Just before the first era of this band came to an end, one more album was released. The hardcore influence has taken over their sound, with the band playing at such blisteringly heavy speeds that they became an influence on thrash metal.
The band broke up shortly after it. Danzig formed Samhain, a project which was more experimental and metal oriented than The Misfits, and that would later form into his main project known simply as Danzig that solidified his transition into the metal genre. Only and Doyle laid low some years after The Misfits, though they did play in a Christian metal band for a while.
These documented most of the band's recorded material, though some songs were slightly different versions of the originals due to overdubs done by Danzig.
The music they put out in their initial time together is nothing short of incredible. As much as I want to rant about the sheer greatness and timelessness of the music they put out in their first era as a band, I think it speaks for itself. A lot of music has accumulated on this blog over the years, but I firmly believe that The Misfits are one of the best, and one I would be ecstatic to recommend. Now, like I said, the band that existed between and , the brainchild of Glenn Danzig, turned out to only be what you can call the "first" era of three in this band's history.
After years of legal disputes between Danzig and Only, the name and logo were finally allowed to be used by Only. In , he reformed The Misfits with Doyle on guitar again, and eventually was joined by drummer Dr. Chud and new vocalist Michale Graves. Besides the name and image, this new incarnation shared almost nothing with the original Misfits. They would include some of the old songs in their live sets, but immediately sought to put out their own music.
This new sound was much more polished and heavy metal influenced, though nicely complimented by Graves' melodic voice. They recorded two full-lengths in the late 90's. A lot of comparisons are drawn between the "Danzig" era and the "Graves" era, though the two are really apples and oranges. They're completely different sounds, and essentially two different bands, aside from some common members and a shared band name.
Just throwing in my 2 cents here, but the "Graves" era definitely had some highlight songs; the "horror" aspect just became a little too campy. It's not always a bad thing, but that's just my very, very brief opinion on this era of the band.
It's still worth trying though, I mean a song like "Helena" is just too good to pass up. As their history suggests, no line-up can last too long. Around , Graves and Chud both quit the band, and Doyle followed soon after. This left Only as the sole remaining member of the band. Instead of The Misfits dissolving again, he decided to carry on, and took over vocals himself. Their most notable release was Project , which was a covers album of songs from the 's, and also the only album Only's vocals sounded good on.
Throughout the 's, the band mostly just toured and played songs from both the Danzig and Graves eras. Robo left in , though of course this don't stop Only's Misfits. A year later, a new album under The Misfits name was released.
Personally, it's "meh" at best, and hardly a Misfits album, but to each their own I suppose. Cadena eventually left too, being replaced by Only's son. Now in , Danzig, Doyle, and Only finally put their numerous lawsuits and issues aside to reunite as The Misfits and play two headlining shows at Riot Fest. That's where we are now, and the future of the ever-changing Misfits is still unknown.
That should do it for a quick history lesson on The Misfits. There's so much to this band throughout the years, really looking into them is both very interesting and very enlightening on how this band has functioned. There is a lot of material here, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask, or look around the internet; they're quite well-documented.
Also check out Evilive if you want to hear to some incredible live material from them. If you're going to check out an album with Graves at the helm, it'd have to be Famous Monsters , though American Psycho is also fantastic.
As for Jerry on vocals, Project is surprisingly decent, but sadly that's about it. Again, I hope you enjoy, and Happy Halloween! I want your skulls. Bullet We Are Hollywood Babylon. Horror Business Horror Business. Teenagers From Mars. Children In Heat. Night Of The Living Dead Night Of The Living Dead.
Where Eagles Dare. Rat Fink. Beware Last Caress. I Turned Into A Martian. London Dungeon. Horror Hotel. Ghouls Night Out. Astro Zombies. Violent World. Halloween II. London Dungeon Alternate Take. Note: This album was originally recorded in , and was meant to be released as a full-length.
This never happened, and most of the songs ended up either appearing on 3 Hits From Hell , Halloween , or were re-recorded for Walk Among Us. In , this album was supposed to be released in full, but was scrapped just before distribution by Danzig and Only, so it still has no official release, besides bootlegs and a few promotional copies that still exist.
Halloween Walk Among Us All Hell Breaks Loose. Devil's Whorehouse. Earth A. Queen Wasp. Death Comes Ripping. Green Hell. Wolfs Blood. Die, Die My Darling Die, Die My Darling. We Bite. Legacy Of Brutality Static Age. TV Casualty. Hybrid Moments. Spinal Remains. Come Back. Some Kinda Hate. Theme For A Jackal. Who Killed Marilyn? American Nightmare. Misfits Note: Also known as Collection I. Evilive Note: Live album recorded in , originally released as an EP in , but then re-released in as a full album, which is what I have here.
Evil Is As Evil Does Beware: The Complete Singles Astro Zombies Live. Horror Business Live. London Dungeon Live. All Hell Breaks Loose Live. We Are Live. Return Of The Fly. Collection II Mephisto Waltz. Box Set Ghoul's Night Out. Hate Breeders. Nike-a-Go-Go Live. Hate Breeders Live. Devil's Whorehouse Live. Horror Hotel Live. Ghoul's Night Out Live.
Disc 3: Studio Sessions. She -- -- Session A. Where Eagles Dare -- Session B. Horror Business -- Session B.
Teenagers From Mars -- Session B. Children In Heat -- Session B. Disc 4: Static Age. Static Intro. Return of The Fly.
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