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The Misfits skull logo first appeared on the Horror Business

Summary: The Misfits skull logo first appeared on the Horror Business single based on a poster for The Crimson Ghost It has been used frequently on the band s releases and merchandise ever since In August 1977 guitarist Frank Licata joined the band under the pseudonym Franch Coma The addition of a permanent guitar player allowed Danzig to phase out the electric piano and focus on singing and pushed the band s sound in a punk rock direction Danzig and Only ejected Martnez from the band in December judging him to be unreliable and replaced him with Mr Jim Catania The band found themselves with a recording opportunity when Mercury Records wished to use the name Blank Records for one of its subdivisions and offered Danzig thirty hours of free studio time in exchange for the trademark to the name Danzig accepted and in January 1978 the Misfits entered a New York recording studio to record their first album Seventeen songs were recorded fourteen of which were mixed for the proposed Static Age album However the band were unable to find a record label interested in releasing the album Instead they released four of the songs in June 1978 as the Bullet single on their new label Plan 9 Records named after the 1959 science fiction horror film Plan 9 from Outer Space Static Age would not be released in its entirety until 1997 Following the Static Age sessions the Misfits began a shift in songwriting and appearance with Danzig writing more songs inspired by B horror and science fiction films He painted skeletal patterns on his performance clothing while Only began applying dark makeup around his eyes and styling his hair in a long point hanging from his forehead between his eyes and down to his chin a style that became known as a devilock and which both Danzig and Only s brother Doyle would eventually copy This new style and musical direction would later be described as the subgenre horror punk The band performed more frequently and went on short tours in support of the Bullet single While in Canada in October 1978 Franch Coma quit the band because he did not enjoy touring and guitarist Rick Riley filled in temporarily to finish the tour Jim Catania also quit following the tour citing a distaste for the horror direction in which the band was heading Within two months the pair were replaced by drummer Joey Poole under the pseudonym Joey Image and guitarist Bobby Steele The new lineup of Danzig Only Image and Steele began performing in December 1978 and continued to evolve the horror elements of the band They released the Horror Business single in June 1979 the cover of which featured a skeletal figure inspired by a poster for the 1946 film serial The Crimson Ghost The figure became a mascot for the band and its skull image would serve as the Misfits logo for the rest of their career The band also launched a fan club named the Fiend Club which Danzig operated in a do it yourself fashion from his mother s basement in Lodi silkscreening t shirts assembling records mailing merchandise catalogs booking shows for the band and answering fan mail The Misfits skull logo first appeared on the Horror Business single based on a poster for The Crimson Ghost It has been used frequently on the band s releases and merchandise ever since In August 1977 guitarist Frank Licata joined the band under the pseudonym Franch Coma The addition of a permanent guitar player allowed Danzig to phase out the electric piano and focus on singing and pushed the band s sound in a punk rock direction Danzig and Only ejected Martnez from the band in December judging him to be unreliable and replaced him with Mr Jim Catania The band found themselves with a recording opportunity when Mercury Records wished to use the name Blank Records for one of its subdivisions and offered Danzig thirty hours of free studio time in exchange for the trademark to the name Danzig accepted and in January 1978 the Misfits entered a New York recording studio to record their first album Seventeen songs were recorded fourteen of which were mixed for the proposed Static Age album However the band were unable to find a record label interested in releasing the album Instead they released four of the songs in June 1978 as the Bullet single on their new label Plan 9 Records named after the 1959 science fiction horror film Plan 9 from Outer Space Static Age would not be released in its entirety until 1997 Following the Static Age sessions the Misfits began a shift in songwriting and appearance with Danzig writing more songs inspired by B horror and science fiction films He painted skeletal patterns on his performance clothing while Only began applying dark makeup around his eyes and styling his hair in a long point hanging from his forehead between his eyes and down to his chin a style that became known as a devilock and which both Danzig and Only s brother Doyle would eventually copy This new style and musical direction would later be described as the subgenre horror punk The band performed more frequently and went on short tours in support of the Bullet single While in Canada in October 1978 Franch Coma quit the band because he did not enjoy touring and guitarist Rick Riley filled in temporarily to finish the tour Jim Catania also quit following the tour citing a distaste for the horror direction in which the band was heading Within two months the pair were replaced by drummer Joey Poole under the pseudonym Joey Image and guitarist Bobby Steele The new lineup of Danzig Only Image and Steele began performing in December 1978 and continued to evolve the horror elements of the band They released the Horror Business single in June 1979 the cover of which featured a skeletal figure inspired by a poster for the 1946 film serial The Crimson Ghost The figure became a mascot for the band and its skull image would serve as the Misfits logo for the rest of their career The band also launched a fan club named the Fiend Club which Danzig operated in a do it yourself fashion from his mother s basement in Lodi silkscreening t shirts assembling records mailing merchandise catalogs booking shows for the band and answering fan mail

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