Who was the lead singer of the Misfits during their original 1977–1983 era?

Glenn Danzig was the lead singer of the Misfits during their original 1977–1983 era.

Danzig founded the horror-punk band in Lodi, New Jersey, in 1977. He wrote or co-wrote many of the group’s best-known early songs and supplied the deep, dramatic vocal style that became central to the Misfits’ identity. Their imagery drew heavily on horror films, science fiction, and comic-book monsters.

Danzig left the Misfits in 1983, after which the band broke up for several years. He later formed Samhain and then the band Danzig. Jerry Only remained a key Misfits member and bassist, but he was not the original era’s lead singer. Michale Graves joined during the group’s later reunion period.