Misfits Songs Ranked
The Misfits are an American punk rock band often recognized as the progenitors of the horror punk subgenre, blending punk and other musical influences with horror film themes and imagery. The group was founded in 1977 in Lodi, New Jersey, by vocalist, songwriter and keyboardist Glenn Danzig, and drummer Manny Martínez. Jerry Only joined on bass guitar shortly after. Over the next six years, membership would change frequently with Danzig and Only the only consistent members. During this time period, they released several EPs and singles, and with Only’s brother Doyle as a guitarist, the albums Walk Among Us (1982) and Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood (1983), both considered touchstones of the early-1980s hardcore punk movement. The band has gone through many lineup changes over the years, with bassist Jerry Only being the only constant member in the group. The Misfits disbanded in 1983, and Glenn Danzig went on to form Samhain and then Danzig. Several albums of reissued and previously unreleased material were issued after the group’s dissolution, and their music later became influential to punk rock, heavy metal, and alternative rock. After a series of legal battles with Danzig, Only and Doyle regained the rights to record and perform as the Misfits. They formed a new version of the band in 1995 with singer Michale Graves and drummer Dr. Chud. This incarnation of Misfits had more of a heavy metal sound and released the albums American Psycho (1997) and Famous Monsters (1999) before dissolving in 2000. Jerry Only then took over lead vocals and recruited former Black Flag guitarist Dez Cadena and former Ramones drummer Marky Ramone for a Misfits 25th anniversary tour. Here are all MIsfits songs ranked.
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20. Spinal Remains (Legacy of Brutality, 1985)
“The Misfits were so fucking great. Even their newer stuff is pretty listenable but it is their primitive punk rock period with Glenn Danzig at the front that actually rocks scary pumpkins. Apparently, you can’t even bring up the name ‘The Misfits’ to Danzig these days because he’ll knock the shit out of you.”
19. Halloween (Legacy of Brutality, 1985)
“Short and sweet, these jarring companion pieces share the subject of All Hallow’s Eve. Though punk is not truly my cup of tea, I find these tunes fun in a novelty sort of way. A spooky mood is established and especially in Halloween II, there is a bit of creativity in encouraging some chills in the listener.”
18. Attitude (Beware, 1980)
“To be honest, this is a lot better than I thought it would be. The music is absolutely as simple as it can get, but the fuzzy tone they get on their guitar is great.”
17. Fiend Club (Famous Monsters, 1999)
“Honestly I think this is the best misfits album. Every song has a catchy hook and/or chorus (especially die monster die, dust to dust, and witch hunt), graves is a great singer just like Danzig is, the guitar tone is great, the drumming makes a ton of these songs here (like forbidden zone), the production is great, and overall I think the graves era is on par with the Danzig era”
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16. Bullet (Misfits, 1986)
“A good rating for 4 excellent, ridiculous hardcore tunes that show the best of this band’s ability. Maybe not the best 7″ hardcore but easily among the best.”
15. Some Kinda Hate (Legacy of Brutality, 1985)
“Some great guitar and vocal work on this underrated track. Music is music. If you like something, then its good to you. If someone else doesn’t like it, it doesn’t mean they’re posers or something. You don’t like something because it’s punk. You like it because you like it. You people get so concerned with genres that you forget that its just music! Stop arguing over whos punk and whos not, who cares! By the way, this is a good cd.
14. Static Age (Static Age, 1996)
“Glenn Danzig and his misfits, are the best god damn punk band ever. Look I’ve been listening to punk records for a god damn while, and lets face facts, it’s a genre of albums which usually have at most an eps worth of a great material, and just trash. Which makes sense, it’s really hard to make great songs with two chord riffs and a bad attitude.”
13. We are 138 (Beware, 1980)
“Even on their own, this would be an excellent collection of melodic yet gritty punk tracks, but on this EP, Danzig’s voice becomes the secret weapon that The Misfits had gave them a leg up on every other punk band at the time”
12. Hollywood Babylon (Misfits, 1986)
“If you are new to punk or your just lookin for a new band to listen to look no farther than the Misfits. They are My favorite band and this is one of their best releases.”
11. TV Casualty (Legacy of Brutality, 1985)
“This is probably my most listened to Misfits record. A lot of the songs sound almost 50’s inspired and has a lot of rhythm and grooves to it.”
10. Where Eagles Dare (Legacy of Brutality, 1985)
“Rather enjoyable collection of unreleased cuts from this unique band that mixes goth, punk and rockabilly on these early recordings from 1977 – ’81. Plenty of great tunes the majority of which are on the first side.”
9. Helena (Famous Monsters, 1999)
“This is mainly straight forward played horror punk rock, without creating that much atmosphere or feeling to it. A bit daft, even when compared to the post-Danzig material.”
8. Scream (Famous Monsters, 1999)
“The Michale Graves era of the Misfits had quite a few fantastic songs with this gem being one of them. The Graves era gets a lot of stick from the Danzig hardcore which I could understand if he (Graves) was trying to emulate Danzig but he doesn’t he does his own thing.”
7. Saturday Night (Famous Monsters, 1999)
“Even though I prefer Danzig’s era, this is definitely my favorite Misfits song! Ditto Danzig era fan as well but Michale Graves had his own style and did the Misfits justice with this song”
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6. Astro Zombies (Walk Among Us, 1982)
“An underrated Misfits song with what I think some of Danzig’s best vocals. Best Punk song ever! The vocals sound superb as always with the misfits, the guitars are much clearer and more refined.”
5. Skulls (Walk Among Us, 1982)
“First Misfits song that I ever heard. Have always played this one with every band/jam session I have ever been in. Fun song to play drums on! This song should be higher up it’s simple it’s catchy it’s a phenomenal song”
4. Hybrid Moments (Legacy of Brutality, 1985)
“In my opinion the best Misfits song, epic vocals and ripping power chords. The best by far, the second being last caress. This song is their best song”
3. Die, Die My Darling (Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood, 1983)
“Die, Die My Darling” is a great example of that, not only because it’s literally built upon one note but because it’s at once very much in line with everything else that Danzig and company had done up to this point yet at the same time it’s finding a new angle of attack.”
2. Dig Up Her Bones (American Psycho, 1997)
“Personally, I think this is the best Misfits song in terms of musical and overall sound quality. I’m more metal than punk but I love both and this song just seems so much better than the others”
1. Last Caress (Collection 2, 1992)
“Last caress is simply a perfect punk song. It contains enough political incorrectness to make any conservative wince. Danzig’s vocals really capture the audiences attention. Also, the song is just perfectly structured with the one two punch of the opening verses which leads into the chaotic ramblings of the choruses and distorted feedback.”
