How John Christ became a member of Samhain | Interview Part 2 | Danzig | Frumess

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John Christ from Danzig is back for round 2. This time he takes us back to the beginning, when he auditioned for Glenn Danzig to become a member of Samhain - whom had just signed a record deal with Rick Rubin.
This is part 2 of a multipart interview.
Featuring Ace Von Johnson as a special guest co-host!
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In 1987, Christ dropped out of college and moved to New Jersey to join Glenn Danzig's band Samhain, which became the band Danzig later that same year. Upon his arrival in New Jersey, Christ would share an apartment with Samhain drummer London May, for whom Christ had performed his first band audition. Christ auditioned well, but it wasn't until leaving countless guitar solos on Glenn Danzig's answering machine that he was finally invited to join the band. When May left the band, Christ shared an apartment with new drummer Chuck Biscuits, where they came up with Christ's original stage name "John Von Christ", before it was shortened to avoid it clashing with bassist Eerie Von. Christ played guitar with Danzig from 1987 to July 1995, appearing on the albums Danzig, Lucifuge, How the Gods Kill and 4, and also the Thrall-Demonsweatlive EP. In 1990, Christ recorded guitar for the Samhain album Final Descent. Christ officially left Danzig on July 5, 1995, citing a breakdown in communication within the band as the reason behind his departure. During his time with Danzig, Christ's main guitar was a 1983 BC Rich Bich strung with custom D'Aquisto strings and fit with PRS pickups. The guitar was customized with the Danzig skull symbol, and is currently on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando.
In 1997, Christ was part of the short lived band Juice 13, which also included Randy Castillo, former drummer for Ozzy Osbourne. Christ's guitar work has been used by TV stations ABC and Nine Network.[During his time with Nine Network, he provided backing guitar for performances by artists including Tom Jones and Lou Rawls. In 1999, Christ released his debut solo album Flesh Caffeine. In 2004, Christ was involved in a serious crash and suffered injuries to his fretting hand. As a result of his injuries, he underwent lengthy rehabilitation. On November 27, 2009, Christ returned to the live stage for the first time in ten years with a solo performance in Essex, Maryland.
1988 - Danzig
1990 - Lucifuge
1992 - Danzig III: How the Gods Kill
1993 - Thrall-Demonsweatlive
1994 - Danzig 4
2001 - Live on the Black Hand Side
2007 - The Lost Tracks of Danzig

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[@xx7secondsxx]

I want at least a MONTH OF THE Patreon!!!! After I got ran over and lost my job! (I got crippled) they closed my nano account and now I cant even overwithdraw my account to get it!!💔💔💔💔💔

[@timholt78]

John is the man! I LOVE hearing/watching him show how he took Glenn's riffs and "made them right" as he puts it by embellishing/adjusting them. Lol. Fascinating for me as a long-time fan. I could honestly sit here and listen to him break down every Samhain(Final Descent)/Danzig he played on and what he added (and what Rick Rubin suggested,etc).

[@dgenerated]

After watching the "Danzig Home Video" and seeing Glenn fooling around on guitar, I always assumed John brought A Lot to the sound of the band and to Glenn's songs and it's a shame that what both he and other MSD members contributed to the songs isn't considered "songwriting"..Some MSD fans may not like the comparison, but Nikki Sixx (more or less) does the same with MC, where he brings the skeleton of a song to the band and they then "flesh it out"and a song is formed!. Like Glenn, Sixx also writes ALL the lyrics and while he is not the "sole songwriter" like in Glenn's case, he contributes to most songs or is credited as the sole songwriter in many cases!..

[@Liquidreflective]

I liked Glenn's riffs better personally

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

​@@dgeneratedcuz the songwriter Getz the cash

[@randomguy80]

Christ is easily my favourite guitar player. He also seems like a fun dude to just talk to

[@Frumess]

He's an awesome dude to talk to!

[@AL_KING777]

Love how John Christ answers the question with a riff.

[@talos222]

Damn, when JC plays that first progression of ‘777’ at 39:27, I got the freakin’ CHILLS!!! It was like being teleported back to the year 1990…Nobody beats his skillful tone and style on guitar! The man is a musical demon! Thank you, Jeff, for all of these stellar interviews and the work you put into making them happen…True GEMS!!!

[@Frumess]

Thanks for watching, and credit to Ace Von Johnson for his integral role in making this happen as well.

[@DoktorPill]

Yeah! I've been waiting for this one!

[@Frumess]

We just recorded 2.5 more hours on Danzig 1 and the year 1987! Just you wait!!

[@DoktorPill]

​@@Frumess can't wait

[@timholt78]

​@@FrumessSweet!

[@Floodland-bn3ol]

@@Frumess I went to the first Danzig show at Shiddy Gardens. I was surprised by the turn towards metal but dood is a great guitarist. My memory of John was that before the show he walked into the the club with a gig bag for two guitars...this impressed me greatly. I had never seen a gig bag for TWO guitars. At least this is how I remember it.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Fantastic interview. Loved him showing off too. Thanks John Christ! Frumess, you know the coolest people.

[@Frumess]

Thank you, Biz! We just did 2 more hours, so more coming. John and Ace are super cool people.

[@amasvodka]

This interview is one for the books. Absolutely amazing stuff!

[@itheuserfirst3186]

Christ should have absolutely been given co-writing credits. What he is describing is what a guitarist, and lyricists typically do when sharing publishing credits.

[@Floodland-bn3ol]

21:41 I actually think the Glenster is a tenor that uses his lower range a lot. The notes at the end of She, just one example, are pretty high and he hits them easily.

[@thisdyingsoul76]

I discovered Danzig and Samhain and The Misfits in high-school in the early 90's. John Christ is one of the guitarists that inspired me to play guitar. I have played ever since, over 30 years... I can do a lot of his riffs, but there is a lot of things I still can't pull off. I'm still learning new things whenever I go back and revisit those Danzig albums. Even though his jazz background is not quite so obvious in the band's sound, he is also one of a couple of metal guitarists that inspired me to learn guitar.

[@deadkittie4158]

I've been listening to this. Big danzig fan. Listening to this at work. And I don't watch the video. Now I did. Man john christ. I'm hurt too. And you are going to help me keep playing. Cause I love it. And I love danzig. And I love your guitar playing. Thank you

[@MattiusFincham]

Jeff, AMAZING VIDEO, yet AGAIN! You've had one of the best channels for us fans for so long, bro!

[@concretespew]

FK YEAH, I'm supposed to be goin to bed right now but NOPE, guess it's an all-nighter 🤣🤣🤣🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@servo1056]

John describing Chuck's drumming to a fucking tee is absolute gold! Top level Material Jeff...I can not wait for the next part.

[@winstonsmith6457]

Thanks!

[@Frumess]

Thank you, W.S!!!

[@xx7secondsxx]

Pure gold my mann!!🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘🍻🍻

[@jasontarpley6303]

Man, what a great interview. I’ve not ever heard this many details about recording those Danzig albums. Amazing interviews, fellas.

[@Frumess]

Part 3 is coming, Jason!

[@MATTHEW-bk7mc]

John is such a great interview 😊

[@123childcare]

Would love john christ to transcribe all his wrk with danzig. He has some nice solos on danzig 3

[@VredesStall]

@11:50 It just now dawned on me that Eerie (and of course Glenn) were from the East-Coast punk scene and Chuck was from the West-Coast scene and those two "scenes" merged when they all joined Danzig in 1987.

[@125grizzle]

Thank you so much for this! John is a legend and deserves tons of credit and due for how many people he has inspired.

[@gabrieldelacruzbustos871]

Great interview 🤘🏾💀🤘🏾

[@Frumess]

🤘😎🤘

[@blauth]

thank you guys for bringing this out as always your interviews are just amazing and so in depth and it's great that we're able to meet these people as you will from so far away so thanks from Cambodia and keep bringing these out cheers

[@Frumess]

Thank you for taking the time to watch, Blauth. This comment means a lot, truly.

[@timholt78]

Listening and watching John play now in these videos, I never would have guessed he was involved in such a horrific car wreck. Wow. It's a long way back from hell, but J.C. surely made it!

[@RavnerRavner]

Jeff, great interview as always thank you for the Post. The high bar stool Chuck biscuits drum story, was probably adopted by players like Buddy Rich. Buddy Rich was pretty high on his drum stool as well, but I never thought that it had to do with an increased power for leg movement.

[@nervechews6781]

The twist of cain demo was soooo much better than the Danzig album version. But then again I love punk.

[@SerpentStar_]

One of my favorite guitarists. How come he doesn't play in 100 bands like John 5 does?

[@guitarsandsuchetc]

This is the best John christ interview ever.

[@Frumess]

Thank you! 2.5 more hours coming.

[@ryangunwitch-black]

I want so badly to produce a Danzig album and give him a make over. He should be an icon in the truest sense of the word. Like Cash and Orbison. Can you imagine him with a white beard and mustache, a bad ass undercut with his bangs all long and slicked back, hair gone white.... In a black Italian suit with no tie and the top 3 buttons open? Big Lucifuge cross? Hank 3 and Assjack as his band? Come on. Call me, Glenn.

[@ryangunwitch-black]

John, Eerie and Chuck need some songwriter credits. Especially John.

[@jesusgavemeaids]

I've always felt that way. They deserve it. I used to play in a band (we were all influenced by all of Glenn's music) & our lead singer, even though he could play a little bit of guitar, wanted credit for all the songwriting. & for the songs the rest of us wrote, he'd credit himself for something as petty as a guitar or bass "fill" & crap like that. That band didn't last long 🤣😂 We did have a pretty decent local following though but you can't run a band like a hierarchy.

[@Anton-rn5zw]

Great band

[@MarsHottentot]

This reinforces a theory I have about Rubin basically taking rock bands and making them function as rap acts. The Cult, Danzig, Trouble - those records do a lot of "sampling", but instead of using records, they just used guitars. It's genius, because at the time, the rock scene was still very anti-sampling and looping (and, let's be honest, hip hop) and whined about it a lot. But when these bands Rubin was producing did the same thing - only with guitars, drums and production tropes - rockers fucking LOVED it. Rick basically turned these bands into break rock😂 amazing

[@josecano9210]

20:20 damn that was a clean version of Novembers Fire then Mother of Mercy

[@Frumess]

🤘😎🤘

[@dudleydawson6688]

Damn, I know there's really no hope... But if they had a reunion, it would rival the misfits... If he's got the energy.. 🤞 I won't hold my breath

[@scott5858]

So cool to hear JC play these riffs again!

[@AL_KING777]

Rick Rubin was “Rick Rubin” in 87’, he’d already produced, beasties, DMC, cool J, Slayer and others. He was respected among musicians like he is today, as John was alluding to.

[@markdevlin6442]

excellent interview, very insightful in areas unexplored

[@xx7secondsxx]

John is up there with WYLDE! I've neve heard someone use pinch harmonics sooo well and use them like HENDRIX did with his whammy bar. My uncle thought DANZIG!?... hes no Joe Perry! He heard Danzig 3 and was "hmm... that's pretty good!" That sez a LOT!!!!

[@Scorned405]

I did not know JC played in Samhain

[@Frumess]

Yup, he joined Samhain before it morphed into Danzig.

[@marcelinomedina3232]

I wish that the classic line up would have done at least one more album!

[@MrOctober44]

It's funny, I love metal and I don't like Maiden, but it was great hearing John play those riffs. Another great interview as always my friend. 👍

[@victormarkos4170]

Never noticed John sounds similar to Hetfield when he speaks.

[@Zack_carter]

Soooooo goooooood

[@kirkhensley5870]

41 minutes in: There's a question of "who gets what" when it comes to songwriting. "Money" by Pink Floyd has one credit of Roger Waters. But any guitarist with a brain knows Roger didn't point at the fretboard and tell Gilmour what to play. There's a 6/8 bass line and lyrics. That's all Roger. It can be argued that Pink Floyd should be the credit on that song. But without roots, there's no tree. That's why everyone in PF was so generous to Waters.

[@OneTheBlue]

It's weird to hear members of the band pronounce it, "Sam-Hane". I always figured they would use the more traditionally correct pronunciation of, "Saa-win".

[@Frumess]

Thats a pretentious music nerd thing. You should hear on this channel what Eerie's thoughts about it were.

[@OneTheBlue]

@@Frumess I am the most pretentious nerd you've ever met. And I correct people's English all the time too. I will check out the Eerie interview though.

[@Frumess]

@@OneTheBlue I mean, sure that's the intended pronunciation. All the guys in the band call it Samhain. Everyone does. Only in certain recordings does Glenn pronounce it the proper way.

[@OneTheBlue]

@@Frumess Regardless, I appreciate you posting this. Great work!

[@Frumess]

@@OneTheBlue thank you for watching, glad you dig!!!

[@shittybooze]

Jeff, lets get a Misfits or Danzig cartoon made for your channel. I'll do it for free... We just need a good story that could be wrapped up in 3 minutes or so.

[@SGobuck]

That guitar sounds like it was tuned by the devil himself! The volume is even low enough to hear the strings being hit and it's still ... Otherworldly!

[@Abruzzo333]

Completely disagree that Samhain was incomplete. The music to me was far more interesting than Danzig's solo work. Even the production I prefer over the bone dry production of Danzig. Atmosphere, vibe and raw expression goes a lot further for me than tight production. Hence, I still love Misfits and Samhain but grew out of Danzig decades ago.

[@keithhampton9700]

All people who played in Danzig s bands were mostly bitter for doing so. Doyle is the main exception.

[@humungushumungus213]

John Christ can play, it’s Jimmy Page but harder

[@Frumess]

John Christ RULES!

[@MrOctober44]

Thanks!

[@Frumess]

Thank you, Mr. October!

[@winstonsmith6457]

Thanks!

[@winstonsmith6457]

Thanks jeff for the content!!

[@Frumess]

Thanks for watching, listening, and supporting Winston - appreciate you!