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For the magazine, see Famous Monsters of Filmland.
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Famous Monsters is a 1999 album by the Misfits. It is the second in the post-Danzig era of the band, and the last album to feature Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, Michale Graves, and Dr. Chud, who would all quit the band in 2000. The album's title is an allusion to the horror magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland. The UK release also exclusively includes the song "1,000,000 Years BC", which was later re-released on Cuts from the Crypt in 2001.

The song "Scream!" was turned into a music video directed by George A. Romero. In addition, the band appeared in Romero's film Bruiser. "Kong at the Gates" was the theme music for WCW alumnus Vampiro.

The song "Descending Angel" was re-recorded and released as a single in 2013, with Jerry Only on lead vocals.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
  • CMJ (10/18/99, p.36) - "...treads familiar Misfits territory...this classic band shows why it's one of the most revered names in punk rock..."

Track listing

[2][3]

All tracks are written by the Misfits (Michale Graves, Jerry Only, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, and Dr. Chud), except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Kong at the Gates (Instrumental)"1:22
2."The Forbidden Zone"2:23
3."Lost in Space"2:27
4."Dust to Dust" (Misfits, Daniel Rey)2:43
5."Crawling Eye"2:22
6."Witch Hunt"1:31
7."Scream"2:33
8."Saturday Night"3:28
9."Pumpkin Head" (Contains line of "Pumpkinhead", written by Ed Justin)2:16
10."Scarecrow Man"3:10
11."Die Monster Die"2:00
12."Living Hell" (Misfits, Rey)2:54
13."Descending Angel" (Misfits, Rey)3:46
14."Them"2:43
15."Fiend Club"2:52
16."Hunting Humans" (Misfits, Rey)2:06
17."Helena"3:20
18."Kong Unleashed (Instrumental)"0:46
Total length:44:42
European and Japanese edition bonus tracks[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."1,000,000 Years B.C."Only2:22
20."Helena 2"Graves, Doyle3:21
21."Devil Doll"Doyle, Graves3:12
Total length:53:37

Chart positions

Chart Peak Position
Billboard 200 138[5]

Credits

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ a b Huey, Dave. "Famous Monsters: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  3. ^ Famous Monsters (CD). the Misfits. New York City: Roadrunner Records. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Cuts from the Crypt (CD). the Misfits. New York City: Roadrunner Records. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "The Misfits Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2009-09-25. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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