Legacy of Brutality is a compilation album of early songs by the American punk rock band Misfits, released in September 1985. It contains overdubbed mixes of previously unreleased songs, mainly from the January–February 1978 Static Age sessions. Besides The Misfits box set, this is the only official album containing the songs "Who Killed Marilyn?" and "American Nightmare".

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Legacy of Brutality
Compilation album by the Misfits
Released	September 1985
Recorded	January–February 1978, August 1980, June 1981, 1985
Studio	Reel Platinum
Genre	Punk rock horror punk
Length	24:47
Label	Plan 9
Producer	Glenn Danzig
The Misfits chronology
Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood (1983) Legacy of Brutality (1985) Misfits (1986)

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AllMusic	[1]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[2]

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This compilation was the first (aside from bootlegs) to release many of the then-unreleased Static Age songs to the public. Glenn Danzig, the songwriter, mixed and produced it, overdubbing new instrumentation.

• Glenn Danzig – vocals, guitar and bass on tracks 9, 10, and 13, piano on track 7, overdubbed guitar and bass on tracks 1–8, and 11, clapping on track 13
• Franché Coma – original guitar for tracks 1–8, and 11
• Bobby Steele – original guitar for tracks 9, 10 and 12
• Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein – original guitar on track 12, clapping on track 13
• Jerry Only – bass, clapping on track 13
• Mr. Jim – drums on tracks 1–8, and 11
• Joey Image – drums on tracks 9 and 10
• Arthur Googy – drums on tracks 12 and 13
• Rocky Caiafa – clapping on track 13
• Bob Allecca – mixing engineer