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Old 01-04-2010, 02:53 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Janszoon View Post
It wasn't until Danzig got popular as a solo artist in the late 80s/early 90s that more people got into the Misfits and even then they were definitely a niche band. But these days they've somehow managed to permeate the culture to such a degree that their logo has become some kind of pop fashion accessory. Very strange.
I'd say it happened before that. Loads of thrash metal bands were wearing Misfits shirts long before Danzig released anything as a solo artist.

That's certainly how I became aware of them.
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