The final release by the original lineup of
the Misfits
, which followed
Glenn Danzig
's acrimonious departure from the band by mere months,
Die, Die My Darling
lets the band go out with a bang. The title cut (which
Danzig
claimed was recorded three years earlier, during the
Walk Among Us
sessions) ranks amongs the best
ever recorded -- pure, brutal energy unleashed. The others,
"Mommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight?"
and
"We Bite,"
are not quite up to that standard but still pack a punch. Long sought after by collectors (because it was originally pressed in limited purple and white vinyl editions), it's not as essential now that all of its cuts have been issued on the box set. Still, as a blast of pure
Misfits
punk
fury,
is essential. ~ Victor W. Valdivia