Dee Snider shares how to create Peace in the middle east - The Real Deal On... The power of Metal! Ep.18
Dee Snider gets real about his ups and downs, starting over after being on top of the music industry. He is authentic and honest about what it was like losing it all and how he rose from the ashes!
Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. Their work fuses the shock tactics of Alice Cooper, the rebellious mood of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and the extravagant image of glam rock bands such as New York Dolls notably for the makeup. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands. The band is generally categorized as glam metal for their earlier work, although the band does not consider themselves to be so. Although the band was formed by guitarist Jay Jay French in December 1972, all of their songs were written by Dee Snider from 1976 onward. Snider remarked to Johnny Carson that the proposed name for the band was âThisâ but was rejected for fear of fans saying âThis sucksâ. He describes Twisted Sister as âSlade meets Sex Pistolsâ. Twisted Sisterâs most well-known hits include âWeâre Not Gonna Take Itâ and âI Wanna Rockâ, both popularized in the USA by regular airplay on MTV in the 1980s. Many of the bandâs songs explore themes of parent vs. child conflicts and criticisms of the educational system. âI donât think Twisted Sister is âglamâ because that implies glamor, and weâre not glamorous. We should be called âHidâ because weâre hideous.â Dee Snider, âInterview with Twisted Sisterâ Picture disc. âWhen Twisted Sister exploded internationally few people realized that they were an overnight sensation that had been ten years in the making.â From the back cover blurb for âTwisted Sister â The First Official Book!
Unreleased 1990 studio album by this hard rock/metal supergroup featuring Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Clive Burr (Iron Maiden), Bernie Torme (Gillan/Ozzy) and Marc Russell. This band was poised for success until the Grunge scene came along and their label decided not to release it due to the changing musical climate. 11 tracks including âHang âEm Highâ, âCalling For Youâ and âEmaheevullâ. Of all the projects Dee Snider has been involved in over the years, the one shrouded in the most mystery was undoubtedly Desperado. First mentioned in heavy metal magazines circa the late â80s, the group appeared to be a promising proposition, as it saw Snider team up with a pair of gentlemen renowned in the metal community â ex-Ian Gillan and Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Bernie TormĂ© and ex-Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr â with bassist Marc Russell rounding out the quartet. The group had an album ready and raring to go (going as far as having a release date set for May of 1990, and an album title of Bloodied, But Unbowed), but at the 11th hour, the debut was shelved, and the group soon after went the way of the dodo. The album, now under its original title, Ace, has finally seen the light of day 16 years later via the Deadline/Cleopatra label. Upon hearing the music, it quickly becomes apparent that Snider made a conscious effort to eschew the anthemic rock of Twisted Sister in favor of more straight-ahead metal, as evidenced by such tracks as âGone Badâ and âThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.â But it appears that Ace would have fit in more with the metal landscape a few years earlier than its projected original release date (an era that saw metalâs old guard quickly losing their standing to such bands as Janeâs Addiction, Soundgarden, and Faith No More, with Nirvana waiting on deck). Regardless, the music on Ace is just as worthy as the majority of stuff that was being spun on Headbangers Ball and featured in Rip magazine from around that time.
In 1991. Dee fights back by forming his most brutal band yet, Widowmaker. Along with Desperado bassist Mark Russel, Dee enlisted the sonic battle-skills of guitar maestro Al Pitrelli (formerly with Alice Cooper) and drummer Joey Franco (who played on Twistedâs last album). With mainstream gone âalternative,â Widowmaker has kept to the independent route to avoid being forced to compromise their artistic vision. Even with poor distribution and virtually no promotion or air-play, theyâve still forged out a dedicated fan-base of modern rockers.
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