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| Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein | |
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| Birth name | Paul Caiafa |
| Born | September 15, 1964 in Lodi, New Jersey |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock Heavy metal Horror punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Bodybuilder |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1980 to Present |
| Associated acts | The Misfits Kryst The Conqueror Gorgeous Frankenstein |
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (born Paul Caiafa on September 15, 1964 in Lodi, New Jersey), is an American guitarist.
He was a guitarist for the horror punk band The Misfits, which he joined in October 1980 at the age of 16. He joined the band with the help of his brother, Misfits bassist Jerry Only. Doyle was the band's third guitarist, which was steady for nearly 25 years.
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Life and career
In 1987, four years after the Misfits broke up, Doyle and Jerry formed the metal band Kryst The Conqueror with drummer The Murp. Select songs from the album were released by Jerry Only's record label "Cyclopian Music" as an EP, and featured guest guitarist Dave "The Snake" Sabo of the metal band Skid Row on one of the tracks, whom Jerry had met through a mutual friend.
After several years, Doyle and Jerry reformed The Misfits in 1995, this time with Jerry acting as the band's figurehead and with Michale Graves as vocalist and Dr. Chud as drummer. After releasing two full length albums of new material, Doyle left the band. Doyle has since joined Glenn Danzig on several occasions to play 20-minute-long sets of classic Misfits tunes, with the latter's band, Danzig.
In 2005, Doyle left New Jersey for Las Vegas, and began auditioning members for his own band, Gorgeous Frankenstein. In 2007, Gorgeous Frankenstein (consisting of Doyle on lead guitar, Argyle Goolsby on Bass and Lead Vocals and Jesco Devilanse on drums) played their first tour, opening for Danzig. Just recently it was announced DR.CHUD is drumming for Gorgeous Frankenstein.
Personal life
Doyle is married to former pro wrestler Stephanie Bellars. They have a daughter named Boriss.
Discography
The Misfits
- Beware (1980) - EP
- 3 Hits From Hell (1981) - EP
- Halloween (1981) - single
- Walk Among Us (1982) - album
- Evilive (1982) - live EP
- Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood (1983) - album
- Die, Die My Darling (1984) - single
- 12 Hits from Hell (2001) - album (promo only, unreleased)
Kryst The Conqueror
- Deliver Us From Evil (1989) - album
- Deliver Us From Evil (1990) - EP
"Resurrected" Misfits
- American Psycho (1997) - album
- Dig Up Her Bones (1997) - single
- Evillive II (1998) - live fan club album
- I Wanna Be A NY Ranger (1998) - single
- Scream! (1999) - single
- Famous Monsters (1999) - album
- Monster Mash (1999) - single
- Cuts From The Crypt (2001) - album
- Psycho in the Wax Museum (2006) - single
Gorgeous Frankenstein
- Gorgeous Frankenstein (2007) - album
Band Members
Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein-Guitar
Goolsby-Bass Guitar and Vocals
Dr. CHUD- Drums
Gorgeous George-Go-Go Dancer
Band Former Members
Landon-Vocals
Jesco Devilanse-Drums
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