Misfits
Origin	Lodi, New Jersey, USA
Genre(s)	Punk rock Horror punk Hardcore punk
Years active	1977 – 1983, 1995 – present
Label(s)	Plan 9 Caroline Records Roadrunner Records Misfits Records
Associated acts	Samhain Danzig Ramones Kryst the Conqueror Black Flag Dr. Chud's X-Ward Gorgeous Frankenstein Graves Gotham Road Michale Graves Osaka Popstar
Members
Jerry Only Dez Cadena ROBO
Former members
Glenn Danzig Diane DiPiazza Jimmy Battle Manny Martínez Franché Coma Rick Riley Mr. Jim Bobby Steele Joey Image Arthur Googy Todd Swalla Brian Damage Dr. Chud Myke Hideous Michale Graves Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein Zoli Teglas Marky Ramone

For the movie of the same name, see The Misfits (film). Lodi is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Horror punk is a Music genre that was defined by the bands The Misfits, The Cramps and seminally influential group The Damned, blending Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Plan 9 Records, originally known as Blank Records, was an Independent record label that was founded in 1977 by Glenn Danzig of the Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson 's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands The Misfits are an American Samhain was a Death rock / Horror Punk band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983 Danzig is an American Heavy metal band that fuses dark lyrics and imagery with Blues-rock influences The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Kryst the Conqueror (Pronounced "Christ the Conqueror" was an American Christian metal project formed in August of 1987 by two former members Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist Dr Chud's X-Ward was formed in 2003 after Dr Chud folded his other band Graves. Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (born Paul Caiafa on September 15, 1964 in Lodi New Jersey) is an American Guitarist Graves is the band that Michale Graves and Dr Chud formed after they left the Misfits. Gotham Road (or Gotham Rd) is a band formed after the demise of the band Graves by Michale Graves, Loki JV Bastard and Paul Lifeless Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975) better known by his stage Osaka Popstar is a Pop punk supergroup formed in 2006 by New Yorker John Cafiero. Jerry Only (born Gerald Caiafa on April 21 1959 in Lodi New Jersey) is the bassist and current Vocalist for the Horror punk Dez Paul Cadena (born June 2, 1961 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Singer and Guitarist. Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Anzalone on June 23, 1955) is an American singer Songwriter, Musician, Entrepreneur Diane DiPiazza was the first bass player for the The Misfits, although she does not appear on any album Manny Martínez was the original drummer for The Misfits. He played drums in a number of Lodi NJ bands Franché Coma (born Frank Licata on August 17 1957 is an American guitarist who has spent most of his life in Lodi New Jersey. Jim Catania (born January 5, 1954) commonly known as Mr Jim, replaced Manny Martínez in The Misfits in the fall of 1977 Bobby Steele (born March 18 1956 is an American Punk rock musician Joey Image (born Joey Poole is an American punk rock drummer He joined The Misfits in November 1978 just before Bobby Steele did Arthur Googy (Joseph McGuckin was a drummer for the Horror Punk band The Misfits. Brian "Damage" Keats is an American punk / rock Drummer, born in Brooklyn NY on February 11 1963. Dr CHUD (for "Cannibalistic Human Underground Drummer" born David Calabrese on April 4, 1964 in Lodi New Jersey) is an Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975) better known by his stage Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (born Paul Caiafa on September 15, 1964 in Lodi New Jersey) is an American Guitarist Marky Ramone (born Marc Steven Bell, July 15, 1952 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Drummer. The Misfits is a 1961 American Drama film, written by Arthur Miller, directed by John Huston, and starring Clark For the professional wrestling stable, see Misfits In Action. The Misfits In Action were a stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW A fictional band called Misfits appears in the animated series Jem (TV series). Jem is an American Animated television series that ran from 1985 to 1988 in U

Misfits is a horror punk band formed in 1977 and led by singer and songwriter Glenn Danzig and later, bassist Jerry Only. Horror punk is a Music genre that was defined by the bands The Misfits, The Cramps and seminally influential group The Damned, blending Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Anzalone on June 23, 1955) is an American singer Songwriter, Musician, Entrepreneur Jerry Only (born Gerald Caiafa on April 21 1959 in Lodi New Jersey) is the bassist and current Vocalist for the Horror punk They were highly influential on the subgenre of horror punk, as well as heavy metal, and rock music in general. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Though they ceased recording and performing in 1983, a new version of the band (led by Only but without founder and songwriter Danzig) began operations in 1995.

The early Misfits were often quite melodic, featuring Danzig's versatile singing, which had a style rooted in Italian tenors such as Mario Lanza and in 1950s doo-wop. WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Mario Lanza ( January 31, 1921 &ndash October 7 1959 Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s Musically, the band has also displayed some Rockabilly influences (but not as much as Psychobilly bands). Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of Rock and roll music and emerged in the early 1950s Psychobilly is a genre of Rock music that mixes elements of Punk rock, Rockabilly, and other genres Early Misfits songs tended to have catchy, sing-along choruses, initially backed by Danzig's distorted keyboard accompaniments and later by willfully crude guitar-rock. The band began as a largely untrained ensemble. After several lineup changes and increasing international acclaim, Danzig disbanded the original Misfits in 1983.

The band often wore corpse paint when performing, and bassist Jerry Only reputedly invented a hairstyle called the devilock, with the bangs coming to a point in front of the nose or chin, a style still worn by fans (A. Corpse paint (sometimes spelled corpsepaint) is a style of black-and-white or just white Makeup used extensively by Black metal bands during live Jerry Only (born Gerald Caiafa on April 21 1959 in Lodi New Jersey) is the bassist and current Vocalist for the Horror punk The devilock' is a Hairstyle worn by some members of The Misfits beginning around 1979. K. A. Fiends) today and contributed to the foundation of horror punk.

When the band originally reformed, it featured Michale Graves on vocals, Jerry Only on bass, Dr. Chud (Cannibalistic Human Underground Drummer) on drums, and Jerry's brother Doyle on guitar. Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975) better known by his stage Dr CHUD (for "Cannibalistic Human Underground Drummer" born David Calabrese on April 4, 1964 in Lodi New Jersey) is an

A third, "touring" incarnation of the band is presently led by the only other "constant" original member, bassist Jerry Only. Members of the touring group have included Marky Ramone (of the Ramones), and both drummer ROBO (who was a member of the original band), and guitarist Dez Cadena of Black Flag fame. Marky Ramone (born Marc Steven Bell, July 15, 1952 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Drummer. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Dez Paul Cadena (born June 2, 1961 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Singer and Guitarist. Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist

Contents 1 History 1.1 Glenn Danzig era 1.1.1 Formation 1.1.2 The birth of Horror punk 1.1.3 Walk Among Us 1.1.4 Dissolution 1.2 Jerry Only era 1.2.1 Legal battle 1.2.2 A new beginning 1.2.3 25th anniversary and beyond 2 Legacy 3 Discography 3.1 "Original" Misfits 3.1.1 Studio albums 3.1.2 Live albums 3.1.3 EPs 3.1.4 Singles 3.1.5 Compilations 3.1.6 Video 3.2 "Resurrected" Misfits 3.2.1 Studio albums 3.2.2 Cover albums 3.2.3 Live albums 3.2.4 Singles 3.2.5 Compilations 3.2.6 Bootlegs 3.2.7 Video 3.3 Tribute albums 4 Filmography 5 Members 5.1 1977 – 1983 (Original) 5.2 1995 – 2000 (Resurrected) 5.3 2001 – Present (25th anniversary and beyond)' 6 References 7 See also 8 External links

History

The history of the Misfits can be split into two main eras. The first era marks the foundation of the group, founded and fronted by Glenn Danzig. The second era led by bassist Jerry Only saw former members of the band with various new vocalists playing a mixture of new and old material.

Glenn Danzig era

Formation

In January of 1977, after singing in several garage bands such as Talus and Whodat and Boojang , that mostly played Black Sabbath songs, twenty-one year old Glenn Danzig decided it was finally time to create something serious and original. Black Sabbath are an As a tribute to Marilyn Monroe, he named his musical project after her final movie, The Misfits. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma The Misfits is a 1961 American Drama film, written by Arthur Miller, directed by John Huston, and starring Clark

For weeks, Glenn wrote songs and practiced with friends and old band mates, trying to find a suitable lineup of musicians to bring his vision to life. The first complete Misfits lineup consisted of Jimmy Battle on guitar, his old band mate Manny Martínez on drums, Diane DiPiazza on bass, and Danzig on electric piano and vocals. Manny Martínez was the original drummer for The Misfits. He played drums in a number of Lodi NJ bands Diane DiPiazza was the first bass player for the The Misfits, although she does not appear on any album An electric piano is an electric Musical instrument. The popularity of the electric piano began to grow in the late 1960s, reaching its greatest height during the However, after only about a month of practicing, both Jimmy and Diane left the band. In need of new band mates, Manny suggested that his friend, Jerry Caiafa, should audition for bass. Jerry, a young football player who had been voted most popular in his senior class at Lodi High School, had just received a bass guitar for Christmas and had only been practicing with it for two months. Lodi High School is a four year comprehensive Public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Lodi, in Bergen County, New Despite Jerry's fledgling bass talents, Glenn accepted him into the band and offered to teach him how to play.

After three months of practicing, the trio headed into the studio to record their first single, "Cough/Cool". The "Cough/Cool" 7" single was the first release by the Horror punk band The Misfits. The single contained two keyboard-driven songs (the B-side was a version of the song, "She") that were quite different from the music they became known for. The title track was somber and poetic, and reminiscent of The Doors. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing The band released the single themselves through their own label, Blank Records. Plan 9 Records, originally known as Blank Records, was an Independent record label that was founded in 1977 by Glenn Danzig of the

Over the next several months, Glenn, Manny, and Jerry (who had adopted the stage name Jerry Only after a misspelling on the single liner notes) played a handful of gigs (their first two at CBGB in New York City) as they continued to practice and forge their own sound. Jerry Only (born Gerald Caiafa on April 21 1959 in Lodi New Jersey) is the bassist and current Vocalist for the Horror punk CBGB ( Country, Blue Grass, and Blues) was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan The City of New York Their experimental art rock style was met mostly with confusion.

By October 1977, British punk bands such as The Damned and New York punk bands like The Ramones began to have an influence on The Misfits. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Damned are an English band formed in London in 1976 notable for being the first Punk rock band from England to release a single (" New Rose " an New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group They decided to take the band in a more punk direction by adding guitarist Franché Coma to the band and ditching the keyboards, allowing Danzig to engage in antics typical of a punk frontman. Franché Coma (born Frank Licata on August 17 1957 is an American guitarist who has spent most of his life in Lodi New Jersey.

At this time The Misfits caught their first big break. Mercury Records wanted to use the name Blank Records for a subdivision, but Danzig had secured a trademark on the name. They contacted Glenn and offered him thirty hours of free time in a professional studio, in exchange for full use of the Blank Records title. Danzig accepted the offer and in January of 1978, The Misfits headed into a New York studio to record their first full length album.

Seventeen songs were recorded, featuring a unique combination of their early art rock material and a hard driving direction, akin to the powerful sounds of punk at that time. Excluding the songs "Teenagers from Mars" and "Return of the Fly", they wouldn't draw on B-movies for lyrical inspiration for at least another year, and at this point their lyrics instead portrayed a futuristic dystopia of television saturation, automaton-like submissiveness, and glamorized sex and violence. A dystopia (from the Greek δυσ- and τόπος alternatively cacotopia, kakotopia, cackotopia, or anti-utopia) is the vision of a society Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic This article is about a self-operating machine For other uses of Automaton see Automaton (disambiguation or Automata (disambiguation. As 1977 drew to a close, Glenn and Jerry decided that Manny was too unreliable and asked him to leave the band. He was replaced by Jim Catania, aka "Mr. Jim Catania (born January 5, 1954) commonly known as Mr Jim, replaced Manny Martínez in The Misfits in the fall of 1977 Jim".

Once the album was complete, the band shopped it around to various labels but no one was interested in releasing it (it would later see the light of day in 1997 as Static Age). Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert Static Age is an album by the American horror punk band The Misfits. The album was shelved and would remain (for the current time) unreleased. With no labels interested, the Misfits decided to take four tracks from the album and release them as an EP. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify In June 1978, the Bullet EP was released on their new label, Plan 9, which Danzig had named after the infamous Ed Wood movie Plan 9 from Outer Space. Bullet was the first 7" EP and second release by the Horror punk band The Misfits. Plan 9 Records, originally known as Blank Records, was an Independent record label that was founded in 1977 by Glenn Danzig of the Ed Wood redirects here For the film see Ed Wood (film, and for the former British Foreign Secretary see E Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 Science fiction / Horror film written produced and directed by Edward D

The birth of Horror punk

Around this time, both Glenn and Jerry decided they wanted to take the band in a more horror-themed direction. Glenn began to write more songs inspired by low-grade horror and sci-fi movies, and both he and Jerry began to adopt ghoulish appearances, with Jerry applying dark makeup around his eyes and Glenn painting bone designs on his clothes. The band started to play more frequently and began to go on small tours in support of the Bullet EP. In October of 1978, during a small tour through Canada, Franché Coma decided he couldn't handle touring and quit the band before the tour was complete. Franché Coma (born Frank Licata on August 17 1957 is an American guitarist who has spent most of his life in Lodi New Jersey. Guitarist Rick Riley stepped in temporarily to fill out guitar duties for the rest of the tour. Mr. Jim wasn't fond of the horror direction the band was heading in, and opted to leave the band once the tour was over. Within two months, Glenn and Jerry had recruited two new band members, drummer Joey Image, and guitarist Bobby Steele. Joey Image (born Joey Poole is an American punk rock drummer He joined The Misfits in November 1978 just before Bobby Steele did Bobby Steele (born March 18 1956 is an American Punk rock musician Around this time, Jerry Only began to comb his hair in The Misfits signature hair style, which would later be dubbed the devilock. The devilock' is a Hairstyle worn by some members of The Misfits beginning around 1979.

In December of 1978, after less than two months, the new Misfits lineup began playing shows together. Over the course of 1979, The Misfits further evolved the horror elements of their music and their imagery, influenced by The Damned, who had recently regrouped in the proto-Goth lineup of the Machine Gun Etiquette album. The Damned are an English band formed in London in 1976 notable for being the first Punk rock band from England to release a single (" New Rose " an Glenn and Jerry adopted a skull mascot for the band from an old poster they'd come across for a 1946 Republic movie serial, The Crimson Ghost (aka Cyclotrode X). The Crimson Ghost ( 1946) is a Republic film serial. Plot Like many Republic serials this mystery employed yet another inscrutable Two more records followed on their Plan 9 label, the Horror Business EP and the "Night of the Living Dead" single, respectively. Horror Business was the second 7-inch EP, and third release by the Horror punk band The Misfits. Night of the Living Dead was the third EP and fourth release by the New Jersey Horror punk band The Misfits. They began to establish a small but loyal fan base and decided to start their own fan club, which they called the Fiend Club. Glenn operated the Fiend Club from his mother's basement on Macarthur Ave in Lodi, where he would print out t-shirts, assemble records, mail out merchandise catalogs, book gigs, and respond to fan mail, making the Misfits exemplary practitioners of the DIY ethic. The DIY ethic ( Do it yourself ethic refers to the ethic of being self-reliant by completing tasks oneself as opposed to having others who are likely more experienced complete

As their popularity slowly began to increase within the underground American punk movement, many people started to consider The Misfits as the American equivalent of The Damned, whose singer, Dave Vanian, adopted the look of a classic vampire and sang in a brooding baritone. The Damned are an English band formed in London in 1976 notable for being the first Punk rock band from England to release a single (" New Rose " an David Vanian (born David Letts on 12 October 1956 in Hemel Hempstead, England) is a Punk rock Musician Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. On June 26, 1979, The Misfits opened for The Damned at a gig in New York City. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Before the show, Jerry spoke with Dave Vanian about the possibility of The Misfits doing a tour of the UK in support of The Damned.

In November of 1979, The Misfits flew over to England for their tour with The Damned. However, Dave Vanian had not taken Jerry seriously and was surprised when Jerry showed up at his front door. Instead of turning The Misfits away, Dave tried his best to arrange for them to take part in the tour, but The Misfits weren't happy with the situation. After playing only two gigs, The Misfits dropped off the tour. Their return flight back to America wasn't until late in December, and so The Misfits were forced to kill time in England. Jerry spent some time with Sid Vicious' mother, who he had befriended after Sid's death. John Simon Ritchie (born May 10, 1957, died February 2, 1979) better known as Sid Vicious, was an English Punk On December 2, Glenn and Bobby went to see a gig by The Jam in London, where they were harassed by skinheads while standing in line. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s A skinhead is a member of a Subculture that originated among Working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and then spread to other parts of Glenn broke off a piece of glass and used it to fend off the skinheads while Bobby ran to get help. However, when the cops arrived, they arrested Bobby and Glenn, for what they described as "threatening behavior". In an interview with Revolver in the October 2005 issue, Glenn went into greater detail about the event. Revolver is a monthly Hard rock and heavy metal magazine published by Future US. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. He said the police found a knife in his possession and accused Glenn of being a "ripper" that had been stalking the area at the time. The police began to beat him, and Glenn fought back. He claims he did considerable damage to the police before they were finally able to subdue him. Glenn and Bobby then spent two nights jailed up in the London district of Brixton, during which time Glenn wrote the lyrics to the future Misfits song, "London Dungeon". Brixton is an area of the London Borough of Lambeth, in inner - South London.

After the failed European tour, Joey Image decided to leave the band, and later formed the band The Mary Tyler Whores. Upon their return to America, The Misfits released the Beware EP (inspired by the "Beware" billboards the band repeatedly saw in the UK) and decided to take a short hiatus from the band in order to recover from their bad experience in England. For article about the bosnian nu-metalcore band go to Beware. After a four month break, Arthur Googy was recruited as the new drummer. Arthur Googy (Joseph McGuckin was a drummer for the Horror Punk band The Misfits. Around this time, Jerry's younger brother, Doyle, who had been a huge fan of the band since the beginning, started learning to play guitar with help from Glenn and Jerry. The Misfits began working on a full length album, which they planned to release through Plan 9. In August of 1980, they went into the studio and recorded twelve songs. Jerry began to persuade Glenn that Doyle would fit into the band much better than Bobby Steele. Doyle began to practice with the band and even entered the studio to record his own guitar tracks for the twelve songs they had recorded. Bobby has said that during this time period, Jerry would purposely neglect to inform him of practices, in order to make Bobby look bad. Jerry denies these accusations. Regardless, in October of 1980, shortly before the band's annual Halloween show, Jerry informed Bobby that he was being replaced by Doyle, who was only sixteen at the time. Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Bobby Steele went on to form his own punk band a few months later, called The Undead (not the San Francisco band of the same name, also friends of the Misfits). For the 1957 movie see The Undead (film. The Undead is a Horror punk band formed in 1980 in New Milford On Halloween of 1980, what many people consider to be the classic Misfits lineup made its debut.

After only playing a few shows with the new lineup, they took a six month break from the band. During this time, instead of releasing the entire album they had recorded, they selected three songs from it and released it as the 3 Hits from Hell EP (in 2002, Caroline Records finally released the entire album, which they called 12 Hits from Hell, but the release was canceled at the last moment at Jerry and Glenn's request). 3 Hits from Hell was the sixth release from the Lodi New Jersey Horror punk band The Misfits. Throughout the year of 1981, The Misfits continued to go into the studio to record tracks for a full length release, which they planned on calling Walk Among Us. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Although they had planned on releasing the full length themselves through Plan 9, they got an unexpected offer from Slash Records to release the album. They accepted the offer and decided to rework the album before releasing it. On Halloween of 1981, The Misfits released the "Halloween" single through Plan 9, which consisted of two more tracks from the shelved full length they had recorded the previous summer.

Sometime in 1981, Glenn wrote the song "Archangel" for The Damned vocalist Dave Vanian to sing with The Misfits backing him. However, due to scheduling conflicts, Dave never recorded vocals for the song and it was set aside until 1983, when Glenn decided to re-record it with his next band, Samhain. Samhain was a Death rock / Horror Punk band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983

Walk Among Us

In March of 1982, Ruby/Slash Records released Walk Among Us, the first full length Misfits album to be available to the public. Ruby Records was a Record label subsidiary of Slash Records, started in 1981. Slash Records is a Record label in Los Angeles, originally specializing in local and Punk rock bands Walk Among Us was the eighth release from the American Horror punk band The Misfits. Walk Among Us would later be considered by most fans to be the quintessential Misfits album, as well as one of the best punk albums of all time. The band began playing shows again after nearly a year. They started to become notorious for their intense stage presence and brutal live performances. Doyle was a sports athlete like his brother, and shared his linebacker physique, which, coupled with their ghoulish appearance, caused some to view them as two of punk's most intimidating axemen. Between the brothers, Glenn Danzig would bellow out his morbid lyrics while thrashing around on stage or crawling around on the floor, sometimes throwing and receiving punches from the crowd. Danzig was fond of fighting, and enjoyed taunting the crowd, and instigating violence.

Perhaps the most infamously violent Misfits show took place in San Francisco on April 10, 1982. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) During the show some people in the crowd began to throw cans of beer at the stage. After Doyle was nearly hit in the head with a full beer can, he smashed his guitar over a crowd member's head, instigating a full out riot.

Arthur Googy and Danzig argued often and finally, after a lengthy argument, Danzig kicked him out of the Misfits. The Misfits had to cancel their plans to record their next EP, which they had planned on calling Earth A. D. .

In need of a drummer, they offered the role to Doyle's friend and classmate, Eerie Von, who had served as an occasional photographer and roadie for The Misfits. Eerie Von (born Eric Stellman on August 25, 1964) was the drummer for Rosemary's Babies, a Hardcore punk band from Lodi, New "Roadie" redirects here For the 1980 movie see Roadie (film. Eerie reluctantly turned down the offer because he had already committed to drumming for the local band Rosemary's Babies. Rosemary's Babies was an American Hardcore punk band formed in Lodi, New Jersey in 1980 Black Flag vocalist, Henry Rollins, who had become great friends with The Misfits during their west coast gigs, informed ex-Black Flag drummer, ROBO, that The Misfits were in need of a drummer. Henry Rollins (born February 13 1961 as Henry Lawrence Garfield) is an American singer-songwriter Spoken word Artist, Stand-up comedian, author In July of 1982, ROBO flew to the east coast and joined the band.

Doyle graduated High School and began working full time at his father's machine shop with Jerry. They used their earnings to purchase new instruments (because they tended to smash theirs on a weekly basis), and to fund The Misfits tours, recording sessions, and album pressings. While they provided funding for the band, Glenn would handle the Fiend Club and work on composing new songs. A common misconception is that Glenn only wrote lyrics and sang for The Misfits. Glenn is a multitalented musician, and would often write new songs himself and later teach them to his band mates at practice, where the songs would become fleshed out (practices were usually held in Jerry's garage on Grove St. in Lodi, which they referred to as "The Pit").

Dissolution

In September of 1982, The Misfits embarked on a large scale tour with their friends, The Necros, opening for them. for the James Bond character see List of James Bond henchmen in The Living Daylights Necros were an early Hardcore punk band from During the tour, The Misfits stopped by a studio to record the instrumental tracks for the Earth A. D. EP while Glenn slept. On October 17, the band were arrested in New Orleans on the charges of grave-robbing while in search of the burial place of voodoo practitioner Marie Laveau. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Marie Laveau ( September 10, 1801 – June 16, 1881) was an Louisiana Creole practitioner of Voudou renowned in New Orleans The Misfits denied the charges, and a witness reportedly attested that they had not even entered the cemetery gates. The band bailed themselves out of jail and skipped court to drive to their next performance in Florida. Upon returning from the tour, The Misfits released an album of live material called Evilive.

During this time Glenn was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with The Misfits, for reasons that are disputed. He began to write songs for a new band project, which he considered calling "Danzig", but instead chose to name "Samhain", after the ancient Celtic holiday which influenced the modern Halloween celebration. Samhain was a Death rock / Horror Punk band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983 Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31.

In July of 1983, The Misfits went into the studio to finish working on Earth A. D. They decided to record and add two of their new songs to the album, making it closer to full length status. In order to make it a proper full length album, Glenn decided to record two of the songs he had intended for Samhain: "Bloodfeast" and "Death Comes Ripping". The resulting album was Earth A.D., a gritty, thrashy album which none of the members were quite satisfied with. Earth AD/Wolfs Blood (usually just called Earth AD) was the last album The Misfits recorded with Glenn Danzig. In August, after a series of arguments with Glenn, ROBO decided to leave the band. Glenn became further disenchanted with The Misfits and began to audition musicians for his new band project.

On October 29, 1983 (see 1983 in music), The Misfits played their yearly Halloween show in Detroit, Michigan. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released Glenn had selected Brian Damage to be the new Misfits drummer. However, Brian got drunk before the show and continuously messed up the songs. After several songs Doyle escorted Brian off the stage and the drummer for the Necros filled in for the rest of the set. The band members were visibly upset with each other and Glenn informed the audience that it would be the last Misfits show ever. The next day the band members drove back home without saying a word to each other and went about their respective lives.

Rumours of a reunion resurfaced again later that year after Glenn and Doyle attended a Misfits murder mystery weekend. However the gathering was remembered more for a run in between Glenn and notorious Inspiral Carpets keyboardist Clint Boon. Inspiral Carpets are an Indie rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1986 Boon, a long time fan of the band, got upset when Glenn refused play the part of the butler. As tensions rose, the event ended in farce with Boon chasing Glenn through the house.

The last show of the original Misfits was at Greystone Hall, Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday, October 29th,1983, when the band showed up and played one of their longest sets (about 30 songs). This show is said to have been filmed.

Jerry Only era

Legal battle

After the demise of the Misfits, Glenn Danzig focused on his new band project, Samhain, which was darker and more experimental than The Misfits, with more emphasis on creating a grim atmosphere and less on poppy melodies. Samhain was a Death rock / Horror Punk band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983 Meanwhile, Jerry Only and his brother Doyle moved to Vernon, New Jersey, where they went to work full time in their father's machine parts factory. Vernon Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey. It is located about one hour drive from New York City and is part of the New

During this time, Only became more focused on his family and his baby daughter, Kathy. He became more serious about his Christian faith, and regretted some of the things he took part in during his time with the Misfits. He watched as Danzig continued to grow in popularity with Samhain, a band that Only viewed as Satanic. In 1987, Only decided to start a new band, one that would oppose the "dark path" chosen by Danzig. Together with Doyle, Only (who changed his stage name to "Mo the Great") started writing songs for a Christian heavy metal band with barbarian imagery, called Kryst the Conqueror. Christian metal is a form of Heavy metal music which as well as its many subgenres, contains Christian lyrics and themes Kryst the Conqueror (Pronounced "Christ the Conqueror" was an American Christian metal project formed in August of 1987 by two former members They then created the "Doyle Fan Club" to help spread the word about their new band. Despite Only's efforts, Kryst the Conqueror failed to gain a following. Although they released one limited edition EP, the band never played live. During this time, Jerry's younger brother guitarist Paul Caiafa (Doyle) built his first trademark Annihilator guitar. Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (born Paul Caiafa on September 15, 1964 in Lodi New Jersey) is an American Guitarist The Annihilator is a custom-built guitar that is used by Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein of the Misfits.

Also in 1987, Samhain, after touring extensively and releasing two full-length albums and an EP, were signed to a major label and the band's name was changed to Danzig. Danzig is an American Heavy metal band that fuses dark lyrics and imagery with Blues-rock influences Although the Misfits had gone mostly unnoticed during their seven years as an active band, by the late 80s, they were becoming icons of the underground music world, thanks in part to word of mouth, Metallica's public adoration for the band, and Danzig's success with Samhain. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. The Misfits' back catalogue had been reissued and was selling extremely well. Around this time, Only contacted Danzig about getting a cut of the Misfits' royalties, beginning a legal battle that lasted several years. Only concedes that Danzig wrote nearly all the lyrics and most of the music, but he contended that he and Doyle "wrote 25% or maybe 30% of the music,"^[1] and deserved compensation. Danzig, on the other hand, insisted that he himself wrote all songs, and that the other Misfits' creative input was minimal at best.

In late 1988, Danzig, the band, released its eponymous debut album, the first release on star producer Rick Rubin's new Def American record label. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently This article is about the record label For the Johnny Cash album released by that same label see American Recordings (album American Recordings Seven years later, in 1994 Danzig broke into the mainstream when the live video for its first album song, "Mother", became a hit on MTV, introducing thousands of new fans to Danzig's back catalog, and to his work with Samhain and the Misfits. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City.

Around this time, many older punk bands began to do reunion tours, earning often hefty paychecks in the process. In 1994-95 Jerry Only and Doyle approached Danzig about reuniting as the Misfits, and they even went to his hotel room after a Danzig show in New Jersey. In interviews Only jokingly remarked that security escorted them from the property, and "we took that as a 'no'". Only decided to cease his pursuit of songwriting credits, and instead tried to reach an out-of-court settlement that would allow him to use "the Misfits" name and images. In 1995, Only and Danzig finally settled, with Only gaining the rights to record and perform as the Misfits, but sharing merchandising rights with Danzig.

A new beginning

Jerry and Doyle reformed The Misfits immediately, retaining Kryst the Conqueror drummer, Dr. C.H.U.D.,C. Dr CHUD (for "Cannibalistic Human Underground Drummer" born David Calabrese on April 4, 1964 in Lodi New Jersey) is an H. U. D :real name David Calabrese, a school friend of Doyle's, after Danzig rejected their offer to return as lead singer, they held open auditions for a new vocalist (Jerry had approached Damned vocalist Dave Vanian about filling the open position, but he declined the offer). Michael Emanuel, a nineteen-year-old New Jersey native, impressed them with his audition, and was soon established as the new vocalist, taking the stage name Michale Graves. Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975) better known by his stage

This new incarnation of The Misfits released their debut album, American Psycho, in 1997. American Psycho is an album by the "reformed" Misfits. Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert The album was fairly well received, introducing The Misfits to a new generation of fans. However, many fans of the original Misfits had trouble accepting the band's renewed existence without its founder and key songwriter, Glenn Danzig, who usually refuses to acknowledge the new band's existence, and does so only with derision. Detractors also took issue with the new band's focus on a more "cartoony" image (oftenly referring to them as "The Newfits", "MisfitsTM", "The Jerry Only Band", "The Mishits", "The Shitfits", or "Misfits 95") , and Jerry Only's apparent desire to make the band more family-friendly, by refraining from the use of vulgarities in their new songs.

In May of 1998, Michale Graves went on hiatus from the band. The Misfits were then briefly fronted by lead singer Myke Hideous of the New Jersey goth/deathrock band, The Empire Hideous, during their subsequent South American and European tour. This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. Deathrock (or Death Punk) is a term used to identify a fusion of Punk rock and Gothic rock which incorporates elements of horror and spooky atmospheres Danny Frankenstein (born Donato Canzonieri) is the Bassist and co-founder along with brother Sal Canzonieri, of New Jersey high energy Hideous was purportedly forced out by Jerry and Doyle for an unwillingness to "pump up" by lifting weights (The Misfits with Graves and Chud were featured as Characters in WCW wrestling), and left the band after the European tour. Hideous recounts details of his stint singing for the Misfits in his book "King of an Empire to the Shoes of a Misfit". Michale Graves rejoined the band later that year.

In October of 1999, The Misfits released Famous Monsters, a diverse album that further established their own sound apart from the Glenn Danzig era of the band. Famous Monsters is a 1999 album by the Misfits. It is the second in the "post- Danzig era" of the band it's also the last album of new In 2001, The Misfits released Cuts from the Crypt, a collection of rare and unreleased "resurrected" Misfits tracks. Cuts From the Crypt is a collection of demos, formerly unreleased tracks and cover songs from the second formation of the Horror punk band On October 25, 2000, after months of internal band turmoil, Michale Graves and Dr. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Chud officially quit the band during a performance at the House of Blues in Orlando. House of Blues (HOB is a corporate chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Doyle then took an indefinite hiatus from performing, effectively putting an end to another era of the band.

25th anniversary and beyond

Only then took over lead vocals in addition to his bass duties, and recruited punk veterans Dez Cadena of Black Flag, and Marky Ramone of The Ramones to undertake a Misfits 25th Anniversary Tour, which lasted about three years, intermittently. Dez Paul Cadena (born June 2, 1961 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Singer and Guitarist. Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist Marky Ramone (born Marc Steven Bell, July 15, 1952 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Drummer. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group

Freed from the Misfits' contractual obligations to Universal's Geffen and Roadrunner imprints, Only and Misfits confidant John Cafiero formed Misfits Records and launched their new label with two releases, the American debut of Balzac (a Japanese horror punk band strongly influenced by The Misfits and Samhain), and a new Misfits album featuring the band's retakes on ten 1950s rock classics, Project 1950. John Cafiero is an American Punk rock Musician and Film director, Film producer, The Misfits are an American Balzac is a Japanese Horror punk band formed in 1992. They are considered by many to be the Japanese counterpart to the American horror band The Project 1950 is an album from the Horror punk band Misfits, released The album featured not only the punk rock all-star Misfits lineup of Only, Cadena and Ramone, but prominent appearances from 60's pop chanteuse Brendan Passey, Blondie keyboardist Jimmy Destri, and saxophonist Ed Manion from Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes. Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Jimmy Destri (born James Destri, April 13 1954 Brooklyn, New York) plays keyboards in the rock band Blondie Ed Manion, also often billed as Eddie Manion, is an American Saxophone player from New Jersey, who since the mid-1970s has contributed to the Cafiero is featured strongly on backing vocals.

During this period, Michale Graves and Dr. Chud had formed their own band, Graves, which released a single album before breaking up. Graves is the band that Michale Graves and Dr Chud formed after they left the Misfits. In 2003, Michale Graves sang in Gotham Road. Gotham Road (or Gotham Rd) is a band formed after the demise of the band Graves by Michale Graves, Loki JV Bastard and Paul Lifeless Currently, Graves is fronting his own solo project, Michale Graves, while Dr. Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975) better known by his stage Chud is fronting for his own band called Dr. Chud's X-Ward. Dr Chud's X-Ward was formed in 2003 after Dr Chud folded his other band Graves.

During December of 2004, Danzig performed half hour sets of classic Misfits songs during live performances. Doyle played guitar for these sets, accompanying Glenn on stage. It was the first time the two had performed together in more than 20 years. These sets also marked the first public performances by Doyle since his hiatus. These shows prompted rumors of a reunification of the classic Misfits lineup of Jerry, Doyle, and Glenn. Danzig repeatedly made public statements rebuking such rumors.

Glenn and Doyle continued to play Misfits sets throughout 2005's Blackest of the Black tour and Danzig's 2006 Australian tour. Glenn has stated that these tours are as close as anyone will ever get to a true Misfits reunion. He also declared them his final tours, announcing his intention to retire from touring afterwards. Surprisingly Glenn recently announced a full scale 20 year anniversary tour in North America. In 2007 Glenn "produced" Doyle's new project, Gorgeous Frankenstein. Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (born Paul Caiafa on September 15, 1964 in Lodi New Jersey) is an American Guitarist

Marky Ramone's departure from the Misfits saw the return of classic era drummer ROBO to the lineup. A full European tour was booked with the new lineup, and some select dates in the U. S. were announced. The UK leg of the tour had to be canceled due to a problem with ROBO's visa, and as a result the band could not play the City Invasion 2005 tour. A rescheduled UK tour followed in September.

Marky reappeared alongside the new line up of The Misfits in late 2006 while touring as a member of Osaka Popstar. Osaka Popstar is a Pop punk supergroup formed in 2006 by New Yorker John Cafiero.

The Misfits and their Japanese counterparts, Balzac, staged a show at Tony Bennett's studio complex in Englewood, N.J., for a possible future live CD and/or DVD release on Misfits Records. Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26203 Original Misfits guitarist Franché Coma made a guest appearance to perform three songs from the Static Age LP.

Jerry Only claimed The Misfits would begin to write and record a new studio album in early 2006. The album is rumored to feature Dez Cadena on guitar and ROBO on drums. The band has yet to confirm if Dez will contribute to vocals and songwriting. The material planned for the new release, according to the band, is intended to be "the hardest, most aggressive Misfits material to see the pressing plant since Earth A.D.". Earth AD/Wolfs Blood (usually just called Earth AD) was the last album The Misfits recorded with Glenn Danzig. Speculation has risen that any chance of a new Misfits album in the foreseeable future is slim to none, if not indefinite within any time frame. Numerous factors haver contributed to this speculation, such as ROBO stating they've "yet to write more than one or two suitable songs", as well as Only and Cafiero's infamous stance that new Misfits merchandise, and to a lighter stance touring, is more lucrative and important than new Misfits music. The ten year anniversary since new Misfits music is fast approaching, undoubtedly they won't be celebrating that with a 10th anniverscary tour.

Legacy

The influence The Misfits have had on punk rock, and rock music in general, sometimes seems disproportionate to the publicity and critical attention they have received. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The word critic comes from the Greek el κριτικός ( el-Latn kritikós) "able to discern" which in turn derives from the word Myriad bands have embraced The Misfits' style, such as Balzac, Blitzkid, Coffin Caddies, The Armadillo Grave Robbers, The Bathory Boys, The Zombie Mafia, and Calabrese, DoomHammer, and these bands have become known as Horror punk. Balzac is a Japanese Horror punk band formed in 1992. They are considered by many to be the Japanese counterpart to the American horror band The The Coffin Caddies are a Miami-based punk band that touches on subjects such as Horror movies Video games, and Comic books. Horror punk is a Music genre that was defined by the bands The Misfits, The Cramps and seminally influential group The Damned, blending Psychobilly has various similarities with Horror punk. Psychobilly is a genre of Rock music that mixes elements of Punk rock, Rockabilly, and other genres

A number of bands have recently surfaced which, although in some cases less obviously horror punk, are still strongly visibly and audibly influenced by The Misfits. These include, most notably, bands such as AFI, Alkaline Trio, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Avenged Sevenfold, Wednesday 13 and the Murderdolls. AFI (abbreviated from A F ire I nside and formerly A sking F or i t A bunch of F ucking I Alkaline Trio is a Punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on Guitar / Vocals, Dan Andriano on bass Marilyn Manson is an American Alternative metal band based in Los Angeles California. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Avenged Sevenfold is an American Hard rock band formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach California. This article is about the band "Wednesday 13" For its lead singer who goes by the same name see Wednesday 13. The Murderdolls are an American Horror punk band founded during 2002 in Hollywood CA, California. Many musical groups whose resemblance to The Misfits seems far removed also cite the band as crucial influences, such as Metallica, Megadeth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N' Roses, and Marduk. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Marduk is a Black metal band from Norrköping, Sweden. The band formed in 1991 and released their first record that year placing them among the pioneers Other bands who hold The Misfits in high regard are Slayer, Pantera, NOFX and more recently, Slipknot. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul ( drums) and NOFX (pronounced "no ef-ex") is an American Punk rock band that was formed in Los Angeles California (now based in San Francisco Slipknot is an American band from Des Moines Iowa. Slipknot consists of nine members the current band members are Sid Many local New Jersey hardcore, punk, and alternative rock acts such as My Chemical Romance, Monster Squad, A Midnight Tragedy, and The Banner, cite The Misfits as a main influence. My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 Monster Squad is a Television series that aired on NBC from 1976 - 1977. The Banner is a Musical group from Bloomfield, New Jersey with influences that range from late '80s Hardcore punk, Punk rock, In July of 2004 former Misfits drummer Dr. C. H. U. D performed classic Misfits song Astro Zombies at Club Krome in South Amboy NJ with the band Monster Squad (now A Midnight Tragedy) and was even going to record and produce the bands' album until tension arose and the band split. Walk Among Us was the eighth release from the American Horror punk band The Misfits. Today 4 out of 6 the members have formed A Midnight Tragedy who is also highly influenced by the Legendary group, occasionally using coffins and horror themed makeup and lighting in their performances. Winnipeg born Breakcore artist Venetian Snares considers the Misfits a huge influence, inspired by the subtle, but frequent use of 3/4 time. Breakcore is a loosely defined electronic music style that brings together elements of Industrial, jungle, Hardcore techno and IDM into a breakbeat-oriented Venetian Snares is the main performing alias of Canadian Electronic musician Aaron Funk (born January 11, 1975) These underground 80s punk groups have used the lyrics from many Misfits songs as basis for the lyrics of their own songs.

The Misfits' far reaching influence is also evident in the vast number of fans from all different facets of the music world who follow the band. Wildly popular among Punk rock fans, the band has also received much exposure to the heavy metal community from Metallica's numerous Misfits cover songs. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Misfits fans themselves can often be easily discerned, as many completely immerse themselves in the band's imagery. At underground shows, and especially at Halloween, it is not uncommon to see many punks and metalheads dressed in black with Crimson Ghost facepaint and the devilock hairstyle. The Crimson Ghost ( 1946) is a Republic film serial. Plot Like many Republic serials this mystery employed yet another inscrutable The devilock' is a Hairstyle worn by some members of The Misfits beginning around 1979. Black leather jackets, oversized leather boots, as well as gloves and bodysuits printed with the skeletal structure are also common.

The Misfits have greatly influenced the Grenade snowboard apparel company run by the two-time Olympic silver medalist and professional snowboarder Danny Kass, and his brother Matt. Daniel "Danny" Kass (born September 21, 1982) is an American professional snowboarder. The Kass brothers grew up in New Jersey and are long time Fiends. Danny is a good friend of Jerry Only's son and used to skateboard on a halfpipe in the Only's back yard. Numerous Grenade products are Misfit tributes using or drawing from Misfits imagery. In classic Misfits tradition, Grenade allows 'soldiers' to enlist in their 'Army' to receive stickers and other items, following along the lines of the Misfits' Fiend Club. Grenade follows in the vein of DIY mentality displayed by the Misfits and many punk bands, and reflects its influence on snowboarding today.

Misfits posters and shirts have been spotted in numerous films and TV shows, such as Click, Men in Black, Detroit Rock City, Shorties Watchin' Shorties, as well as Saved by the Bell and CSI, and most recently, Michael Bay's Transformers. Click is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 comedy/drama / Science fiction / fantasy Film directed by Frank Men in Black is a 1997 science fiction comedy Action film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones Detroit Rock City is a 1999 Cult film about four teenagers in a Kiss Cover band who try to see their idols in Detroit in 1978 Shorties Watchin' Shorties was a television show broadcast on Comedy Central. Saved by the Bell is an American sitcom that originally aired between 1989 and 1993 CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American Film director and producer. Transformers is a 2007 Live-action Film adaptation of the ''Transformers'' franchise, directed by Michael Bay and also in Freddy vs. Jason

In March 2005, Producer Marty Munsch recruits infamous James Brown former gold record engineer, Bob Both and a New Jersey Punk outfit, The Flare-Up's to record. Freddy vs Jason is a 2003 American Slasher film directed by Ronny Yu. Martin Munsch is an American Music producer, born August 1967 in Union County, New Jersey raised in the towns of Franklin Lakes James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Bob Both (born 1952) is an American Recording engineer and Record producer, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1970s New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. As a result of a test demo, Munsch requests that lead singer, Karen Flare, sing a classic style 1940's solo version to a club style techno beat-box. The result of Misfits cover track, Hollywood Babylon it was well received publicly. Hollywood Babylon is a book by Kenneth Anger, an ex- Child actor, Avant-garde Filmmaker, Occultist, and Author ^[2]

Recently My Chemical Romance did a cover of the song "Astro Zombies" for the Tony Hawk's American Wasteland videogame. My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, also known as THAW (and unofficially as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 7) is a Video game that The band Aiden did a cover of "Die, Die My Darling" for the Kerrang! magazine compilation. Aiden is an American Post-hardcore band from Seattle Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. Die Die My Darling is an EP by The Misfits, released in 1984 shortly after the band's breakup Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. AFI have covered several Misfits songs, including "Halloween" on All Hallows E. AFI (abbreviated from A F ire I nside and formerly A sking F or i t A bunch of F ucking I P, "Last Caress" on the vinyl edition of Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes and "Demonomania" on A Fire Inside E. P . Cradle of Filth covered "Death comes Ripping" on their 1999 EP 'From the Cradle to Enslave'. Also Australian band Me You and the Other Two covered Halloween. Also in the Red Hot Chili Peppers video, "Dani California", lead singer Anthony Kiedis represented the Misfits by dressing like Glenn Danzig in a portion of the video. Red Hot Chili Peppers are " Dani California " is the first single from the American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers ' ninth studio album Stadium Arcadium Anthony Kiedis (kiːdɪs "kee-dis" (born November 1 1962 is an American musician and the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Anzalone on June 23, 1955) is an American singer Songwriter, Musician, Entrepreneur A Green Day side project known as The Network recently did a cover of the song "Teenagers From Mars" which originally appeared on the Misfits album Static Age. Green Day is an American rock trio The Network is a six-piece New Wave band. They released their debut Album Money Money 2020 on Billie Joe Armstrong The Mexican rock band Molotov did a cover of the song "I turned into a Martian" with the song "Marciano" on their cover album Con Todo Respeto. Molotov is a two-time Latin Grammy Award -winning Mexican rock and hip hop band formed in Mexico City on September 23, Con Todo Respeto is a 2004 cover album by the Mexican band Molotov.

Caroline Records released an album titled "Violent World - A Tribute to the Misfits" that paid homage to the band with covers by various punk, hardcore and metal bands. Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson 's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s It included the bands: Snapcase, Pennywise, Shades Apart, Tanner, Therapy?, Prong, 108, The Bouncing Souls, Goldfinger, Deadguy, Sick of it All, NOFX, Earth Crisis and Farside. For the Discworld character see Lord Snapcase. Snapcase was a band from Buffalo New York. Pennywise is an American Punk rock band that was formed in 1988 and is named after the monster from the critically acclaimed Stephen King novel Shades Apart were an Alternative rock musical group from Bridgewater New Jersey. Therapy? are an Alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. The Bouncing Souls are a Punk rock band from New Brunswick New Jersey formed in 1987. Goldfinger is a Ska punk band that formed in 1994 They support the imprisoned ' SHAC 7 ' Animal rights activists and John Feldmann, lead singer Deadguy was a Metalcore band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Sick of It All ( SOIA) is a New York hardcore band formed by brothers Lou Koller (vocals and Pete Koller ( Guitar) Armand NOFX (pronounced "no ef-ex") is an American Punk rock band that was formed in Los Angeles California (now based in San Francisco Earth Crisis is a Hardcore punk / Metalcore band from Syracuse New York, that recorded and performed from 1991 until they broke up in 2001

In 2002, during their Halloween show at the Metro, Alkaline Trio gave away 7" records to attendees. Alkaline Trio is a Punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on Guitar / Vocals, Dan Andriano on bass The two tracks on them were covers of Halloween and Children in Heat. Derek Grant, the drummer of Alkaline Trio once auditioned to be in the Misfits, but the spot was taken by Michael Graves. Derek Grant is a multi-talented drummer for punk band Alkaline Trio, where he replaced Mike Felumlee. Alkaline Trio is a Punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on Guitar / Vocals, Dan Andriano on bass Both Derek Grant and Matt Skiba have admitted to being influenced by The Misfits. Derek Grant is a multi-talented drummer for punk band Alkaline Trio, where he replaced Mike Felumlee. Matthew Thomas Skiba (born February 24, 1976) is the lead singer and guitarist of Alkaline Trio. Derek Grant can often be seen with a devilock. Derek Grant is a multi-talented drummer for punk band Alkaline Trio, where he replaced Mike Felumlee.

In 2006 the band Sum 41 recorded a cover of the song "Attitude" for their MySpace and as a B-side for their new album expected to be released in early 2007. Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and

In May 2007, a cover song of London Dungeon was released by Throwdown. Throwdown Straight edge Metalcore / Groove metal band from Orange County, California.

Brodie Foster Hubbard has not only performed Misfits songs at his live shows, but fronts a Misfits tribute band called 138 with members of Night Wolf. Brodie Foster Hubbard (born 1978 is an American Country music and Rock music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter from Ryan Avery (born 1986 is an American Singer, Comedian and Performance artist, Photobooth artist and Mormon missionary The title and album cover of his second CD release, Legacy of Sentimentality, was an homage to the Misfits collection Legacy of Brutality. His third CD release, Don't Screw Up Like I Did, concludes with a cover of "Astro Zombies".

In common with the Ramones, The Misfits have had some of their songs covered by The Nutley Brass - on the album The Misfits Meet The Nutley Brass Fiend Club Lounge - in a lounge music style.

In the Lamb of God DVD Killadelphia, D. Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band formed in 1990 in Richmond DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Randall Blythe, the band's vocalist can be seen wearing Misfits slip-on shoes in one of the hidden features when the band records their commentary.

The Band DoomHammer's Guitarist Andy Stevenson has admitted to being heavily influenced by the Misfits and can often be seen wearing a Misfits T-Shirt

Claudio Sanchez, Singer, guitarist for Progressive Rock band, Coheed And Cambria first learned guitar to play Misfits songs. Claudio Paul Sanchez (born March 12, 1978) Sanchez also appears on his bandmate Travis' side project dubbed Fire Deuce (backing vocals which released Coheed and Cambria is an American Progressive metal band formed in New York.

Kung Fu Killers, a side project by members of Pigface, Christian Death and The Undead, have covered Misfits songs live and on record. Pigface is an Industrial rock group formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin. Christian Death is an American Deathrock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1979 For the 1957 movie see The Undead (film. The Undead is a Horror punk band formed in 1980 in New Milford

The Mars Volta covered the Misfits song "Bullet" during thier live set at the Sasquatch Festival in George, Washington. PLaying it slowed down and droning as a final song for thier raucus live set.

Discography

"Original" Misfits

Studio albums

• Walk Among Us (1982)
• Earth A.D. (1983)
• Static Age (1997, recorded in 1978)
• 12 Hits From Hell (2001, recorded in 1980, not properly released)

Live albums

• Evilive (1982)

EPs

• Bullet (1978)
• Horror Business (1979)
• Night of the Living Dead (1979)
• 3 Hits from Hell (1981)
• Die, Die My Darling (1984)

Singles

• Cough/Cool (1977)
• Teenagers From Mars (1978)
• Halloween (1981)
• Who Killed Marilyn? (1981)

Compilations

• Beware EP (1980)
• Legacy of Brutality (1985)
• Collection I (1986)
• Collection II (1995)
• Box Set (1996)

Video

• Braineaters VHS (1983)

"Resurrected" Misfits

Studio albums

• American Psycho (1997)
• Famous Monsters (1999)
• The Misfits' seventh studio album (TBA)

Cover albums

• Project 1950

Live albums

• Evilive II (1998)

Singles

• Dig Up Her Bones (1997)
• I Wanna Be A NY Ranger (1998)
• Scream! (1999)
• Monster Mash (1999)
• Day the Earth Caught Fire (2002)
• Psycho in the Wax Museum (2006)

Compilations

• Cuts from the Crypt (2001)

Bootlegs

Rise Above 7" (2007 or 2008)

Video

• Dig Up Her Bones VHS (1997)
• Abominable Dr. Phibes/American Psycho VHS (1998)
• American Psycho Videos VHS (1998)
• Monster Mash Internet Video (1998)
• Scream! (1999)

Tribute albums

title	external info
Violent World - A Tribute to the Misfits (1997)	Listing at Rolling Stone
From Hell They Came: A Tribute To The Misfits (1998)	[1]
Here Come The Dead: A Tribute To The Misfits 2 (1999)	[2]
Hell On Earth: A Tribute To The Misfits (2000)	Listing at Rolling Stone
Stillborn Monster Babies: A Tribute To The Misfits 3 (2001)	[3]
A Tribute To The Misfits (2004)	Listing at Amazon
Fiend Club Lounge, The Nutley Brass (2005)	Listing at Rolling Stone

Filmography

The Misfits appeared as characters or in cameos in the following movies. Walk Among Us was the eighth release from the American Horror punk band The Misfits. Earth AD/Wolfs Blood (usually just called Earth AD) was the last album The Misfits recorded with Glenn Danzig. Static Age is an album by the American horror punk band The Misfits. Evilive is a Live album by The Misfits. It was initially released as a 7-song EP in December 1982 and later added 5 more songs and released Bullet was the first 7" EP and second release by the Horror punk band The Misfits. Horror Business was the second 7-inch EP, and third release by the Horror punk band The Misfits. Night of the Living Dead was the third EP and fourth release by the New Jersey Horror punk band The Misfits. 3 Hits from Hell was the sixth release from the Lodi New Jersey Horror punk band The Misfits. Die Die My Darling is an EP by The Misfits, released in 1984 shortly after the band's breakup The "Cough/Cool" 7" single was the first release by the Horror punk band The Misfits. Teenagers from Mars was an unreleased Misfits single This legendary 7" is a source of great confusion "Halloween" is a single released by The Misfits. 5000 copies were pressed (10 with black and white sleeve "Who Killed Marilyn?" is a Song by Glenn Danzig, about questions surrounding the death of actress Marilyn Monroe, with the titular question For article about the bosnian nu-metalcore band go to Beware. Legacy of Brutality is a Compilation album of early songs by the New Jersey Punk rock band Misfits. Collection I is an album compiled of early songs from The Misfits. Collection II is the companion album to The Misfits ' Collection I. The Misfits Boxed Set is a Box set by The Misfits, released in 1996 by Caroline Records. " Braineaters " is a song by the Misfits. The video for "Braineaters" is known as being the only music video the Misfits made with Glenn Danzig American Psycho is an album by the "reformed" Misfits. Famous Monsters is a 1999 album by the Misfits. It is the second in the "post- Danzig era" of the band it's also the last album of new Project 1950 is an album from the Horror punk band Misfits, released Evillive II is a Live album by The Misfits. It was released by Caroline Records and was exclusively available through The Misfit's fan club " Dig Up Her Bones " is a single by the The Misfits. It was the seventh track and first single from their 1997 album American Psycho "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" was recorded in May 1998 at The Misfits machine shop and rehearsal compound in NJ this rare recording features " American Psycho " Scream is a song by The Misfits from the album Famous Monsters. "Monster Mash" is a cover by The Misfits of the 1962 song Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. " Psycho in the Wax Museum " is a limited edition 45 vinyl single by Misfits. Cuts From the Crypt is a collection of demos, formerly unreleased tracks and cover songs from the second formation of the Horror punk band Rise Above is a live bootleg of 5 Black Flag Songs covered by the Misfits. " Dig Up Her Bones " is a single by the The Misfits. It was the seventh track and first single from their 1997 album American Psycho Abominable Dr Phibes and American Psycho are the first two tracks on The Misfits album American Psycho. American Psycho Videos is a VHS collection of the Music videos from The Misfits ' American Psycho album "Monster Mash" is a cover by The Misfits of the 1962 song Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. Scream is a song by The Misfits from the album Famous Monsters. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Amazoncom Inc ( is an American electronic commerce ( E-commerce) company in Seattle Washington.

• Animal Room (1995), as The Misfits
• Big Money Hustlas (2000), as Misfits 1-4 (individually credited)
• Bruiser (2000), uncredited
• Campfire Stories (2001), as The Misfits

Members

1977 – 1983 (Original)

The original line-up according to Misfits Central^[3]. Big Money Hustlas is a 2000 Comedy film directed by John Cafiero as his feature film debut Bruiser is a 2000 Horror film, released directly to DVD It stars Jason Flemyng as Henry Creedlow a man who wakes up one morning to discover

• Glenn Danzig – lead vocals (1977 – 1983), keyboards (1977)
• Diane DiPiazza – bass (1977)
• Jerry Only – bass (1977 – 1983)
• Jimmy Battle – guitar (1977)
• Manny Martínez – drums (1977)
• Franché Coma – guitar (1977 – 1978)
• Rick Riley – guitar (1978, not an official member, played for a couple of shows)
• Mr. Jim – drums (1978)
• Bobby Steele – guitar (1978 – 1980)
• Joey Image – drums (1978 – 1979)
• Arthur Googy – drums (1980 – 1982)
• Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein – guitar (1980 – 1983)
• Todd Swalla – drums (1982 / 1983, stand–in)
• ROBO – drums (1982 – 1983)
• Brian Damage – drums (1983)

1995 – 2000 (Resurrected)

The 'Resurrected' line-up according to Misfits Central^[4]

• Jerry Only – bass (1995 – 2000)
• Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein – guitar (1995 – 2000)
• Michale Graves – lead vocals (1995 – 1998, 1999 - 2000)
• Dr. Chud – drums (1995 – 2000)
• Myke Hideous – lead vocals (1998, South American and European Tour)
• Zoli Teglas – lead vocals (2000, Various tour dates in 2000)

2001 – Present (25th anniversary and beyond)'

The line-up from the 25th Anniversary to present according to Misfits Central^[4]

• Jerry Only – bass/lead vocals (2001 – present)
• Dez Cadena – guitar (2001 – present)
• Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein – guitar (2001)
• ROBO – drums (2001 – 2002, 2005 – present)
• Marky Ramone – drums (2001 – 2005)
• Eric "Goat" Arce (Murphy's Law) – drums (2006, played on the British part of the 2006 tour)
• Michale Graves - Lead vocals (Some shows, Eastcoast tour, early 2001)

References

See also

• List of songs by The Misfits
• Horror punk
• Samhain
• Balzac

External links

• Official Misfits Website
• Misfits Central
• Fiend Club Collectors Site
• One Thirty Eight
• TVCasualty.com
• The Misfits discography at MusicBrainz
• Misfits Photo Gallery
• The Misfits live in Michigan (1983)
• Flipside Interview - Misfits interview from 1982
• Myspace Page
• Polish site

This list of songs by The Misfits makes it easy to locate which album/single/ep a particular song has been released on Horror punk is a Music genre that was defined by the bands The Misfits, The Cramps and seminally influential group The Damned, blending Samhain was a Death rock / Horror Punk band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983 Balzac is a Japanese Horror punk band formed in 1992. They are considered by many to be the Japanese counterpart to the American horror band The MusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an Open content Music database

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