''Get Acquainted'' is a CD compilation of rare material of

horror punk Horror punk is a music genre that mixes punk rock and 1950s-influenced doo-wop and rockabilly sounds with morbid and violent imagery and lyrics which are often influenced by horror films and science fiction B-movies. The genre was pioneered by ...

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The sty ...

stoner rock Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sleep. ...

and heavy metal bands. It was released in 2008 with the German book ''Metall macht Musik'', illustrated by Tim Eckhorst and published by TheNextArt). Among others, the CD features previously unreleased songs by ex-

Misfits Misfits or The Misfits may refer to: Film and television * ''The Misfits'' (1961 film), a film starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift * ''The Misfits'' (2011 film), a Mexican film * ''The Misfits'' (2021 film), an American ...

-singer

Michale Graves Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Michale Graves, is an American singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist for the 1990s re-incarnation of the horror punk band Misfits from 1995 to 2000, leaving briefly ...

and his band

Gotham Road Gotham Road (or Gotham Rd.) is a horror punk/ heavy metal band formed after the demise of the band Graves by Michale Graves, Loki, J.V. Bastard and Paul Lifeless. History Formation The band first formed under the assumed name of Graves an ...

. Those songs were made available on a factory pressed CD for the first time. The album also contains three songs by American

group

Blitzkid Blitzkid is an American horror punk band from Bluefield, West Virginia. One of the leading exponents of the horror punk scene, the band is led by singer/guitarist TB Monstrosity and singer/bassist Argyle Goolsby. Active from 1997 until 2012 and ...

Track listing

– "On My Way" # Brazen Angel – "What's Out There" # April Fool – "Less You Talk" # Die Bilderwelten – "Hausarrest" # Elektrohahn und die Legebatterie – "The People of Santa Fée" # Elektrohahn und die Legebatterie – "H.A.N.F." # Grid Iron – "Second Song" # Brazen Angel – "For the World" # Strange Heart – "Alone in the Dark" # Butterfinger – "Fall (Rock Remix)" # Apiskuko – "I Feel Alive" # Apiskuko – "Walk Away" # Blind Fury – "This Is Life" # Janus – "Sour Wine" #

– "Say Something" #

– "Shoestring (Acoustic Demo)" # Michale Graves – "Casket (Acoustic Demo)" #

– "I'm a Zombie" # Blitzkid – "Hate You Better" # Blitzkid – "Ad Nauseum Memorie (live)" # Peter Carr – "Insanity" # Silent Fear – "Broken Man" # Willy G. and his Mother's Sons – "I Bet Satan Made Love to Your Mother"

''Metal macht Musik''

* ECKHORST, Tim, ''Metall macht Musik'', TheNextArt-Verlag, 2008.

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Information on the CD
2008 compilation albums Horror punk compilation albums