Former Misfits drummer Joey Image has died aged 63.
Image had been battling liver cancer since 2016, though his official cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
His death was first reported by the New York Hardcore Chronicles Facebook page, which stated, “Joey Image of The Misfits dead at 63. Rest in Peace.”
According to a GoFundMe page he had set up to help him with medical expenses, the musician was seeking a liver transplant in Miami.
Born in New Jersey, Image joined the legendary punk band in the late 70s, performing on their earlier EPs.
Former Misfits drummer Joey Image has died aged 63
His drumming work appeared on Horror Business and Beware, and also featured on the single Night of the Living Dead.
Image’s music can also be heard on Misfits’ 1985 compilation, titled Legacy of Brutality.
After just one year performing with the band, he left Misfits in 1979, after their notorious UK tour with The Damned.
Jerry Image joined Misfits back in 1978, before leaving the band the following year
In the years that followed, Image went on to perform with a number of other acts, including the Whorelords, Human Buffet, Psycho Daisies, The Hooples, Jersey Trash, and The Hollywood 77’s.
The year 2000 saw him perform with Misfits for a one-off gig in Florida’s Culture Room venue in Florida.
There, he temporarily replaced the band’s drummer at the time, Dr Chud, who was unexpectedly unavailable.
Misfits have gone down in history, paving the way for punk horror bands (Image: Reuters)
He later performed with The Undead until the early noughties, the NYC horror punk band formed in 1980.
In a 2017 interview with Consequence of Sound, Image opened up about his early inspirations in music, motivating his decades-long career as a drummer.
He said: “I always banged on my table at home. I didn’t have a drumset. I lived in an apartment. I used to bang on my bed.
“I just used to listen to records. Listen to what drummers would do and that’s how I did stuff.”
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