Misfits

Summary

Misfits is a musical group^[1]. Misfits ranks in the top 0.81% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,811 views/month, #165 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• Misfits's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Misfits's genre is hardcore punk^[4].
• Misfits's genre is horror punk^[5].
• Misfits's record label is recorded as Plan 9 Records^[6].
• Misfits's discography is recorded as Misfits discography^[7].
• Misfits's Commons category is recorded as Misfits^[8].
• Misfits's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• 1977 marks the founding of Misfits^[10].
• Misfits's location of formation is recorded as Lodi^[11].
• Misfits's official website is recorded as http://www.misfits.com/^[12].
• Misfits's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Misfits (band)^[13].
• Misfits's start of work period is recorded as 1977^[14].
• Misfits's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Misfits'}^[15].
• Misfits's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Misfits'}^[16].
• Misfits's member category is recorded as Category:Misfits (band) members^[17].
• Misfits's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+75096'}^[18].
• Misfits's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+73628'}^[19].
• Misfits's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+109000'}^[20].
• Misfits's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+78153'}^[21].
• Misfits's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+84701'}^[22].
• Misfits's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+127000'}^[23].
• Misfits's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+138000'}^[24].
• Misfits's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+148000'}^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[26]

• Country: US^[27]

• Began / founded: 1977-02^[28]

• Genre(s): hardcore punk, horror punk, punk, punk rock, rock^[29]

• Community tags: hardcore, hardcore punk, horror punk, punk, punk rock, rock^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 936addc3-91aa-49de-8ec0-0dc186de151f^[31]

Body

Founding

1977 marks the founding of Misfits^[10]. Misfits's location of formation is recorded as Lodi^[11].

Why It Matters

Misfits ranks in the top 0.81% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,811 views/month, #165 of 20,490).^[2] Misfits has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Misfits is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Misfits has been cited as an influence by Slipknot^[34], a musical group^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1994^[37]; Guns N' Roses^[38], a musical group^[39], founded in 1985^[40]; Alice in Chains^[41], a rock band^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1987^[44]; My Chemical Romance^[45], a musical group^[46], founded in 2001^[47]; and Coheed and Cambria^[48], a rock band^[49], founded in 1995^[50].

FAQs

Who did Misfits influence?

Misfits has been cited as an influence by Slipknot^[34], Guns N' Roses^[38], Alice in Chains^[41], and My Chemical Romance^[45].