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The Misfits are an American punk rock band often recognized as the pioneers of the horror punk subgenre, blending punk and other musical influences with horror film themes and imagery. The group was founded in 1977 in Lodi, New Jersey , by vocalist, songwriter and keyboardist Glenn Danzig .
- Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein
Doyle, the younger brother of the Misfits bassist, Jerry...
- Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein
Feb 3, 2021 · Despite growing post-breakup popularity, The Misfits were mired in lawsuits and bad blood for decades. In 1995, bassist Jerry Only and his brother, final classic-era Misfits guitarist Doyle Only, recruited unknown vocalist Michale Graves for an all new incarnation of the band.
- William J. Wright
May 22, 2024 · Little known outside of US punk circles during their original six-year run in the late 70s and early 80s, the patronage of Metallica helped New Jersey devils Misfits become one of rock’s greatest cult bands.
Jan 19, 2011 · This cult punk band from working-class New Jersey were suddenly the name on every on-trend metal fan’s lips. The fact that they’d split up several years earlier was neither here nor there. Their B-movie-style black-and-white logo and iconic skull mascot was emblazoned on t-shirts from London to LA.
- Dave Everley
- Original Misfit
- The Birth of Horror-Punk
- A New Chapter: Samhain
- Evil Elvis
- Going Solo
- The “Danzig” Sound
It all started when Glenn Danzig, born June 23, 1955, founded Misfits in Lodi, New Jersey in 1977, lifting the name from Marilyn Monroe’s final film. He recruited drummer Manny Martínez, who then brought on the only other consistent member of Misfits besides Danzig, Jerry Caiafa. Caiafa had only been playing bass for just two months when they joine...
Misfits recorded what would have been their debut album, Static Age, but every label passed on it. So they instead released EPs and singles from the sessions, on their own rebooted label, Plan 9. The songs drew inspiration from pulp horror films such as Return Of The Fly and Teenagers From Mars, and American historical events from the 60s and 70s. ...
Samhain was originally planned as a side project with his friend, Misfits photographer, and archivist, Eerie Von on bass. “Bloodfeast” and “Death Comes Ripping,” from Earth AD, were supposed to be on Samhain’s first record, especially since the first two Samhain releases sound like they could have come from Misfits. However, Samhain III: November-C...
The first post-Samhain release wasn’t actually credited to Danzig: a crooning, Elvis-like ballad on the Less Than Zero soundtrack, “You And Me (Less Than Zero)” was credited Glenn Danzig And The Power And Fury Orchestra, while Danzig also penned a similarly styled song for Roy Orbisonon the same soundtrack. After the quick disbanding of Samhain, Da...
Together they created the classic Danzig sound. The death-rock of Samhain became blues-driven hard rock, and Danzig embraced the tenor croon of the likes of Jim Morrison, Roy Orbison, and Elvis Presley. Almost every track of the self-titled Danzig recordsounds great through a car stereo, but they also have that very essential AC/DC-like bump’n’grin...
The success of the Danzig sound continued onto the second album, Danzig II: Lucifuge, and Danzig III: How The Gods Kill. While the first Danzig record is dry, with the vocals forward in the mix, each album gets progressively flashier in production, John Christ’s solos become more integral and everyone’s musicianship continues to grow. Metalheads la...
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Misfits are an American horror punk band from Lodi, New Jersey. Formed in February 1977, the group originally included vocalist and keyboardist Glenn Danzig, bassist Diane DiPiazza, who was replaced by Jerry Only, and drummer Mr. Jim, who was replaced by Manny Martinez shortly after, with guitarist Franché Coma added in the fall of that year.
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Forty years on, the Misfits have endured hardcore’s heyday as punk rock’s monster squad, a band whose cult following – a pseudo-secret coven known as the Fiend Club – inspired them to continue to write, record and tour.
