"We were something you couldn’t cage. You’d get skinheads beating the crap outta each other in front of the stage." The chaotic story of Misfits’ horror-punk classic Earth A.D./Wolfsblood

Misfits performing live in the early 80s.

Little known outside of US punk circles during their original six-year run in the late 70s and early 80s, the patronage of Metallica helped New Jersey devils Misfits become one of rock’s greatest cult bands. In 2008, bassist Jerry Only talked Metal Hammer through the turbulent creation of their iconic 1983 album, Earth A.D./Wolfsblood – the record that would tear the band apart.

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