29 Facts About Michale Graves

Michale Graves is best known as the lead vocalist for the 1990s re-incarnation of the horror punk band Misfits from 1995 to 2000, leaving briefly in 1998.

Michale Graves has released several albums as a solo artist.

Michale Graves was recording a demo with his band the Mopes in Lodi, New Jersey, when their engineer, Bob Alecca, mentioned that the Misfits were reforming and holding auditions for a new singer.

On December 26,2009, Michale Graves appeared on stage with Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein and Dr Chud's band Gorgeous Frankenstein at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, who was opening for Danzig.

Michale Graves' singing can be found on American Psycho, Famous Monsters, backup vocals on the 1999 single "Monster Mash", and "Cuts from the Crypt".

Michale Graves would perform Misfits songs written during the time of his tenure with the band to raise money for his new project, Graves.

Michale Graves formed Gotham Rd shortly after with Loki, JV Bastard and Paul Lifeless.

Around this time is when Michale Graves announced via his website that he would begin producing other bands albums on his off time.

Michale Graves's last show ever was to be on December 31,2004.

Right before his leave for the Marines, Michale Graves was approached by Horror High Records to do a solo album.

Michale Graves eventually recorded his debut solo record Punk Rock Is Dead in 2005.

In March 2006, Michale Graves began a tour in support of Damien Echols and the West Memphis Three.

Michale Graves began touring as the singer for Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg, which features the namesake drummer and at one stage members of the band Antiproduct, although the band now features a rotating lineup.

The band covers vintage Ramones songs live, and in 2010 recorded a cover of a Michale Graves song called "When We Were Angels", originally featured on Illusions.

In March 2011, Blitzkrieg released another song written by Michale Graves entitled "If and When".

In March 2012, Michale Graves met Mark Allen Stuart, CEO of Hydraulic Entertainment.

On September 28,2012, Michale Graves began a pledge through Kickstarter to release the album, which eventually was released on February 6,2013.

Later in 2012, a second Kickstarter release was announced, Lost Skeleton Returns, which Michale Graves referred to as a return to horror punk, and stated would feature ten re-recorded classics as well as four new songs.

The album was supported by nationwide touring with Michale Graves performing as his infamous "Skele-Crow" character for the first time in nearly a decade.

On June 3,2014, Michale Graves released a new album titled Wanderer, a musical follow-up to Vagabond, which was funded through his Kickstarter project.

In summer 2016, Michale Graves recorded and released the album Bedlam, which is the acoustic counterpart to When Worlds Collide.

Per Santaella, Michale Graves was scheduled to tour in South America in 2022.

Michale Graves wrote the lyrics and recorded the vocals for the song "Headwound".

Michale Graves wrote and sang on the album The All-Star Sessions, made by all the bands which reside on the Roadrunner record label, before his departure into the Marines.

Michale Graves appeared as a guest vocalist on the song "Zombie Romance" in Snow White's Poison Bite's album Snow White's Poison Bite: Featuring Dr Gruesome and the Gruesome Gory Horror Show, released in April 2013.

Michale Graves became a contributor to the Conservative Punk website in the early 2000s.

In 2020, Michale Graves endorsed the Proud Boys in an Instagram post.

In mid-December 2020, Michale Graves posted on his Parler account "Seems like the choice is war" - no context was given.

Michale Graves reportedly agreed to play a private show for the Proud Boys in Washington, DC, on the afternoon of January 6,2021, but failed to appear for the show.