Now these guys take it to extremes don't they? The band that first brought us the "Horror Hotel" and "Devil's Whorehouse," well who better than to present a brief history lesson on those "famous monsters" of the big screen that have so profoundly influenced our lives? Anyone who dismissed "The Misfits" as a joke, or as making a fruitless comeback at a time when their legacy was better left alone, need only listen to '97's "American Psycho" and then firmly plant their boot in their mouth and crawl to the corner of the room in humbled seclusion.

The fact is, maybe they never should've come back, since the prized classics they produced back in the day still remain so inspiring in this day and age that probably nothing they'll do could ever compare. But, then again, why give Danzig the satisfaction? "American Psycho" opened the door for "The Misfits" to a whole new generation of mad youth and with it, saw them expand their audience from your basic Punk following to heavy music listeners in general.

"Famous Monsters," featuring the same cast of characters, continues on right where "Psycho" left off and finds - it finds the band in an almost too fine form. With the exception of the all out thrash songs like "Lost In Space" and "Crawling Eye," the production's amazingly clean, which is hard to get used to considering the poor quality, endearing though it may have been at the time, of their earliest records.

Among the eighteen tracks, we'll delve through the tightly packed styles they've adopted over their existence, blending balls-out Punk, with Mosh-pit anthems, and a slight trace of 50's inspiration on more than the odd occasion - "Saturday Night" for starters. If you loved seeing the likes of "Pumpkin Head" or "Scarecrow Man" or whomever, you'll love 'em even more the way they're featured here.

Open the gates and stand back because all hell's about to break loose again!