Alright, hellraisers, this will be a quick bite of news cuz i don't know how huge of news this really is... But it seemed pretty damn important to me. SO, if you loyal readers are as big of fiends for the 'Fits as we fellas of the Belly are, then you know all about the spaghetti western of drama that their past entails... Double crosses, shady moves, broken friendships and alliances, and evolutions into cartoony letdowns have all run rampant. But this one story in particular was always one that piqued my interest and wet my intrigue.... The one about Bobby Steele and his 12 Hits from Hell tracks.
Well, the paraphrased version of the yarn goes like this: Bobby was the guitarist for the Misfits from '78 - '80, and when Danzig and the gang went in to record their 12 Hits from Hell, he laid down his guitar tracks for it. However, ever the unpredictable band, he was booted and replaced with Jerry Only's brother Doyle, who then re-recorded the guitar tracks. But interestingly enough, both guitarist's work went into the mix and thus made the only 'Fits album with dual guitars. Even stranger, the album was released in stores for like a fuckin' minute, and then pulled back off the shelves again (for reasons shady and unknown)...
But! If you were unable to get a pre-ordered album, or can't find it on a downloading program, or aren't willing to pay the $219.95 that I see it listed as on Amazon, there is quite an interesting new tangle to this story (brace yourself, here comes the news flash).... Bobby Steele took it upon himself to take his guitar tracks he previously laid down, and re-record the whole album himself the way he saw it being back in the day... And he even did us a giant gnarfavor by posting all 12 of his Hits from Hell up on his website, and streamed it for your listening pleasure... They're a little more garage poppy than normal, and lacking in the "Evil Elvis" department being without Danzig's vocals, but the songs still come through airtight and as beautiful and whence they were made....
Have your own damn looksee and judge for yourself: Bobby Steele's 12 Hits from Hell
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