BW&BK; has received the following press release:

MISFITS book author and veteran punk drummer Joel Gausten (PIGFACE, THE UNDEAD, ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN) has posted an unreleased Misfits rehearsal demos of 'Who Killed Marilyn?' at www.myspace.com/gaustenmusic. The site also includes an in-depth blog (entitled 15 Years Ago Today…) detailing the recording of this and the other featured Misfits demos.

Like Gausten’s previously-posted demos ('London Dungeon', 'Astro Zombies', 'Hatebreeders', 'Angelfuck', 'She', 'Nike A Go Go' and 'I Turned Into A Martian'), 'Who Killed Marilyn?' was recorded on February 25, 1995 – exactly 15 years ago - at the Misfits' rehearsal compound in New Jersey. The recording features Jerry Only on bass, Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein on guitar, Eric Weiss on vocals and a 17-year-old Gausten on drums. The song was part of an 11-song demo recording engineered by Misfits drummer-to-be, Dr. Chud. These tracks were recorded several months prior to Michale Graves becoming the band's official singer.

“Earlier this week, I realized that it would soon be 15 years since this recording session took place, and I wanted to do something special to celebrate that date,” explains Gausten. “‘Who Killed Marilyn?’ remains a favorite Misfits song of mine, and it was a blast to dig out this recording, go down memory lane and hear a 17-year-old me make noise with Jerry and Doyle!”

At the time of the recording, Gausten had been serving as one of the band's fill-in rehearsal drummers while the group was auditioning vocalists. Gausten detailed his experiences with the Misfits in his out-of-print 2006 book, Tales Of Horror: The History Of The Misfits & The Undead, which will be re-released this summer as a Deluxe Edition with a new cover by artist Shannon Gardner-Gausten, updated / expanded information on both The Misfits and The Undead and a brand-new interview with former Misfits drummer, “Mr. Jim” Catania.

Click here for more on Gausten's work.