Michale Graves
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Emanuel |
| Born | March 21, 1975 |
| Origin | Dumont, New Jersey, US |
| Genres | Horror punk, punk rock, heavy metal, monster rock, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels |
Geffen Records Roadrunner Records GDU Records Horror High Records SOS Records Hydraulic Entertainment / Vile Of Venom |
| Associated acts |
Misfits Graves Gotham Road Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg Snow White's Poison Bite |
| Website | michalegraves |
Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Michale Graves, is an American singer and songwriter. He is most well known as the lead singer for the 1990s re-incarnation of the Misfits from 1995 to 1998 and again from late 1998 until late 2000. Graves grew up in Dumont, New Jersey. He has also released several albums as a solo artist.
Graves was recording a demo with his band the Mopes in Lodi, New Jersey, when their engineer, Bob Alecca, mentioned that the Misfits were reforming and holding auditions for a new singer. Graves bought the "Collection I" and "Walk Among Us" albums to familiarize himself with the band and became an official member shortly after trying out.
In September 2008 Graves confirmed that he would return to The Misfits if asked. "Jerry and I do not have a dysfunctional working relationship. Him and I both know and I know he knows that I am on board. It is a phone call away. I won't step back into what I walked away from, but the problem isn't with Jerry and I. The problem is with Doyle and with Chud."
On December 26, 2009 Graves appeared on stage with Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein and Dr. Chud's band Gorgeous Frankenstein at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ who was opening for Danzig. While on stage the band (along with Graves on vocals) played four late 1990s-era Misfits songs: Helena, Lost in Space, Scarecrow Man, and Shining, but they were cut short from playing Dig Up Her Bones due to time.
Graves' singing can be found on "American Psycho", "Famous Monsters", backup vocals on the 1999 single "Monster Mash" and "Cuts from the Crypt". He also wrote original songs for the band, including "Dig Up Her Bones", "American Psycho", "Scream!", "Saturday Night", "This Island Earth", "Fiend without a Face", "Shining", "The Haunting","Devil Doll", "Witch Hunt", and "Fiend Club".
During a break in touring in 2000, Graves and Dr. CHUD formed a band called The Lost Boys. They played two shows before the Misfits regrouped to embark on another tour, which was their last tour with this line-up. The first Lost Boys show consisted of Graves on an acoustic guitar and vocals while Dr. CHUD played drums. They played Misfits songs they had written while in the band as well as songs which later came to be songs used for the band Graves which Graves wrote. The second show was the same music played as the first show, only this time the lineup consisted of Graves on vocals and electric guitar (he used Doyle's old Ibanez Iceman which has been used to record such Misfits albums as "Walk Among Us" and "Earth A.D./Wolfsblood" and was given to Graves as a gift upon joining the Misfits back in 1995), Dr. CHUD on drums and J~Sin Trioxin on bass. Later on as an encore set, JV Bastard took the stage and joined the band to play guitar as Graves sang. The four played "classic" Misfits songs from the 1977 to 1983 era of the band.
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