Editing Misfits (band) (section)

===1984–1995: New projects and legal battles===
Following the breakup of the Misfits, Danzig launched his new band [[Samhain (band)|Samhain]], moving away from [[punk rock]], and toward more experimental [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] with a grim atmosphere. Several Misfits songs were rerecorded for Samhain albums, including "Horror Business" (as "Horror Biz"), "All Hell Breaks Loose" (as "All Hell"), and "Halloween II". In 1986, the band signed to a major record label and Danzig replaced most of the [[rhythm section]], renaming the group [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]]. He continues to front Danzig, who have released ten albums ranging in style from [[blues rock]]-influenced heavy metal to [[industrial rock]], and has also released two solo albums.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Jerry Only and Doyle, meanwhile, moved to [[Vernon Township, New Jersey|Vernon, New Jersey]] to work at their father's machine parts factory full-time. Jerry Only had married and had a daughter and became more serious about his Christian faith, regretting some of the things he had done with the Misfits. In 1987, he and Doyle formed the short-lived [[Kryst the Conqueror]], a [[Christian heavy metal]] band with barbarian imagery.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Although the Misfits' popularity did not extend beyond the underground punk scene during their six years of activity, public interest in the band increased in the years following their breakup. The success of Danzig's post-Misfits' work led to interest in his past work, and several high-profile rock bands professed fondness for the Misfits. Most notably, [[Metallica]] [[cover version|covered]] the Misfits songs "[[Last Caress]]" and "[[Green Hell (song)|Green Hell]]" on ''[[The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited]]'' (1987), and [[Guns N' Roses]] covered "[[Attitude (Misfits song)|Attitude]]" on ''[["The Spaghetti Incident?"]]'' (1993). Several albums of reissued and previously unreleased Misfits material were issued between 1985 and 1987, the first being the [[compilation album]] ''[[Legacy of Brutality]]'' (1985) which included many of the songs from the unreleased ''[[Static Age]]'' album. Danzig [[overdubbing|overdubbed]] many of the album's instrument tracks to avoid having to pay [[royalties]] to the other former band members. ''[[Collection I|Misfits]]'', more commonly referred to as ''Collection I'', followed in 1986. The ''[[Evilive]]'' EP was reissued as a full album in 1987 with five additional tracks.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Only contacted Danzig about receiving a portion of the royalties from these albums' sales, beginning a legal battle that lasted several years and involved other past members of the band. All of the Misfits material had been credited to Danzig, and though Only later conceded that Danzig had written nearly all of the lyrics and most of the music, he contended that he and Doyle "wrote 25% or maybe 30% of the music"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citizinemag.com/music/music-0309_jerryonly.htm|title=Citizine Interview – Misfits' Jerry Only (Glenn Danzig, Ramones|date=September 2, 2003|publisher=Citizinemag.com|access-date=July 18, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718134616/http://www.citizinemag.com/music/music-0309_jerryonly.htm|archive-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> and deserved compensation. Danzig, however, insisted that he had written all of the songs in their entirety and that the other members' creative input had been minimal. Eventually Only ceased his pursuit of songwriting credits and sought the rights to use the Misfits name and imagery, including the now-famous "Crimson Ghost" skull face logo.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}

In 1995, the parties reached an out-of-court settlement that allowed Only and Doyle to record and perform as the Misfits, sharing merchandising rights with Danzig. ''[[Collection II]]'', a third compilation of Misfits songs, was released later that year.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}