It's history.

See, I was a foot soldier for the Hari Krishna mob, a member of the Swami organized crime family.

Hardcore history.

You have to let us know that you say... history. Hybrid Moments by Jared Shannon.

On September 17, 2022, I witnessed something long believed to be impossible.

A reunion of the original misfits,

including founder, songwriter, and vocalist,

Glenn Danzig Anselow, bassist Jerry Only Chiafa, and guitarist Paul Doyle Kiafah. Danzig and only are well into their sixth decade with Doyle close behind.

They have played a handful of gigs since their 2016 reunion, their first in 33 years, but never in my city.

It had become tempting to believe the

misfits reunion was just the latest of the strange rumors that have

followed the band since the 1970s.

They worship Satan, Rob Graves, and only play on Halloween. Like most punk kids of my generation, I grew up obsessed with this band that had broken up before I was born.

Their uncanny death rock anthems played on perennial loop and sung together in drunken

revelries, reinforced three essential

certainties. One, death, which comes ripping. Two, the

misfits are the greatest punk band of all time.

And 3.

You will never see Danzig and Jerry only on stage together.

But here they were, like the creatures in one of their creations,

Mythic movie monsters come to life, wreaking havoc on legions of hapless kids.

Too much horror business.

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