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Earth A.D. Wolfs Blood

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Released
  
December 1983

Producer
  
The Misfits and Spot

Label
  
Plan 9

Recorded
  
October 1982, June 1983, July 1983

Genre
  
Horror punk, hardcore punk

Length
  
14:36, 21:11 (CD and cassette)

Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood is the second full-length album by American horror punk band Misfits. It is the last album released to feature founding member and lead vocalist, Glenn Danzig. Danzig released it on his Plan 9 label in December 1983, two months after he played his last concert with the band. It was noticeably harder and faster than their previous releases, showing more of a hardcore punk sound. Since its release it has often been referred to as simply "Earth A.D." amongst fans.

Contents

Originally released as a 9 song LP, it was later issued with the three tracks of the "Die, Die My Darling" EP 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 Samhain's first release, but were added to what would be the Misfits' final record in a last-ditch effort to save the band.

Metallica covered "Die, Die My Darling" for their 1998 cover album Garage Inc., as well as "Green Hell", which was originally covered by Metallica for their 1987 album, The $5.98 EP: 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. In July 2015, the current line up of the Misfits played the album in its entirety at the annual 4 day This Is Hardcore festival.

Track listing

All tracks written by Glenn Danzig.

Personnel

  • Glenn Danzig - Vocals
  • Doyle - Guitars
  • Jerry Only - Bass
  • Robo - Drums
  • Arthur Googy - Drums on "Die, Die My Darling"
  • Spot - Producer
  • References

    Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood Wikipedia