The Misfits are an American punk rock band often recognized as the progenit… Read Full Bio ↴The Misfits are an American punk rock band often recognized as the progenitors of the horror punk subgenre, blending punk and other musical influences with horror film themes and imagery. The group was founded in 1977 in Lodi, New Jersey, by vocalist, songwriter and keyboardist Glenn Danzig, and drummer Manny Martínez. Jerry Only joined on bass guitar shortly after. Over the next six years, membership would change frequently with Danzig and Only the only consistent members. During this time period, they released several EPs and singles, and with Only's brother Doyle as guitarist, the albums Walk Among Us (1982) and Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood (1983), both considered touchstones of the early-1980s hardcore punk movement. The band has gone through many lineup changes over the years, with bassist Jerry Only being the only constant member in the group.

The Misfits disbanded in 1983, and Glenn Danzig went on to form Samhain and then Danzig. Several albums of reissued and previously unreleased material were issued after the group's dissolution, and their music later became influential to punk rock, heavy metal, and alternative rock. After a series of legal battles with Danzig, Only and Doyle regained the rights to record and perform as the Misfits. They formed a new version of the band in 1995 with singer Michale Graves and drummer Dr. Chud. This incarnation of Misfits had more of a heavy metal sound, and released the albums American Psycho (1997) and Famous Monsters (1999) before dissolving in 2000. Jerry Only then took over lead vocals and recruited former Black Flag guitarist Dez Cadena and former Ramones drummer Marky Ramone for a Misfits 25th anniversary tour.

This lineup released an album of cover songs titled Project 1950 and toured for several years. In 2005, Marky was replaced by Robo, who had played with Black Flag in the early 1980s and had also previously been Misfits' drummer from 1982 to 1983. This lineup released a single titled "Land of the Dead" in 2009. The Misfits' lineup of Only, Cadena, and drummer Eric "Chupacabra" Arce released a new album titled The Devil's Rain in October 2011. In 2015, it was announced that Cadena would be taking a break from music after receiving a cancer diagnosis, and was replaced by Only's son Jerry Caiafa II, presented as Jerry Other. That same year Soulfly's Marc Rizzo joined the band, also playing guitar. He filled in for Cadena, before Caiafa would move on to become the sole guitarist for the band.

In September 2016, for the first time in 33 years, Danzig, Only, and Doyle reunited for two headlining shows as the Original Misfits at that year's edition of Riot Fest, along with drummer Dave Lombardo and second guitarist Acey Slade. The Original Misfits lineup continued performing sporadically through 2019.

Each incarnation of the Misfits has made use of horror film and science fiction film-inspired themes and imagery, with makeup, clothing, artwork, and lyrics drawn from B movies and television serials, many from the 1950s through 1970s. Musically the band are often recognized as progenitors of the horror punk and psychobilly subgenres and have drawn from punk rock, heavy metal, and 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly to inform their style. Rolling Stone describes them as "the archetypal horror-punk band of the late 1970s and early '80s", and they are considered icons in punk music and culture.

Teenagers From Mars
Misfits Lyrics

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Well, we land in barren fields
On the Arizona plains
The insemination of little girls
In the middle of wet dreams

We are the angel mutants
The streets for us seduction
Our cause injust and ancient

In this "be " film born invasion

Teenagers from Mars
And we don't care
Teenagers from Mars
And we don't care
Teenagers from Mars
And we don't care

Well, we've seen your 3-D movies
In violent abduction
We blast your mindless structure
Inferior connection

We take your weak resistance
Throw it in your face
We need no introduction
For mass anhiliation

Teenagers from Mars
And we don't care
Teenagers from Mars
And we don't care
Teenagers from Mars
And we don't care

Well, we need no introduction
No visas or carte blanche
Inhuman reproduction
We're here for what we want

We want, we need it, we'll take it
We want, we need it, we'll take it
We want, we need it, we'll take it
We want, we need it, we'll take it, baby

Teenagers from Mars
And we don't care
Teenagers from Mars
And we don't care
Teenagers from Mars
And we don't care

Teenagers from Mars
And we don't care
Teenagers from Mars
And we don't care
Teenagers from Mars
And we don't care

And we don't care
And we don't care, we don't care

We don't care, and we don't care
And we don't care

Overall Meaning

The Misfits' "Teenagers From Mars" is a sci-fi song that speaks about a group of mutant aliens who come to earth from Mars to cause havoc. The song has a menacing and aggressive tone that fits well with the band’s punk genre. The opening lyrics set the scene of the song, as if the mutants have just landed in the Arizona desert in search of little girls to inseminate. These mutants are the "angel mutants" who seduce the streets and cause chaos. The song's lyrics describe them as inhumane and disconnected from human emotions.

The mutants are here to take over, and they don't need any introduction or visas to do it. They have seen the human world through their "3-D movies" and find the human structure inferior. They are here to take what they want, and if humans resist, they will "throw it in your face." The refrain repeats "Teenagers From Mars, and we don't care" emphasizes the mutants' lack of concern for any human life, accompanied by a guitar riff that adds to the aggression and chaos.

Overall, the lyrics of "Teenagers From Mars" can be seen as a metaphor for rebellion, as the mutants represent outsiders who don't conform to human rules and values. Additionally, they represent the darker side of youth culture, reflecting the punk rock style of The Misfits.

Line by Line Meaning

Well, we land in barren fields
We arrive in desolate areas

On the Arizona plains
Specifically, in the flatlands of Arizona

The insemination of little girls
We impregnate young females

In the middle of wet dreams
During a state of sexual arousal

We are the angel mutants
We are a genetic anomaly with god-like qualities

The streets for us seduction
Our environment is a temptation towards sin

Our cause injust and ancient
Our objective is historical and morally unjust

In this "be" film born invasion
Our arrival is like a B-movie plot

Teenagers from Mars
We are extraterrestrial adolescents

And we don't care
We are indifferent

Well, we've seen your 3-D movies
We are aware of your cinematic technology