Son of Sam was a supergroup of sorts spearheaded by A.F.I. vocalist
Davey Havok, guitarist
Todd Youth (who had played with
Danzig,
D Generation, and Murphy's Law), drummer London May (Samhain,
Tiger Army), and drummer Steve Zing (Samhain). The members' former groups tell the story of their music: a hybrid of punk and metal, tinged with goth overtones. Their debut album, 2001's Songs of the Earth, also featured contributions from
Glenn Danzig and his then-current rhythm section -- bassist
Howie Pyro (also formerly of
D Generation) and yet another drummer,
Joey Castillo. ~ Steve Huey