Black Donut Records Unleash ‘World Without End: A Tribute To Samhain’ Tribute Album

While celebrating well-known legends is certainly a worthwhile endeavor, sometimes the underdog deserves a tribute. In that spirit, it’s high time for the unholy Samhain to enjoy a little bit of the limelight. Black Donut Records, in collaboration with twelve underground bands unified by a singular passion for Danzig’s lesser-known work, have unleashed their inaugural release: a compilation album dedicated to the finest purveyors of gritty occult deathrock. From a curatorial perspective, Black Donut Records seeks to shed some well-deserved love on an act regrettably neglected by the fickle tides of fame and fortune. Wedged in the timeline between the beloved horror-punk of The Misfits and the blusier doom of Danzig, the legacy of the ghoulish Samhain has been regrettably lost in the fray.

Their catalog has been out of print for decades, and is unavailable on streaming services, a death knell in the modern era. With the small-yet-dedicated fandom left to scrounge YouTube‘s dark corners for a modicum of access to their discography, the unfortunately inaccessible Samhain are long overdue for some attention. While the bands collected herein deliver a wide array of sonic styles and aesthetic approaches, a singular passion and an instantly recognizable rough ‘n’ tumble Samhain spirit serves as the glue that holds the compilation together. A project larger, by default, than the sum of its component parts, that will appeal to any fan who holds the source material in high regard.

You can stream and purchase World Without End: An Underground Tribute To Samhain via Bandcamp