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Arthur Googy is an American percussionist known for being the drummer of horror punk band The Misfits from 1980 to 1982. Originally from Jackson Heights, New York, he attended Blessed Sacrament elementary school followed by a brisk visit to Newtown High.
Arthur Googy è un batterista statunitense, ex componente storico del gruppo horror punk Misfits. Dopo aver suonato con il gruppo di Lodi dal 1980 al 1982, lascia la band e forma gli Antidote, che puntano la propria attenzione alla retorica nazista di alcuni gruppi nazi punk del periodo.
3 feb 2021 · Released in 1982, Walk Among Us featured the lineup of Glenn Danzig, Doyle, Jerry Only, and new drummer Arthur Googy. Considered by many as the definitive Misfits album , Walk Among Us represents the pinnacle of the band's melodic, horror punk style.
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- “There Was Some Really Crazy S__T Going On”
- An Anarchic Reputation
- A Thrashier, Metal-Infused Punk
- “The Archetypal Horror-Punk Band”
- “After Earth Ad, There Was Nowhere to Go”
Misfits were formed in 1977, in Lodi, New Jersey, by aspiring singer-songwriter Glenn Danzig, who reputedly named his new outfit after Marilyn Monroe’s final film, The Misfits. Line-up changes dogged the band’s early days, though their core personnel – Danzig and bassist Jerry Only (aka Jerry Caiafa) – remained constants as they cut their teeth pla...
The New York punk scene did, however, help toughen up Misfits’ sound. After self-releasing their debut single, “Cough/Cool,” via their own Blank Records imprint, the band drafted in several different guitarists, eventually settling on Only’s brother Doyle (aka Paul Caiafa). Danzig also junked the electric piano he’d previously played and concentrat...
Recorded during 1981 and released in March 1982 through Slash/Ruby Records, Misfits’ acclaimed debut album, Walk Among Us, captured the band’s original, NYC-influenced sound, with Danzig coming on like a scuzzier Joey Ramone and his group careering through roistering anthems including “I Turned Into A Martian,” “Vampira” and “Night Of The Living De...
Short, sharp, and wilfully abrasive, Earth AD was originally released in December 1983, but later extended to full album length and rechristened Earth A.D/Wolfs Blood, with the addition of the three tracks from the band’s 1984 non-album single, “Die, Die My Darling.” The record, first issued through Danzig’s Plan 9 label (it was later reissued thro...
Earth AD, however, has since been cited as a landmark hardcore punk release. Green Day, blink-182, and Alkaline Trio have sung its praises, while Metallica has recorded covers of several tracks from the album. They laid down a frenzied medley of “Last Caress” and “Green Hell” for their 1987 release, The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited, and they ...
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Arthur Googy :: MisfitsCentral.com. Arthur, nicknamed "The Goog" by his Misfits pals, joined the band in April 1980 and remained until April 1982 when he left after an argument with Glenn. He was with the band during the famous MSP sessions as well as the Mix-O-Lydian and Fair Lawn sessions of 1981 that resulted in the Walk Among Us LP.
31 ott 2017 · As if to symbolize this metamorphosis, drummer Arthur Googy was replaced by Robo of Black Flag.
