History Music / TheMisfits

* HardcorePunk: At least ''Earth A.D.''

** Michele Graves' solo works are essentially darker and more socially relevant successors to his works with The Misfits, with songs about among other things, the Columbine tragedy, and on his latest album, [[TheSingularity Elon Musk's creations becoming sentient and monstrous.]]

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: In "Night of the Living Dead" it describes zombies and later criticizes people fascination with them.

* RedOniBlueOni: Constantly angry occultist Danzig, and relatively mellow Christian Jerry, with Doyle being the required SurroundedByIdiots OnlySaneMan stopping them from killing and/or suing eachother.

On May 12, 2016 it was announced that Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only, and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein will perform together [[CueTheFlyingPigs for the first time in 33 years]] in September 2016. Since then, they've been playing together alongside new members Dave Lombardo and Acey Slade whenever they have any free time, and Jerry has stated he's open to making an album.

* AltumVidetur: "Halloween II." Not exactly grammatically correct either.

** Gerald Caiafa turned into "Jerry Only" after they misspelled his name on an early single, so he just wanted "Jerry, Only Jerry."

On May 12, 2016 it was announced that Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only, and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein will perform together [[CueTheFlyingPigs for the first time in 33 years]] in September 2016.

* ''Glenn Danzig'' - Vocals, keyboards, studio guitar (1977-1983)

* '''''Jerry Only''''' - Bass (1977-1983, 1995-present), vocals (2001-present)

* ''Doyle'' - Guitar (1980-1983, 1995-2001)

* '''''Eric Arce''''' - Drums (2010-present)
* '''Jerry Caiafa Jr.''' - Guitar (2014-present)

** ''Astro Zombies''

Not to be confused with one of the two {{Fake Band}}s from ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' They also have nothing to do with [[Film/TheMisfits the final film]] Creator/MarilynMonroe (and Creator/ClarkGable) made (though [[ShoutOut that's where they got their name from.]])

The Misfits are commonly considered one of the most influential underground bands of their generations; laying the groundwork for continuing trends in PunkRock, GothRock, ThrashMetal, and PostHardcore style Music/{{Emo}} (especially Music/MyChemicalRomance who share the same fascination with horror and the undead, but applying it in a much more emotional and theatrical way).

''The Misfits'' are a PunkRock band formed by [[strike: Glenn Allen Anzalone]] Glenn Danzig in 1977 in Lodi, UsefulNotes/NewJersey. The line-up was constantly in flux for most of its existence, with its main members consisting of Glenn Danzig and the bassist Jerry Only. Eventually the classic line-up of Glenn, Jerry, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (Jerry's younger brother) and Arthur Googy was settled upon to record ''Walk Among Us.''

The band made a distinct sound combining the buzz saw guitar of Music/TheBuzzcocks with lyrical content mostly about B-Horror movies, Pulp Novels, and trashy pop culture in general. They are the progenitors and still reigning kings of Horror Punk.

** Michele Graves' solo works are essentially darker and more socially relevant successors to his works with The Misfits, with songs about among other things, the Columbine tragedy, and on his latest album, [[Elon Musk's creations becoming sentient and monstrous. TheSingularity]]

** "Film/{{Night of the Living Dead|1968"

** "Film/NightOfTheLivingDead|1968"

The Misfits are commonly considered one of the most influential underground bands of their generations; laying the groundwork for continuing trends in PunkRock, GothRock, Thrash Metal, and PostHardcore style Music/{{Emo}} (especially Music/MyChemicalRomance who share the same fascination with horror and the undead, but applying it in a much more emotional and theatrical way).

The band made a distinct sound combining the buzz saw guitar of Music/TheBuzzcocks with lyrical content mostly about B-Horror movies, Pulp Novels, and trashy pop culture in general. They are the progenitors and still reigning kings of HorrorPunk.

The Misfits are a PunkRock band formed by [[strike: Glenn Allen Anzalone]] Glenn Danzig in 1977 in Lodi, UsefulNotes/NewJersey. The line-up was constantly in flux for most of its existence, with its main members consisting of Glenn Danzig and the bassist Jerry Only. Eventually the classic line-up of Glenn, Jerry, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (Jerry's younger brother) and Arthur Googy was settled upon to record ''Walk Among Us.''

The Misfits are a PunkRock band formed by [[strike:Glenn Allen Anzalone]] Glenn Danzig in 1977 in Lodi, New Jersey. The line up was constantly in flux for most of its existence, with its main members consisting of Glenn Danzig and the bassist Jerry Only. Eventually the classic line up of Glenn, Jerry, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (Jerry's younger brother)and Arthur Googy was settled upon to record ''Walk Among Us''.

The band made a distinct sound combining the buzz saw guitar of The Buzzcocks with lyrical content mostly about B-Horror movies, Pulp Novels, and trashy pop culture in general. They are the progenitors and still reigning kings of Horror Punk.

The Misfits are commonly considered one of the most influential underground bands of their generations; laying the groundwork for continuing trends in Punk Rock, {{Goth Rock}}, {{Thrash Metal}}, and post hardcore style [[Music/{{Emo}} Emo]] (especially Music/MyChemicalRomance who share the same fascination with horror and the undead, but applying it in a much more emotional and theatrical way.)

Not to be confused with one of the two {{Fake Band}}s from ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' They also have nothing to do with [[Film/TheMisfits the final film]] Creator/MarilynMonroe (and Creator/ClarkGable) made (though [[ShoutOut that's where they got their name from]].)
!!Members
Current members in '''bold'''. Members who performed on a full-length studio release in ''italic''.
* ''Glenn Danzig'' - vocals, keyboards, studio guitar (1977-1983)
* Diane [=DiPiazza=] - bass (1977)
* Jimmy Battle - guitar (1977)
* Manny Martinez - drums (1977)
* '''''Jerry Only''''' - bass (1977-1983, 1995-present), vocals (2001-present)
* ''Franché Coma'' - guitar (1977-1978)
* ''Mr. Jim'' - drums (1978)
* ''Bobby Steele'' - guitar (1978-1980)
* Joey Image - drums (1978-1979)
* ''Arthur Googy'' - drums (1980-1982)
* ''Doyle'' - guitar (1980-1983, 1995-2001)
* ''Robo'' - drums (1982-1983, 2005-2010)
* Brian Damage - drums (1983)
* ''Dr. Chud'' - drums (1995-2000)
* ''Michale Graves'' - vocals (1995-2000)
* ''Dez Cadena'' - guitar (2001-2015)
* ''[[{{Ramones}} Marky Ramone]]'' - drums (2001-2005)
* '''''Eric Arce''''' - drums (2010-present)
* '''Jerry Caiafa jr.''' - guitar (2014-present)

!!Studio albums

* ''Static Age'' (recorded in 1978, released in 1997)
* ''12 Hits from Hell'' (recorded in 1980, released in 2001 [[note]]Though only handful of copies exist as Danzig and Only cancelled the release[[/note]])
* ''Walk Among Us'' (1982)
* ''Earth A.D.'' (1983)[[note]]Also known as Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood[[/note]]
* ''American Psycho'' (1997)
* ''Famous Monsters'' (1999)
* ''Project 1950'' (2003)
* ''The Devil's Rain'' (2011)

!!!"Mommy, Can I Go Out and Trope Tonight?":
* AltumVidetur - "Halloween II". Not exactly grammatically correct either.
* AntiLoveSong - "Die Die My Darling".
* [[AwesomeMcCoolName Awesome [=McCool=] Name]]: Most of their StageNames, especially Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein.
* BaldOfAwesome: [[http://d2vhprqki2fot3.cloudfront.net/experience/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-02-at-12.32.19-PM.png Jerry Only is rapidly getting closer to being this]].
* TheBigGuy - Doyle, have you seen him?
* BodyHorror - Helena
* CoverVersion: They have an album dedicated to this -- ''Project 1950''. Aside from that, they also recorded "Rat Fink" and "Day the Earth Caught Fire".
** [[InvertedTrope They are largely covered themselves]], as TheOtherWiki [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cover_versions_of_Misfits_songs can attest]].
* DarkerAndEdgier - Glenn Danzig's Samhaim was darker and not as "fun" as The Misfits.
* DarkIsNotEvil - Despite having pretty gruesome lyrics, the songs can be remarkably poppy and fun.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Their first single, "Cough/Cool" b/w "She": Both songs were stylistically similar to later material, but featured Glenn Danzig on both vocals and electric piano, as they lacked a lead guitarist at the time.
* EmoMusic: [[UnbuiltTrope Unbuilt]] version. Horror lyrics intermixed with SillyLoveSongs with pop punk/hardcore punk tones as the Misfits started were later something emo bands like AFI and MyChemicalRomance would be influenced by.
* HardcorePunk - At least ''Earth A.D.''
* HellHotel - ''Horror Hotel''.
* [[{{Pun}} Incredibly Lame Pun]] - ''Ghouls Night Out''.

* LighterAndSofter - The 90s era had better production values and therefore was easier on the ears. They no longer wrote songs about sex and senseless violence (though violent horror movies were still the primary theme to sing about), and a handful of songs were inspired by Jerry Only and Doyle's Christian faith.
* LyricalDissonance - Most of their lyrics are about murder, rape, and destruction (sometimes inspired by B-sci-fi/horror movies), but had rockabilly influenced beats and Glenn Danzig's deep baritone bluesy voice.
* MetalScream - Inverted. While most of his [[Music/HenryRollins contemporaries]] in punk scream, Glenn has a pleasant and powerful baritone.
* MurderBallad - "Mommy Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?".
* NothingButSkulls - "Skulls".
* [[NonIndicativeName Non-Indicative Title]]: Usually their songs about horror movies are also titled after the movie itself, so you would think "Shining" would be a song about ''Film/TheShining''... It's about ''{{Film/Poltergeist}}''.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent - In "Night of the Living Dead" it describes zombies and later criticizes people fascination with them.
* RevolvingDoorBand - Classic era Misfits.

** Although "new" Misfits also change their members, just not as constantly as "classic" Misfits.
* ShoutOut - Mostly involving horror movies:
** Patty Hearst
** "[[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 Night of the Living Dead]]"

** "We are [[Film/{{THX1138}} 138]]!"
** On their ''Walk Among Us'' album, the rat-bat-spider like creature looks like it comes from ''Film/TheAngryRedPlanet''.
* RockTrio - They became this since Jerry took over lead vocals position.
* SillyLoveSongs - In a way, quite a few:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP7wHOHYCdc "Hybrid Moments"]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQjOt2yo12k&feature=related "Some Kinda Hate"]]
* SpiritualSuccessor - Glenn Danzig's Samhain was his continuation of exploring the darker themes and sound on the ''Earth A.D.'' album. The Misfits themselves can be considered a punk version of Music/AliceCooper or Screaming Lord Sutch.
* StageNames - Most of them.
** Gerald Caiafa turned into "Jerry Only" after they misspelled his name on an early single, so he just wanted "Jerry, Only Jerry".

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Prior to becoming lead vocalist, Jerry sang on their [[CoverVersion cover]] of "Monster Mash" (later re-recorded for ''Project 1950'').
** Dez Cadena sings on "Jack the Ripper" and "Death Ray".
* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth - Some of their earlier records are so raw that they sound as if they were recorded in a public bathroom.
* TitleTrack: Present on ''Static Age'', ''Earth A.D.'', ''American Psycho'' and ''The Devil's Rain''. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with ''Walk Among Us'', while they have both an album and a song by that name, the song would not be written and recorded until several years later (it appears on ''American Psycho'').