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Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein
Birth name	Paul Caiafa
Born	September 15, 1964 (1964-09-15) (age 43) in Lodi, New Jersey
Genre(s)	Punk rock Heavy metal Horror punk
Occupation(s)	Musician, Bodybuilder
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1980 to Present
Associated acts	The Misfits Kryst The Conqueror Gorgeous Frankenstein

Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (born Paul Caiafa on September 15, 1964 in Lodi, New Jersey), is an American guitarist. He was the most well-known guitarist of the horror punk band The Misfits, which he joined in October 1980, at the age of 16.

Doyle is considered by many in the horror punk scene as a legendary guitarist, setting the standard for future acts that attempt to emulate his aggressive playing style and hulking stage presence. His older brother, Jerry Only, was a founding member of the band, along with Glenn Danzig.

In 1987, four years after the Misfits broke up, Doyle and Jerry formed the metal band Kryst The Conqueror with drummer The Murp. However, they never had a vocalist and only played a few shows dressing up as vikings, although they did record one album which was only released in its entirety on cassette, but was leaked around the internet recently. Select songs from the album were released by Jerry Only's record label "Cyclopian Music" as an EP, and featured guest guitarist Dave "The Snake" Sabo of the metal band Skid Row on one of the tracks, whom Jerry had met through a mutual friend.

After several years of legal negotiations with The Misfits Doyle and Jerry reformed The Misfits in 1995, this time with Jerry acting as the band's figurehead and with Michale Graves as vocalist and Dr. Chud as drummer. After releasing two full length albums of new material, Doyle left the band under mysterious circumstances, which Jerry attributed to injuries, and the fact that Doyle was going through a divorce. Some chalk this up as rumor, due to the fact that Doyle has since joined Glenn Danzig on several occasions to play 30-minute-long sets of classic Misfits tunes, with the latter's band, Danzig.

Doyle is married to former pro wrestler Stephanie Bellars. They have a daughter together. Doyle himself was in a short bout of pro wrestling with his brother, whose linebacker physique made for an intimidating tag team. His height is billed at 6 foot 4 inches, and his hulking weight is billed at 254 lbs.

In 2005, Doyle left New Jersey for Las Vegas, where he has began auditioning members for his own band, Gorgeous Frankenstein.

In 2007, Gorgeous Frankenstein (consisting of Doyle on lead gutair, Argyle Goolsby on Bass and Lead Vocals and Jesco Devilanse on drums) played their first tour, opening for Danzig.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 The Misfits 1.2 Kryst The Conqueror 1.3 "Resurrected" Misfits 1.4 Gorgeous Frankenstein 1.5 Band Members 2 External links

• Beware (1980) - EP
• 3 Hits From Hell (1981) - EP
• Halloween (1981) - single
• Walk Among Us (1982) - album
• Evilive (1982) - live EP
• Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood (1983) - album
• Die, Die My Darling (1984) - single
• 12 Hits from Hell (2001) - album (promo only, unreleased)

• Deliver Us From Evil (1989) - album
• Deliver Us From Evil (1990) - EP

• American Psycho (1997) - album
• Dig Up Her Bones (1997) - single
• Evillive II (1998) - live fan club album
• I Wanna Be A NY Ranger (1998) - single
• Scream! (1999) - single
• Famous Monsters (1999) - album
• Monster Mash (1999) - single
• Cuts From The Crypt (2001) - album
• Psycho in the Wax Museum (2006) - single

• Gorgeous Frankenstein (2007) - album

Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein-Lead Guitar

Goolsby-Bass Guitar and Vocals(Blitzkid)

Jesco Devilanse-Drums(Blitzkid)

Landon-Studio vocals

• Gorgeous Frankenstein official website
• Gorgeous Frankenstein Myspace Page

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Official discography
Studio albums: Danzig (1988) | Lucifuge (1990) | How the Gods Kill (1992) | 4 (1994) | Blackacidevil (1996) | Satan's Child (1999) | I Luciferi (2002) | Circle of Snakes (2004)
Glenn's solo albums: Black Aria (1992) | Black Aria II (2006)
EPs: Thrall: Demonsweatlive (1993) | Sacrifice (1996)
Live albums: Live on the Black Hand Side (2001)
Box sets: The Lost Tracks of Danzig (2007)
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