Seriously though...how could anybody actively hate on The Misfits?

Usually, the only ones I see doing it are people who are very ignorant and stubborn, convinced that the Misfits are a trend. They're not though, only their logo is (but who couldn't love such a splendid logo such as theirs?), and that trend's pretty dead, really. It's kind of like all the praise and, camaraderie even, shared by West-Coasters who enjoy In-N-Out, that makes others who hear can only hear about it jealous and thereby spiteful towards its success and popularity. Not everything that's popular sucks, people.

I've never listened to The Misfits.

Go do it now.

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London Dungeon
Die, Die My Darling
Mommy, Can I Go Out And Kill Tonight
Devilock
Cough, Cool
We Bite
Hybrid Moments
Horror Business
Earth AD
Death Comes Ripping
Green Hell
Demonomania
Halloween

They have so many wonderful songs to choose from.

Dude, good list. One of my faves not on yours though is:

Never liked AFI. A refrain I hear over and over from a lot of my friends that are heavily into punk is, "I can't believe people listen to Jade-era AFI."

Jade was on The Art of Drowning which is a kick ass album. So pfft...

Misfits > life

They sound alright. I'll get around to exploring their stuff later on. I've got a lot of bands that I need to start getting cds from.