Striking a bold stance with his muscular cut, grease-painted face, and signature devilock,
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein is best known for his work with the
Glenn Danzig-fronted, pioneering horror punk ghouls
the Misfits. Born
Paul Caiafa in Lodi, New Jersey, and the younger brother of
Misfits bassist
Jerry Only (Gerald Caiafa),
Doyle served as a roadie for the punk legends before joining the group in 1980 at the age of 16.
The Misfits disbanded in 1983, but in 1987,
Doyle and
Only founded their own group, the Christian metal outfit Kryst the Conqueror. In 1995, after years of litigation,
Only and
Danzig settled a legal battle concerning the
Misfits name, allowing
Only,
Doyle, and vocalist
Michale Graves to perform under the moniker, which they did until 2000, releasing two studio albums and one concert LP. In 2005,
Doyle struck out on his own with a new project,
Gorgeous Frankenstein, with whom he would release an eponymous album in 2007. Around that same time, much to the delight of
Misfits fans, he began appearing on-stage with
Danzig and burning through a short set of
Misfits songs, which he would continue to do in the years to come. In 2010 he started a new group,
Doyle, and released an eponymous album in 2013. In September, 2016
the Misfits reunited around a lineup consisting of
Doyle,
Danzig,
Only, second guitarist
Acey Slade, and original
Slayer drummer
Dave Lombardo, and played a pair of well-received shows at that years Riot Fest in Chicago and Denver.
Doyle's sophomore outing,
Doyle II: As We Die, followed in 2017. ~ James Christopher Monger