Around 4 years after The Misfits split up (October 29th, 1983), Jerry and Doyle started a band called Kryst the Conqueror.  The reason for the long hiatus according to Jerry was, "Economics, that's it.", "The Misfits don't pay the rent, somebody's got to pay it, it's simple.".  At the time Jerry and Doyle (along with other former Misfits) were in the beginning stages of their litigation against Glenn Danzig to get previous and future royalties from The Misfits (1977-1983).

Kryst's first line up which lasted from August 1987 until November 1992 was Jerry/Mo The Great/Mocavious Kryst (bass), Doyle (guitar) and The Murp (drums).  The Murp's real name was unknown to most for quite sometime but it was known that he was an employee at Proedge at the time and a friend of the Caiafa brothers.  As it turns out The Murp’s (Jim Murphy) history with Jerry and Doyle (and Glenn) dates back to the early 80’s, he was actually going to be The Misfits drummer around the time that Googy joined the band but as Jim and the guys were on their way to a photo shoot he was confronted by his fiancée and future father-in-law with an ultimatum to concentrate on a different career or she would leave him; Jim chose his future wife.

Kryst is spelt with a "K" instead of a "C" because Jerry didn't want any flack from the religious community but did offer that, "We've come in HIS name to do the job.  That's what we're gonna do, kick everybody's ass and keep them in line."

In a Toxic Fanzine interview from 1987 Jerry made no mention of Kryst the Conqueror but did state that, "As far as the religion goes, I am totally anti that shit.  It is ridiculous.", when asked if he was ever into the stuff Glenn was into.

In 1988 during an interview with The Pit (December 12th, 1988) Jerry mentions that after The Misfits disbanded he had always wanted to do something with Dave Vanian (The Damned) so he was the first vocalist contacted about Kryst the Conqueror.  He also mentions that even though they formed Kryst the Conqueror in August 1987 they admittedly didn't have any material although Dave Vanian was contacted about the band that September and then The Murp was brought in.

When speaking of what Misfits (1977-1983) fans should expect from the new band, Jerry said, "Musically, we are much tighter than we have ever been.  Lyrically we attack what we once were.  We believe that evil should be destroyed.  It's that simple.", "The stuff we are writing now is classic material.  Now this stuff is gonna live for thirty years at least.", "We're not back to sell you the Misfits because we want to let Glenn sell them.  We're back in the game either we win or we die, it's that simple.", "I think we'll get 'em all (Misfits [1977-1983] fans). Unless they're into the Devil, in which case they'll listen to Glenn.  That's the only problem we got, people who ... uh, want to wind up in Hell.".

Jerry had plans to headline their own shows or to "...knock the shit out of all the big bands in the country." and again distanced himself from The Misfits, "The Misfits are history, when I get home tonight I'm taking this vest off and putting it in the drawer and it's done like I said we are so much better than this.".

At the time Jerry was working with Atlantic Records to possibly distribute their debut album but he also mentioned putting the album out independitely or leasing it to a record company.  The band  had around 15 songs arranged in about a year's time.

The foundation of the band was originally set through the Doyle Fan Club which started in 1988.  Jerry stated that the fan club was a way of getting news out to fans without using his (Jerry Only's) name or The Misfits due to the lawsuit with Glenn; although a Doyle Fan Club poster was sent out which featured a huge image of the Crimson Ghost behind Doyle and the duo appeared in their "Misfits" gear.

In early 1989 Dave Vanian went to New Jersey to meet up with Jerry and discuss Kryst the Conqueror but he was looking for a "spookier" sound than Jerry and Doyle were shooting for.

In place of Vanian, they hired Jeff Scott Soto/Kryst the Conqueror to record vocals for their songs, a guitar solo from Dave "The Snake" Sabo was also featured on the song, Spellbound.

Jerry had plans for a Kryst the Conqueror comic book which was going to follow the basic outline of their album.  "Kryst is Jerry Only on his home planet.  He controls the "Soldiers of Light".  He has evolved from the destructive tendencies of man and has grown into the ultimate warrior."

"Since our breakup in 1983, Doyle and I have stuck to our guns and we feel we achieved what we set out to do."~Jerry Only, Doyle Fan Club Letter #2, 1988

"Since our break-up in 1983, Doyle and I have been
experimenting with our own designs on guitars, equipment, and of course music.  We feel confident that our breakthroughs in these areas have given us a band not of the 80's but a force that will take the 90's by storm."~Jerry Only, Doyle Fan Club Letter #4, 1988

"So its taken over 2 years to finally achieve what
 I've wanted my whole life .........  The Perfect Band. It's unfortunate that in the late 70's, the Misfits were handled like a garage band and was never guided to a course of greatness.  The Misfit project was always compromising and never dealt in a professional manner."~Jerry Only, Doyle Fan Club Letter #7, 1989

"If you do not like this E.P., don't buy anything we ever do because this is what we've been searching for and having achieved the formula everything we do will sound like this!"~Jerry Only, Doyle Fan Club Letter #7, 1989

In the summer of 1990 Jerry gave another interview (Jersey Beat #40) to update the status of Kryst the Conqueror, which basically surmised that distributors weren't all that interested in it.  He also mentions that the band's sound "is just what came out" and that he nor Doyle knew if they could write songs because in The Misfits (1977-1983) they never did.  He also mentioned that Jeff Scott Soto (who's real name was unmentioned at the time for legal reasons) had been given a "substantial offer" to join the band (which at this point he had already recorded vocals for the album) but it was up to his other obligations.  There were no immediate plans for touring as the band wanted to film some videos first.

January 13th, 1990 the 5 song EP, Deliver Us From Evil was released on cassette and in February 1990 there was a special "X-mas Package" which included the EP on cd and cassette, 10 Kryst the Conqueror bumper stickers, a pen-light and a hat.

From November 1992 to April 1994 future Misfits™ drummer Dr. Chud took over for The Murp.

Jerry was asked several times during this period (1987-1994) about his thoughts on Danzig; "That little cock sucker can eat shit for all I care.".  In reference to Danzig's first album released August 1988, "He has caused us more damage by being the FLOP that he is. Atlantic was really interested in us until Glenn flopped.  Then Glenn bombed, everyone backed out. You try to explain that this is a different type of music, but they don't care.  They only care about dollars and cents.  The first question the guy from Atlantic asked was, "Do you own the rights to the Misfits stuff?"  They immediately wanted to jump on that but I'm washing my hands on it.", "Glenn and Bobby (Steele) are trying to bank off the Misfits, but I'm not interested.  We're beyond that.", "That's what I never liked about Glenn and the whole Satanic trip.  He's dragging people down and he doesn't care as long as he's making a buck."

In years to come Jerry has mentioned that he would like to release Kryst the Conqueror's full album and Doyle has played the band off saying that it was never meant as a real band, it was just a way for them to practice songwriting, honing their instruments and getting better at playing them.

Misfits™ fans will notice the similarities between; Dr. Phibes Rises Again/In God We Trust and The Misfits™ Dr. Phibes (American Psycho)/covered by The Misfits™ (Cuts from the Crypt), Kryst the Conqueror's Night Raiders and The Misfits™ Dig Up Her Bones (American Psycho), Kryst the Conqueror's Spellbound and The Misfits™ Descending Angel (Famous Monsters), Kryst the Conqueror's In My Dreams and The Misfits™ Day of the Dead (American Psycho), Kryst the Conqueror's Kryst the Conqueror and The Misfits™ Kong at the Gates (Famous Monsters)

Jeff Scott Soto spoke about his work on Kryst the Conqueror in a May 29th, 2015 interview with Joel Gausten;

Gausten: When considering your past work, there's obviously a pretty long list to draw from and mention. There is one artist in particular that's always been of interest to me: You worked with Jerry and Doyle in Kryst The Conqueror. There hasn't been much said about that over the years, so I'm curious if you could shed a little bit of light on how you became involved in that project, that album and how that all came together.

Soto: "When those guys parted ways with Glenn (Danzig), they wanted to do something a lot different. They wanted to draw from a different perspective from what people already knew them from. I think it was Mo who came up with the idea that they wanted Kryst The Conqueror to not only come out on a more positive level, but they wanted a kind of science fiction/comic book edge to it. So they wanted to turn that band basically into a comic book. They had the whole idea that it would be a comic book Heavy Metal band. Musically, I was never a big Misfits fan. I love the attitude, and I could watch and listen to the band, but they weren't on my playlist; I wasn't listening to them in my car. The same had to be said about Kryst The Conqueror. I wasn't really a big fan of what they were doing musically. I wasn't about to quit my day job, so to speak. I wasn't about to walk away from what I was actually chasing to do something like this, but they were very coercive to the point where they were giving me a good chunk of money to come down and do the studio stuff with them and hang out with them. I had a really good time with those guys; I love them to death. They're the nicest guys; to this day, we still have a very strong friendship. But musically, it just wasn't for me. We did our thing, and that was pretty much it. They did everything they could to coerce me to stay or to move on with them, but it just wasn't for me."

Gausten: How long did you work with them in the studio?

Soto: "I was out there for maybe two weeks, maximum."

Gausten: Were the lyrics already written?

Soto: "Everything was written; even most of it was demoed. I think it was Mo who did most of scratch vocals, just to give me an idea melodically of how the lyrics fit into the music. I just had to make it my own and put my own stamp on it. But I just wasn't ready to put on an armored suit and a codpiece as the future of my frontman career."

Gausten: The legend goes that the vocals were credited to 'Kryst The Conqueror' because you were under contract with Yngwie Malmsteen at the time.

Soto: "No, that's absolutely false. It was credited to 'Kryst The Conqueror' because that's how the character was supposed to be written. Everybody was supposed to have comic book names, so they gave the lead vocalist that character name. It had nothing to do with contracts; I was under no contracts or binds with anybody at that time. This is back in 1988; I was long gone from Yngwie's fold by then."

Gausten: Do you still listen to the Kryst The Conqueror recording?

Soto: "I haven't heard it in decades. If I listened back to it, it'll probably all come back to me, but I couldn't even sing you a melody from it because it's been so long."

http://www.joelgausten.com/2015/05/interview-jeff-scott-soto-takes-us.html

DID YOU KNOW?
The Kryst the Conqueror EP (1990) wasn’t Cyclopean Music’s only release; Jerry also co-released Slaughtered Grace’s (Sal Bee) Call This Planet... Slaughtered Grace (1990) and The Empire Hideous’ (Myke Hideous) This Evil On Earth (1991) on the label.