Live Nation, who owns most of the major concert venues in the US, just teased the first East Coast Misfits show with ¾ of the original lineup (Danzig, Jerry Only, Doyle and Dave Lombardo) in over 35 years! The Live Nation New York City’s Instagram shared a cryptic photo with the hashtag #ALLHELLSGONNABREAKLOOSE. This would be major news as a tour with the band has been heavily rumored and wanted by their throng of fans everywhere. Continue reading
‘The Original Misfits’ performed last night at The Forum in Los Angeles, and while the no camera policy worked at their show in Las Vegas, some fans were able to film clips of yesterday’s set. Continue reading
Michale Graves 12.23.2017
The Cove, Worcester, MA
All photos by Evil Robb Photography
Halloween is a week away, and Cradle of Filth‘s legendary vocalist, Dani Filth, has shared his thirteen essential albums for the holiday online today. Continue reading
Of course you knew him from Murderdolls, in which he was “one of the other guys” in that aforenamed band created by Joey Jordison, the former drummer of a little nonet known as Slipknot. Perhaps you’re older school and remember him in Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13, or even older school than that as some dude named Joseph Poole. But forget everything you knew about Wednesday 13, because, for the intents and purposes of these Condolences (Nuclear Blast), the Wednesday 13 you thought you knew is dead.Continue reading
It’s been a busy few years for Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein. From setting up his eponymous band, launching a debut album via his own Monsterman Records and the tiny matter of reforming and gigging the classic Misfits he is now completing the cycle with part II: As We Die of the Doyle legacy, this time partnering with Dave Ellefson’s EMP behemoth empire.Continue reading
Eerie Von, best known as the bassist for Danzig and Samhain, will see the rerelease of his 2009 photography book Misery Obscura The Photography of Eerie Von (1981-2009), this fall via Bazillion Points Publishing. Von who was The Misfits photographer during their heyday before later playing in his own band Rosemary’s Baby, and on seminal Danzig releases, continued to mine his keen eye for photography throughout his performing career and beyond. Now a 160 page hardcover book, the deluxe edition of Misery Obscura features hundreds of color and black and white photos of the Misfits and Eerie’s bands Samhain and Danzig across the 1980s and 1990s.
Metal legend Dave Lombardo has been tapped to play drums with the reunited lineup of The Misfits Next month at Riot Fest in Chicago and Denver. The current Misfits band includes founders Glenn Danzig, Jerrry Only, and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein.
Lomardo commented on the occasion:
“The Misfits created the horror punk attitude and had a massive influence on modern rock, punk and metal,” Lombardo says. “It was an easy decision for me to join them for these monumental shows. I was honored to be asked, and am very excited to be playing with the band.”
Danzig also commented:
“I first met Dave back in 1988 when Danzig did four shows with Slayer in the U.S. before the first Danzig album was released. Dave is one of the best drummers around, and I can’t wait for everyone to see him pounding Misfits songs live for these special shows.”
Jerry Only commented as well:
Lombardo is “a master at what he does. With the immensity of the two shows we’re planning together, the biggest decision we had was who is going to keep time and power this monster machine on drums? When Dave Lombardo’s name was thrown into the ring, Glenn and I were immediately on the same page from the very start; a good sign of things to come. I think the darker side of punk we created with the Misfits spawned the growth and evolution of punk into thrash, and sired bands like Metallica and Slayer, just as we inspired countless others in the punk revolution.”
In addition to his time with Slayer, Testament, Grip Inc, Fantômas and Philm, Lombardo has recently formed and recorded his debut with post-hardcore band Dead Cross band, and will also play on the forthcoming album from Suicidal Tendencies.
Riot Fest Denver takes place next weekend, September 2-4th and the Chicago edition will take place on the weekend of September .16th – 18th
Misfits have wrapped up a string of European tour dates and now have their gaze set on the USA again. Beyond a date in California in late September, the band will embark on “The Static Age Revisited Tour”, playing that album and other hits from the legendary hardcore horror punk innovators. In two special shows at The Roxy in West Hollywood, the band will play one night of the Static Age album and another of Walk Among Us and Earth A.D. The band will then embark on a tour of AU and New Zealand to close out the 2016. More dates to follow for Russia and other places in 2016 with the full list of current booked tour dates are below. Former Misfits and Black Flag front man Dez Cadena stepped down from the band ahead of the news that he is suffering from cancer.
The Misfits tour dates:
Sep 26: Picnic In Pozo Festival/Pozo Saloon, Pozo, CA
Static Age Revisited North American tour dates
Oct 09: The Odeon – Cleveland, OH
Oct 15: Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH
Oct 14: Imperial Bell – Quebec City, QC CAN
Oct 15: Bronson Centre – Ottawa, ON
Oct 16: Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON
Oct 17: Harpos – Detroit, MI
Oct 20: Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
Oct 22: Soundstage- Baltimore, MD
Oct 24: Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ (STATIC Age)
Oct 25: The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY
Oct 27: Best Buy Theater – New York, NY (NIGHT 2: WAU/EAD)
Oct 29: The Warehouse – Fairfield, CT
Oct 30: Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA
Nov 05: Gas Monkey Live – Dallas, TX
Nov 07: Outdoors At Concert Pub North – Houston, TX
Nov15: Livewire – Scotsdale, AZ
Nov 11: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino At Vinyl – Las Vegas, NY
Nov 12: Majestic Ventura Theater – Ventura, CA
Nov 13: The Glass House Concert Hall- Pomona, CA
Nov 14: The Roxy Theatre W. Hollywood, CA (STATIC Age)
Nov 15: The Roxy Theatre – W. Hollywood, CA (WAU/EAD)
Nov 16: Catalyst Club – Santa Cruz, CA
Nov 18: The Showbox – Seattle, WA
Nov 19: The Bossanova Ballroom – Portland, OR
Nov 20: Phoenix Theater – Petaluma, CA
Nov 21: Rockbar Theatre – San Jose, CA
Nov 22: Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, CA
Nov 24: The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
Nov 27: The Portage Theater – Chicago, IL
Nov 28: Thompson House – Newport, KY
Static Age Revisited Invades New Zealand/AU
Dec 03: Allen Street – Christchurch, NZ
Dec 04: Bodega – Wellington, NZ
Dec 05: The Studio – Auckland, NZ
Dec 09: Triffid – Brisbane, AU
Dec 15: The Gov- Adelaide, AU
Dec 11: Max Watts – Melbourne, AU
Dec 12: Manning Bar – Sydney, AU
Dec 13: Rosemount – Perth, AU
NZ/AU Tickets on sale at this link:
Static Age Revisited Russian tour dates for 2016
Mar 18 16: Izvestia Hall – Moscow, RU
Mar 19 16: Aurora Hall – Petersburg, RU
