Twisted Sister - A Twisted Christmas |
Published Dec. 18 2006
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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
| Genre | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock |
Dee Snider
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 10 |
Jay Jay French
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Guitar
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| Runningtime | 41 Min. |
Eddie Ojeda
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Guitar
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| Label | Razor And Tie |
Mark Mendoza
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Bass
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| Release | 17 Oct. 2006 |
A.J. Pero
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Drums
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| Country | USA |
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| Similar artists | Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Black Sabbath | ||
Just in the old saint nick of time to satisfy your still hungry shopping lust and base needs, a paragon of faithful tidings of joy is here. This sonic blizzard of oddities must satiate your material cravings, and a serve as a most befitting gift for the mettle in us all, and our ilk of human kindness. Are you searching in vain for the perfect twisted Christmas treat for fellow headbangers, at a fair price? Then this unholiday offering will whet your appetite. It is time to spread holiday jeer and grim fool tidings, so come out and playfully lend an ear; pay heed, because in today's mass market of consumption and buy or die mentality, heroes are hard to find. Yeah right! Twisted Sister - those bad boys of rock 'n roll have returned ready to descant the halycon lore by ringing the silver bells of satan merry. Like a knife in the back of Santa, these fathers of the kids are back, blastin' fast and loud, ready to rip and tear it loose. As father Christmas passes over the cities on his wild hunt, the destroyes of sanity will slay, ride, and place him under the blade; thereby hanging, stalking, and shredding, accordingly. What you don't know (Santa) - sure can hurt you!
Yes, with Twisted Sister, the power and the glory glistens as bright as the yellow snow. These white pissed mystics of makeup and melody again prove that the fire still burns, and you can't stop rock 'n roll! Daniel Dee Snider - the desperado himself, no longer feels the passion or desire for creating new big hits or nasty cuts; his once overwhelming angst and alacrity for writing novel material, sadly has waned. Still he had a killer solution, he convinced his fellow sick merry frolickers to record a very heavy Christmas album, metalizing the classics. With this endeavour, the leader of the pack has truly succeeded. There have always been some excellent Christmas rock renditions; especially Tran-Siberian Orchestra with the amazing talent of Paul O'Neill. The new Blackmore's Night - Winter Carols, is quite good too, but they ultimately uphold the basic holiday tradition; not Twisted Sister. The yule-tides are turning, and definitely for the better!
Consider the single Oh Come All Ye Faithful, for which the widowmaker realized resembles note for note Twisted Sister's hit - We're Not Gonna Take It. The commencement even includes the trademark drum intro and recognizable tremelo bar mid-break solo. There are two video versions which you can view at You-Tube or their Myspace page. The longer version even alludes to the original '80s video standard; while the abreviated animated version will appeal to the child in us all. The SMF's never say never motif follows through with even heavier holiday spirit. I'll Be Home For Christmas includes singing by lady Lita Ford as it mirrors the ballad The Price; meanwhile, Let It Snow will have you recalling Rock 'N Roll Saviors. White Christmas is replete with Maidenesque galloping; and Deck The Halls easily channels War Pigs by Black Sabbath, with a hint of Never Say Die, and an interlude for God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen added for good measure. Silver Bells has a solid AC/DC high voltage shock with its Problem Child holiday party punch. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause is essentially You've Got Another Thing Coming by Judas Priest. The real metal anthem for this time of year has to be Heavy Metal Christmas. This is up there with the echelon of King Diamond's No Presents For Christmas, Tankard's Fuck Christmas, or Stryper's Winter Wonderland. With this paradigm, Twisted Sister have hell bent the lyrics of the 12 Days Of Christmas into: "Five skull earrings, four quarts of Jack, three studded belts, two pairs of spandex pants, and a tattoo of Ozzy...".
After hearing this CD several times over given its brevity, man, I Wanna Rock! Sisters of steel and Brothers of bedlam, bang your egg noggins! Talk about your season's beating and hippy holly daze! Rumor has it that the success of this release has already laid the foundation for a sequel, what a wonderful lie?. So from all of us here at Metal Covenant , have yourself a very heavy metal Christmas, and if you like this, let us know!
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8 chalices of 10 - Michael the MettleAngel |
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Related links: www.twistedsister.com |
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