According to various sources, former Misfits frontman Glenn Danzig is suing current Misfits bassist Jerry Only over rights to a lucrative merchandising deal with Hot Topic. Additionally, Danzig claims that Jerry Only registered trademarks "for everything Misfits-related in 2000" behind the singer's back.
As we've seen over the years, there have been multiple lineups for the Misfits, but if guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein has his way, the band's most well known collective will rock once more.
The ever-satisfying Heavy MTL festival, which takes place in Montreal, Canada, every summer, delivered yet again. The festival was packed with some of metal's biggest acts and displayed a particularly diverse lineup that appeals to all sorts of fans across the genre's vast spectrum. The billing ranged from Avenged Sevenfold and Godsmack, to Children of Bodom and At The Gates, to Mastodon and Finnt
Danzig rocked the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods crowd with a stellar five-song set, beginning with a pair of his own songs -- 'Hammer of the Gods' and 'Mother' -- much to the delight of the crowd. For the rest of the set, he welcomed his onetime Misfits cohort Doyle for mosh-pit inspiring performances of 'Death Comes Ripping,' 'Skulls,' and 'Last Caress...
There’s always been a Halloween-appropriate look to the Misfits.
So it’s only appropriate for the legendary punk band from New Jersey to release new music prior to trick-or-treating season. Get ready for ‘The Devil’s Rain,’ which comes pouring down on Oct. 4 and will be preceded by the start of a US tour.