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Lodi, New York NJ, United States (1977 – 1983, 1995 – present)
Danzig along with bassist Jerry Only (born Jerry Caiafa), who joined shortly after the band’s inception, remained the only consistent members throughout various line-ups, during the six years of the band’s original incarnation (from 1977 to 1983). Danzig was very interested in Marilyn Monroe, and took the band’s name from “The Misfits”, Monroe’s last film. 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. Early Misfits songs tended to have catchy, sing-along choruses backed by Danzig’s distorted keyboard accompaniments.
The band began as a largely untrained ensemble. The song
By the original band’s last album, Earth A.D., they had become a hardcore punk band, with Danzig’s standout vocal tone floating over a torrent of thrashing guitar, bass, and drums.
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