DEE SNIDER ‘LEAVE A SCAR’ LP

LABEL: NAPALM
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 8/20/2021
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 7/30/2021
VARIANT: BLACK VINYL LP

In 2018, legendary heavy metal vocalist and pop culture pillar DEE SNIDER turned the heavy music world on its axis with his transformative full-length, For The Love Of Metal. Produced by Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta, the album re-cemented the undeniable prowess of the iconic Twisted Sister singer with its modernized mastery and take-no-prisoners attitude. Three years later, with one of the most collectively tumultuous times society has ever experienced behind him, DEE SNIDER triumphantly returns with the potent full-length follow-up Leave A Scar. Once again produced by Jamey Jasta, with co-production, mixing, and mastering by drummer Nick Bellmore, Leave A Scar sees DEE SNIDER & Co. continuing in the invigorated direction of For The Love Of Metal, infusing a dose of classic heavy metal flavor that longtime fans will rush to embrace.

Like a scar itself, Leave A Scar is an illuminating plentitude of angst etched in time serving as a musical refuge and expressive output for Dee. But in turn, this auditory time capsule was written to express the anger, unease, and pain he experienced during lockdown emerges as not only blisteringly heavy but relentlessly powerful. Heads will bang within seconds of the hard-charging opening notes of ultra-catchy album starter and lifer anthem I Gotta Rock (Again), instantly setting the stage for the non-stop onslaught of metallic mainstays to come. Tracks like the brutal Time To Choose featuring the primed guest vocal attack of Cannibal Corpses George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher and mosh-ready The Reckoning showcase the albums heavy assault, without sacrificing the harmonic goodness evident on tracks like the unrelenting, hooky thrasher All Or Nothing More and melodic, metalcore inspired In For The Kill. The energetic single of strength Down But Never Out encapsulates the chunky riffage and driving drums palpable throughout the album, while searing Before I Go provides one of the albums most massive, memorable choruses and chilling lyrics. The album closes with the victorious ballad Stand, a call for listeners to take a stand and make their voices heard. Each of the 12 tracks on Leave A Scar not only further bolsters DEE SNIDERs position as one of the most celebrated frontmen of all time, showcasing that his vocal delivery and commanding swagger is as strong as ever, but that he is nowhere near stopping. If For The Love Of Metal ignited DEE SNIDERs eminent surge into a new era Leave A Scar sets it ablaze.

TRACKLIST

I Gotta Rock (Again)
All Or Nothing More
Down But Never Out
Before I Go
Open Season
Silent Battles
Crying For Your Life
In For The Kill
Time To Choose
S.H.E.
The Reckoning
Stand