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Jerry Only

Jerry Only (born a Gerald Caiafa on April 21 1959 in Lodi, New Jersey) is the bassist and current vocalist for the horror punk band The Misfits. He is credited as creating the infamous hair style the Devilock.

He is the only member of the band to play on every Misfits release.

Life and career

He plays a custom "Devastator" Bass made out of graphite; the current model was made by Bernie Rico, Jr. with an M like body and a cyclops skull on the headstock. From 1977-1983 he played a customized Rickenbacker SB4001. Sometime after 1978, he replaced the two single coil pickups with two split-coil pickups and he would often recarve the body to make it look 'gothier', and would add decorations (such as winged skulls) onto the headstock.

He joined The Misfits in 1977, just a few months after receiving his first bass as a late Christmas present. He would work at his father's factory during the week to help finance the band and play shows on the weekend. This would go on for several years until the band split due to differences between lead singer Glenn Danzig and the rest of the band. During this downtime, Jerry and his brother Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (the guitarist for The Misfits) formed Kryst The Conqueror. In 1995 he settled a legal battle out of court with co-founder Glenn Danzig, effectively allowing him rights to the bands name on a performing level, while they split the money on merchandising. He reformed the band with Doyle (who played guitar from 1980 to 1983), vocalist Michale Graves, and drummer Dr. Chud.

Chud and Graves left the group in 2000 to form Graves. They were replaced on the M25 tour by Dez Cadena, formerly of Black Flag and DC3 on guitar and Marky Ramone, formerly of The Ramones, on drums. Jerry took up the singing duties at this point. In early 2005 Marky left the group and Jerry brought in ex-Misfit and Black Flag drummer ROBO to rejoin the group. A new album is currently underway, and there are unfounded rumors (denied by Graves, Doyle and Dr. Chud) that the new lineup will be similar to the 90's lineup of Graves, Doyle, Only and Dr. Chud, along with Dez Cadena as a rhythm guitarist. If this happens it will mark the first time in Misfits history that several guitars have been incorporated into their sound, not counting 12 Hits from Hell.

He has said that he has no desire to let former singer Glenn Danzig and guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein rejoin The Misfits because of their negative vibe, and "they dont bring the right stuff to the table".[citation needed]


Career in WCW

In 1999 Jerry, along with the rest of the then Misfits lineup, had a brief stint in World Championship Wrestling. Jerry Only himself participated in probably the most memorable match of the Misfits' time in the organization on the November 29, 1999 edition of Nitro. Jerry was pitted against Dr. Death in a steel cage match. Only was "dominated" in the match but Death was distracted when the rest of the Misfits interfered and attacked his manager, pouring barbecue sauce in his eyes. Death proceeded to whip Only into the cage door which opened as Only spilled onto the floor and won the match due to "escaping" the cage first.

Discography

With The Misfits

With Kryst The Conqueror

With The "Resurrected" Misfits

With The "Jerry Only Era" Misfits

With Osaka Popstar

Filmography

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