Dee Snider - ‘For the Love of Metal - Live’ 

Often unashamedly Outspoken, certainly unafraid to voice an opinion or three over the years that may, or may not have been shadowed with elements of controversy, there is no denying a near 5 Decade commitment that Legendary Singer ‘Dee Snider’ has graced the Rock & Metal world with. Honing his craft from the 1970’s with the mighty ‘Twisted Sister’ becoming a ‘Desperado’ & ‘Widowmaker’ along the way with some monster post Twisted….’ projects while relishing in a solo career after finally calling it a day with Twisted Sister back in 2016.

Dee Snider will carry that torch as being the Twisted Sister frontman and no doubt when back on the stage he will continue to bash out the TS Classics that we all grew up with and loved from the 1980’s as evidenced in this live release.

2018 saw Snider’s last studio offering of ‘For the Love of Metal’ with subsequent tour in support of the release throughout 2018 & 19, roll into 2020 and with live shows, tours and festivals completely wiped out due to Covid 19, artists & record companies have been turning to the Live Album medium to give the fans their much needed live fix.

‘For The Love of Metal – Live’ is released in various packaged guises with DVD, Blu-Ray, CD & Vinyl all up for selection. The Audio is pretty much taken from Dee Snider's 2019 appearance at the Bloodstock Festival in the UK, covering a 70 minute, 14 Track set. This hard n heavy hitting, jaw grinding live release has the set list playing a game of metal tag with tracks from ‘For the Love…’ entwined with those Twisted Sister belting sing-a-long anthems, from the opener of ‘Lies are a Business’, this is a full on carnage of metal propulsion, continues with the likes of ‘I am the Hurricane’ & ‘Become The Storm’. A somewhat distinct raw sound in production and at times a mix that tends to lean in favour of the vocal, The Twisted Sister Big Guns are well represented with ‘The Kids Are Back’, ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ & ‘ I Wanna Rock’ to name a few, the recording incorporates the Dee Snider, almost preacher like, banter chat in-between the songs, which I’m glad they kept in as, …well who doesn’t mind a Dee Snider ‘F-Bomb’ dropping sermon now and again. Closing with, according to Snider the International Heavy Metal Anthem a cover of AC/DC’s ‘Highway to Hell’.

Wait – we ain’t quite done yet, a few additional live Bonus tracks are included on certain formats of this release, ‘Ready to Fall’ from the second Widomaker album, ‘The Fire Still Burns’ from the Twisted Sister ‘Come Out and Play’ album before rounding off with a brand new Studio Track ‘Prove Me Wrong’.

The DVD / Blu-Ray visual experience provides live performances, behind the scenes footage, backstage footage & interview clips.

This will definitely appeal to the old ‘SMF’ tribe who have remained loyal to all things Snider and Twisted Sister over the years. Even with the current worldwide pandemic situation ‘You Can’t Stop Rock n Roll’……it will always find a way.

MG

For The Love of Metal – Live is released on July 31 on Napalm Records

Track Listing for Audio

Lies Are a Business
Tomorrow’s No Concern
You Can’t Stop Rock N Roll
The Beast
American Made
Under The Blade
The Kids Are Back
Become The Storm
We’re Not Gonna Take it
I Am The Hurricane
Burn in Hell
I Wanna Rock
For The Love of Metal
Highway to Hell (AC/DC Cover)
Prove me Wrong
Ready to Fall (Bonus Track)
The Fire Still Burns (Bonus Track)
Roll Over You (Bonus Track)