Doyle

Striking a bold stance with his muscular cut, grease-painted face, and signature devilock, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein is best known for his work with the <a href="spotify:artist:71OjDxLFjWGQFpzU1VpN5d">Glenn Danzig</a>-fronted, pioneering horror punk ghouls <a href="spotify:artist:1cXi8ALPQCBHZbf0EgP4Ey">the Misfits</a>. Born Paul Caiafa in Lodi, New Jersey, and the younger brother of <a href="spotify:artist:1cXi8ALPQCBHZbf0EgP4Ey">Misfits</a> bassist Jerry Only (Gerald Caiafa), Doyle served as a roadie for the punk legends before joining the group in 1980 at the age of 16. <a href="spotify:artist:1cXi8ALPQCBHZbf0EgP4Ey">The Misfits</a> disbanded in 1983, but in 1987, Doyle and Only founded their own group, the Christian metal outfit Kryst the Conqueror. In 1995, after years of litigation, Only and <a href="spotify:artist:34c4iQ5tkaZKu6Sv28BTde">Danzig</a> settled a legal battle concerning the <a href="spotify:artist:1cXi8ALPQCBHZbf0EgP4Ey">Misfits</a> name, allowing Only, Doyle, and vocalist <a href="spotify:artist:3ijUAWAdZpGsFRubftd4LD">Michale Graves</a> to perform under the moniker, which they did until 2000, releasing two studio albums and one concert LP. In 2005, Doyle struck out on his own with a new project, <a href="spotify:artist:4iHtY0ceyjxbSGNniGmK0w">Gorgeous Frankenstein</a>, with whom he would release an eponymous album in 2007. Around that same time, much to the delight of <a href="spotify:artist:1cXi8ALPQCBHZbf0EgP4Ey">Misfits</a> fans, he began appearing on-stage with <a href="spotify:artist:34c4iQ5tkaZKu6Sv28BTde">Danzig</a> and burning through a short set of <a href="spotify:artist:1cXi8ALPQCBHZbf0EgP4Ey">Misfits</a> songs, which he would continue to do in the years to come. In 2010 he started a new group, Doyle, and released an eponymous album in 2013. In September, 2016 <a href="spotify:artist:1cXi8ALPQCBHZbf0EgP4Ey">the Misfits</a> reunited around a lineup consisting of Doyle, <a href="spotify:artist:34c4iQ5tkaZKu6Sv28BTde">Danzig</a>, Only, second guitarist Acey Slade, and original <a href="spotify:artist:1IQ2e1buppatiN1bxUVkrk">Slayer</a> drummer <a href="spotify:artist:1OW9EXz8lzkvtX2tfnUI9r">Dave Lombardo</a>, and played a pair of well-received shows at that years Riot Fest in Chicago and Denver. Doyle's sophomore outing, Doyle II: As We Die, followed in 2017. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi