They may be long in the tooth and preparing for their final
UK show at Bloodstock, but that doesn’t mean Twisted Sister are about to bow out, quietly whimpering there’s not
a chance of that happening.
This Twisted F***ing Sister 17 track live album is a 17
pounder firing without mercy as each track is a visceral explosion hitting its
target with shells of depleted uranium.
No armour will deflect this utterly fantastic piece of
full-on energetic and passionate onslaught of pure metal. It kicks off with
‘What you don’t know’ a pure assault on your ears of primordial proportions.
Raw energy and emotion pores through the speakers only to
lead you into ‘The Kids Are Back’. This will start to loosen up your neck
muscles because starting to bang your head will be irresistible as you shout
back during the chorus. This is rock that punches you in the face. And you will
enjoy it.
'Stay Hungry’ rolls forward with the force of a
tank at full throttle. It will just carry you forward with an unstoppable force
of pure metal. A joy to behold.
But what do you call this 80-ton armoured animal thundering
towards you? Only one name comes to mind - ‘The Beast’. This is the fourth song
and with it Twisted Sister smash through the barriers.
Next ‘Shoot ‘em down’ brings the poor bloody infantry to the
gathering, wave after wave of them. You will not stop rocking out to this
fantastic tune superbly delivered. ‘You can’t stop Rock ‘N’ Roll’ is the
perfect motto for this whole album as its just keeps attacking anything in its
way.
The assault on your ears has no let up and no respite as Dee
Snider belts out the troop’s battle cry ‘I Believe In Rock ‘N’ Roll’ and you
will be yelling it by the time the song finishes. ‘Under the Blade’ just pumps
it out to keep your adrenaline flowing whilst ‘I am (I’m me)’, another Twisted
Sister anthem, will push you on with its heavy thumping rolling beat.
What can be said about the next song? The most iconic of all
Twisted Sister songs. If you have never really
listened to them this is the one you will have heard it at some point in your
life. ‘We’re not Gonna take it’ is guaranteed to be the song that will just
blast out when the tank charge starts.
Then comes ‘The Fire Still Burns’ which is directly dedicated
to AJ Pero and thunders over the hills into the frontlines without mercy, while
“The Price” comes in the quiet moments after the last of the fighting is over.
After the retrospective moment you realise the melodic metal
is not over. No, not at all as ‘Burn in Hell’ grabs your hand tight and pulls
you on back into the thick fog of war.
Dee takes a moment to pay a heartfelt tribute to A.J. Pero,
their drummer, and it’s a beautiful tribute to the band’s drummer and close
friend. And to seal the deal the next song ‘I Wanna Rock’ pumps out raw
unstoppable aggressive power that makes you want to raise your fist to the
heavens. The penultimate song ‘Come Out and Play’ grabs you by the scruff of
your neck and drags you out of your foxhole and into the middle of a full on
metal firefight.
The final song is a fantastic finale as ‘S.M.F.’ is the
perfect way to close this armoured fist of an album using a massive barrage of
metal to make sure there is nothing left of the battlefield.
This is an essential addition to anyone’s metal library, a celebration
of the heyday of the band and what makes music glorious; the ability to raise the
spirit, throw the fist into the air and yell.
The full package features the complete concert, as well as ‘Rockshow’,
a bonus documentary that will take you through the band's 40-year ride from
local club outcasts to world domination with exclusive interviews, archive
footage from the ‘80s, and photo gallery. It includes both BluRay and DVD
formats as well as an audio CD.
Set for release on 5th August, it will be available just
before Twisted Sister headline Bloodstock on 12th August which is at the end of
their European tour, and their final ever UK show.
Review by Ivor Whitten
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