It’s been almost 33 years since Glenn Danzig fronted the legendary horror punk band The Misfits. The band, which formed in 1977, was responsible for such tracks as “Die, Die My Darling”, “Night of the Living Dead”, and “Halloween”. They are seen as a legendary act, one that brought together horror and music in ways never before done.
On October 29th, 1983 at the Greystone Hall in Detroit, The Misfits performed their last gig with vocalist Glenn Danzig, bassist Jerry Only, and guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein. They had drummer Brain Damage (Genocide, Verbal Abuse) perform with them but he was so drunk that he had to be led off stage in the middle of the set and they brought on Necros’ Todd Swalla to finish the set. However, tensions were already at an all-time high between the band, which led to Danzig announcing that this was the band’s final show. Since then, there has been a lot of bad blood between all involved parties, although there have been some attempts at rekindling a relationship over the years.
However, this fall will see the trio reunite for two headlining performances at both the Chicago and Denver Riot Fests. The first performance will be during the September 2nd-4th Denver Riot Fest and Rodeo while the second performance will take place at Chicago’s Riot Fest and Carnival, somewhere between September 16th and 18th. The full lineups for both events will be released next week.
