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Earth A.D./Wolfs blood
Studio album by
Misfits
ReleasedDecember 1983
RecordedOctober 1982, June 1983, July 1983
Genre
Length14:36
21:11 (CD and cassette)
LabelPlan 9
ProducerThe Misfits and Spot
Misfits chronology
Evilive
(1982) 		Earth A.D./Wolfs blood
(1983) 		Legacy of brutality
(1985)
Singles from Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood
  1. "Die, Die My Darling"
    Released: May 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Earth A.D./Wolf's Blood is the second album released by American punk rock band the 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. It was noticeably heavier and faster than their previous releases, showing more of a hardcore sound.[citation needed]

Since its release the album has often been referred to simply as "Earth A.D." amongst fans. The iTunes version of the album includes the Die, Die My Darling EP and is titled Earth A. D. / Die, Die, My Darling.[2]

The original 9-song album was later issued with the three tracks from the band’s 1984 single incorporated into the track listing: "Die, Die, My Darling", "Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?" and "We Bite".

Glenn Danzig has said that the tracks "Bloodfeast" and "Death Comes Ripping" were originally intended for release on the first album by his subsequent band, Samhain, but were added to what would be the Misfits' final record in a last-ditch effort to save the band.[3]

Tributes

Metallica covered "Die, Die, My Darling" for their 1998 cover album Garage Inc., as well as "Green Hell", which they originally covered for their 1987 album, The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited, as part of a medley with "Last Caress". British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth covered "Death Comes Ripping" for their 1999 release From the Cradle to Enslave. Swedish Black metal band Marduk did a cover of "Earth A. D." on their EP Obedience.

In July 2015, the Jerry Only led incarnation of the Misfits played the album in its entirety at the annual This is Hardcore festival.

On August 1, 2018 action figure company Super7 released an Earth A. D. themed "Fiend" figure as part of their ReAction Misfits figure collection.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Glenn Danzig

Side A: Earth A.D.
No.TitleLength
1."Earth A.D."2:09
2."Queen Wasp"1:32
3."Devilock"1:26
4."Death Comes Ripping"1:53
5."Green Hell"1:53
Side B: Wolfs Blood
No.TitleLength
1."Wolfs Blood"1:13
2."Demonomania"0:45
3."Bloodfeast"2:29
4."Hellhound"1:16
Total length:14:36
CD & Cassette version
No.TitleLength
1."Earth A.D."2:09
2."Queen Wasp"1:32
3."Devilock"1:26
4."Death Comes Ripping"1:53
5."Green Hell"1:53
6."Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?"2:03
7."Wolfs Blood"1:13
8."Demonomania"0:45
9."Bloodfeast"2:29
10."Hellhound"1:16
11."Die, Die My Darling"3:11
12."We Bite"1:15
Total length:21:11

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Earth A. D. – Misfits". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 August 2006.
  2. ^ Earth A.D. / Die, die, my darling by The Misfits https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/earth-a-d-die-die-my-darling/id714724772
  3. ^ Cipollini, Christian. "Glenn Danzig – Horror Business". Penny Blood. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
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