List of Misfits band members

1977–1983

The Misfits were formed in February 1977 by vocalist and keyboardist Glenn Danzig (real name Glenn Anzalone), bassist Jerry Only (real name Gerald Caiafa) and drummer Manny Martínez. After performing as a three-piece for a number of months with Danzig on vocals and electric piano, including their first single Cough/Cool, the band added guitarist Franché Coma (real name Frank Licata) in October.^[1] By the end of the year they had also replaced Martínez with Mr. Jim (surname Catania), a former bandmate of Danzig's, due to the original drummer's decision to leave the band.^[2] Misfits recorded its debut album Static age in the first two months of 1978, but it remained unreleased until 1996.^[3] Bullet was released in June 1978.^[4]

Coma left midway through a North American tour in October 1978, followed by Mr. Jim later in the month.^[5] They were replaced in November by Bobby Steele (real name Bobby Kaufhold) and Joey Image (real name Joey Poole), respectively.^[5] Coma was initially replaced by Rick Riley for two shows before Steele joined.^[5] After the release of two singles – Horror business and Night of the living dead – Image left Misfits in December 1979 following conflicts with Danzig and Only.^[6] The group went on a short hiatus, before adding drummer Arthur Googy (real name Arthur McGuckin) in April 1980.^[7] Later in the year, Steele was replaced by Only's 16-year-old brother Paul Caiafa (originally a roadie for the band), who adopted the moniker Doyle.^[8] This lineup recorded the band's first album to be released, Walk among us, which was issued in March 1982.^[9] Googy left shortly after its release after an argument with Danzig at a McDonald's restaurant.^[10]

Returning with former Black Flag drummer Robo (real name Roberto Valverde), Misfits recorded its second album Earth AD/Wolf's blood throughout late 1982 and early 1983.^[11] Robo left in August 1983, with Brian Damage (real name Brian Keats) brought in for scheduled tour dates later in the year.^[5] However, Danzig disbanded the group after a final show on October 29 which Rolling Stone writer Kory Grow described as "shambolic", during which former touring drummer Todd Swalla was forced to substitute for Damage, who was unable to play due to being drunk.^[12] Earth AD/Wolf's blood was released in December 1983,^[13] followed by the single Die, die, my darling in May 1984.^[14] Following the breakup of Misfits, Danzig formed Samhain and later an eponymous band, while the Caiafa brothers collaborated in the Christian metal group Kryst the Conqueror.^[11]

1995 onwards

After a legal case regarding ownership of the band's name, in 1995 Only "secured the exclusive legal right to tour and record as the Misfits", and reformed the band with Doyle.^[15] The pair initially invited Danzig to rejoin, who declined.^[10] During auditions for new bandmates, Only and Doyle recorded several demos with vocalist Eric Weiss and drummer Joel Gausten, although they were not official members of the band.^[16] Later in the year, vocalist Michale Graves (real name Michael Emanuel) and drummer Dr. Chud (real name David Calabrese) joined the group, with their first shows coming in October.^[17] The new lineup released several recordings together, including studio albums American psycho in 1997 and Famous monsters in 1999.^[18][19] Graves briefly departed in 1998, during which time Myke Hideous filled in on several tour dates.^[20]

Graves and Chud left midway through a show on October 25, 2000.^[21] Several guest musicians replaced them at later shows, including former member Joey Image, vocalist Zoli Téglás and drummer Ken "Renfield" Schalk.^[21] In early 2001, the group toured with a range of guests, including Eric Arce, former members Robo and Graves, former Black Flag guitarist Dez Cadena, and former Ramones drummer Marky Bell.^[22] Both Cadena and Marky later became official members,^[23] before Doyle left the band in May.^[24] Robo returned to replace Marky in 2005,^[25] remaining until late 2010 when he was replaced by Arce.^[26] In 2014, the band expanded to a four-piece with the addition of Only's guitarist son Jerry Caiafa II,^[27] although the following June it was announced that Cadena had to cease performing due to undergoing cancer treatment.^[28]

On May 12, 2016, it was announced that Danzig would be returning to the band for the first time since 1983, alongside guitarist Doyle, for a lineup dubbed "The original Misfits".^[29] In August, it was announced that former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo would be joining as the fourth member of the group, with the first reunion shows taking place the following month.^[30]

Current

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Jerry Only (Jerry Caiafa)	1977–1983 1995–present	bass backing vocals lead vocals (2000–2016)	all Misfits releases
	Glenn Danzig (Glenn Anzalone)	1977–1983 2016–present	lead vocals electric piano (early 1977)	all Misfits releases from "Cough/Cool" (1977) to "Die, Die My Darling" (1984)
	Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (Paul Caiafa)	1980–1983 1995–2001 2016–present	guitar	all Misfits releases from 3 Hits from Hell (1981) to "Monster Mash" (1999) Psycho in the Wax Museum (2006)
	Dave Lombardo	2016–present	drums	none
	Acey Slade (Emil Schmidt)	2016–present	rhythm guitar	none

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Manny Martínez	1977	drums percussion	"Cough/Cool" (1977)
	Franché Coma (Frank Licata)	1977–1978	guitar	"Bullet" (1978) "Last Caress" (1980)
	Mr. Jim (Jim Catania)	1978	drums
	Bobby Steele (Bobby Kaufhold)	1978–1980	guitar	"Horror Business" (1979) "Night of the Living Dead" (1979)
	Joey Image (Joey Poole)	1978–1979 (touring 2000)	drums
	Arthur Googy (Arthur McGuckin)	1980–1982		all Misfits releases from 3 Hits from Hell (1981) to Evilive (1982)
	Robo (Roberto Valverde)	1982–1983 2005–2010 (touring 2001–02)		Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood (1983) "Die, Die My Darling" B-sides (1984) "Land of the Dead" (2009)
	Dr. Chud (David Calabrese)	1995–2000		all Misfits releases from American Psycho (1997) to "Monster Mash" (1999) Psycho in the Wax Museum (2006)
	Michale Graves (Michael Emanuel)	1995–1998 1998–2000	lead vocals	all Misfits releases from American Psycho (1997) to "Monster Mash" (1999), except "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" (1998)
	Dez Cadena	2001–2015	guitar backing vocals	all Misfits releases from "Day the Earth Caught Fire" (2002) to "Horror Xmas" (2013), except Psycho in the Wax Museum (2006)
	Marky Ramone (Marky Bell)	2001–2005	drums percussion	"Day the Earth Caught Fire" (2002) Project 1950 (2003)
	Chupacabra (Eric Arce)	2010–2016 (touring 2000–01)	drums	all Misfits releases from The Devil's Rain (2011) to Friday the 13th (2016)
	Jerry Other (Jerry Caiafa II)	2014–2016	guitar backing vocals	Vampire girl/Zombie girl (2015) Friday the 13th (2016)
	Marc Rizzo	2015	guitar	Vampire girl/Zombie girl (2015)

Touring

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Notes
	Rick Riley	1978	guitar	After the sudden departure of Franché Coma, Riley played guitar for the band at two shows in October 1978.[5]
	Todd Swalla	1982 1983	drums	Swalla played one Misfits show in June 1982, and later substituted for Damage on October 29, 1983.[31]
	Brian Damage (Brian Keats)	1983	drums	His first and only performance turned out to be the band's farewell show. He played thirteen songs of the set and was then replaced for the rest of the show by Swalla.[32]
	Myke Hideous (Myke Itzazone)	1998	lead vocals	Hideous temporarily replaced Michale Graves during the summer of 1998, before the regular vocalist returned.[20]
	Zoli Téglás	2000		Following the departure of Michale Graves in October 2000, Téglás temporarily fronted the band at live shows.[21]
	Renfield (Ken Schalk)		drums	After Dr. Chud left in October 2000, he was temporarily replaced by Arce, Renfield and Cross.[21][33]
	Matt Cross