I'm aiways a little bit saddened by this one as it heralds the end of the Graves era Misfits and leaves me feeling that if the band had sorted out it's differences we wouldn't be left with so many side projects by ex-members none of them particularly filling and instead would have at least two good Misfits albums by now to add to the collection.
That said "Famous Monsters" is a bit hit and miss the opening "Kong at the Gates" sounds fantastic and "The Forbidden Zone" makes me happy just to be a Fiend unfortunately things go slightly downhill untill we reach "Scream" which is dark,foreboding and has a great video clip inbetween is so so untill we reach"Die,Monster,Die" and from there on in "Kong at the Gates" finally begins to deliver what it had promised us at the begginning.
It's with a twitch of sadness that "Kong Unleashed" finishes the album and we know this is the end of this Misfits Line up.
They could've been so much more if people had taken the time to stop whining about what life was like in 1982 and actually listened to the music.
That said all I can do is pray Jerry,Dez and Robo are working on a proper Misfits album with new stuff as I write untill then put this on after "American Psycho"have a few beers and watch the Twilight Zone or a b-movie before you call it a night

I came to the Misfits late in the game, and I've loved just about everything I've come across under that name -- whether it's led by former frontman Glenn Danzig or the Nufits frontman, Michale Graves.

"Famous Monsters" is a catchy, kitschy record full of references to '50s and '60s horror/sci-fi movies, which is in keeping with almost tongue-in-cheek horror theme the band's always had. After the opener, "Kong at the Gates," the band lets loose with wolf howls, and the guitars and drums kick in for the foot-tappingly-catchy "Forbidden Zone."

References abound -- in "Die Monster Die," Graves sings, "First things first, Ms. Monroe rises from the dead..." For those of you unaware, the name "The Misfits" is taken from Marilyn Monroe's final film before her death. Old Danzig was a little obsessed with Monroe, you see.

While there are a couple misses on this record, the overall sound is great and there is plenty to keep you coming back for more.

Track picks: Forbidden Zone, Crawling Eye, Hunting Humans, Descending Angel, Saturday Night, Die Monster Die.

This is an amazing cd it is my favorite misfit cd. I know alot of you are thinking what about the danzig era. Graves dos nt measure up but doyle & jerry completely own on this album. But why i wrote this is to alert u that a new live album including the misfits original guitarist is going to be released any month now and i would strongly advise u to buy it. I just saw them in concert 10/28/05 and loved it the new ones called devils night and would advise you to buy . And by the way i am just using the kids review so i dont have all the hassle of the regular one.

Me