Misfits-Cuts From the Crypt
Label: Road Runner / Universal
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As soon as you put this CD in your CD player the earth will shake and the dishes will break.  The Misfits latest release and the last one for Roadrunner Records is such a blistering collection of studio outtakes, demos, and unreleased material that the paint will be peeling off the walls when the first notes rip through your speakers.  This CD marks the end of an era of recordings featuring vocalist Michale Graves and drummer Dr. Chud spanning from 1996-2001.

15 of the 17 tracks featured on this disc with the exception of track #9-"I wanna be a NY Ranger" which features John Cafiero on vocals, and track #17-"Rise Above" featuring Dez Cadena on vocals, feature Graves and Dr. Chud who both left the band in October, 2000.  Graves has got to be one of the most underrated singers in music.  I think he did a great job filling in some pretty big shoes in his time with The Misfits.  This CD also marks the end of an era with a record company the band was never too happy with.

A couple of my favorites on this CD are The Misfits cover of the Iggy Pop song "I Got A Right", and "Helena 2", which shares the same guitar riff as the COC song "Clean My Wounds" while humoring the listener with the songs lyrics "If I cut off your arms and I cut off your legs would you love me anyway".  Yessiree Bob!  More harmless, kid friendly stuff from the New Jersey Horrorcore Kings.