Samhain’s final album, Final Descent, was released

In 1990, Samhain’s final album, Final Descent , was released. Material for the album was completed in stages from 1986 to 1990, with one song (“Death… in its Arms”) recorded by the band Danzig, including drummer Chuck Biscuits (who had never been a member of Samhain) during the sessions for Danzig II: Lucifuge . On all other tracks, a drum machine was used. As much of the material for Final Descent was intended for a planned Samhain Grim album, its sound and songwriting bridges the gap between 1986’s November Coming Fire and 1988’s Danzig . In its first pressings, Final Descent also featured new remixed versions of the then out-of-print Unholy Passion EP. Possibly to avoid potential legal disputes with former guitarist Damien Marshall, Danzig had overdubbed /re-recorded all of the original guitar tracks with his own guitar playing. He also created a new track, a remix of the bass and vocal tracks from “I Am Misery”, entitled “Misery Tomb”.