Youth on Trilogy Rock (Spain)]