After disbanding in 1983, the two lynchpins of The Misfits, Jerry Only and Glenn Danzig, went on very different paths. Danzig built his own solo career, one still going strong today. Only, on the other hand, has spent his career attempting to recreate the success of the horror punk icons, putting together new lineups and dropping a slew of releases. With the last new Misfits outing being a 2009 North American tour, Only is bringing out the dead once more this October for The Devil’s Rain.
The follow-up to 2003 covers album Project 1950, The Devil’s Rain will be the first album under the current line-up of Only, Black Flag’s Dez Cadena (who has been a Misfit since 2001), and the recent addition of drummer Eric “Goat” Arce (Murphy’s Law), who is now known as Eric “Chupacabra” Arce. Produced by Ed Stasium (The Ramones’ Road to Ruin and The Misfits’ 1999 effort Famous Monsters), the record promises to be a return to the monster movie and sci-fi themes the band are famous for. The trio also decided to re-record both of their 2009 singles, “Land of the Dead” and “Twilight of the Dead”, for the album; check out the original version of “Land of the Dead” from the 2005-2010 lineup of Only, Cadena, and drummer Robo below.
Along with the new album, the band will be hitting the road for a lengthy U.S. tour that kicks off September 23rd in Pittsburgh, PA and winds down on November 20th in Pensacola, FL. After checking out “Land of the Dead”, scroll further down to peep the album’s tracklist and the entire tour schedule.
The Devil’s Rain is in stores October 4th via Misfits Records.
Misfits – “Land of the Dead”
The Devil’s Rain Tracklist:
01. The Devil’s Rain
02. Vivid Red
03. Land Of The Dead (album version)
04. The Black Hole
05. Twilight of the Dead (album version)
06. Curse of the Mummy’s Hand
07. Cold In Hell
08. Unexplained
09. Dark Shadows
10. Father
11. Jack The Ripper
12. Monkey’s Paw
13. Where Do They Go?
14. Sleepwalking
15. Ghost Of Frankenstein
16. Death Ray
The Misfits 2011 Tour Dates:
09/16 – Rome, IT @ Piper Club
09/17 – Harelbeke, BE @ Rat Rock Festival
09/23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar*
09/24 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club*
09/29 – Santa Clara, CA @ The Avalon
09/30 – Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater
10/02 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
10/03 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
10/04 – West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
10/05 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto Theater
10/06 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
10/07 – Scottsdale, AZ @ The Canyon
10/08 – Albuquerque, NM @ Historic El Rey Theater
10/09 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
10/12 – Murfreesboro, TN @ Gilligan’s
10/14 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
10/15 – Auburn, ME @ Club Texas
10/16 – Danvers, MA @ The Palace Ballroom
10/20 – Newport, KY @ The Historic Southgate House
10/21 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
10/22 – Detroit, MI @ Harpos
10/26 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
10/28 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
10/29 – Toledo, OH @ The Omni
10/31 – New York, NY @ B.B. Kings
11/03 – Rosedale, MD @ Recher Theater
11/04 – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
11/05 – Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
11/06 – Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
11/09 – Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen Music Hall
11/10 – Houston, TX @ Stereo Live
11/11 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Samurai’s
11/12 – San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live
11/14 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
11/17 – Orlando, FL @ Firestone Live
11/18 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
11/19 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Sickboys
11/20 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
