Michale Graves
Michale Graves blasted onto the music scene in 1995 as the lead singer of o… Read Full Bio ↴Michale Graves blasted onto the music scene in 1995 as the lead singer of one of the most legendary punk rock bands of all time, The Misfits. The band soon kicked off an explosive tour of Europe and the United States dubbed "Resurrection". Soon after Michale and the band signed a recording contract with Geffen Records through the same A&R representative who signed Metallica and White Zombie. American Psycho was the first Misfits release in almost twenty years. Michale composed the majority of the songs on the album including both singles. The Misfits then embarked on a grueling world tour with one of the biggest heavy metal acts on the planet, Megadeth.
The band shot two music videos. For several weeks The Misfits "American Psycho" video was listed on the Sonicnet chart at #2, bookended by Backstreet Boys videos at #1 & #3. Over all the "Psycho" video remained in the Top 5 for nearly a year while videos from many chart-topping acts quickly came and went. Matt Pinfield premiered "Dig up Her Bones" on MTV's 120 minutes. Both videos have been repeatedly on the top of the charts, listed as the "most downloaded videos on the net" with online outlets like Sonicnet.
The Misfits next release was a live album entitled, Evil Live II. It was a collection of live songs taken from shows on the relentless and very successful American Psycho tour, along with a limited edition glow-in-the-dark 45 covering the classic song "Monster Mash".
October 1999 marked a second studio album called Famous Monsters released by Roadrunner Records. Upon conclusion of the Famous Monsters world tour at The Mt. Fuji amphitheater in Japan with Marilyn Manson, Japan's premier rock-n-roll publication Burrn Magazine voted Michale Graves "Vocalist of the Year" and his song "Crying on Saturday Night" "Song of the Year". In that time, The Misfits also released their third video for the song "Scream" that was written by Michale. The video was directed by George Romero, the same man who directed "Night of The Living Dead". Michale and the band appeared in Romero's film "Bruiser" performing "Fiend Without a Face" which was also penned by Graves specifically for Romero's film. Famous Monsters went on to become the biggest selling title ever for Roadrunner Japan.
Michale continued to tour as usual aside of the off days that The Misfits spent appearing and wrestling on Ted Turners' WCWs' Monday Nitro, Thursday Thunder and a pair of pay-per-views. He also appeared in WCW Magazine including a centerfold and exclusive write-up about the band and their wrestling partner Vampiro.
Roadrunner Records followed up Famous Monsters with a wonderful package of previously unreleased studio demos and out takes from the bands beginning in 1996 until 2001 called Cuts from the Crypt.
Michale left The Misfits suddenly in 2001. He independently released a solo record entitled "Graves, Web of Dharma" supported by two American tours.
In April of 2003, Michale embarked on a new project called Gotham Rd. Gotham Rd. has played hundreds of dates on the U.S. club circuit performing and promoting a seven song EP that bears the same name as the band. In May of 2003 NJs' premier college radio station, 89.5fm WSOU, Seton Hall's Pirate Radio Station, charted the band at #30 after only several days of rotation. The bands single entitled, "Seasons of The Witch" shot to number 2 and held steady for weeks.
In January of 2005 Michale Graves inked a deal to record and release his first solo record, launching the brand new independent record label Horror High Records. A national tour followed as "Punk Rock is Dead" became an underground classic.
In January of 2006 Michale announced a 55 city spring tour to promote death row inmate, Damien Echols book called, "Almost Home". Graves' "Almost Home Campaign", sought to raise awareness, support and debate concerning the issues surrounding the West Memphis Three. 2006 also saw the release of Michale's sophomore solo album "Return to Earth", also on Horror High.
Upon completion of that tour Michale put together a short film entitled "The Blackness And The Forest" that told the story of his "Almost Home Campaign" and the work he continues to do for The West Memphis Three.
Partnering with SOS Records in 2007, Michale released "Illusions" featuring five songs with lyrics written by Damien Echols. A national acoustic tour soon followed to rave reviews. Also in 2007, Graves got together with Gotham Rd. for a set at HorrorFest in Dallas, TX, and Michale also had a booth at NJ's Chiller Theater. There he met up with Craig Singer, director of the first feature film that Michale appeared in with The Misfits called "Animal Room". They stayed in touch, and when a part came up in a film entitled Perkins 14 directed by Craig in 2008, he suggested Michale audition for a main role in the movie, which he received. Perkins 14 was filmed in Romania and is set to be released as part of HorrorFests "8 Films to Die For" coming out this fall. His original song from 2002's Web of Dharma release entitled "Blackbird" was re-recorded for the film, and is used in Michale's opening scene.
In Romania, Michale recorded demo versions of new songs written and inspired by his experience filming Perkins 14. Those demos, along with live tracks from the acoustic Illusions tour will be released in October 2008 on Screaming Crow Records, while Michale is on another national acoustic tour in support of Illusions as well as this new release entitled "Illusions Live/Viretta Park".
The band shot two music videos. For several weeks The Misfits "American Psycho" video was listed on the Sonicnet chart at #2, bookended by Backstreet Boys videos at #1 & #3. Over all the "Psycho" video remained in the Top 5 for nearly a year while videos from many chart-topping acts quickly came and went. Matt Pinfield premiered "Dig up Her Bones" on MTV's 120 minutes. Both videos have been repeatedly on the top of the charts, listed as the "most downloaded videos on the net" with online outlets like Sonicnet.
The Misfits next release was a live album entitled, Evil Live II. It was a collection of live songs taken from shows on the relentless and very successful American Psycho tour, along with a limited edition glow-in-the-dark 45 covering the classic song "Monster Mash".
October 1999 marked a second studio album called Famous Monsters released by Roadrunner Records. Upon conclusion of the Famous Monsters world tour at The Mt. Fuji amphitheater in Japan with Marilyn Manson, Japan's premier rock-n-roll publication Burrn Magazine voted Michale Graves "Vocalist of the Year" and his song "Crying on Saturday Night" "Song of the Year". In that time, The Misfits also released their third video for the song "Scream" that was written by Michale. The video was directed by George Romero, the same man who directed "Night of The Living Dead". Michale and the band appeared in Romero's film "Bruiser" performing "Fiend Without a Face" which was also penned by Graves specifically for Romero's film. Famous Monsters went on to become the biggest selling title ever for Roadrunner Japan.
Michale continued to tour as usual aside of the off days that The Misfits spent appearing and wrestling on Ted Turners' WCWs' Monday Nitro, Thursday Thunder and a pair of pay-per-views. He also appeared in WCW Magazine including a centerfold and exclusive write-up about the band and their wrestling partner Vampiro.
Roadrunner Records followed up Famous Monsters with a wonderful package of previously unreleased studio demos and out takes from the bands beginning in 1996 until 2001 called Cuts from the Crypt.
Michale left The Misfits suddenly in 2001. He independently released a solo record entitled "Graves, Web of Dharma" supported by two American tours.
In April of 2003, Michale embarked on a new project called Gotham Rd. Gotham Rd. has played hundreds of dates on the U.S. club circuit performing and promoting a seven song EP that bears the same name as the band. In May of 2003 NJs' premier college radio station, 89.5fm WSOU, Seton Hall's Pirate Radio Station, charted the band at #30 after only several days of rotation. The bands single entitled, "Seasons of The Witch" shot to number 2 and held steady for weeks.
In January of 2005 Michale Graves inked a deal to record and release his first solo record, launching the brand new independent record label Horror High Records. A national tour followed as "Punk Rock is Dead" became an underground classic.
In January of 2006 Michale announced a 55 city spring tour to promote death row inmate, Damien Echols book called, "Almost Home". Graves' "Almost Home Campaign", sought to raise awareness, support and debate concerning the issues surrounding the West Memphis Three. 2006 also saw the release of Michale's sophomore solo album "Return to Earth", also on Horror High.
Upon completion of that tour Michale put together a short film entitled "The Blackness And The Forest" that told the story of his "Almost Home Campaign" and the work he continues to do for The West Memphis Three.
Partnering with SOS Records in 2007, Michale released "Illusions" featuring five songs with lyrics written by Damien Echols. A national acoustic tour soon followed to rave reviews. Also in 2007, Graves got together with Gotham Rd. for a set at HorrorFest in Dallas, TX, and Michale also had a booth at NJ's Chiller Theater. There he met up with Craig Singer, director of the first feature film that Michale appeared in with The Misfits called "Animal Room". They stayed in touch, and when a part came up in a film entitled Perkins 14 directed by Craig in 2008, he suggested Michale audition for a main role in the movie, which he received. Perkins 14 was filmed in Romania and is set to be released as part of HorrorFests "8 Films to Die For" coming out this fall. His original song from 2002's Web of Dharma release entitled "Blackbird" was re-recorded for the film, and is used in Michale's opening scene.
In Romania, Michale recorded demo versions of new songs written and inspired by his experience filming Perkins 14. Those demos, along with live tracks from the acoustic Illusions tour will be released in October 2008 on Screaming Crow Records, while Michale is on another national acoustic tour in support of Illusions as well as this new release entitled "Illusions Live/Viretta Park".
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Michale Graves Lyrics
1119 Heading down the highway California, get high I can see the …
A Generation Coming Down Pictures of society mean so much to me I can feel…
Almost Home Please, please believe Can't you see This is not me Weep, o…
American Psycho "Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, Oh-Oh-Oh, whoa Go Inside a Wall Street mi…
Attack Of The Butterflies Welcome to my never, never, never world Come with me, I'll…
Beware If you sing my song And the dead rise all around…
Blackbird Hell in a bookbag I hope I don't look bad Everything's squar…
Burn There'll be no sleep tonight In the unrest of the city Keeps…
Butchershop Superman, I'm calling back again The phone is ringing off t…
Casket Empty playground of the living Lonely swingsets of the dead …
Creepy Crawly Change the channel and we want your brain Television screen…
Crying On A Saturday Night There's 52 ways to murder anyone One and two are the…
Dawn of the Dead Dawn of the dead Sleeping in time Escaping tombs Black insan…
Dead Beat Hero's high, walk on by Make the moment mine Internal memo…
Dead Man Graves Night was cold and wind was howling above on cementery…
Die Monster Die First things first Ms. Monroe rises from the dead The henc…
Dig Up Her Bones Anything is what she is Anywhere is where she's from Anyti…
Earth vs Spider Fifty tons of black creeping horror Oil in the ditch, a…
Earth Vs. Spider Fifty tons of black creeping horror Oil in the ditch, a…
Exit Please excuse my attitude While I shove you through the door…
Fiend Without a Face Begin to shoot the fiend without a face, my face The…
Forbidden Planet Suffer form the symptoms Of a totally transmittable reality …
Fountains of Heroine Please, please believe Can't you see This is not me Wee…
Frost Bite Your hands are so cold, my love Beneath these leafless wint…
Frostbite (demo) Your hands are so cold, my love Beneath these leafless winte…
Ghost Somehow In this quiet conversation Somehow There′s nothing t…
Godzilla Godzilla King of the monsters Go get Hedora Destroy all mons…
Gorch Hello in heaven Am I coming in clearly? Can you see me…
Last Man on Earth I spend all of these days In this isolation I spend all…
Locked Away Maybe the rain will stop today Heaven shouldn't really seem…
Lost Skeleton The Legend of the Faceless Hero echoes in a strange…
Lucifer I Am Here is the picture Of things you remember When everything…
Monster We are victims of circumstance Tell me the truth Technolog…
Nobody Thinks About Me Good morning and good bye I'll Get to my agenda Fourth perio…
Nothing Running hard through moon-bathed fields Running hard, refus…
One Million Light Years From Her Begin the sucking son wakes me up at night The ghost…
One Moment Away One moment away, One moment away I stopped trying to win…
Ophelia A Garbage can, acid trip I am living in a world Of…
Punk Rock Is Dead Problems you can't identify Slave to your TV I'm not your ma…
Queen Taste Up in the haunted hills of Halloween Lived a monster god…
Radio Deadly Will you dance Two step killers Violent moshing circles Sick…
Return To Earth These cigarettes are killing me Force away the buds Empty …
Scream Whoooa Whoooa Whoooa Screeeaaaaaammmmmmmmm! A chill ru…
shining Control the urge to spit up vile worms... soul Monsters sed…
So Don't You Know so don't you know? there's one less loser hanging by…
Something Wicked Fly, spread your demon wings over my Winter lullaby Poison…
Storybook and Rhyme Bye, bye, bye Handsome handshakes, poison wine Blue eyed dev…
Supernatural We will sit in this darkness until The answers are revealed…
Teenage Monster Teenage monster Kill my father Something the sky tonight Te…
Tell Me so tell me have you been all right? sorry i had to…
The Best Of Me The Best of Me I've always held on to your eyes As…
The Eternal Haunting I wish I'd been there and held you close In the…
The House There is a house in the distance Haunted by the brain…
We Wait Curtain call cadaver, crowded neighborhood The train just r…
White Light stirring is the scent of seduction up here in this room the…
Wormwood Scratched-out windows and obscenities scrawled all along the…
You Awful Me Lately I've been thinking less and less about the world The…
Zombie I think I just heard something It's a bit alarming Perhabs…