| Most of the Misfits albums are now categorized | | | | inside the horror punk box. |
| under horror punk rock. If this is a bit foreign to you, | | | | From 1978 to 1982, the band continued performing |
| it may be because it is a sub genre of sorts of which | | | | singles and recording tracks. It was however, only in |
| this band is widely considered a pioneer of. The | | | | 1982 when they managed to push out Walk Among |
| group's transition to its current enduring image | | | | US, the first full release that was in album form. On |
| however, was not a smooth or easy one. | | | | this same year, they launched their national tour. By |
| The original band was the idea of Glenn Danzig who | | | | 1983 however, the band was already in danger of |
| took the name from Marilyn Monroe's last movie. The | | | | taking the downward slope. Danzig lost interest and |
| band's first line up in 1977 was made up of Diane | | | | eventually announced the group's break up. He went |
| DiPiazza, Jimmy Battle and Manny Martinez. DiPiazza | | | | on to found Samhain which focused on heavy metal. |
| and Battle stayed only briefly and Jerry Caiafa, who | | | | Only went off to establish his own band, Kryst the |
| is now more popularly known as Jerry Only, was | | | | Conqueror which was a Christian heavy metal band. |
| recruited into the group. Only and Danzig are the only | | | | The Misfits were far from really over though. Fresh |
| two members who stayed on with the band for long. | | | | support and comments were coming out that other |
| To date, the group's member roster has registered a | | | | rising acts liked their music. This gave Only the idea |
| total of 17 members. The quick line up changes are a | | | | of resurrecting the band. This led to a sticky legal |
| definite indication of the band's troubled history. | | | | battle that pitted him and Doyle, another former |
| The band immediately started work on its first album | | | | band member, against Danzig. It was eventually |
| Static Age on the same year of their founding. There | | | | agreed upon outside of court that Only and Doyle |
| were no record labels though willing to support the | | | | could perform as the Misfits and use its logo. |
| project. The band ended up releasing singles. It took | | | | Merchandising rights however is to be shared with |
| two decades before Static Age could be released in | | | | Danzig. The original founder showed no desire to |
| full. | | | | continue performing with his former band mates. |
| In 1978, the group began an image and style | | | | The band was officially reborn under the leadership |
| makeover that would eventually define the group for | | | | of Only but it went through more line up issues. By |
| the rest of its career. Danzig began to craft more | | | | 2001, Only was the only member left with no |
| songs that were peppered by references to horror. | | | | prospect for a new Misfit album. Presently however, |
| Also, while performing on stage, band members | | | | the official line up listed for the band also includes Dez |
| began sporting horror themed appearances, the most | | | | Cadena and Julio "Robo" Valencia. Their most recent |
| pronounced of which is the devilock hair. From this | | | | work together is the single Land of the Dead |
| time on, every succeeding Misfits album was put | | | | released in 2009. |