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Like the 13th Floor Elevators in the 60s and the New York Dolls
in the early 70s, this US punk band was swiftly surrounded in a
cloak of mythology and cult appeal. Long after their demise
(they
played their last live gig in 1983), their obscure US-only records
were fetching large sums of money in collecting circles, among those
fascinated by the band's spine-chilling mix of horror-movie imagery
and hardcore. The Misfits were formed in New Jersey, New York,
in 1977 by Gerry Only
(bass) and Glenn Danzig
(b. 23 June 1959,
Lodi, New Jersey, USA; vocals) and, like many aspiring new wave
acts, played in venues such as CBGB's, adding guitarist Bobby
Steele and drummer Joey Image. Later that year, 'Cough Cool'
became their first single on their own Plan 9 label. A four-track EP,
Bullet
(in a sleeve showing John F. Kennedy's assassination), was
recorded before their debut album, and was followed by 'Horror
Business'. A third single, 'Night Of The Living Dead', surfaced in
1979, the reference to the classic George A. Romero movie revealing
the Misfits' continued fascination with blood-and-guts horror. Then
came an EP, Three Hits From Hell, recorded in 1980, but not issued
until the following April, and a seasonal October single, 'Halloween'.
Having lost Steele to the Undead, replaced by Jerry's brother Doyle,
Googy
(aka Eerie Von) stepped in on drums during a European tour
with the Damned as Image's narcotic problems worsened. The Misfits
rounded off 1981 by recording the seven-track mini-album Evilive,
originally sold through the band's Fiend fan club, which also secured a
German 12-inch release. The band's only original UK release was a
12-inch EP, Beware. Other Misfits releases included several patchy
albums that failed to capture their live impact: 1982's Walk Among Us,
Earth A.D.
(aka Wolfblood ) and the posthumous brace, Legacy Of
Brutality and Misfits. Danzig issued his first solo single in 1981,
'Who Killed Marilyn?', later forming Samhain with Misfits drummer
Eerie Von. He was subsequently venerated in heavy metal magazines
in the late 80s as his eponymous Danzig vehicle gained ground. The
other Misfits mainstays, brothers Jerry and Doyle, formed the hapless
Kryst The Conqueror, who released one five-song EP with the help of
Skid Row guitarist David Sabo. An ambitious 4-CD set was issued in
1996 in the shape of a coffin, and the following year the band re-formed,
with Danzig replaced by Michale Graves, releasing an album for Geffen
Records. Two years later they signed with Roadrunner Records.