Jerry Only

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Jerry Only
Background information
Birth name	Gerald Caiafa
Born	April 21, 1959 (1959-04-21) (age 50) Lodi, New Jersey
Genres	Horror punk, punk rock, heavy metal, hardcore punk
Occupations	Musician, Singer, Bassist
Instruments	Bass, Vocals
Years active	1977–present
Associated acts	Misfits, Osaka Popstar, Kryst The Conqueror

Jerry Only (born Gerald Caiafa on April 21, 1959 in Lodi, New Jersey) is an American bassist. He is the current bassist and vocalist for the Misfits. He is credited with creating the infamous hair style known as the Devilock

Life and career

He joined The Misfits in 1977, just a few months after receiving his first bass as a late Christmas present. He would work at his father's factory during the week to help finance the band and play shows on the weekend. This would go on for several years until the band split due to differences between lead singer Glenn Danzig and the rest of the band. During this downtime, Jerry and his brother Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (the guitarist for The Misfits) formed Kryst The Conqueror. In 1995 Jerry settled a legal battle out of court with co-founder Glenn Danzig, effectively allowing him rights to The Misfits' name on a performing level, while they split the money on merchandising. He reformed the band with Doyle (who played guitar from 1980 to 1983), vocalist Michale Graves, and drummer Dr. Chud.

Chud and Graves left the group in 2000 to form Graves. They were replaced on the M25 tour by Dez Cadena, formerly of Black Flag and DC3 on guitar and Marky Ramone, formerly of The Ramones, on drums. Jerry took up the singing duties at this point. In early 2005 Marky left the group and Jerry brought in ex-Misfit and Black Flag drummer ROBO to rejoin the group. A new album is currently underway, and there are unfounded rumors (denied by Graves, Doyle and Dr. Chud) that the new lineup will be similar to the 90's lineup of Graves, Doyle, Only and Dr. Chud, along with Dez Cadena as a rhythm guitarist. If this happens it will mark the first time in Misfits history that several guitars have been incorporated into their sound, not counting 12 Hits from Hell. Recently on CHOM 97.7, Jerry Only stated that he is working on a new album. He also said that they would like to make two albums. Currently four songs are ready for the album, but they're still working on the rest.

Their new single, "Land of the Dead", was released at the mischief night show 2009 at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ.

Career in World Championship Wrestling

In 1999 Jerry, along with the rest of the then Misfits lineup, had a brief stint in World Championship Wrestling. Jerry Only himself participated in probably the most memorable match of the Misfits' time in the organization on the November 29, 1999 edition of Nitro. Jerry was pitted against Dr. Death in a steel cage match. Only was "dominated" in the match but Death was distracted when the rest of the Misfits interfered and attacked his manager, pouring barbecue sauce in his eyes after he said that Only "Fell off the ugly tree and hit every branch". Death proceeded to whip Only into the cage door which opened as Only spilled onto the floor and won the match due to "escaping" the cage first.

Gear

He plays a custom "Devastator" Bass made out of graphite; the current model was made by Bernie Rico, Jr. with an M like body and a cyclops skull on the headstock. It has no tone or volume control knobs because he only plays it on full blast. From 1977-1983 he played a customized Rickenbacker 4001. Sometime after 1978, he replaced the two single coil pickups with two split-coil pickups and he would often recarve the body to make it look 'gothier', and would add decorations (such as winged skulls) onto the headstock.

Discography

With The Misfits

• Cough/Cool as Jerry Caiafa (1977) – single
• Bullet (1978) – EP
• Horror Business (1979) – EP
• Night of the Living Dead (1979) – single
• Beware (1980) – EP
• 3 Hits from Hell (1981) – EP
• Halloween (1981) – single
• Walk Among Us (1982) – album
• Evilive (1982) – live fan club EP
• Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood (1983) – album
• Die, Die My Darling (1984) – single
• Static Age (1997) – album
• 12 Hits from Hell (2000) – album

With Kryst The Conqueror

• Deliver Us From Evil (1989) – album
• Deliver Us From Evil (1989) – E.P.

With The "Resurrected" Misfits

• American Psycho (1997) – album
• Dig Up Her Bones (1997) – single
• Evilive II (1998) – live fan club album
• Scream! (1999) - Single
• Famous Monsters (1999) – album
• Monster Mash (1999) – single
• Cuts from the Crypt (2001) – album
• Don't Open 'Til It's Doomsday/Day The Earth Caught Fire

With The "Jerry Only Era" Misfits

(Split with Balzac) (2002) - EP

• Project 1950 (2003) – album
• Psycho in the Wax Museum (2006) - EP
• Land of the Dead (2009) – single

With Osaka Popstar

• Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk (2006) – album

Filmography

• KISS Loves You (2004) (TV)
• Big Money Hustlas(1999)