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Michale Graves is the former singer of MISFITS

Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Michale Graves, is an American singer and songwriter, singing for the late 1990s re-incarnation of The Misfits from 1995 to 1998 and again from late 1998 until late 2000. He is known for his work with the Misfits but has also released albums as a solo artist. He was formerly known for expressing conservative political views, but has since shifted toward a libertarian viewpoint.

Michale Graves singing can be found on the Misfits Albums American Psycho, Famous Monsters, backup vocals on the 1999 single Monster Mash and Cuts from the Crypt. He also wrote original songs for the band, including "Dig Up Her Bones", "Saturday Night", "This Island Earth", "Fiend without a Face", "Shining", "The Haunting", "Witch Hunt", and "Fiend Club" to name a few. He co-wrote many songs as well. With the Misfits, he toured extensively, wrote and recorded a vast amount of music, as well as making TV and in-person appearances with the Misfits from 1996 until his departure from the band. His official departure from the band is noted as being on 25 October 2000, after a show at the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida. The departure has been mentioned by members of the band at the time to be due to inner turmoil going on within the band. Michale Graves released "Illusions Live/Viretta Park" on Screaming Crow Records followed by several US tours.

In recent years, Michale has been touring as the singer for Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg, which features the namesake drummer and at one stage members of the band Antiproduct, although the band now features a rotating line up. The band covers vintage Ramones songs live, and in 2010 recorded a cover of a Michale Graves original song called "When We Were Angels", Originally featured on Illusions.
Michale Graves is currently working on a new album to be released by Screaming Crow Records in 2012.