Misfits: Last News

Misfits, has died aged 69.The news was announced on social media by Zach Rector, a friend of Martinez’s. No cause of death has been given.“Going to miss you Brother Manny Martinez” he wrote, also calling him “a true living legend” and “a student of Buddy Rich”.He continued: “I remember Manny telling me Multiple occasions of Buddy bringing up his chops while coming up, & his stories of his family’s notorious bar …An Original MISFITS period.” Rector added that Martinez was an “all around stand up guy,” often checking in with the renovation of his house built in 1872.“More than just a musician, artist & carpenter…he was my friend,” he finished.

Ghost have shared a cover of Genesis‘ ‘Jesus He Knows Me’, announced a covers EP and spoken to NME about new music, the future, and being inspired by personality politicians like Trump.Following the release of their rendition of Genesis’ 1992 hit ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ over Easter, yesterday (Sunday, April 9) the band followed up with the news of a new five-track EP, ‘Phantomime’ – featuring more re-imagined songs from Iron Maiden, Tina Turner, Television, and The Stranglers.As frontman Tobias Forge told NME, ‘Phantomime’ could “cast a glimpse as to where I want to go with the band now”.“That doesn’t mean that all of a sudden we’re going to sound like Television!” he said. “It just means that there are practical things in there that have inspired me to record this EP in a slightly different way than I have done previously.”Speaking about his decision to put ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ as the lead single for ‘Phantomime’, Forge believed the “song is more relevant today than it probably was in 1992”.

Ghost have shared a cover of Genesis‘ ‘Jesus He Knows Me’, announced a covers EP and spoken to NME about new music, the future, and being inspired by personality politicians like Trump.Following the release of their rendition of Genesis’ 1992 hit ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ over Easter, yesterday (Sunday, April 9) the band followed up with the news of a new five-track EP, ‘Phantomime’ – featuring more re-imagined songs from Iron Maiden, Tina Turner, Television, and The Stranglers.As frontman Tobias Forge told NME, ‘Phantomime’ could “cast a glimpse as to where I want to go with the band now”.“That doesn’t mean that all of a sudden we’re going to sound like Television!” he said. “It just means that there are practical things in there that have inspired me to record this EP in a slightly different way than I have done previously.”Speaking about his decision to put ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ as the lead single for ‘Phantomime’, Forge believed the “song is more relevant today than it probably was in 1992”.

Danzig and Misfits – has said his current tour could likely be his last, though one-off appearances aren’t off the table.Currently on a ten-day US tour with his eponymous band, Danzig gave an interview with Revolver, saying he doesn’t see himself undertaking further runs such as this. “[It’s] not really much of a tour,” Danzig said of his current stint. “It’s ten shows.

Avenged Sevenfold are ready for Halloween, releasing an eerie-looking music video for a cover of Misfits‘ ‘Hybrid Moments’.As the clock turned to October, the band’s Zacky Vengeance, Johnny Christ and Brooks Wackerman wasted no time getting pumped for the spooky season, releasing the cover overnight (October 2).A far cry from Avenged Sevenfold’s usual wailing and dramatic brand of heavy metal – completed by vocals from M.

Misfits will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their debut album ‘Walk Among Us’ next year by playing the record in full at Riot Fest 2022.The band’s current ‘original’ line-up – featuring lead singer Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only with guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (along with Dave Lombardo and Acey Slade) – haven’t played live together since 2019, having first reunited in 2016.Danzig previously said in June 2019 that he was “pretty sure there’s not gonna be many more” live gigs from the ‘original’ Misfits, but the band have now confirmed that they will be active in 2022 as they will headline Riot Fest in Chicago on September 17, 2022.A post shared by Riot Fest (@riot_fest)My Chemical Romance will also headline Riot Fest

Glenn Danzig has shared his thoughts on cancel culture, saying its presence will stop another “punk explosion” from happening.The singer was discussing his new vampire spaghetti western film in an interview with Rolling Stone in which he reflected on Misfits classic ‘Last Caress’.Recalling how the band “would do things just to piss people off,” Danzig said the song has an attitude of “fuck everybody. Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, fuck the world.”He then went on to say that he believes that songs of that ilk aren’t possible to create any more.

Misfits singer Michale Graves could be a witness in a case about the Capitol riots earlier this year, according to reports.On the day of the riots, which took place on January 6, Graves was in Washington to play a private concert after being asked to do so by the Proud Boys, a far-right group he joined last year.Supporters of Donald Trump took to Capitol Hill on January 6 to protest the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory in Congress, which resulted in the complex being locked down and nearby office buildings having to be evacuated.

Brassic’s Joe Gilgun went from squatting to ‘living like Brad Pitt’ when he landed a role in the US drama Preacher.