Son of Sam is an American horror punk[1][2] band that is a side project created by Todd Youth in 2000, during his tenure as the guitarist for Danzig.
Much like its members' other work, Son of Sam plays in the horror punk style, and also infuses metal and deathrock elements into their 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.
Davey Havok did not return on vocals as, although he had said numerous times that he would love to make a new Son of Sam album, he was too busy with commitments to AFI's record label, Interscope.
Todd Youth released a statement saying while Havok would not be doing vocals, he had given the rest of the band his full blessing in seeking a replacement vocalist.