''Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood'' is the second studio album to be released by American

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. It is the last album the group recorded with founding member

Glenn Danzig Glenn Allen Anzalone (born June 23, 1955), better known by his stage name Glenn Danzig, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, film director and record producer. He is the founder of the rock bands Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig. He ...

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. Though the original album runs under 15 minutes in length, it is listed as an LP. The original nine-song album was later issued with the three tracks from the band's 1984 single incorporated into the track listing: "

Die, Die My Darling "Die, Die My Darling" is a song by the American horror punk band Misfits. It was released in May 1984 on singer Glenn Danzig's label, Plan 9 Records, seven months after the band's breakup. The song is titled after the 1965 horror film '' F ...

", " Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?" and "We Bite". Some versions of the album containing these bonus tracks are listed with the title ''Earth A.D./Die, Die, My Darling''.Earth A.D. / Die, die, my darling by The Misfits https://music.apple.com/us/album/earth-a-d-die-die-my-darling/714724772 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,

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, but were added to what would be the Misfits' final record in a last-ditch effort to save the band.

Tributes

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covered "Die, Die My Darling" for their 1998 cover album ''

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'', 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 "

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". British

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covered "Death Comes Ripping" for their 1999 release ''

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''. Swedish

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did a cover of "Earth A.D." on their EP ''Obedience''. In July 2015, the

Jerry Only Gerald Caiafa Jr. (born April 21, 1959), better known by his stage name Jerry Only, is an American musician, best known as the bassist for the Misfits and later the vocalist as well. He is the only member to appear in every Misfits lineup exce ...

-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

Original release

CD & cassette version

Personnel

– vocals *

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– guitars *

– bass *

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– drums *

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– drums on "Die, Die My Darling" *

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– producer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Earth A.D. Wolfs Blood Misfits (band) albums 1983 albums Albums produced by Spot (producer) Plan 9 Records albums