All Hell Breaks Loose

Shamelessly borrowed from “Albums That Never Were” (a soniclovenoize reconstruction)

What follows is a reconstruction of the unreleased 1980 debut album from The Misfits, 12 Hits From Hell, which was scrapped after guitarist Bobby Steele was replaced by Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein.  Some of the songs were instead released as 7” singles and the remaining tracks were used as a demo to secure a record deal and eventually re-recorded in 1982 as their seminal Walk Among Us.  Although 12 Hits From Hell was given a modern remix and remaster for a posthumous release in 2001, it was again vetoed and scrapped by vocalist Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only because of errors in mastering, artwork and liner note credit.  This reconstruction ignores the posthumous 2001 remix and attempts to collect only authentic mixes to assemble how the album would have sounded in 1980.

For this reconstruction, we will focus solely on the original 1980 mixes of 12 Hits From Hell, for better or for worse; while admittedly the 2001 remix sounds stunning, it is not what The Misfits sounded like in 1980.  Luckily all the (presumably) vintage mixes are found on the 1996 Box Set in their best mastering, making our task extremely easy!  The track list will follow the planned 2001 12 Hits remaster, as the CD itself followed Danzig’s own handwritten track list from 1980, written on MSP Studios stationary.  The final touch is a cover design that borrows from the 3 Hits From Hell EP, an art concept that is as vintage as possible (also included is alternate cover art designed by Jon Hunt of idesignalbumcovers).  So without further delay, put on your make-up…it’s time for an early Halloween! 

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The Misfits; 12 Hits From Hell

1.      Halloween

2.      Vampira

3.      I Turned Into A Martian

4.      Skulls

5.      London Dungeon

6.      Night Of The Living Dead

7.      Horror Hotel

8.      Ghoul’s Night Out

9.      Astro Zombies

10.   Where Eagles Dare

11.   Violent World

12.   Halloween II