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Professional ratings. Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood is the second studio album to be released by American punk rock band Misfits. It is the last album the group recorded with founding member Glenn Danzig on vocals, who issued the vinyl record on his Plan 9 label in December 1983, two months after he played his last concert with the band.
- October 1982, June 1983, July 1983
- December 1983
Feb 2, 2022 · Hardcore Punk from the USA
Oct 11, 2018 · Upon its release, Earth A.D. was shocking for its sheer intensity. Before, the Misfits had focused on a melodic, almost poppy core and often kept their tongues in their collective cheek. Not so much with Earth A.D. Songs felt twice as fast as before and the hardcore influence was obvious. But, whereas the may have been threat of the band trying ...
- “There Was Some Really Crazy S__T Going On”
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- “The Archetypal Horror-Punk Band”
- “After Earth Ad, There Was Nowhere to Go”
Misfits were formed in 1977, in Lodi, New Jersey, by aspiring singer-songwriter Glenn Danzig, who reputedly named his new outfit after Marilyn Monroe’s final film, The Misfits. Line-up changes dogged the band’s early days, though their core personnel – Danzig and bassist Jerry Only (aka Jerry Caiafa) – remained constants as they cut their teeth pla...
The New York punk scene did, however, help toughen up Misfits’ sound. After self-releasing their debut single, “Cough/Cool,” via their own Blank Records imprint, the band drafted in several different guitarists, eventually settling on Only’s brother Doyle (aka Paul Caiafa). Danzig also junked the electric piano he’d previously played and concentrat...
Recorded during 1981 and released in March 1982 through Slash/Ruby Records, Misfits’ acclaimed debut album, Walk Among Us, captured the band’s original, NYC-influenced sound, with Danzig coming on like a scuzzier Joey Ramone and his group careering through roistering anthems including “I Turned Into A Martian,” “Vampira” and “Night Of The Living De...
Short, sharp, and wilfully abrasive, Earth AD was originally released in December 1983, but later extended to full album length and rechristened Earth A.D/Wolfs Blood, with the addition of the three tracks from the band’s 1984 non-album single, “Die, Die My Darling.” The record, first issued through Danzig’s Plan 9 label (it was later reissued thro...
Earth AD, however, has since been cited as a landmark hardcore punk release. Green Day, blink-182, and Alkaline Trio have sung its praises, while Metallica has recorded covers of several tracks from the album. They laid down a frenzied medley of “Last Caress” and “Green Hell” for their 1987 release, The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited, and they ...
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By the recording of Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood the band were playing faster, more aggressive material. According to Blush, "The Misfits' strengths as a hardcore group lay in non-[hardcore] attributes–melodic songs and larger-than-life-aura–but by the time of Earth AD Glenn was writing hyperspeed blasts that sounded very standard."
Oct 10, 2023 · Earth A.D. is a powerful and iconic song by the American horror punk band Misfits. Released in 1983 as the title track of their second studio album, Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood, the song captivated listeners with its intense music and thought-provoking lyrics.
